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Florida - Zika tracking

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Feb. 24, 2016
[h=2]SURGEON DR. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S DAILY ZIKA UPDATE[/h] [h=3][/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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.
Of the travel-related cases confirmed in Florida, only three cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to ten days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing and of those three have tested positive for a history of Zika virus infection. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. Out of respect of the privacy of these women, no counties or additional information will be shared. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 11
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases Involving Pregnant Women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 32
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
Today, after learning of three pregnant women in Florida who tested positive for Zika virus after traveling from outside the U.S., Governor Rick Scott requested the CDC send 250 additional Zika antibody tests to the state.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 683 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.

http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/02/022416-zika-update.html
 
Gov. Rick Scott Requests 250 Additional Zika Antibody Tests from the CDC

On February 24, 2016, in News Releases, by Staff




Three Pregnant Women Traveling from Outside the U.S. Test Positive for Zika

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, after learning of three pregnant women in Florida who tested positive for Zika virus after traveling to Florida from outside the U.S., Governor Rick Scott requested the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) send 250 additional Zika antibody tests to the state. All of Florida’s 32 cases of the Zika virus are travel related. The antibody tests allow individuals, especially pregnant women and new mothers, to see if they ever had the Zika virus. The state has currently used 255 of these tests since February 9th, and the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has a total of 1,195 antibody tests available currently.

Governor Scott said, “Following the news that three pregnant women tested positive for the Zika virus after traveling to Latin America, we have requested additional antibody tests to ensure we keep a good supply of resources to keep our families safe. I appreciate that the CDC has previously supplied Florida with these antibody tests and I ask that the CDC take immediate action to fulfill this request so we can continue to stay ahead of the possible spread of the Zika virus in Florida. I also want to thank Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong for his laser-focus on this critical issue and his work to brief the U.S. Congress today on Florida’s preparedness efforts.”

There have been 32 confirmed cases of Zika in Florida, and only three cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to ten days. The Zika Virus Information Hotline is available for current Florida residents and visitors. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 683 callers since it’s launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
To watch Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong brief the U.S. Congress on Florida’s preparedness efforts at 2:00pm today, click HERE.


http://www.flgov.com/2016/02/24/gov-...-from-the-cdc/
 
Feb. 25, 2016
[h=2]Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong?s Daily Zika Update - Three New Cases Confirmed in Miami-Dade and Orange Counties[/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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.
As of today, three new Zika cases have been confirmed with one in Orange County and two in Miami-Dade County. Of the travel-related cases confirmed in Florida, only four cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing and of those three have tested positive for a history of Zika virus infection. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. Out of respect of the privacy of these women, no counties or additional information will be shared. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 13
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 35
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


























*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
Yesterday, after learning of three pregnant women in Florida who tested positive for Zika virus after traveling from outside the U.S., Governor Rick Scott requested the CDC send 250 additional Zika antibody tests to the state.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 727 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.

...
http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/02/022516-zika-update-16.html
 
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Feb. 26, 2016
[h=2]SURGEON GENERAL DR. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: TWO NEW CASES CONFIRMED IN BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES[/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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.
As of today, two new Zika cases have been confirmed with one in Broward County and one in Miami-Dade County. Of the travel-related cases confirmed in Florida, only four cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing and of those three have tested positive for a history of Zika virus infection. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. Out of respect of the privacy of these women, no counties or additional information will be shared. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 14
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 37
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
This week, after learning of three pregnant women in Florida who tested positive for Zika virus after traveling from outside the U.S., Governor Rick Scott requested the CDC send 250 additional Zika antibody tests to the state.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 769 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.

http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/02/022616-zika-update.html
 
Feb. 29, 2016
[h=2]SURGEON GENERAL DR. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: FIVE NEW CASES CONFIRMED[/h] [h=3][/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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.
As of today, five new Zika cases have been confirmed with one in Broward County and three in Miami-Dade County. The fifth new case is a pregnant woman. Of the travel-related cases confirmed in Florida, only four cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing and of those four have tested positive for a history of Zika virus infection. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. Out of respect of the privacy of these women, no counties or additional information will be shared. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 6
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 17
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 42
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
Last week, after learning of three pregnant women in Florida who tested positive for Zika virus after traveling from outside the U.S., Governor Rick Scott requested the CDC send 250 additional Zika antibody tests to the state.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 799 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.
...

http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/02/022916-zika-update.html
 
Mar. 1, 2016
[h=2]Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong?s Daily Zika Update - Two New Cases Confirmed in Miami-Dade County[/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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.
As of today, two new Zika cases have been confirmed in Miami-Dade County. Of the travel-related cases confirmed in Florida, only five cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 6
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 19
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 44
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

















*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
Last week, after learning of three pregnant women in Florida who tested positive for Zika virus after traveling from outside the U.S., Governor Rick Scott requested the CDC send 250 additional Zika antibody tests to the state.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 838 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.
...

http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/030116-zika-update.html
 
GOV. RICK SCOTT: CDC PROVIDES FLORIDA WITH 500 ADDITIONAL ZIKA ANTIBODY TEST KITS

On March 2, 2016, in News Releases, by Staff

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ? Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fulfilled the request he made last week for more antibody tests for the Zika virus and provided an additional 500 tests. Florida currently has the capacity to test 4,621 people for active Zika virus and 1,579 for Zika antibodies. Currently, Florida has 44 CDC-confirmed cases of the Zika virus, all of which are travel related.

