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Zika Confirmed In Fifth Batch of Mosquitoes In Miami Beach Florida


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A fifth batch of mosquitoes trapped in South Beach has tested positive for the Zika virus, the Miami Herald has learned.

Sources with knowledge of the discovery, which is expected to be announced Friday afternoon by the Florida Department of Agriculture, confirmed that the fifth sample of Zika-positive mosquitoes came from from inside the 1.5-square-mile zone of active transmission in South Beach.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article102202537.html

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 11:30 AM

Fifth pool of Zika-positive mosquitoes found in South Beach

 
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Michael Hernandez
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Stephanie Severino
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Statement from Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez regarding Zika-positive mosquitoes in Miami Beach

MIAMI (September 16, 2016)  

Today, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that it has confirmed a fifth Zika-positive mosquito pool in the 1.5-square-mile area of Miami Beach where four pools had previously tested positive for Zika. The trap was set on September 8 and pulled on September 9. The fact that we are finding Zika-positive mosquito pools in Miami Beach is not unexpected considering that there is active local transmission. That is why we must continue our aggressive and proactive approach to controlling the mosquito population in order to break the cycle of transmission.
 
Miami-Dade County’s Mosquito Control team reported that trap data from yesterday showed that the number of mosquitoes found in traps in Miami Beach had decreased since we began aerial spraying in combination with larvicide treatment by truck a week ago. These numbers tend to fluctuate, but we are seeing a similar mosquito-reduction pattern in Miami Beach to what we saw in Wynwood after we began a similar aggressive protocol. It is still early in the treatment cycle in Miami Beach, and we will continue to monitor the mosquito trap data as we implement our next two cycles of aerial spraying in combination with larvicide treatment by truck through the end of September.
 
Miami-Dade County remains committed to working in collaboration with the City of Miami Beach, and we will continue to follow the protocol recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Florida Departments of Agriculture and Health, to keep our residents and visitors safe from the spread of the Zika virus.

http://www.miamidade.gov/releases/2016-09-16-mayor-statement-mosquitoes.asp

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