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--- PRESS RELEASE --- For Immediate Release DCHHS Reports the 23rd Zika Virus Case in Dallas County DALLAS (August 10, 2016) – Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reporting the 23rd case of Zika virus in Dallas County in 2016. The case was confirmed through testing in the DCHHS lab. DCHHS has submitted the case for review to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The 15 year-old patient is a resident of Grand Prairie who was infected with the virus during recent travel to Trinidad. 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)

Three recent Dallas County Zika cases increase DCHHS total to 25.

Zika Virus – August 12, 2016. Texas has had 106 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 6 Brazos 1 Collin 2 Dallas 24 Denton 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 5 Frio 1 Gray 1 Galveston 2 Grayson 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 32 Lubbock 1 Medina 1 Palo Pinto 1 Randall 1 Tarrant 13 Travis 3 Val Verde 1 Williamson 3 Wise 1 Total 106 Note: Zika case data for Texas will be updated each weekday no later than 11 a.m.

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August 12, 2016 The following table provides the number of travel-associated infections with Zika virus in California residents in 2015 and 2016. CDPH is following CDC testing guidelines. This table is updated every Friday. As of August 12, 2016, there have been 153 travel-associated Zika virus infections in California. • Total infections: 153 • Cumulative number of infections due to sexual transmission: 1 • Cumulative number of infections in pregnant women: 24a o Liveborn infants with birth defects: 2b o Pregnancy losses with birth defects: 0c Zika virus infections in California, 2015-2016d (as of August 12, 2016) County Travel-associated e Locally acquired f Alameda 10 0 Contra Costa 7 0 Fresno 1 0 Kern 1 0 Lake 1 0 Los Angeles 34 0 Marin 1 0 Merced 3 0 Monterey 1 0 Napa 2 0 Orange 10 0 Riverside 5 0 Sacramento 2 0 San Bernardino 7 0 San Diego 28g 0 San Francisco 12 0 San Joaquin 3 0 San Mateo 3 0 Santa Clara 11 0 Santa Cruz 1 0 Solano 1 0 Sonoma 2 0 Stanislaus 2 0 Tulare 2 0 Yolo 2 0 Yuba 1 0 Total 153 0 https://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Documents/TravelAssociatedCasesofZikaVirusinCA.pdf

