Florida governor to host round table on Zika
Posted Aug 1, 2016 01:15:44 PM.
Last Updated Aug 1, 2016 01:22:07 PM.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott is hosting a round-table discussion about the Zika virus and the state’s preparedness.
The discussion is set for 1 p.m. Monday with community leaders in Pinellas County, which is well north of the small area near Miami where active transmissions of Zika are occurring in Florida.
Earlier Monday, Scott said there are 10 new infections of the Zika virus likely transmitted by mosquitoes, bringing the total in the state to 14.
The new cases are clustered in the same square-mile neighbourhood in Miami-Dade County identified last week.
Florida health officials said in a news release Monday they believe active transmissions of Zika are occurring only in that area.
U.S. health officials do not expect widespread outbreaks of the sort seen in Brazil and Latin America.
Although most people who get Zika don’t know they’re sick, infection during pregnancy can cause babies to be born with small heads and other defects.
