(CNN)The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an unprecedented
travel warning Monday, advising pregnant women and their partners not to
travel to a small community just north of downtown Miami, where Zika is
actively circulating. This is the first time the CDC has warned people
not to travel to an American neighborhood for fear of catching an
infectious disease, according to agency spokesman Tom Skinner.
The
warning came after 10 additional people in Florida were found to have
been infected with Zika virus after being bitten by local mosquitoes,
bringing the total to 14.
Florida
Gov. Rick Scott and CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden announced the
development in separate news conferences Monday. The new cases were
found by door-to-door surveys of 200 people in their homes and
businesses, and they were identified by urine and blood samples that
tested positive for the virus or an antibody.
Late last week, Florida state health officials confirmed that four people had contracted Zika from mosquitoes in the same 150-square-meter area.
It's a mixed-use development with upscale as well as economically
stressed businesses and homes, which Frieden said complicates mosquito
control efforts.
"New test
measurements over the weekend showed a risk of continued active
transmission in that area," Frieden said. "Because of this finding, we
are advising pregnant women not to travel to that area and if they have
traveled there on or after June 15 to visit their health care provider
for testing."
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