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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.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article96420487.html

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AUGUST 18, 2016 2:17 PM

Zika virus now spreading in Miami Beach, sources say

BY JOEY FLECHAS AND DANIEL CHANG

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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.

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.

Starting early Thursday morning, Miami Beach public works officials and code compliance officers were dispatched to neighborhoods to inspect for mosquito breeding sites.

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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

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article96420487.html

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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 
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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.

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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/

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    Source: Tourist who has visited two weeks ago. working with re: w cases here

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    Sources: 2 new cases of , this time on .1 tourist, 1 resident. Follow me for more updates.

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Report: Zika virus has spread to Miami Beach

Zika transmission zone in Miami Beach to be announced

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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The Zika virus has reportedly jumped from mainland Miami-Dade County to Miami Beach.

The Miami Herald reports that a new Zika transmission has been identified in Miami Beach and that officials will detail a new transmission zone within the city.

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The report added that Miami Beach officials and code compliance officers were already at work inspecting for mosquito breeding sites.

Miami Beach City Manager Jimmy Morales tweeted out that the city's strategy "has been & will continue to be focusing on elimination of potential breeding sites, educating residents, visitors & businesses."

Morales said the city is working with Miami-Dade County and they are inspecting Miami Beach as necessary.

Up until now, the only specified zone in the U.S. was in the Wynwood neighborhood north of downtown Miami.

However, non-travel related transmissions of Zika have been identified outside Wynwood.

The Herald says the Florida Department of Health has not responded to their request for comment.

http://www.local10.com/health/zika-virus/report-zika-virus-has-spread-into-miami-beach

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REPORT: Zika has now spread to to Miami Beach

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An aedes aegypti mosquitoes is seen in The Gorgas Memorial institute for Health Studies laboratory as they conduct a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases in Panama City February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos JassoAn Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is the bug responsible for spreading Zika and other diseases.Thomson Reuters

Zika has now spread beyond what was previously the only neighborhood with local transmission in the continental US, according to a report in the Miami Herald.

In addition to the Wynwood neighborhood in Miami, at least some part of Miami Beach is also experiencing mosquito-transmitted Zika, the Herald reports, citing sources familiar with Florida health officials' discussion.

The Florida Department of Health has yet to confirm this report.

Miami is the first area reporting cases of mosquito-transmitted Zika in the continental US, though the outbreak has affected other US territories including Puerto Rico. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel warning advising against pregnant women traveling to the area, and people living in the area should take steps to prevent mosquito bites. The CDC also said women in first and second trimesters of pregnancy who live or travel frequently to Wynwood should consider being tested for Zika. 

Zika, which is transmitted mainly by mosquitoes, has been spreading around the Americas over the past year. The cases in Miami are the first time local transmission by mosquitoes has been reported in the continental US. Only about 20% of people who are infected with Zika ever show symptoms, which most commonly include fever, rash, joint pain, and red eyes.

http://www.businessinsider.com/zika-miami-beach-2016-8

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Zika virus now spreading in Miami Beach, Herald reports
BY JOEY FLECHAS AND DANIEL CHANG, Miami Herald
Thursday, August 18, 2016 3:39pm
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Fran Middlebrooks, a grounds keeper at Pinecrest Gardens, uses a blower to spray pesticide to kill mosquitos Aug. 4 in Miami, as Miami-Dade County fights to control the Zika virus outbreak. [Gaston De Cardenas | Miami Herald via TNS]
Fran Middlebrooks, a grounds keeper at Pinecrest Gardens, uses a blower to spray pesticide to kill mosquitos Aug. 4 in Miami, as Miami-Dade County fights to control the Zika virus outbreak. [Gaston De Cardenas | Miami Herald via TNS]
MIAMI — A new area of ongoing Zika transmission has been identified in Miami Beach, the Miami Herald reports, citing sources familiar with discussions that Florida health officials held with local public officials Thursday to alert them.

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State officials are expected to identify a specific geographic area for ongoing Zika transmission within Miami Beach this afternoon, the Herald reports. 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.

Starting Thursday morning, Miami Beach public works officials and code compliance officers were dispatched to neighborhoods to inspect for mosquito breeding sites.

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.

Contact Daniel Chang at (305) 376-2012 and Joey Flechas at (305) 376-3602.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/zika-virus-now-spreading-in-miami-beach-herald-reports/2290076

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(Reuters) - The Zika virus has been identified in Miami Beach, opening a new front in the battle against the virus, the Miami Herald reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with discussions between state and local health officials.

Florida state health officials were not immediately available to comment on the report. Neither were city officials in Miami Beach.

The Miami Herald cited a written statement by City Manager Jimmy Morales saying the city is in constant communication with the health department about the most effective approach to mosquito control.

On Thursday, Miami Beach public works officials and code compliance officers spread out to inspect neighborhoods for mosquito breeding sites.

The mosquito-born Zika virus has spread to more than 50 countries and territories since the outbreak began last year in Brazil. Now it is spreading in Florida. As of Aug. 17, there were 33 cases of non-travel-related infections in the state.

To date the infections have been mostly contained within a small area in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. The prospect of it spreading more widely to the tourism-dependent Miami Beach area is liable to further elevate concerns.

