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MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) — The Zika virus has most likely spread to Miami Beach. Sources told CBS4 news partners the Miami Herald that a new area of ongoing Zika transmission has been identified within the city. State officials are expected to clarify a specific geographic area of the ongoing transmission in Miami Beach Thursday afternoon, sources said. Zika 101: Prevent Spread By Protecting Yourself The Florida Department of Health did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the paper. On Thursday morning, Miami Beach public works officials and code compliance officers were in the neighborhoods inspecting for mosquito breeding sites. http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/08/18/sources-zika-reaches-miami-beach/

2 Cases of Zika Reported in Miami Beach Two cases of Zika have been reported on Miami Beach. A source told NBC 6 news that one case was from a tourist that visited the city two weeks ago, the other is from a resident who works on the beach. Stay tuned to NBC 6 on air and online for more on this developing story. Source: 2 Cases of Zika Reported in Miami Beach | NBC 6 South Florida http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Miami-Beach-Announces-Two-Cases-of-Zika-Discovered-In-City-Including-One-Tourist-390601131.html#ixzz4HiAu4gQM Follow us: @nbcmiami on Twitter | NBCMiami on Facebook

AUGUST 18, 2016 2:17 PM Zika virus now spreading in Miami Beach, sources say How to stay safe from Zika virus 0:40 FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL SHARE FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL SHARE 1 of 2 What you should and shouldn't do to avoid the Zika virus. Justin Azpiazu [email protected] BY JOEY FLECHAS AND DANIEL CHANG [email protected] LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST REDDIT PRINT ORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY A new area of ongoing Zika transmission has been identified in Miami Beach, according to sources familiar with discussions that Florida health officials held with local public officials Thursday to alert them. Interactive feature: Daily Florida Zika virus tracker State officials are expected to identify a specific geographic area for ongoing Zika transmission within Miami Beach this afternoon, sources said. The Florida Department of Health did not immediately respond to request for comment. South Florida’s hospitality industry has dreaded the possibility of Zika spreading to Miami Beach because the region's economy relies heavily on its $24 billion-a-year tourism industry. More than half of the hotel rooms in Miami-Dade are located in Miami Beach. Zika guide Questions about Zika? We’ve got you drained and covered From A to Zika: Answers to key questions How do you know if you have Zika and what happens if you aren’t pregnant? 15 ways to protect yourself against Zika Starting early Thursday morning, Miami Beach public works officials and code compliance officers were dispatched to neighborhoods to inspect for mosquito breeding sites. ADVERTISING City Manager Jimmy Morales said in a written statement that the city is in constant communication with the health department regarding the most effective approach to mosquito control. “Our strategy has been and will continue to be focusing on the elimination of potential breeding sites and educating our residents and businesses on what they need to do,” Morales said in the statement. “We are also working with the county and they are also inspecting and as needed mitigating through techniques like clean ups, larvicides and fogging.” The first area in the continental United States with ongoing Zika transmission was identified by Gov. Rick Scott on July 29, when he announced that the virus was being spread by local mosquitoes within a one-square-mile zone north of downtown Miami in the Wynwood neighborhood. At least seven new local cases of Zika have cropped up outside of that zone in Wynwood since then, however, including one in Southwest Miami-Dade. On Wednesday, the health department reported three new local Zika infections in Miami-Dade, including one inside the Wynwood zone and two others outside of it. A total of 557 people in Florida have contracted Zika this year, including 63 pregnant women. Of those, 33 are locally acquired cases, with all but seven traced to the Wynwood zone. Epidemiologists continue to interview residents and collect blood and urine samples inside the designated zone, but they also have launched investigations into six Zika infections that occurred outside of that area. One is in Palm Beach, and the other five are in Miami-Dade. Health officials have not said whether they suspect any of the local cases were sexually transmitted. Florida health officials have said repeatedly that one case does not mean active transmission is occurring in an area. Instead, health officials investigate each case by interview, and taking blood and urine samples from close contacts and neighbors around each person infected. The Zika response plan published by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in June notes that “a starting point” for defining an area of local transmission is two or more infections (not related to travel or sex) among people who do not share the same household and which occurred inside a one-mile diameter with one month. Daniel Chang: 305-376-2012, @dchangmiami Joey Flechas: 305-376-3602, @joeflech Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article96420487.html#storylink=cpy http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article96420487.html

