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Department Of Health Daily Zika Update: Seven New Travel-Related Cases Today

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
June 24, 2016

Press Release

June 24, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: SEVEN NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES TODAY

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are seven new cases today with two in Miami-Dade, one in Broward, one in Citrus, one in Duval, one in Polk and one in Seminole counties. The Declaration of Public Health Emergency has been amended to include Citrus County. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, 17 are still exhibiting symptoms. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 40, with 10 having met the previous CDC case definition.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	4
Brevard	4
Broward	31
Citrus	1
Clay	2
Collier	2
Duval	2
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	5
Lee	5
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	62
Okaloosa	1
Orange	15
Osceola	7
Palm Beach	12
Pasco	2
Pinellas	6
Polk	4
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	7
St. Johns	2
Volusia	2
Total cases not involving pregnant women	180

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

40

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,132 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: Four New Travel-Related Cases

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
June 28, 2016

Press Release

June 28, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: FOUR NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are four new cases today with two in Miami-Dade and two in Osceola counties. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, 15 are still exhibiting symptoms. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 40, with 10 having met the previous CDC case definition.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	4
Brevard	4
Broward	32
Citrus	1
Clay	2
Collier	3
Duval	2
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	5
Lee	5
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	65
Okaloosa	1
Orange	15
Osceola	9
Palm Beach	12
Pasco	2
Pinellas	6
Polk	4
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	7
St. Johns	2
Volusia	2
Total cases not involving pregnant women	187

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

40

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,150 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
The department urges Floridians to drain standing water weekly, no matter how seemingly small. A couple drops of water in a bottle cap can be a breeding location for mosquitoes. Residents and visitors also need to use repellents when enjoying the Florida outdoors.
More Information on DOH action on Zika:

• On Feb. 3, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to issue a Declaration of Public Health Emergency for the counties of residents with travel-associated cases of Zika.
  • There have been 24 counties included in the declaration– Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Santa Rosa, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia – and will be updated as needed.
• DOH encourages Florida residents and visitors to protect themselves from all mosquito-borne illnesses by draining standing water; covering their skin with repellent and clothing; and covering windows with screens.
• DOH has a robust mosquito-borne illness surveillance system and is working with CDC, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and local county mosquito control boards to ensure that the proper precautions are being taken to protect Florida residents and visitors.
• On April 6, Governor Rick Scott and Interim State Surgeon General Dr. Celeste Philip hosted a conference call with Florida Mosquito Control Districts to discuss ongoing preparations to fight the possible spread of the Zika virus in Florida. There were 74 attendees on the call.
• On May 11, Governor Scott met with federal leaders on the importance of preparing for Zika as we would a hurricane. Governor Scott requested 5,000 Zika preparedness kits from HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell as well as a plan from FEMA on how resources will be allocated to states in the event an emergency is declared.
• On June 1, Governor Scott requested for President Obama to provide preparedness items needed in order to increase Florida’s capacity to be ready when Zika becomes mosquito-borne in our state.
• On June 9, Governor Scott spoke with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Centers for Diseases Control (CDC) Director Dr. Tom Frieden on Zika preparedness and reiterated the requests that he has continued to make to the federal government to prepare for the Zika virus once it becomes mosquito-borne in Florida. Governor Scott also requested that the CDC provide an additional 1,300 Zika antibody tests to Florida to allow individuals, especially pregnant women and new mothers, to see if they ever had the Zika virus.
• On June 23, Governor Rick Scott announced that he will use his emergency executive authority to allocate $26.2 million in state funds for Zika preparedness, prevention and response in Florida.
• On June 28, the department announced the first confirmed case of microcephaly in an infant born in Florida whose mother had a travel-related case of Zika. The mother of the infant contracted Zika while in Haiti. Following the confirmation of this case, Governor Rick Scott called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to host a call with Florida medical professionals, including OBGYNs and physicians specializing in family medicine, to discuss the neurological impacts of Zika and what precautions new and expecting mothers should take.
• Florida currently has the capacity to test 5,621 people for active Zika virus and 1,996 for Zika antibodies.