The virus has been linked to more than 1,700 cases of microcephaly in Brazil, a potentially severe birth defect that can cause infants to be born with shrunken heads and lead to developmental problems.

 

(Reporting by Toni Clarke in Washington; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

http://www.metro.us/news/zika-virus-identified-in-miami-beach-miami-herald/jZzphr---KY_Zg6pl8OcF31_fzDJDUw/
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Local Zika Virus Transmissions Confirmed In Miami Beach

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2016 AT 3:33 P.M.
BY JERRY IANNELLI
 
Local Zika Virus Transmissions Confirmed In Miami Beach
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The Zika virus has been transmitted locally to two people in Miami Beach, Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez toldNew Times via phone today. The Florida Department of Health had previously found active transmissions only in a small area surrounding Wynwood.

Reading from a memo sent by City Manager Jimmy Morales, Gonzalez said one person who caught the virus was a tourist, while the other worked in the city. It's unclear where exactly on the Beach the two cases were contracted.

Gonzalez said the city — which relies on tourism to survive economically — is "very concerned" about the virus's potential effects on local businesses and hotels.

"This could be devastating to our tourism industry," she said. "Education is of the utmost importance right now."

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According to Morales' memo, Gonzalez said the city will now focus on eliminating potential breeding sites, communicating with local businesses, and "fogging" the area with pesticides.

"We need to do a massive PR campaign to educate people about the Zika virus, so people are not afraid to come to Miami Beach," Rosen Gonzalez says. "I should add, that includes educating not just residents, but businesses too." She added that she had not yet spoken to other city officials, and did not know what the city's next steps would be.

The Florida Department of Health is expected to announce the news in the next hour, another city official briefed on the plans tells New Times.

Morales, the city manager, said on Twitter today that the city is in "constant communication" with the Florida Department of Health right now.

According to the yesterday's "Daily Zika Update" from the health department, 33 people have caught the virus in Florida so far, while 461 Floridians have caught Zika while traveling.

 

If you believe you've caught the Zika virus, here are some tips as to how to get tested.

Tim Elfrink contributed reporting to this report.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/local-zika-virus-transmissions-confirmed-in-miami-beach-8699331

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Mosquitoes reportedly transmitting Zika in Miami Beach

Mosquitoes are actively transmitting the Zika virus in Miami Beach, sources keen on conversations that took place Thursday between Florida state health representatives and local officials have reportedly told the Miami Herald. Officials were expected to confirm the new zone of transmission that afternoon, and the news could threaten the tourism hotspot of Miami-Dade County.

Officials had been trying to halt a possible spread of the virus from a 1-square-mile section of Wynwood, an arts hub in the county just north of downtown Miami, since identifying local transmission there on July 29. Wynwood marked the first zone of ongoing Zika transmission in the continental United States.

“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,” Miami City Manager Jimmy Morales said in a written statement to the Herald. “We are also working with the county and they are also inspecting and as needed mitigating through techniques like clean ups, larvicides and fogging.”

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Since Zika started spreading in Wynwood, seven new local cases of Zika have been reported outside of that zone, the Herald reported. On Wednesday, the health department reported an additional three new local Zika infections in Miami-Dade, including one in the initial 1-square-mile zone and two others outside of it.

The Herald reported that so far this year in Florida, 557 people, 63 of them pregnant, have contracted Zika. Thirty-three of those stem from local transmission in the state, and all except for seven have been traced to the Wynwood area." The number of cases in Miami Beach has not been confirmed.

According to the Herald, Miami Beach is home to half of the county’s hotel rooms and the region depends on its $24 billion-a-year tourism industry.

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The department has not yet determined where the individual in Palm Beach County or the nine individuals outside the one-square mile in Miami-Dade County likely contracted Zika 

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The department has not yet determined where the individual in Palm Beach County or the nine individuals outside the one-square mile in Miami-Dade County likely contracted Zika 

2)      First Miami-Dade investigation outside the one-square mile: One (1) case (Announced on July 19)

Total # of Samples Collected

Negative Samples

Positive Samples

Pending Results

21

19

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2

 

3)    One (1) case in Palm Beach County: (Announced on Aug. 8)

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 (Announced on Aug. 12)

The investigation is beginning in this area in Miami-Dade County. Mosquito abatement and reduction activities will take place around the area of interest.

 

5) Third Miami-Dade investigation outside the one-square mile: One (1) case (Announced on Aug. 15)

Total # of Samples Collected

Negative Samples

Positive Samples

Pending Results

6

1

0

5

 

6) Fourth Miami-Dade investigation outside the one-square mile: One (1) case (Announced on Aug. 17)

Total # of Samples Collected

Negative Samples

Positive Samples

Pending Results

2

0

0

2

 

7) Fifth Miami-Dade investigation outside the one-square mile: One (1) case (Announced on Aug. 17)

The investigation is beginning in this area in Miami-Dade County. Mosquito abatement and reduction activities will take place around the area of interest.

8) Sixth 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

9) Seventh Miami-Dade investigation outside the one-square mile: One (1) case

http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/zika-virus/index.html?utm_source=flhealthIndex

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