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A new area of ongoing Zika transmission has been identified in Miami Beach, according to sources familiar with discussions that Florida health officials held with local public officials Thursday to alert them. Read more here:http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article96420487.html#storylink=cpy http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article96420487.html

A new area of ongoing Zika transmission has been identified in Miami Beach, according to sources familiar with discussions that Florida health officials held with local public officials Thursday to alert them. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article96420487.html#storylink=cpy http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article96420487.html

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Yesterday, Florida reported 3 more local Zika cases (including two more outside of Wynwood), bringing the local total to 33. Although Florida started two more investigations (on the two new confirmations outside of Wynwood), the reported totals for samples collected and tested indicates testing has dramatically slowed. Two exports out of Florida have already been reported (in El Paso, Texas and New Taipai City, Taiwan) by travelers visiting Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and the number of exports is undoubtedly much higher than reported. The limited Florida testing suggests that active transmission within Florida is not limited to Wynwood, which raises serious concerns about the restricted CDC travel warning (limited to Wynwood area)..

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Alabama Residents Tested for Zika Virus as of August 15, 2016 Number of Submissions Positive Test Results for Zika or Flavivirus, unspecified (likely Zika) 210 25

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County Cases Bell 1 Bexar 8 Brazos 1 Collin 3 Dallas 27 Denton 3 El Paso 1 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 5 Frio 1 Galveston 3 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 32 Jefferson 1 Lubbock 1 Medina 1 Palo Pinto 1 Randall 1 Tarrant 14 Travis 3 Val Verde 1 Williamson 3 Wise 1 Total 116 Dallas Pregnant Registry 12 Texas Preg Reg excl Dallas 32 Total 160

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--- PRESS RELEASE --- For Immediate Release DCHHS Reports the 26th and 27th Zika Virus Cases in Dallas County DALLAS (Aug. 16, 2016) – Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reporting the 26th and 27th cases of Zika virus in Dallas County in 2016. These cases were confirmed through testing in the DCHHS lab. DCHHS has submitted the cases for review to the Texas Department of State Health Services. A 50 year-old resident of Grand Prairie was infected with the virus during recent travel to the Dominican Republic. A 6 year-old resident of Dallas was infected during recent travel to Guatemala. For medical confidentiality and personal privacy reasons, DCHHS does not provide additional identifying information. While sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible, it is primarily transmitted to people by Aedes species mosquitoes. The most common symptoms of Zika virus are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting several days to a week. DCHHS advises individuals with symptoms to see a healthcare provider if they visited an area where Zika virus is present or had sexual contact with a person who traveled to an area where Zika virus is present. There is no specific medication available to treat Zika virus and there is not a vaccine. The best ways to avoid Zika virus are to avoid mosquito bites and sexual contact with a person who has Zika virus. There are currently no reports of Zika virus being locally-transmitted by mosquitoes in Dallas County. However, imported cases make local spread by mosquitoes possible because the mosquitoes that can transmit the virus are found locally. DCHHS advises recent travelers with Zika virus symptoms as well as individuals diagnosed with the virus to protect themselves from further mosquito bites. # For additional information, contact: YaMonica Sadberry, Administrative [email protected] 214.819.6070 (office) Zachary Thompson, Director 214.755.9299 (cell)

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August 12, 2016 - Weekly Texas Data for National Zika Pregnancy Registry Texas has reported 44 individuals into the CDC’s Zika Pregnancy Registry. That number includes three pregnant women who are confirmed Zika cases. It also includes pregnant women and any newborns who have laboratory evidence of Zika infection but don’t qualify as Zika cases because they have had no symptoms or because the infection couldn’t be specifically identified as Zika virus. Texas provides data to the Zika Pregnancy Registry weekly. http://www.texaszika.org/

August 12, 2016 - Weekly Texas Data for National Zika Pregnancy Registry Texas has reported 44 individuals into the CDC’s Zika Pregnancy Registry. That number includes three pregnant women who are confirmed Zika cases. It also includes pregnant women and any newborns who have laboratory evidence of Zika infection but don’t qualify as Zika cases because they have had no symptoms or because the infection couldn’t be specifically identified as Zika virus. Texas provides data to the Zika Pregnancy Registry weekly.

