| Press Release
Monday, August 1, 2016
Contact: CDC Media Relations (404) 639-3286
CDC issues travel guidance related to Miami neighborhood with active Zika spread
New assessments of mosquito populations and test results this past weekend by Florida public health officials, as part of a community survey in the Miami neighborhood where several Zika infections were recently confirmed, have found persistent mosquito populations and additional Zika infections in the same area. This information suggests that there is a risk of continued active transmission of Zika virus in that area. As a result, CDC and Florida are issuing travel, testing and other recommendations for people who traveled to or lived in the Florida-designated areas on or after June 15, 2016, the earliest known date that one of the people could have been infected with Zika. At Florida's request, CDC is also sending a CDC Emergency Response Team (CERT) with experts in Zika virus, pregnancy and birth defects, vector control, laboratory science, and risk communications to assist in the response. Two CDC team members are already on the ground in Florida, three more will arrive today, and three more on Tuesday, August 2.
For more information about Zika: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Monday, August 1, 2016
CDC Press Release: CDC issues travel guidance related to Miami neighborhood with active Zika spread
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