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Staff ReportsSeptember 17, 2016

Miami Beach’s Zika zone just grew. The Florida Department of Health expanded the area of believed active transmission of the virus from 8th Street to 63rd Street in Miami Beach Friday night. The revised zone is now around 4.5 square miles. “While we’ve learned that we’re expanding the impacted area in Miami Beach, the good […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 14, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending seven people to Florida support Zika testing and lab functions. But Gov. Rick Scott wants more. On Wednesday, Scott requested more support personnel from the CDC. The governor made the request in order to ensure pregnant women get test results faster, according to the governor’s office. […]

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Rick Scott announces expansion of Zika transmission zone

Rick Scott requesting more CDC support personnel to help with Zika testing