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THV11 reporter gets tested for Zika amid growing concerns THV11'S WINNIE WRIGHT GETS TESTED FOR ZIKA AFTER TRAVELING TO A "ZIKA ZONE." Winnie Wright Questions remain in Zika virus testing SHARE THIS STORY CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST LITTLE ROCK, Ark (KTHV) -- As the Zika virus population grows, Arkansas has reported nine cases from individuals who have traveled to "Zika zones." These zones are reported to have higher populations of mosquitos infected with Zika. The Wynwood area of Miami, Florida, where THV11's Winnie Wright recently traveled, is listed as a "Zika zone." She, like many other Arkansans, had concerns about contracting the virus. She decided to document her process of getting tested. June 24-27 I went on vacation to Miami, like I've done every summer for the last six years. I spent an afternoon eating Cuban food on Calle 8 and a day in arts-district of Wynwood drinking five-dollar coffee. When I returned, I learned that I had vacationed in a "Zika zone," one of the more heavily effected ones in the U.S. August 2 I had just wrapped up the 5 o'clock newscast, when I saw CBS evening news. That night, they reported, the first cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus in Miami. In that story, experts suggested, anyone who'd been to the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami since mid-June be tested for the virus. I told my co-workers about the sunny afternoon I'd had in the Wynwood, and they suggested I get tested for the virus. That night, I decided I should probably take them seriously, but realized after all the stories I've done about the Zika virus, I still had no idea where to start. I thought I'd read to call your primary doctor, so I started with him, but he was out sick, so I called the Arkansas Department of Health. I started by dialing the number that was listed on Google for the ADH. August 3 The ADH transferred me to the Environmental Health Office, likely through Pulaski County. That office then transferred me to an office they just called "Testing." The worker claimed that there was a number listed, but wasn't exactly sure who would be on the other line. It was the number she was told to give out. Then, the testing department transferred me to immunizations, and I think I was circled back to the ADH No one was available on that line, so they took my name and number, and they offered to give me a call back as soon as possible. So, I still was unsure who exactly was going to be calling me or what wass next. By this point, I talked to five individuals and still felt lost. August 4 After 24 hours, I still hadn’t gotten a response, so I called the ADH back and was able to schedule an appointment for that day. Then, I called the Arkansas Department of Health Public Information Officer to rope her in on the plans. I invited her to come along for my testing. I felt nervous, even though I know the chance was low. The testing was done at the Pulaski County Central Health Unit, which is the ADH facility closest to me. After filling paperwork for the CDC, I was tested. “Now we’ve got to ask a few hundred questions on that form over there," said Nurse Rhonda Harris, the clinical director for Pulaski Central Health Unit. “As far as you know, you didn’t have any symptoms? I’m still going to go through them: any rash, fever, muscle weakness, muscle pain, joint pain?” I sheepishly said, “Headache and nausea.” The appointment lasted about 45 minutes, with the longest part being the questionnaire. They took three vials of blood and said that it will take two-five business days to get those results back. While I waited, I did my best to be covered in DEET any time I was outside. August 9 It had been four days sincemy test. The ADH said they were going to be calling me back sometime today with those results. Around 3 that afternoon, I got a call from the ADH. “Winnie, this is Carla Grayson, a nurse at the Arkansas Department of Health in Little Rock. I have some good news for you. We tested your blood for the Zika virus. "We did an IGM, and your test was negative. That means you don’t have to worry about having Zika.” “So I don’t need to do anything, no precautions, nothing?" I asked. “No ma’am, you don’t have the virus anti-bodies. You do not have to do anything. You’ve been back long enough, there’s nothing you need to do, but be thrilled you don’t have that disease.” I sighed, but I knew that many face the alternative outcome. August 12 The ADH said they have been inundated with calls from worried Arkansans wanting a Zika test. They had received 178 calls since August 8. “We are struggling a little bit with the man-power issue. If the trends we’ve seen in the last two or three weeks continue, we are going to have to redeploy people from other areas where they are providing core functions and move them in to the Zika area and that could be problematic”, explains Chief Medical Officer for the ADH, Dr. Gary Wheeler. My Zika testing was free, but with Zika funding tied up in Congress, many have worried that remain that way. “I think for right now, we are able to handle testing with existing resources we have. I don’t see that as an imminent concern at this time in Arkansas," the Dr. said, adding though he is concerned the public has not heeded the CDC’s warnings. Thousands of people still travel to "Zika zones," like the Caribbean, every day. He says unless people stop traveling to those areas or more money and resources are dedicated to combating Zika, we may find the virus here in Arkansas. “This is not some blip that’s occurring. It is a real problem. It’s going to be persistent. We are going to be dealing with it for the next two or three years," said Dr. Wheeler finally. -------- The CDC’s guidelines for travel, family planning, and testing are changing every day. For the latest information on the Zika virus, visit CDC.gov. If you are in Arkansas and have concerns or think you may need to be tested for the Zika virus, call the Arkansas Department of Health. Their number is (501) 537-8969 The best number to reach them is 501-537-8969.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (KTHV) -- As the Zika virus population grows, Arkansas has reported nine cases from individuals who have traveled to "Zika zones." These zones are reported to have higher populations of mosquitos infected with Zika. The Wynwood area of Miami, Florida, where THV11's Winnie Wright recently traveled, is listed as a "Zika zone." She, like many other Arkansans, had concerns about contracting the virus. She decided to document her process of getting tested. http://www.thv11.com/news/local/thv11-reporter-takes-zika-test-amid-growing-concerns/296367558

There are three new non-travel related cases today in Miami-Dade County. Two of the individuals were exposed in the less than one-square mile in Miami-Dade County. The third new non-travel related infection is located outside of the one-square mile area in Miami-Dade County. http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/08/081216-zika-update.html

