niman Posted August 25, 2016 Report Posted August 25, 2016 Media reports describe local Zika case in Lake Worth,Florida, 24F who did not travel outside of Palm Beach County. She was symptomatic beginning August 10, was hospitalized Aug 19-21, and was confirmed August 23.
niman Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Posted August 25, 2016 Lake Worth woman confirmed as second county resident with local Zika 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 | Filed in: Central PBC A 24-year-old Lake Worth woman has been confirmed as the second Palm Beach County resident to contract Zika virus through a local mosquito. The woman was hospitalized from Aug. 19-21 with classic Zika symptoms that included fever, rash, eye redness and joint pain, but a final diagnosis that she was infected by the mosquito-borne virus didn’t come until she was phoned Tuesday by county health officials. A 24-year-old Lake Worth woman has been confirmed as the second Palm Beach County resident to contract Zika virus through a local mosquito. The woman was hospitalized from Aug. 19-21 with classic Zika symptoms that included fever, rash, eye redness and joint pain, but a final diagnosis that she was infected by the mosquito-borne virus didn’t come until she was phoned Tuesday by county health officials. “I don’t want to be labeled, walking down the street and have people say, ‘Oh, there’s Zika,’ ” the woman said. “But I want people to know that this should be on their radar.” Gov. Rick Scott announced the local case during a Zika roundtable Wednesday in Hillsborough County. That was followed by word from the Florida Department of Health that the county’s two cases of homegrown Zika are not related. The first case was made public Aug. 8 but no further information was released about the person except that he or she likely was infected while in Wynwood, a trendy arts district north of downtown Miami that is ground zero for locally acquired Zika in the U.S. The lack of a connection between the two patients means there is no indication of a local outbreak in Palm Beach County, health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a local outbreak as two or more people infected by Zika who do not share a household, did not contract the virus through travel or sexual transmission, and who acquired the disease within 1-square mile over a period of two weeks or more. Those conditions were met when the state revealed two areas — Wynwood and the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach — in Miami-Dade County with multiple cases of Zika transmitted through local mosquitoes. Scott held a conference call Wednesday with Palm Beach County officials to assure them that steps are underway to gauge whether residents are at risk. “We’ll be going door-to-door to do outreach in the Palm Beach area. We’ll be doing strategic testing to identify if any other people may have contracted the Zika virus,” Scott said. The Lake Worth woman said she began experiencing abdominal pains Aug. 10, just after noticing two mosquito bites on her right forearm. Within days her temperature shot up to 103.5 degrees, and the county health department was notified. The woman underwent tests at a local hospital but said her doctors remained highly skeptical that she had Zika. “I felt like they were thinking, ‘No, this can’t be,’ ” she said. “Physicians need to know this is a possibility.” The woman, who works as an office manager and is the mother of a young child, said she’s been in constant contact with the county health department since she was diagnosed. She’s been advised to stay indoors as much as possible and to wear long sleeves and repellent when venturing outside. As of late Wednesday, county mosquito control officials had not yet visited her home, the woman said. At least one of her neighbors provided a sample to health officials to test for Zika, she said. Her child is also undergoing tests. Experts say that only 20 percent of patients with Zika show symptoms similar to the woman in Lake Worth. The real danger is for pregnant women because the virus can result in microcephaly, a birth defect that produces abnormally small heads and brains in newborns. While she is finally beginning to feel better, the Lake Worth patient said she’s worried about the future. “I’m 24 years old,” she said. “What if I get pregnant in two years? Who’s to say this virus is going to be out of my system? Who’s to say this is not going to affect my future child? There’s not much research and not a lot of answers, and that’s scary.” http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/reports-second-non-travel-related-zika-case-in-pal/nsLJn/
niman Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Posted August 25, 2016 Lake Worth woman tests positive for Zika, says Zika virus is in Palm Beach County Michelle Quesada 11:56 PM, Aug 24, 2016 3 hours ago Autoplay: X Preparing For Possible Flooding WPTV SHOW CAPTION LAKE WORTH, Fla. - A local woman has sound the alarm that Zika is in Palm Beach County and she's proof. The woman, who does not want to be identified, believes she was infected around her home in Lake Worth even though the health department says active transmissions of the Zika virus are only happening in Miami-Dade County. For the last 24 hours the woman who says she is the second non-travel related case of Zika in Palm Beach County, says she has been answering questions from the State Health Department. "They want to know where, they want to know when, they're trying to track down a timeline," she said. They are trying to figure out where the 24-year-old may have been bitten by a Zika-infected mosquito in Palm Beach County. "A lot of people were telling it wasn't a possibility, but it clearly was a possibility," she