Florida Governor Rick Scott on Monday announced that Florida’s Department of Health (DOH) identified an additional 10 people who have contracted the Zika virus in Miami, likely through a mosquito bite.
Scott said he called on the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to activate an emergency response team to assist local authorities.
“Their team will consist of public health experts whose role is to augment our response efforts to confirmed local transmissions of the Zika virus,” the governor said.
He also advised women living or working in the area and who are either pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant to visit a doctor for assistance.
“We will continue …
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