Two cases of Zika-related birth defects in California-born infants

The impact immediately appeared to be more successful than earlier mosquito control techniques, said Dr Tom Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Yesterday, aerial spraying of pesticide was started in Miami as way to cut down the mosquito population further.

Gov. Rick Scott zigzagged around Wynwood Thursday morning, talking with local business owners about what the state can do to combat the spread of Zika. Smith could not confirm whether or not the latter mother contracted Zika in her country, but said that she was from a country where mosquitoes were transmitting the virus.

“Last August 1, two new locally contracted cases of the Zika virus were diagnosed, corresponding to residents in the city of Holguin who had not traveled overseas, which brings the total up to three”, the Health Ministry of Cuba said in a statement to state media.

Microcephly is a condition in which babies have abnormally small heads and incomplete brain development.

· Use air conditioning or window and door screens to keep mosquitoes outside.

As of July 29, CDPH has confirmed 114 travel-associated Zika virus infections in 22 counties.

A new Zika infection has been reported in the ongoing outbreak in northern Miami.

American health officials have said they don’t expect widespread outbreaks, such as those that have occurred in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that he has approved the use of emergency funds to support the state’s efforts against the Zika Virus.

Unborn babies can develop severe birth defects.

New CDC guidance recommends that health care providers assess all pregnant women for possible Zika virus exposure during each prenatal visit.

“Aggressive mosquito control measures don’t seem to be working as well as we would like”, Frieden told the press.

Last week, the CDC issued a travel advisory for the Miami area after 14 cases of locally acquired Zika were reported.

“I actually put skin repellent all over myself just to be protected and, luckily, I wasn’t bitten by any mosquitoes and I came back fine”, said Hernandez.

All told, almost 1,700 cases have been reported nationwide, including more than 370 in Florida. “Both men and women of childbearing age should take precautions if they have recently traveled, or plan to travel, to a location where Zika is spreading”, added Dr. Smith.

The virus is of most concern to pregnant women or women considering getting pregnant in the near future.