Miami Zika Export To Tarrant Co Texas

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September 21, 2016 (Tarrant County, TX) – Tarrant County Public Health has identified a new Zika case involving a Tarrant County resident who traveled to Miami, Florida. This is the first such case reported in Tarrant County, and the second in the state that involved travel to an affected area of Florida.

The Texas Department of State Health Services received, tested and confirmed the sample.

Local transmission has not been detected in Tarrant County and surveillance continues.

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