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Department Of Health Daily Zika Update: Five New Travel-Related Cases

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
June 29, 2016

Press Release

June 29, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: FIVE NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are five new travel-related cases today with three in Miami-Dade, one in Orange and one involving a pregnant woman. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, 16 are still exhibiting symptoms. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 41, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	4
Brevard	4
Broward	32
Citrus	1
Clay	2
Collier	3
Duval	2
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	5
Lee	5
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	68
Okaloosa	1
Orange	16
Osceola	9
Palm Beach	12
Pasco	2
Pinellas	6
Polk	4
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	7
St. Johns	2
Volusia	2
Total cases not involving pregnant women	191

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

41

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,162 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: 10 New Travel-Related Cases

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 01, 2016

Press Release

July 1, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: 10 NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are 10 new travel-related cases with two in Pasco, two in Polk, one in Charlotte, one in Citrus, one in Miami-Dade, one in Orange counties and two involving pregnant women. The Declaration of Public Health Emergency has been amended to include Charlotte County Of the cases confirmed in Florida, 25 are still exhibiting symptoms. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 43, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	4
Brevard	4
Broward	33
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	2
Collier	3
Duval	3
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	5
Lee	5
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	69
Okaloosa	1
Orange	18
Osceola	9
Palm Beach	12
Pasco	4
Pinellas	6
Polk	6
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	8
St. Johns	2
Volusia	2
Total cases not involving pregnant women	203

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

43

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,189 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: Six New Travel-Related Cases

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 05, 2016

Press Release

July 5, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: SIX NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are six new travel-related cases with two in Duval, one in Broward, one in Miami-Dade, one in Lee and one in Seminole counties. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, 28 are still exhibiting symptoms. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 43, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	4
Brevard	4
Broward	34
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	2
Collier	3
Duval	5
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	5
Lee	6
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	70
Okaloosa	1
Orange	18
Osceola	9
Palm Beach	12
Pasco	4
Pinellas	6
Polk	6
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	9
St. Johns	2
Volusia	2
Total cases not involving pregnant women	209

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

43

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,200 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: 11 New Travel-Related Cases

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 06, 2016

Press Release

July 6, 2016
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: 11 NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are 11 new travel-related cases today with three in Broward, three in Orange, two in Miami-Dade, one in Hillsborough, one in Lake and one in Osceola counties. The Declaration of Public Health Emergency has been amended to include Lake County. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, 28 are still exhibiting symptoms. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 43, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	4
Brevard	4
Broward	37
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	2
Collier	3
Duval	5
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	6
Lake	1
Lee	6
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	72
Okaloosa	1
Orange	21
Osceola	10
Palm Beach	12
Pasco	4
Pinellas	6
Polk	6
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	9
St. Johns	2
Volusia	2
Total cases not involving pregnant women	220

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

43

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,223 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: 13 New Travel-Related Cases Today

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 11, 2016

Press Release

July 11, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: 13 NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES TODAY

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are 13 new travel-related cases today with three in Broward, two in Miami-Dade, two in Osceola, two in Polk, one in Alachua, one in Orange, one in Palm Beach and one in St. Lucie counties. The Declaration of Public Health Emergency has been amended to include St. Lucie County. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 43, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	5
Brevard	4
Broward	40
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	2
Collier	3
Duval	5
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	6
Lake	1
Lee	6
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	74
Okaloosa	1
Orange	22
Osceola	12
Palm Beach	13
Pasco	4
Pinellas	6
Polk	8
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	9
St. Johns	2
St. Lucie	1
Volusia	2
Total cases not involving pregnant women	233

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

43

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,255 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: 11 New Travel-Related Cases Today

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 13, 2016

Press Release

July 13, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: 11 NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES TODAY

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are 11 new travel-related cases today with two in Broward, one in Collier, one in Duval, three in Miami-Dade, two in Orange, one in Pasco and one in Pinellas counties. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 43, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	5
Brevard	6
Broward	43
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	3
Collier	4
Duval	6
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	6
Lake	1
Lee	6
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	78
Okaloosa	1
Orange	25
Osceola	12
Palm Beach	13
Pasco	5
Pinellas	7
Polk	8
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	9
St. Johns	2
St. Lucie	1
Volusia	2
Total cases not involving pregnant women	250

