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Pregnant Women Anxious as Florida’s Zika Test Results Take Weeks By LIZETTE ALVAREZSEPT. 12, 2016 Continue reading the main storyShare This Page Share Tweet Email More MIAMI — So many pregnant women have taken advantage of Florida’s offer of free Zika testing that state laboratories have been unable to keep pace, doctors and patients say, leading to long delays for women anxious to know whether the virus has passed to their fetuses. The delays began with a well-intentioned and much-applauded offer. On Aug. 3, Gov. Rick Scott announced that the state would provide…

The department is conducting 17 active investigations, including 14 in Miami-Dade, one in Pinellas and two in Palm Beach counties. The department continues door-to-door outreach and targeted testing in Pinellas, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties and mosquito abatement and reduction activities are also taking place around the locations that are being investigated. The department has closed out five investigations including three in Miami-Dade County, one in Broward County and one in Palm Beach County. These cases were determined to be single cases with no additional transmission or linkage to areas of active transmission. http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-a…

On Sept. 7, the state health department, in response to questions from the Herald, said eight out-of-state residents have contracted Zika in Florida but are not included in the total count. Mara Gambineri, a spokeswoman, said the health department tracks those cases “as they are still important for us to be aware of, but the cases are not reported in our case counts. The department reports cases of Florida residents.” That means there have been at least 64 local Zika infections in Florida this year, not the 56 cases reported so far by the health department. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article100939277.html

On Thursday, September 1 the Florida Department of Health pulled all of the metrics on the Zika investigations. The number of local transmission investigations had grown to 12 (10 of which were active) by August 29, the date of the last update ( 2 new investigations announced on August 30 and another on August 31 were not added to the Active Investigation page), and the postings in 5 of the final 7 days prior to the pull had numbers that were internally inconsistent (the number of designated samples - positive, negative, or pending did not match the number of samples collected). However, it was the absence of any samples (or minimal collections) in four of the acti…

On Sept. 7, the state health department, in response to questions from the Herald, said eight out-of-state residents have contracted Zika in Florida but are not included in the total count. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article100939277.html#storylink=cpy http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article100939277.html

MIAMI (September 09, 2016) — Today, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that it has detected a fourth Zika-positive mosquito pool in the 1.5-square-mile area of Miami Beach where three pools had previously tested positive for Zika. http://www.miamidade.gov/releases/2016-09-09-mayor-statement-miami-beach.asp

Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 616 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 56 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 84

Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 604 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 56 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 84 http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/09/090816-zika-update.html

A baby has been born at Jackson Memorial Hospital with microcephaly, according to Dr. Christine Curry. http://www.local10.com/health/zika-virus/baby-born-with-zika-at-jackson-memorial-hospital

Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 596 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 56 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 80 http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/09/090716-zika-update.html

There is one new non-travel related case today in Miami-Dade County, associated with the Miami-Beach investigation. http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/08/082916-zika-update.html

There are seven new non-travel related cases today. Six are associated with the Miami Beach investigation. One is a new investigation in Miami-Dade County. The six new cases associated with Miami Beach were confirmed Friday, but are being formally announced today due to Hurricane Hermine closing state offices on Friday. http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/09/Department of Health Daily Zika Update.html

Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 577 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 56 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 80 http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/09/Department of Health Daily Zika Update.html

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has detected Zika in three mosquito samples from a small area in Miami Beach. The mosquitoes from Miami Beach that tested positive for Zika are from an area where increased trapping and intensified mosquito control measures are occurring due to the investigation of local transmission led by the Florida Department of Health. Ninety-five additional samples have been submitted by Miami-Dade County after the date of the positive http://www.freshfromflorida.com/News-Events/Press-Releases/2016-Press-Releases/Miami-Dade-Mosquitoes-Test-Positive-for-Zika

Miami Beach officials on Friday reported six new local Zika infections linked to their city, announcing the news through social media. The Florida Department of Health typically announces new cases, but state offices in Tallahassee were closed due toHurricane Hermine. The department late Friday confirmed the cases. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article99677017.html Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article99677017.html#storylink=cpy

There are two new non-travel related cases today in Miami-Dade County. One is associated with the area in Miami-Beach. The other is associated with Wynwood and experienced symptoms in July. CDC results to rule out other mosquito-borne illness were just received.

Rick Scott news conferences announces cluster of five in Miami Beach.

Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 576 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 49 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 80 http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/09/090116-zika-update.html

There is one new non-travel related case today in Palm Beach County. The individual identified today experienced symptoms during the same time frame as the Palm Beach County case announced last week. http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/08/083116-zika-update.html

Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 569 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 47 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 80 http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/08/083116-zika-update.html

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) is investigating one new individual with non-travel related Zika in Palm Beach County. The individual has recently traveled to Miami-Dade County and the department’s investigation is underway to determine the source of infection. DOH has begun door-to-door outreach and sampling in the area and mosquito abatement and reduction activities are also taking place. http://www.flgov.com/2016/08/08/following-new-non-travel-related-zika-case-in-palm-beach-co-gov-scott-directs-doh-and-education-leaders-to-partner-on-zika-preparedness/

There are three new non-travel related cases today in Miami-Dade County, one is associated with the Miami-Beach investigation. The department is currently conducting an investigation into the other two cases to determine where exposure occurred. http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/08/083016-zika-update.html

Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 558 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 46 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 78 http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/08/083016-zika-update.html

10Investigates has discovered it could have been contracted in Hillsborough County because the Pinellas resident works as a firefighter in Tampa. There is a lot we don't know, because the Florida Department of Health is keeping the information very close to the vest and that could be because there is a huge concern what the disease could do to the state tourism industry. But 10Investigates did find out was the firefighter infected works at Fire Station No. 3 on Kennedy Boulevard and Willow Avenue. http://www.wtsp.com/news/investigations/tampa-firefighter-who-lives-in-pinellas-has-zika-virus/310667884

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