Gov. Rick Scott: Zika no longer spreading in Florida
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At same time, Texas reports four new cases.
The Zika virus is no longer spreading by mosquito bite in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday as he cleared the final section of Miami Beach where new cases had been popping up.
“This means that Florida does not have any identified areas with active Zika transmission, which is incredible news for the Miami Beach community and our entire state,” Mr. Scott said.
Even as Mr. Scott celebrated the milestone, officials in Texas said they’d discovered four more mosquito-borne cases near the Mexican border as part of their investigation into a case announced on Nov. 28.
Though mainly a travel-related disease in the U.S., Florida has recorded roughly 250 cases of locally acquired Zika, which can lead to grave birth defects in infants born to infected mothers.
Officials detected the first cases of mosquito-borne Zika in the artsy Wynwood section of Miami in July, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue an unusual notice advising pregnant women to stay away from a small patch of the continental U.S.
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