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Travel Related Zika Case Reported In Escambia County
June 8, 2016
The Florida Department of Health reported a travel-related case of the Zika virus in Escambia County, and a Declaration of Public Health Emergency was updated to include Escambia County.
The Escambia County case was one of five new travel related cases announced Tuesday, along with cases in Hillsborough, Osceloa, Palm Beach and Seminole counties. A case was previous reported in Santa Rosa County in February.
All Zika cases reported in Florida have been associated with travel. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida.
There have been 171 total cases reported in Florida, 33 of which were pregnant women.
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.
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Our Governor did make the right call in asking Congress for more funds and other gear (mosquito spray) to deal with the spread of this, I will however hold my breath for when congress does actually deal with it. I have read several articles about soon to be mothers having to make tough choices from this virus, Lots of babies in South America are being born with brain defects and other developmental problems. I only hope a cure can be funded and found before Zeka Fever has any chance to spread further.