Florida is the only state in the United States, the territory of which is affected by this virus.
In the U.S. state of Florida 35 people have contracted the virus, Zeke the bites of mosquito vectors. This is stated in the published on Thursday, August 18, the statement of the Governor of the state Rick Scott.
“The total number of cases of local transmission in Florida Zeke is already 35”, – the document says.
Earlier it was reported about 25 of those infected.
Florida is the only state in the United States, the territory of which is affected by this virus.
For the extermination of mosquitoes and their larvae in Florida use pesticides and special traps. The residents also hand out insect repellent means.
Recall that in Puerto Rico due to a virus Zeke declared a state of emergency.
Zika fever is an acute infectious disease of monkeys, which occasionally transmitted to humans by mosquitoes and characterized by fever benign. The virus is most dangerous for pregnant women, as it causes the fetus to the potential of microcephaly with severe brain damage.