Governor Scott said, ?Making sure all Floridians stay informed and remain prepared for the possible spread of the Zika virus is our number one priority. We appreciate the CDC fulfilling our request and providing our state with 500 additional antibody tests. I would like to thank Dr. John Armstrong for his leadership to make sure our state is prepared to respond to any health emergency, including the Zika virus.?

Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus.

http://www.flgov.com/2016/03/02/gov...-with-500-additional-zika-antibody-test-kits/
 
Mar. 3, 2016
[h=2]Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong?s Daily Zika Update - Three New Cases Today in Miami-Dade County[/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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 three new cases today in Miami-Dade County. Of the travel-related cases confirmed in Florida, only four cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 6
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 22
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 47
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


























*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
Yesterday, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Centers for Disease Control fulfilled the request he made last week for more antibody tests for the Zika virus and provided an additional 500 tests.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 886 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.

...

http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/030316-zika-update.html
 
March 7, 2016
[h=2]SURGEON GENERAL DR. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: TWO NEW CASES IN MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES[/h] [h=3][/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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 two new cases today, with one in Miami-Dade County and one in Broward County. Of the travel-related cases confirmed in Florida, four cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 7
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 24
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 50
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
Last week, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Centers for Disease Control fulfilled the request he made last week for more antibody tests for the Zika virus and provided an additional 500 tests.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 919 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.
...
http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/030716-zika-update.html
 
Mar. 9, 2016
[h=2]Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong?s Daily Zika Update - First Sexually Transmitted Case Confirmed in Florida[/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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 two new cases today in Polk County ? one is travel-associated and one was sexually transmitted from an individual who was traveling outside of the country. The Declaration of Public Health Emergency has been expanded to include Polk County. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, three cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.

The CDC has put out guidance related to the sexual transmission of the Zika virus. This includes the CDC recommendation that if you have traveled to a country with local transmission of Zika you should abstain from unprotected sex.

Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.

[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]County[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]Number of Cases (all travel related)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Alachua[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Brevard[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Broward[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Hillsborough[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Lee[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Miami-Dade[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]24[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Orange[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Osceola[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Polk[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Santa Rosa[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Seminole[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]St. Johns[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Cases involving pregnant women*[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"]Total[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"]52[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]




















*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.

Last week, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Centers for Disease Control fulfilled the request he made last week for more antibody tests for the Zika virus and provided an additional 500 tests.

On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 959 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.
...


http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/030916-zika-update.html
 
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March 10, 2016
[h=2]SURGEON GENERAL DR. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: SIX NEW CASES CONFIRMED[/h] [h=3][/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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 cases today with three in Miami-Dade County, two in Osceola County and one in Broward County. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, four cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 8
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 27
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Polk
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 58
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
Yesterday, following news of the first confirmation of a sexually transmitted Zika case in Polk County from an individual who traveled out of the country, Governor Rick Scott asked the CDC to host another conference call with Florida healthcare workers on how Zika is spread, its symptoms, treatments and proper precautions.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 988 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.
...
http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/031016-zika-update.html
 
Florida - Test of Zika-fighting genetically altered mosquitoes gets tentative F.D.A. approval

Test of Zika-Fighting Genetically Altered Mosquitoes Gets Tentative F.D.A. Approval

By ANDREW POLLACK
MARCH 11, 2016


The federal government on Friday said that it had tentatively decided to permit a field test in the Florida Keys of genetically engineered mosquitoes that might be effective in limiting the spread of the Zika virus.
The Food and Drug Administration said it had made a preliminary determination that the field trial was unlikely to cause harm to people, animals or the environment.

However, a final approval for the trial will not be made until the F.D.A.receives and assesses comments from the public, which is likely to take months.
...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/bu...-approval.html

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...
Zika Information from FDA


Updates by Date
 
March 11, 2016
[h=2]SURGEON GENERAL DR. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: ONE NEW CASE IN ORANGE COUNTY[/h] [h=3][/h] 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, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong 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 case today in Orange County. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, five cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, height: 19"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 8
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 27
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Polk
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 59
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
This week, following news of the first confirmation of a sexually transmitted Zika case in Polk County from an individual who traveled out of the country, Governor Rick Scott asked the CDC to host another conference call with Florida healthcare workers on how Zika is spread, its symptoms, treatments and proper precautions.
On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong 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 1,012 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.
...
http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/031116-zika-update.html
 
[h=1]Department of Health Daily Zika Update - Two New Case in Miami-Dade County[/h] By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
March 15, 2016

Press Release
Mar. 15, 2016
[h=2]Department of Health Daily Zika Update - Two New Case in Miami-Dade County[/h] 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 case today in Miami-Dade County. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, two cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 8
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 30
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Polk
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 62
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]