Three more people in Florida have tested positive for Zika caused by local mosquitoes, including another person who does not live in the one-square-mile (2.6-square-km) area believed to be the hub of local transmission, state officials said on Friday. Florida now has 28 cases of non-travel-related Zika, a virus that spread rapidly across Latin America and the Caribbean. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning for pregnant women to avoid this area of Miami. Zika has been shown to cause birth defects, including microcephaly, which causes severe developmental problems. As of Friday, two individuals in Miami-Dade County have been infected with Zika through local transmission who live outside the transmission area. A third person in Palm Beach County has also tested positive for Zika. The health department said it still believes local transmission is only occurring in the one-square-mile (2.6-square-km) area located in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. The state said is has just begun investigating the second Miami case outside of the Wynwood neighborhood and has begun mosquito control efforts. RELATED COVERAGE FACT BOX Why the Zika virus is causing alarm Timeline: Zika's origin and global spread It did not disclose the location of the new case and stressed that one case does not mean active transmission. In addition to cases caused by local transmission, Florida reported 10 new travel-related cases of Zika, bringing the total to 413. The continuing Zika outbreak was first detected last year in Brazil, where it has been linked to more than 1,700 cases of the microcephaly, and has since spread rapidly through the Americas. Its arrival in the continental United States had been widely anticipated. (Reporting by Julie Steenhuysen; Editing by Jonathan Oatis) http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-florida-idUSKCN10N2EY

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Aug. 12, 2016 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/08/081216-zika-update.html Contact: Communications [email protected] (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 department will continue to issue a Zika virus update each week day. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared. The department has conducted testing for the Zika virus for more than 3,340 people statewide. Florida currently has the capacity to test 5,721 people for active Zika virus and 3,167 for Zika antibodies. Per the Governor’s direction on August 3, all county health departments are now offering free Zika risk assessment and testing to any pregnant woman who would like to be tested. There are 10 new travel-related cases today with four in Orange, two in Miami-Dade, one in Leon, one in Palm Beach, one in Sarasota counties and one involving a pregnant woman. This is Sarasota County’s first case and they have been added to the Declaration of Public Health Emergency. Please visit our website to see the full list of travel-related cases. There are three new non-travel related cases today in Miami-Dade County. Two of the individuals were exposed in the less than one-square mile in Miami-Dade County. The third new non-travel related infection is located outside of the one-square mile area in Miami-Dade County. The department still believes active transmissions are only taking place within the identified area that is less than one-square mile in Miami-Dade County. For a complete breakdown of non-travel and travel-related Zika infections to-date, please see below. Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 413 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 28 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 58 ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS The department is currently conducting three active investigations. Under each section below, the department outlines the original cases that spurred these investigations, the number of samples collected and results in connection with each investigation to-date. 1) Identified one-square mile in Miami-Dade – Two (2) original cases Total # of Samples Collected Negative Samples Positive Samples Pending Results 517 492 21 4 Door to door outreach and sampling continue. Mosquito abatement and reduction activities are on-going. On August 4, the department announced we have completed testing in a 10 block area of the northwest quadrant of the one-square mile area and no people within the 10 block radius tested positive. On August 11, the department announced that it completed testing in an additional four block area and no people within that four block area tested positive. A map detailing the area is below. The CDC continues to monitor the area per their guidelines. 2) Miami-Dade investigation outside the one-square mile: One (1) case Total # of Samples Collected Negative Samples Positive Samples Pending Results 19 19 0 0 3) One (1) case in Palm Beach County: Total # of Samples Collected Negative Samples Positive Samples Pending Results 3 3 0 0 4) Second Miami-Dade investigation outside the one-square mile: One (1) case The investigation is beginning in this area in Miami-Dade County. Mosquito abatement and reduction activities will take place around the area of interest. CLOSED INVESTIGATIONS The department has closed out the investigations into the first cases in Miami-Dade and Broward County (two cases). The department tested 124 close contacts and individuals from the community and found no additional positives. The department still believes active transmissions are only taking place within the identified one-square mile area in Miami-Dade County. There are no active investigations in Broward County and no areas of active transmission in Broward County. One case does not mean active transmission is taking place and that’s why the department conducts a thorough investigation by sampling close contacts and community members around each case to determine if additional people are infected. The department has not yet determined where the individual in Palm Beach County or the two individuals outside the one-square mile in Miami-Dade County likely contracted Zika and will share more details as the investigations progress. If the department finds evidence that active transmission is occurring in an area, we will notify the media and the public. The department still believes active transmissions of the Zika virus are occurring in one small area in Miami-Dade County, just north of downtown. The exact location is within the boundaries of the following area: NW 5th Avenue to the west, US 1 to the east, NW/NE 38th Street to the north and NW/NE 20thStreet to the south. This area is about one square mile and a map is below to detail the area. This remains the only area of the state where the department has confirmed there are local transmissions of Zika. If investigations reveal additional areas of likely active transmission, the department will announce a defined area of concern. CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to areas with widespread Zika infection. Florida’s small case cluster is not considered widespread transmission, however, pregnant women are advised to avoid non-essential travel to the impacted area in Miami-Dade County (see map below). If you are pregnant and must travel or if you live or work in the impacted area, protect yourself from mosquito bites by wearing insect repellent, long clothing and limiting your time outdoors. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. It is also recommended that all pregnant women who reside in or travel frequently to the area where active transmission is likely occurring be tested for Zika in the first and second trimester. Pregnant women in the identified area can contact their medical provider or their local county health department to be tested and receive a Zika prevention kit. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. Additionally, the department is working closely with the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade County to identify pregnant women in the one square mile area to ensure they have access to resources and information to protect themselves. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. Pregnant women can contact their local county health department for Zika risk assessment and testing hours and information. A Zika risk assessment will be conducted by county health department staff and blood and/or urine samples may be collected and sent to labs for testing. It may take one to two weeks to receive results. Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been or are being monitored is 58. 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 3,934 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735. The department urges Floridians to drain standing water weekly, no matter how seemingly small. A couple drops of water in a bottle cap can be a breeding location for mosquitoes. Residents and visitors also need to use repellents when enjoying the Florida outdoors. For more information on DOH action and federal guidance, please click here. For resources and information on Zika virus, click here. About the Florida Department of Health The department, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts. Follow us on Twitter at @HealthyFla and on Facebook. For more information about the Florida Department of Health, please visit www.FloridaHealth.gov.

Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 413 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 28 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 58

Aug. 12, 2016 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/08/081216-zika-update.html Contact: Communications [email protected] (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 department will continue to issue a Zika virus update each week day. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared. The department has conducted testing for the Zika virus for more than 3,340 people statewide. Florida currently has the capacity to test 5,721 people for active Zika virus and 3,167 for Zika antibodies. Per the Governor’s direction on August 3, all county health departments are now offering free Zika risk assessment and testing to any pregnant woman who would like to be tested. There are 10 new travel-related cases today with four in Orange, two in Miami-Dade, one in Leon, one in Palm Beach, one in Sarasota counties and one involving a pregnant woman. This is Sarasota County’s first case and they have been added to the Declaration of Public Health Emergency. Please visit our website to see the full list of travel-related cases. There are three new non-travel related cases today in Miami-Dade County. Two of the individuals were exposed in the less than one-square mile in Miami-Dade County. The third new non-travel related infection is located outside of the one-square mile area in Miami-Dade County. The department still believes active transmissions are only taking place within the identified area that is less than one-square mile in Miami-Dade County. For a complete breakdown of non-travel and travel-related Zika infections to-date, please see below. Infection Type Infection Count Travel-Related Infections of Zika 413 Non-Travel Related Infections of Zika 28 Infections Involving Pregnant Women 58 ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS The department is currently conducting three active investigations. Under each section below, the department outlines the original cases that spurred these investigations, the number of samples collected and results in connection with each investigation to-date. 1) Identified one-square mile in Miami-Dade – Two (2) original cases Total # of Samples Collected Negative Samples Positive Samples Pending Results 517 492 21 4 Door to door outreach and sampling continue. Mosquito abatement and reduction activities are on-going. On August 4, the department announced we have completed testing in a 10 block area of the northwest quadrant of the one-square mile area and no people within the 10 block radius tested positive. On August 11, the department announced that it completed testing in an additional four block area and no people within that four block area tested positive. A map detailing the area is below. The CDC continues to monitor the area per their guidelines. 2) Miami-Dade investigation outside the one-square mile: One (1) case Total # of Samples Collected Negative Samples Positive Samples Pending Results 19 19 0 0 3) One (1) case in Palm Beach County: Total # of Samples Collected Negative Samples Positive Samples Pending Results 3 3 0 0 4) Second Miami-Dade investigation outside the one-square mile: One (1) case The investigation is beginning in this area in Miami-Dade County. Mosquito abatement and reduction activities will take place around the area of interest. CLOSED INVESTIGATIONS The department has closed out the investigations into the first cases in Miami-Dade and Broward County (two cases). The department tested 124 close contacts and individuals from the community and found no additional positives. The department still believes active transmissions are only taking place within the identified one-square mile area in Miami-Dade County. There are no active investigations in Broward County and no areas of active transmission in Broward County. One case does not mean active transmission is taking place and that’s why the department conducts a thorough investigation by sampling close contacts and community members around each case to determine if additional people are infected. The department has not yet determined where the individual in Palm Beach County or the two individuals outside the one-square mile in Miami-Dade County likely contracted Zika and will share more details as the investigations progress. If the department finds evidence that active transmission is occurring in an area, we will notify the media and the public. The department still believes active transmissions of the Zika virus are occurring in one small area in Miami-Dade County, just north of downtown. The exact location is within the boundaries of the following area: NW 5th Avenue to the west, US 1 to the east, NW/NE 38th Street to the north and NW/NE 20thStreet to the south. This area is about one square mile and a map is below to detail the area. This remains the only area of the state where the department has confirmed there are local transmissions of Zika. If investigations reveal additional areas of likely active transmission, the department will announce a defined area of concern. CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to areas with widespread Zika infection. Florida’s small case cluster is not considered widespread transmission, however, pregnant women are advised to avoid non-essential travel to the impacted area in Miami-Dade County (see map below). If you are pregnant and must travel or if you live or work in the impacted area, protect yourself from mosquito bites by wearing insect repellent, long clothing and limiting your time outdoors. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. It is also recommended that all pregnant women who reside in or travel frequently to the area where active transmission is likely occurring be tested for Zika in the first and second trimester. Pregnant women in the identified area can contact their medical provider or their local county health department to be tested and receive a Zika prevention kit. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. Additionally, the department is working closely with the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade County to identify pregnant women in the one square mile area to ensure they have access to resources and information to protect themselves. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. Pregnant women can contact their local county health department for Zika risk assessment and testing hours and information. A Zika risk assessment will be conducted by county health department staff and blood and/or urine samples may be collected and sent to labs for testing. It may take one to two weeks to receive results. Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been or are being monitored is 58. 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 3,934 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735. The department urges Floridians to drain standing water weekly, no matter how seemingly small. A couple drops of water in a bottle cap can be a breeding location for mosquitoes. Residents and visitors also need to use repellents when enjoying the Florida outdoors. For more information on DOH action and federal guidance, please click here. For resources and information on Zika virus, click here. About the Florida Department of Health The department, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts. Follow us on Twitter at @HealthyFla and on Facebook. For more information about the Florida Department of Health, please visit www.FloridaHealth.gov.

