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  • Florida - New pool of mosquitoes preliminarily test positive for Zika on Miami Beach (October 01, 2016) - confirmed

    New pool of mosquitoes preliminarily test positive for Zika on Miami Beach

    Test results are preliminary and must be confirmed by the CDC

    MIAMI (October 01, 2016) — The Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division learned today that a pool of mosquitoes taken from Miami Beach has preliminarily tested positive for Zika. Testing was conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). The pool of mosquitoes was retrieved on September 20, 2016 from a trap located at 575 W 49th Street on Miami Beach, which is within the expanded zone of transmission as designated by the State. This information has been provided to the resident at the location of the trap, and inspection and treatment in the 1/8-mile area surrounding the property has taken place.

    It is extremely important to note that the results are preliminary and must be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as Miami-Dade has seen false positives on tested traps in the past. If confirmed, this would be the sixth pool, or batch, of mosquitoes testing positive for Zika on Miami Beach. Thus far, two subsequent test results received from this location have been negative.

    Miami-Dade Mosquito Control continues to conduct an aggressive program to reduce and eliminate mosquito breeding and adult mosquitoes in the entire zone of transmission on Miami Beach. Residents are reminded to do their part to help reduce mosquitoes and the spread of mosquito-borne diseases by draining standing water on their properties and wearing repellent when they go outdoors.

    Miami-Dade residents who wish to report a mosquito nuisance should call 311 or download the 311 app athttp://www.miamidade.gov/mobile-applications/. Information on the County’s Mosquito Control program is available atwww.miamidade.gov/mosquito.
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    http://www.miamidade.gov/releases/20...itive-trap.asp

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    Miami-Dade Mosquitoes Test Positive for Zika

    Oct 4, 2016

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ? The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced today that it has detected Zika in one mosquito from the same small area in Miami Beach, where six other samples had previously tested positive for Zika. All samples have consisted of Aedes aeqypti mosquitoes and are from an area where increased trapping and intensified mosquito control measures have already been underway since the Florida Department of Health determined local transmission had occurred. The positive sample announced today was from a trap located at 1810 Jefferson Avenue in Miami Beach. Three additional mosquito samples collected from the same site have tested negative since this find.
    The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has tested more than 5,000 mosquito samples, consisting of more than 64,000 mosquitoes, since May, and these seven samples are the only ones to test positive.
    The positive mosquito pool announced today was collected in Miami Beach within the current zone that has been treated for local transmission. Scientists with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services tested the sample at the Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Kissimmee.
    A summary of the total positive mosquito samples to date is as follows:
    • Oct. 4, 2016: One mosquito sample, consisting of only one mosquito, from a small area in Miami Beach tested positive for Zika.
    • Oct. 1, 2016: One mosquito sample from a small area in Miami Beach tested positive for Zika
    • Sept. 16, 2016: One mosquito sample from a small area in Miami Beach tested positive for Zika.
    • Sept. 9, 2016: One mosquito sample from a small area in Miami Beach tested positive for Zika.
    • Sept. 1, 2016: Three mosquito samples from a small area in Miami Beach tested positive for Zika.
    Florida's proactive efforts, which are conducted by local mosquito control programs and supported by the expertise provided by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, include: eliminating larval habitats by emptying standing water, treating water-holding containers with long-lasting larvicide, providing outdoor residual and spatial insecticide treatments to reduce adult vectors, and conducting adult mosquito surveillance to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments.
    Miami-Dade County's Mosquito Control team will continue to conduct inspections to reduce mosquito breeding and perform spray treatments as necessary in a minimum of 200-yard radius around the trap location.
    Floridians can help prevent the spread of Zika by eliminating mosquito breeding grounds by draining standing water around their homes, businesses and communities.
    On February 3, 2016, the Florida Surgeon General declared a public health emergency in regards to the Zika virus. Floridians can assist in Zika-related response efforts by draining standing water and allowing officials who are conducting mosquito control efforts to access their property.
    Commissioner Adam H. Putnam issued a mosquito declaration on July 29 when local transmission first occurred in Florida and has since extended the declaration. Access a copy of the mosquito declaration [ 819.05 KB ].
    For more information on the Zika virus, visit the Florida Department of Health's website at FloridaHealth.gov.

    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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