added. She says before she started showing symptoms she noticed two mosquito bites on her arm, but living in South Florida she didn't think anything of it. "I don't spend a lot of time outdoors, so it could have literally been walking to my car," said the woman. Then, the fever set in followed by a rash and joint pain. She kept a log of all the Zika-related symptoms. Her doctor contacted the health department which directed her to get tested for the virus at JFK Medical Center. The next day her symptoms were worse. "I could no longer walk, I was crawling, army crawling. I couldn't bend my hands, I could bend my feet at the ankles. I could only wiggle my toes," she added. She says the emphasis on locally-acquired Zika cases happening only in Miami-Dade County caused doctors to doubt she could have the virus. "They were kind of like no, this isn't Zika, this isn't how it presents," she said as she described what doctors told her at the hospital she was admitted to. "So it made me feel like something more severe was happening and it was very nerve wracking," she said. On Tuesday, she found out she has the Zika virus. She says she is doing better but still feels weak and dizzy at times. What scares her even more than what she's been through is what she doesn't know about the virus. "There's not a lot of information right now, whose to say that if I were to get pregnant in 2, 5, 7 years, that this couldn't affect me?" she added. Today the woman says one of her neighbors was being tested for Zika. Her 5-year-old daughter is also being tested. She says the health department advised her to wear long sleeves and limit her exposure outdoors. http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/lake-worth/lake-worth-woman-tests-positive-for-zika-says-zika-virus-is-in-palm-beach-county
niman Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Posted August 25, 2016 Second Palm Beach county resident with local-transmitted Zika from Lake Worth BY ISRAEL BALDERAS THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH 2016 The second known locally-transmitted case of Zika was discovered in Palm Beach County. PHOTO/WPEC LAKE WORTH, FL. — A new, second locally transmitted case of the Zika virus has been discovered in Palm Beach County. There are conflicting reports about where the patient lives, and whether or not Gov. Rick Scott’s office is being transparent with the public. View image on Twitter Follow Eric Roby @Eric_Roby Sources say a pregnant woman has non-travel related zika. She lives in Lake Worth. Exact location not known. @CBS12 4:54 AM - 25 Aug 2016 11 Retweet likes At the Guatemalan-Maya Center in Lake Worth, a sign posted on several doors in Spanish reads, “Prevenga el Zika…" which urges the public to take precautionary measures to help stop the spread of the Zika virus locally. This takes on a new level of urgency as sources tell CBS 12 News the latest locally transmitted Zika case comes out of Lake Worth. "The news today is that we have one more what we believe is a non-travel related case in Palm Beach County,” said Gov. Scott, while attending a roundtable meeting in Tampa Wednesday morning. But the question is where? The governor's office and state health officials refused on Wednesday to disclose specifics of where the two cases of non-travel related Zika are located within the county. News of the first person infected was announced on August 8 and the second one today. CBS 12 has learned that person lives in Lake Worth. According to the Palm Beach Post, it involves a mother who says she hasn't traveled out of the Palm Beach County area in months. As for why the governor's office or the county's health department won't be more forthright about detailed locations of where Zika infected people live, CBS 12 News was told by Mara Gambineri, the Communications Director for the Florida Department of Health, “it's an active investigation.” "Often times, the transmission may occur away from the residence of that individual,” said Celeste Philip, Florida’s Surgeon General in a talk with reporters on Wednesday afternoon. “So having that information presented without understanding better timeline, where we believe exposure occurred is not helpful from a public health perspective." And officials will only notify residents of local transmission clusters, when two or more people - not living together- are infected locally by Zika within 1-square mile area over a period of two weeks or more. But some local Lake Worth officials say they're being left out in the dark and they’re not happy about it. CBS 12 reached out to all of the city commissioners – including the mayor - about whether or not the governor's office or county health officials had informed them of the latest Zika case located in Lake Worth. Two commissioners said they had no clue, going on to state the governor needs to be more forthright. CBS 12 was told by one source, that Mayor Pam Triolo, who didn't return any phone calls – is aware but has not made the information public. http://cbs12.com/news/zika/second-palm-beach-county-resident-with-local-transmitted-zika-from-lake-worth
