Zika Florida

• Doctors tie Zika virus to heart problems in some adults

  For the first time, doctors have tied infection with the Zika virus to possible new heart problems in adults. The evidence so far is only in eight people in Venezuela, and is not enough to prove a link.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2017
  
• Non-travel-related case of Zika discovered in Tampa Bay area

  Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday announced a non-travel-related case of Zika in the Tampa Bay region.

  World

  Aug 23, 2016
  
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• Florida officials: Zika spread by mosquitoes in South Beach

  South Beach has been identified as second site of Zika transmission by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, Florida officials said Friday.

  Health

  Aug 19, 2016
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• Tale of two campaigns: Clinton calls for Zika action as Trump trumpets rights of gun owners

  Urging Congress to cut short its summer recess, Hillary Clinton called for emergency public health action Tuesday as she visited a Miami neighbourhood dealing with the first U.S. outbreak of the Zika virus.

  Politics

  Aug 9, 2016
• Florida officials go into damage-control mode over Zika

  Florida officials have gone into damage-control mode, with Gov. Rick Scott insisting, "We have a safe state!" during a tour of the Zika hot zone in Miami's Wynwood district.

  Health

  Aug 6, 2016
• Afraid of Zika? Scammers, bug spray companies capitalizing on mosquito-borne illness

  Companies and entrepreneurs are capitalizing on Zika fears wherever mosquitoes buzz, hawking questionable products like anti-Zika wristbands.

  Aug 3, 2016
• Spread of Zika virus could bite Florida’s tourism industry, say experts

  Health officials in Canada and the U.S. are urging pregnant women to avoid travelling to parts of Florida amid reported cases of Zika virus that could have implications for the popular vacation destination.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2016
• Pregnant Canadian women urged to avoid parts of Florida due to Zika virus

  The Public Health Agency is telling pregnant Canadian women who visited Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida on or after June 15 to take precautions against the Zika virus.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2016
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• Pregnant women warned about Zika-stricken part of Florida

  Officials warned pregnant women Monday to avoid parts of Miami and told couples who have been there recently to put off having children for two months.

  Health

  Aug 1, 2016