Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a health emergency in four counties due to the Zika virus. At
least nine cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been detected in
Florida. Health officials believe all of the cases are from people who
contracted the disease while travelling to affected countries.
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| A Brazilian baby with microcephaly. |
Scott signed the order on Wednesday to cover Miami-Dade, Lee, Hillsborough and Santa Rosa counties. The
Zika virus is linked to brain deformities in babies and is causing
concern among public health officials worldwide.
The virus is primarily
spread through mosquito bites, but investigators had been exploring the
possibility it could be sexually transmitted.
US
health officials say a person in Texas became infected with Zika
through sex, in the first case of the illness being transmitted within
the United States.
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