LAKE WORTH, FL. — A new, second locally transmitted case of the Zika virus has been discovered in Palm Beach County. There are conflicting reports about where the patient lives, and whether or not Gov. Rick Scott’s office is being transparent with the public. View image on Twitter Follow Eric Roby @Eric_Roby Sources say a pregnant woman has non-travel related zika. She lives in Lake Worth. Exact location not known. @CBS12 4:54 AM - 25 Aug 2016 11 Retweet likes At the Guatemalan-Maya Center in Lake Worth, a sign posted on several doors in Spanish reads, “Prevenga el Zika…" which urges the public to take precautionary measures to help stop the spread of the Zika virus locally. This takes on a new level of urgency as sources tell CBS 12 News the latest locally transmitted Zika case comes out of Lake Worth. "The news today is that we have one more what we believe is a non-travel related case in Palm Beach County,” said Gov. Scott, while attending a roundtable meeting in Tampa Wednesday morning. But the question is where? The governor's office and state health officials refused on Wednesday to disclose specifics of where the two cases of non-travel related Zika are located within the county. News of the first person infected was announced on August 8 and the second one today. CBS 12 has learned that person lives in Lake Worth. According to the Palm Beach Post, it involves a mother who says she hasn't traveled out of the Palm Beach County area in months. As for why the governor's office or the county's health department won't be more forthright about detailed locations of where Zika infected people live, CBS 12 News was told by Mara Gambineri, the Communications Director for the Florida Department of Health, “it's an active investigation.” "Often times, the transmission may occur away from the residence of that individual,” said Celeste Philip, Florida’s Surgeon General in a talk with reporters on Wednesday afternoon. “So having that information presented without understanding better timeline, where we believe exposure occurred is not helpful from a public health perspective." And officials will only notify residents of local transmission clusters, when two or more people - not living together- are infected locally by Zika within 1-square mile area over a period of two weeks or more. But some local Lake Worth officials say they're being left out in the dark and they’re not happy about it. CBS 12 reached out to all of the city commissioners – including the mayor - about whether or not the governor's office or county health officials had informed them of the latest Zika case located in Lake Worth. Two commissioners said they had no clue, going on to state the governor needs to be more forthright. CBS 12 was told by one source, that Mayor Pam Triolo, who didn't return any phone calls – is aware but has not made the information public. http://cbs12.com/news/zika/second-palm-beach-county-resident-with-local-transmitted-zika-from-lake-worth
niman Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) GOV. SCOTT: CDC MUST FULLY FULFILL REQUESTS FOR ZIKA RESOURCES On August 24, 2016, in News Releases, by Staff TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) is investigating a new non-travel related case of Zika in Palm Beach County. This case is unrelated to the other non-travel related case announced earlier this month in Palm Beach DOH has begun door-to-door outreach and targeted sampling in Palm Beach County and mosquito abatement and reduction activities are also taking place. DOH still believes ongoing active transmission is only taking place within the small identified areas in Wynwood and Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County. More details will be announced when the investigation concludes. http://www.flgov.com/2016/08/24/gov-scott-cdc-must-fully-fulfill-requests-for-zika-resources/ Edited August 25, 2016 by niman
niman Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Posted August 25, 2016 By Associated Press | Posted: Thu 9:53 AM, Aug 25, 2016 By: Associated Press LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) -- Officials say a second person in Palm Beach County, Florida, has contracted the Zika virus through a local mosquito. Florida's Department of Health said in a statement Wednesday that a 24-year-old Lake Worth woman has been confirmed to have contracted the virus. Officials say the woman was hospitalized last week with classic Zika symptoms that included fever, rash, eye redness and joint pain, but a final diagnosis did not come until Tuesday. The woman says she hasn't traveled outside of the county in months. The number of non-travel related cases in Florida now stands at 43, with the majority having occurred in Miami-Dade County. Palm Beach County is north of Miami. Zika causes a mild illness in most people but can lead to severe brain-related birth defects if women are infected during pregnancy. http://www.wctv.tv/content/news/New-case-of-non-travel-related-Zika-in-Palm-Beach-County-391284792.html
niman Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Posted August 26, 2016 Health officials going door to door in Lake Worth to warn of Zika BY AL PEFLEY THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH 2016 Zika warning.PNG LAKE WORTH (CBS12) — Workers with the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County fanned out in a section of Lake Worth Thursday night, to spread the word about a new non-travel related case of zika. The mayor of Lake Worth told CBS12 she’s very concerned about the fact that a Lake Worth woman may have acquired zika from a local mosquito. In the battle to combat Zika, these are the front lines. Workers with the Florida Department of Health are going door to door in a Lake Worth residential neighborhood to warn people about the Zika virus. View image on Twitter Follow Al Pefley @AlPefley CBS12 caught up with Health Dept workers, who went to residential area in Lake Worth to warn about Zika. @CBS12 9:37 PM - 25 Aug 2016 Retweets 11 like View image on Twitter Follow Al Pefley @AlPefley CBS12 caught up with Health Dept workers, who went to residential area in Lake Worth to warn about Zika. @CBS12 9:37 PM - 25 Aug 2016 Retweets 11 like “We just want to let you know the symptoms of Zika. Fever. Red eyes, joint pain,” said one health care worker to a resident. A small army of workers fanned out, trying to reach as many people as possible Thursday