There are three new non-travel related cases today in Miami-Dade County. Two of the individuals were exposed in the less than one-square mile in Miami-Dade County. The third new non-travel related infection is located outside of the one-square mile area in Miami-Dade County. http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/08/081216-zika-update.html

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1. WHAT’S NEW? (FRIDAY, 8/12/16) Today, The Wynwood Yard received some aggregate numbers from the Department of Health. Of the more than 65 employees tested last Thursday, the result were 3 positives. Please note that all 3 of these people are part of the same group of more than 65 employees that were tested at the Department of Health last Thursday, August 4th. This does not necessarily mean that there is a “new case of Zika in Miami”, as our number is likely already reflected in the DOH and CDC’s count for Miami. To reiterate, this is not a new report of someone who is sick or a new suspicion of Zika illness. This is a result that has just come to the management’s attention, from the same pool that was tested last Thursday. We are simply reporting information as we receive it relative to that group testing last Thursday. We are still awaiting a few more results. http://www.thewynwoodyard.com/faq-1/

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We had a couple of employees who were complaining about things like rashes, fever, headaches, joint pain. But at that time there had been no reported cases of Zika in the continental US. We had a couple of employees who were admitted to local hospitals. So then we really started to get concerned. We have multiple members of our team that are either pregnant or they have partners who are pregnant. http://wlrn.org/post/wynwood-yard-founder-talks-closing-reopening-and-positive-zika-tests

Jul 29, 2016Workers with the Florida Dept. of Health and Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control distribute mosquito repellent and collect urine samples from residents in the vicinity of NW 30th street and First Avenue.Read more here:http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article92649717.html#storylink=cpy

In the late 1980's Dennis decided to expand the operation into the Caribbean, Central and South America. http://lehmanpipe.com/our-history.html

One, a man in his late 20s known as Broward #2, has a job at a business that does work in Brazil and has several employees who travel there frequently, according to the report. The report didn’t name the business or say what kind of work it does. The patient recently had a houseguest from Brazil http://www.wsj.com/articles/pregnant-zika-victim-alerted-officials-to-florida-outbreak-1470821406