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Sat Jan 30, 2016, 07:39 PM Jan 2016

South Florida Likely to See Small-Scale Zika Outbreaks

Source: WLRN

The first cases of zika have been confirmed in Florida, and experts say more small-scale outbreaks are likely here.

At least three cases of the virus have been confirmed in Florida, including two in Miami-Dade County, according to multiple news reports. Matthew DeGennaro, a mosquito researcher at Florida International University, says he expects to see more cases, although the outbreaks will not be nearly as large as the ones ravaging the Americas.

"You get these little pockets, but it’s not like it’s spreading across the whole county or the whole city," DeGennaro says.

Zika causes flu-like symptoms in adults, and children and may also be linked to microcephaly, a birth defect that can result in incomplete brain development.


Read more: http://wlrn.org/post/south-florida-likely-see-small-scale-zika-outbreaks

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South Florida Likely to See Small-Scale Zika Outbreaks (Original Post) n2doc Jan 2016 OP
No worries...just 'small-scale' type sh*t. nt Earth_First Jan 2016 #1
4 cases so far in B.C. OnlinePoker Jan 2016 #2
We should quarantine and deport Jeb Bush immediately IronLionZion Jan 2016 #3
And Rubio. Don't forget him n2doc Jan 2016 #4
Might as well throw out Trump too IronLionZion Jan 2016 #5
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