*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
Last week, following news of the first confirmation of a sexually transmitted Zika case in Polk County from an individual who traveled out of the country, Governor Rick Scott asked the CDC to host another conference call with Florida healthcare workers on how Zika is spread, its symptoms, treatments and proper precautions.
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 1,056 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.
...

http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/031516-zika-update.html

 
[h=1]Department Of Health Daily Zika Update: Four New Cases in Alachua and Brevard Counties[/h] By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
March 17, 2016

Press Release
DOH_logo.png

March 17, 2016
[h=2]DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: FOUR NEW CASES IN ALACHUA AND BREVARD COUNTIES[/h] [h=3][/h] 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 one in Brevard County and three in Alachua County. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, seven cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 8
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 30
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Polk
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 66
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*Counties of pregnant women will not be shared.
Yesterday, Governor Rick Scott announced that the CDC will host a second conference call with Florida health care workers - including OBGYNS, doctors and those who work with pregnant women - on the CDC?s most recent update and guidance regarding Zika. The CDC call will take place this afternoon and the department has shared information with health care workers on how to participate.
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 1,085 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.

.../
http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/031716-zika-update.html

 
[h=1]Department Of Health Daily Zika Update: Four New Travel-Related Cases[/h] By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
March 21, 2016

Press Release
DOH_logo.png

March 21, 2016
[h=2]DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: FOUR NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES[/h] [h=3][/h] 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 travel-related cases with two in Miami-Dade County, one in Broward County and one in Osceola County. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, eight cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 10
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 32
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Polk
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 71
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*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 1,114 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.
...

http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/032116-zika-update.html

 
[h=1]Department of Health Daily Zika Update - One New Travel-Related Case in Orange County[/h] By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
March 24, 2016

Press Release
Mar. 24, 2016
[h=2]Department of Health Daily Zika Update[/h] [h=3]One New Travel-Related Case in Orange County[/h] 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 today in Orange County. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, six cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 11
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 32
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Polk
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 168"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 156"] 73
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]



























*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 1,152 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.
...

http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/032416-zika-update.html


 
[h=1]Department Of Health Daily Zika Update: One New Travel-Related Case Today in Palm Beach County[/h] By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
March 30, 2016

Press Release
DOH_logo.png

March 30, 2016
[h=2]DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: ONE NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASE TODAY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY[/h] [h=3][/h] 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 case today in Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County has been added to the Declaration of Public Health Emergency. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, three cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, four have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 11
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Clay
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Collier
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 32
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Palm Beach
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Polk
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 76
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*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 1,216 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.
...
http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/03/033016-zika-update.html

 
Hendry County, FL: Concerns raised about improper drainage and standing water creating mosquito breeding danger in open air monkey breeding facility

http://www.peta.org/blog/zika-virus-prompts-edie-falco-call-shutdown-monkey-prisons/
[h=1]Zika Virus Prompts Edie Falco to Call for Shutdown of Monkey Prisons[/h]

Written by PETA | March 30, 2016
In a letter sent to Dr. Philip this week, Falco writes:
?At these facilities, thousands of monkeys are kept in crowded open-air cages surrounded by ditches and swamps. ? t?s just a matter of time until the virus hits the jackpot?thousands of stressed, caged monkeys who cannot escape hungry mosquitos.?
Monkeys, like humans, are natural hosts for the Zika virus?and may not show any symptoms when infected. Thousands of monkeys are now housed by several primate dealers in Hendry County, including the notorious Primate Products, Inc. (PPI). Video shot inside PPI by PETA reveals improper drainage and standing water inside the compound?conditions ripe for mosquito breeding.

http://www.mediapeta.com/peta/PDF/EdieFalco_FloridaMonkeyLetter.pdf
 
[h=1]Department Of Health Daily Zika Update: Three New Travel-Related Cases Today[/h] By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications
April 01, 2016

Press Release
DOH_logo.png

April 1, 2016
[h=2]DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: THREE NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES TODAY[/h] [h=3][/h] 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 three new travel-related cases today with one in Polk County, one in Broward County and one involving a pregnant woman. Of the cases confirmed in Florida, four cases are still exhibiting symptoms. According to the CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days.
Today, Interim State Surgeon General Dr. Celeste Philip is leading a ten-member delegation made up of representatives from the Florida Department of Health, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and local Mosquito Control Districts to the U.S. ZIka Action Plan Summit hosted by the CDC. Media may register to watch the summit webcast remotely. Portions of the summit will be broadcast live on the web from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT.
Based on CDC guidance, several pregnant women who have traveled to countries with local-transmission of Zika have received antibody testing, and of those, five have tested positive for the Zika virus. The CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. It is recommended that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas.
[TABLE="align: left, border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] County
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] Number of Cases (all travel related)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Alachua
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Brevard
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Broward
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 12
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Clay
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Collier
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Hillsborough
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Lee
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Miami-Dade
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 32
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Orange
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Osceola
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Palm Beach
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Polk
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Santa Rosa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Seminole
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] St. Johns
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Cases involving pregnant women*
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 210"] Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 195"] 79
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
*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 1,249 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.
.../
http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/04/040116-zika-update.html

 
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