night. “We want to make sure that you’re getting rid of all that standing water, like twice a week, okay?” the worker said to a homeowner. At one particular house, they found a place where mosquitoes can breed, a mop bucket partially filled with water in the backyard. So they emptied it. A big part of their job is teaching people about zika. “Zika in itself is kind of a mild illness. But it has very bad effects on pregnant women and their unborn children,” one worker explained to a female resident. “Everybody needs to take precautions not to get bit by mosquitoes,” the worker told her as he handed her some Zika prevention reading material. They’ve come to this neighborhood because it’s not far from where a 24-year-old woman lives who has been confirmed as the second Palm Beach County resident to get Zika through a local mosquito. Some here are taking the zika threat seriously. “I was just talking about it today. I’m very nervous about it actually. With kids especially,” said Amanda Vititoe, a Lake Worth parent of a 2 year old boy. “That’s a very good idea to warn people about zika,” said Ricardo Dyce, Lake Worth resident who lives on the street the Health Department workers visited. “I haven’t been bitten by a mosquito in years. So I myself am not too worried,” said James Malaspino, also a Lake Worth resident. The woman from Lake Worth who has Zika was briefly hospitalized. Health department workers---one city block at a time---want to eliminate the mosquitos here that may be carrying it. View image on Twitter Follow Al Pefley @AlPefley Heath dept goes door to door in Lake Worth with Zika literature.@CBS12 11:23 PM - 25 Aug 2016 11 Retweet likes View image on Twitter Follow Al Pefley @AlPefley Heath dept goes door to door in Lake Worth with Zika literature.@CBS12 11:23 PM - 25 Aug 2016 11 Retweet likes The Florida Health Department says this was the first night they’ve gone door to door in Lake Worth handing out cans of insect repellent and literature about zika, since the non-travel related case in Lake Worth was announced by the governor Wednesday. They say they’ll be out again Friday and this weekend, depending on what the approaching storm does. http://cbs12.com/news/local/department-of-health-go-door-to-door-in-lake-worth-to-warn-of-zika
LAKE WORTH (CBS12) — Workers with the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County fanned out in a section of Lake Worth Thursday night, to spread the word about a new non-travel related case of zika. The mayor of Lake Worth told CBS12 she’s very concerned about the fact that a Lake Worth woman may have acquired zika from a local mosquito. In the battle to combat Zika, these are the front lines. Workers with the Florida Department of Health are going door to door in a Lake Worth residential neighborhood to warn people about the Zika virus. View image on Twitter Follow Al Pefley @AlPefley CBS12 caught up with Health Dept workers, who went to residential area in Lake Worth to warn about Zika. @CBS12 9:37 PM - 25 Aug 2016 Retweets 11 like View image on Twitter Follow Al Pefley @AlPefley CBS12 caught up with Health Dept workers, who went to residential area in Lake Worth to warn about Zika. @CBS12 9:37 PM - 25 Aug 2016 Retweets 11 like “We just want to let you know the symptoms of Zika. Fever. Red eyes, joint pain,” said one health care worker to a resident. A small army of workers fanned out, trying to reach as many people as possible Thursday night. “We want to make sure that you’re getting rid of all that standing water, like twice a week, okay?” the worker said to a homeowner. At one particular house, they found a place where mosquitoes can breed, a mop bucket partially filled with water in the backyard. So they emptied it. A big part of their job is teaching people about zika. “Zika in itself is kind of a mild illness. But it has very bad effects on pregnant women and their unborn children,” one worker explained to a female resident. “Everybody needs to take precautions not to get bit by mosquitoes,” the worker told her as he handed her some Zika prevention reading material. They’ve come to this neighborhood because it’s not far from where a 24-year-old woman lives who has been confirmed as the second Palm Beach County resident to get Zika through a local mosquito. Some here are taking the zika threat seriously. “I was just talking about it today. I’m very nervous about it actually. With kids especially,” said Amanda Vititoe, a Lake Worth parent of a 2 year old boy. “That’s a very good idea to warn people about zika,” said Ricardo Dyce, Lake Worth resident who lives on the street the Health Department workers visited. “I haven’t been bitten by a mosquito in years. So I myself am not too worried,” said James Malaspino, also a Lake Worth resident. The woman from Lake Worth who has Zika was briefly hospitalized. Health department workers---one city block at a time---want to eliminate the mosquitos here that may be carrying it. View image on Twitter Follow Al Pefley @AlPefley Heath dept goes door to door in Lake Worth with Zika literature.@CBS12 11:23 PM - 25 Aug 2016 11 Retweet likes View image on Twitter Follow Al Pefley @AlPefley Heath dept goes door to door in Lake Worth with Zika literature.@CBS12 11:23 PM - 25 Aug 2016 11 Retweet likes The Florida Health Department says this was the first night they’ve gone door to door in Lake Worth handing out cans of insect repellent and literature about zika, since the non-travel related case in Lake Worth was announced by the governor Wednesday. They say they’ll be out again Friday and this weekend, depending on what the approaching storm does. http://cbs12.com/news/local/department-of-health-go-door-to-door-in-lake-worth-to-warn-of-zika
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