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

43

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,270 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update - 18 New Cases Today

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 15, 2016

July 15, 2016
Department of Health Daily Zika Update

18 New Cases Today

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla. — In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are 18 new travel-related cases today with six in Miami-Dade, four in Orange, three in Osceola, two in Polk, one in Hillsborough, one in Manatee and one in Volusia counties. The Declaration of Public Health Emergency has been amended to include Manatee County. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 43, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	5
Brevard	6
Broward	43
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	3
Collier	4
Duval	6
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	7
Lake	1
Lee	6
Manatee	1
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	84
Okaloosa	1
Orange	29
Osceola	15
Palm Beach	13
Pasco	5
Pinellas	7
Polk	10
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	9
St. Johns	2
St. Lucie	1
Volusia	3
Total cases not involving pregnant women	268

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

43

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,292 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: Seven New Travel-Related Cases Today

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 19, 2016

July 19, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: SEVEN NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES TODAY

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are seven new travel-related cases with three in Broward, three in Orange and one in Miami-Dade counties. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 43, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	5
Brevard	6
Broward	50
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	3
Collier	4
Duval	6
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	7
Lake	1
Lee	6
Manatee	1
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	88
Okaloosa	1
Orange	33
Osceola	15
Palm Beach	13
Pasco	5
Pinellas	7
Polk	10
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	9
St. Johns	2
St. Lucie	1
Volusia	3
Total cases not involving pregnant women	283

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

43

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,320 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
The department urges Floridians to drain standing water weekly, no matter how seemingly small. A couple drops of water in a bottle cap can be a breeding location for mosquitoes. Residents and visitors also need to use repellents when enjoying the Florida outdoors.
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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: One New Travel-Related Case Today in Miami-Dade County

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 20, 2016

Press Release

July 20, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: ONE NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASE TODAY IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There is one new travel-related case in Miami-Dade County. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
The department’s investigation into the possible non-travel related Zika virus case in Miami-Dade County is ongoing and the department will share more details as they become available.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 43, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	5
Brevard	6
Broward	50
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	3
Collier	4
Duval	6
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	7
Lake	1
Lee	6
Manatee	1
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	89
Okaloosa	1
Orange	33
Osceola	15
Palm Beach	13
Pasco	5
Pinellas	7
Polk	10
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	9
St. Johns	2
St. Lucie	1
Volusia	3
Total cases not involving pregnant women	284

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

43

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,329 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: Seven New Travel-Related Cases Today

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 21, 2016

Press Release

July 21, 2016
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: SEVEN NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES TODAY

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are seven new travel-related cases today, with three in Miami-Dade, one in Palm Beach and three involving pregnant women. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
The department’s investigation into the possible non-travel related Zika virus case in Miami-Dade County is ongoing and the department will share more details as they become available.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 46, with 15 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	5
Brevard	6
Broward	50
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	3
Collier	4
Duval	6
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	7
Lake	1
Lee	6
Manatee	1
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	92
Okaloosa	1
Orange	33
Osceola	15
Palm Beach	14
Pasco	5
Pinellas	7
Polk	10
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	9
St. Johns	2
St. Lucie	1
Volusia	3
Total cases not involving pregnant women	288

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

46

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,329 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: 19 New Travel-Related Cases

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 22, 2016

Press Release

July 22, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: 19 NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are 19 new travel-related cases of Zika with three in Orange, two in Hillsborough, two in Osceola, two in Seminole, two in Volusia, one in Broward, one in Miami-Dade, one in Okeechobee, one in Palm Beach, one in Pasco, one in Polk, one in St. Johns and one involving a pregnant women. The Declaration of Public Health Emergency has been amended to include Okeechobee County. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
The department’s investigations into the possible non-travel related Zika virus cases in Miami-Dade and Broward counties are ongoing and the department will share more details as they become available. To date, approximately 200 people have been interviewed and tested as part of the department’s investigations and we await additional lab results.
Dr. Marc Fischer, medical epidemiologist with CDC arrived in Florida today to assist in our investigation with mapping and testing methodology. The department is conducting door-to-door outreach with mosquito control in the areas surrounding the residences, work places and frequently visited locations of both suspect cases.
Residents and visitors are urged to participate in requests for blood and urine samples by the department in the areas of investigation. These results will help the department determine the number of people affected.
Zika prevention kits and repellent are being distributed in the areas of investigation, through local OBGYN offices and at both DOH-Broward and DOH-Miami-Dade.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 47, with 15 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	5
Brevard	6
Broward	51
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	3
Collier	4
Duval	6
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	9
Lake	1
Lee	6
Manatee	1
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	93
Okaloosa	1
Okeechobee	1
Orange	36
Osceola	17
Palm Beach	15
Pasco	6
Pinellas	7
Polk	11
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	11
St. Johns	3
St. Lucie	1
Volusia	5
Total cases not involving pregnant women	306

