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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida – According to Florida Surgeon General Dr. Armstrong’s Zika report for February 23, 2016, the first case of the Zika virus has been reported in Seminole County which now means that four contiguous counties in East Central Florida have reported at least one case of the Zika virus. The total number of Zika cases in Florida has risen to 29 as of Tuesday.
Aedes aegypti mosquito. Credit: University of Florida Entomology & Nematology |
According to the CDC, babies born with the Zika virus transmitted from their mothers who contracted the disease while pregnant have developed microcephaly – a disease which causes the babies’ brains and heads to shrink. Maternal-fetal transmission of Zika virus has been documented throughout pregnancy and pregnant women can be infected with Zika virus in any trimester.
Florida Governor Rick Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735.
County | Number of Cases (all travel related) |
Alachua | 1 |
Brevard | 1 |
Broward | 4 |
Hillsborough | 3 |
Lee | 3 |
Miami-Dade | 11 |
Orange | 2 |
Osceola | 1 |
Santa Rosa | 1 |
Seminole | 1 |
St. Johns | 1 |
Total | 29 |
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