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Zika Virus – August 17, 2016. Texas has had 112 reported cases of Zika virus disease. This count includes three pregnant women, two infants infected before birth, and one person who had sexual contact with a traveler. Texas Zika Cases by County: County Cases Bell 1 Bexar 7 Brazos 1 Collin 3 Dallas 25 Denton 4 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 5 Frio 1 Gray 1 Galveston 2 Grayson 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 32 Jefferson 1 Lubbock 1 Medina 1 Palo Pinto 1 Randall 1 Tarrant 14 Travis 3 Val Verde 1 Williamson 3 Wise 1 Total 112 http://www.texaszika.org/

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Zika Virus – August 17, 2016. Texas has had 112 reported cases of Zika virus disease. This count includes three pregnant women, two infants infected before birth, and one person who had sexual contact with a traveler. Texas Zika Cases by County: County Cases Bell 1 Bexar 7 Brazos 1 Collin 3 Dallas 25 Denton 4 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 5 Frio 1 Gray 1 Galveston 2 Grayson 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 32 Jefferson 1 Lubbock 1 Medina 1 Palo Pinto 1 Randall 1 Tarrant 14 Travis 3 Val Verde 1 Williamson 3 Wise 1 Total 112 http://www.texaszika.org/

Zika Virus – August 17, 2016. Texas has had 112 reported cases of Zika virus disease. This count includes three pregnant women, two infants infected before birth, and one person who had sexual contact with a traveler. Texas Zika Cases by County: County Cases Bell 1 Bexar 7 Brazos 1 Collin 3 Dallas 25 Denton 4 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 5 Frio 1 Gray 1 Galveston 2 Grayson 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 32 Jefferson 1 Lubbock 1 Medina 1 Palo Pinto 1 Randall 1 Tarrant 14 Travis 3 Val Verde 1 Williamson 3 Wise 1 Total 112

Taiwan reports Zika in Miami visitor; Florida has 3 new local cases Filed Under: Zika Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News | Aug 17, 2016 Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF aerialmiami.jpg Philipp Meier/ Flickr cc Taiwan today reported an imported Zika infection in a woman who had recently visited Miami, and Florida health officials reported three more locally acquired infections, with two of the patients potentially exposed outside of Miami's Wynwood area, the outbreak hot spot. The case in Taiwan is the first known Zika infection detected in a foreign country that has links to the US mainland. Earlier this week, Texas health officials reported an infection in a person who was likely exposed to the virus in Miami. Taiwan woman traveled to Miami for business In a statement, Taiwan's Center for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) said the patient is a 44-year-old woman who visited Miami for business between Jul 31 and Aug 11. After arriving back in Taiwan she developed a rash on her legs and abdomen, and her Zika infection was detected after she sought medical care. The investigation revealed she had visited Florida's Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The findings were confirmed by the Taiwan CDC. The woman is not pregnant, and her symptoms have improved. Health officials asked her to isolate herself at home and avoid mosquito bites until Aug 23. So far no Zika virus has been detected in two of the woman's coworkers who traveled with her to Miami or in any of her household members. The woman's illness is Taiwan's sixth imported Zika virus case. Florida cases rise to 33 The Florida Department of Health (Florida Health) today reported three more locally acquired Zika infections, with one patient exposed to the virus in the less-than-1-square-mile area north of downtown where officials say they think active transmission is still occurring. The three new cases lift Florida's number of local cases to 33. The department now has seven active investigations underway, six of them outside the defined transmission area. Health officials have been collecting and testing human samples, and mosquito abatement activities are underway in some of the areas of interest. Officials also announced 12 more travel-linked cases today, as well as 3 Zika infections in pregnant women. The state now has 461 cases related to travel and is following 63 infected pregnant women. See also: Aug 17 Taiwan CDC press release Aug 17 Florida Health daily Zika update http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2016/08/taiwan-reports-zika-miami-visitor-florida-has-3-new-local-cases