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

47

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,347 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: Five New Travel-Related Cases

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 25, 2016

Press Release

July 25, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: FIVE NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are five new travel-related cases with two in Miami-Dade, one in Okaloosa, one in Orange and one involving a pregnant women. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
The department’s investigations into the possible non-travel related Zika virus cases in Miami-Dade and Broward counties are ongoing and the department will share more details as they become available.
This weekend, the department worked with Dr. Marc Fischer, medical epidemiologist with CDC to develop the survey model for the expanding investigation. Today, review of the methodology and appropriate training is occurring at both DOH-Broward and DOH-Miami-Dade.
Residents and visitors are urged to participate in requests for urine samples by the department in the areas of investigation. These results will help the department determine the number of people affected.
Zika prevention kits and repellent are being distributed in the areas of investigation, through local OBGYN offices and at both DOH-Broward and DOH-Miami-Dade.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 47, with 15 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	5
Brevard	6
Broward	51
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	3
Collier	4
Duval	6
Escambia	1
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	9
Lake	1
Lee	6
Manatee	1
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	95
Okaloosa	2
Okeechobee	1
Orange	37
Osceola	17
Palm Beach	15
Pasco	6
Pinellas	7
Polk	11
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	11
St. Johns	3
St. Lucie	1
Volusia	5
Total cases not involving pregnant women	310

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

48

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,364 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
The department urges Floridians to drain standing water weekly, no matter how seemingly small. A couple drops of water in a bottle cap can be a breeding location for mosquitoes. Residents and visitors also need to use repellents when enjoying the Florida outdoors.
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http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ka-update.html

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Department of Health Daily Zika Update: 17 New Travel-Related Cases

By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
July 27, 2016

Press Release

July 27, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: 17 NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES

Contact:
Communications Office
NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
(850) 245-4111
Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
There are 17 new travel-related cases today with three in Palm Beach, two in Brevard, two in Broward, two in Orange, one in Escambia, one in Osceola, one in Polk, one in Seminole and four involving a pregnant women.According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
The department is expanding its ongoing investigations with two additional possible non-travel related Zika virus cases in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. This pattern is consistent with other mosquito-borne virus investigations, such as the 2013 dengue response.
The investigations into the new cases will begin today and door-to-door outreach and sample collection are ongoing in all cases. The department will share more details as they become available. Residents and visitors are urged to participate in requests for urine samples by the department in the areas of investigation. These results will help the department determine the number of people affected.
Zika prevention kits and repellent are being distributed in the areas of investigation, through local OBGYN offices and at both DOH-Broward and DOH-Miami-Dade.
Residents and visitors with questions regarding Zika are reminded to call the Zika Virus Information Hotline at 1-855-622-6735.
CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds.
Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 53, with 17 having met the previous CDC case definition.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories.

County	Number of Cases (all travel related)
Alachua	5
Brevard	6
Broward	55
Charlotte	1
Citrus	2
Clay	3
Collier	4
Duval	6
Escambia	2
Highlands	1
Hillsborough	10
Lake	1
Lee	6
Manatee	1
Martin	1
Miami-Dade	96
Okaloosa	2
Okeechobee	1
Orange	40
Osceola	18
Palm Beach	18
Pasco	6
Pinellas	7
Polk	12
Santa Rosa	1
Seminole	12
St. Johns	3
St. Lucie	1
Volusia	5
Total cases not involving pregnant women	328

Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms*

53

*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,409 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here.
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