Officials investigate Zika case in Palm Beach County

There have also been 357 cases of Zika involving people who were infected while traveling outside the United States to areas where the virus is spreading, mainly in Latin America.

Federal officials at the CDC said they have expected some additional cases of Zika in Florida and possibly elsewhere in the southern parts of the U.S. Health officials say Hawaii has no locally acquired Zika cases, and no mosquitoes are transmitting the disease in the state.

Health officials in Florida report investigating an additional non-travel related Zika virus case today in an individual in Palm Beach County who had recently traveled to Miami-Dade County.

“If the department identifies any area of concern in Palm Beach County, we will notify the public immediately”.

Encourage all education leaders to have protocols in place to promptly address suspected Zika cases.

– Linking schools with local health departments so that clinic nurses and staff can be trained in the prevention and identification of Zika cases.

– Providing a Department of Health “teacher toolkit” that will allow teachers to include Zika messages and activities in lessons.

Local transmission of Zika has only been reported in one part of the continental USA – a one-square mile just north of downtown Miami.

The person lives in West Palm Beach County about 70 miles (113km) north of the initial transmission zone.

Almost 1,000 pregnant women in the continental USA and its territories have been infected with Zika.

Meanwhile, Visit Florida, the state’s main tourism-promotion organization, has created a Zika web page to provide information and “talking points” on the mosquito-borne disease.

CDC Director Thomas Frieden mentioned in a news briefing held on August 1 that mosquito control measures in Miami haven’t been that effective.