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    Department of Health Responds to Local Zika Cases

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

    Press Release

    July 29, 2016
    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESPONDS TO LOCAL ZIKA CASES

    Contact:
    Communications Office
    NewsMedia@flhealth.gov
    (850) 245-4111

    Tallahassee, Fla.?The Florida Department of Health has gathered enough information as part of its ongoing investigation into non-travel related cases of Zika in Miami-Dade and Broward counties to conclude that a high likelihood exists that four cases are the result of local transmission. At this time, the department believes that active transmission of the Zika virus are occurring in one small area in Miami-Dade County, just north of downtown. The exact location is within the boundaries of the following area: NW 5th Avenue to the west, US 1 to the east, NW/NE 38th Street to the north and NW/NE 20th Street to the south. This area is about 1 square mile and a map is below to detail the area. While no mosquitoes trapped tested positive for the Zika virus, the department believes these cases were likely transmitted through infected mosquitoes in this area.
    The department is actively conducting door-to-door outreach and urine sample collection in the impacted area and will share more details as they become available. The results from these efforts will help department determine the number of people affected. These local cases were identified by clinicians who brought them to the attention of the department. In addition, blood banks in the area are currently excluding donations from impacted areas until screening protocols are in place.
    In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the department will continue to 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 three new travel-related cases today in Miami-Dade 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 areas with widespread Zika infection. Florida?s small case cluster is not considered widespread transmission.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 55, with 18 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 8
    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 99
    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 331
    Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms* 55
    *Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
    ...
    http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroo...ocal-zika.html

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