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Vern Buchanan advises readiness as Sarasota confirms first Zika case

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As state officials confirmed the first Zika case in Sarasota County, Congressman Vern Buchanan urged Suncoast residents Tuesday to take common-sense steps to prevent infections. “All Floridians must take immediate action to protect themselves and prevent Zika from spreading any further,” Buchanan said. “My state is in crisis mode. Families and business owners cannot overlook the very real threat this virus poses to public health.” Florida is ground zero for the Zika virus. On Friday, the Florida Department of Health released a report…

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Rick Scott: 10 more cases of locally transmitted Zika in Florida

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Ten more people are believed to have contracted the Zika virus through a mosquito bite, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a travel warning for the affected area. On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the Department of Health identified 10 more people who contracted the virus locally. The governor said the state health department still believes the transmissions are occurring in one part of Miami, but warned women who are pregnant — or are thinking of…

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More bug spray, less dining al fresco planned in Zika zone

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As word spread that Miami’s hippest neighborhood was now considered ground zero for the first mosquito-transmitted infections of the Zika virus in the U.S. mainland, many residents vowed to take precautions, local officials urged tourists not to change travel plans and mosquito-control workers geared up for war against the pests. “Zika is now here,” Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Friday. Some Miami residents said Friday that they were stocking up on…

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Meet Christine Quinn, the woman who wants to take Kathy Castor’s job in Congress

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When conservatives claims the Democratic Party is anti-small business, they have no one better to champion that claim than Christine Quinn, the Republican businesswoman running against Kathy Castor in Florida’s 14th Congressional District this November. The Southern California native created My Family Seasonings in 2005, which began with a prime rib seasoning from her mother’s secret family recipe. She then quickly adding seafood, hamburger, poultry, wild game and most recently a meatloaf mix to her company’s list of products, and she’s flourished ever since. As her business…

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Latest in Zika battle: Enlist kids to ‘Spill the Water’

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As the number of Zika cases in Florida mounts — 11 new cases were reported on Wednesday, including one in Hillsborough County — state health officials have launched a campaign to educate children on the dangers of the virus and to enlist their help in stemming the spread of disease-toting mosquitoes. The Florida Department of Health’s “Spill the Water” campaign is encouraging kids to venture out into their backyards and dump vessels in which standing water may accumulate. Water like that,…

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Florida records birth of first baby with Zika-related birth defects

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The first case of microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and incomplete brain development, has surfaced in Florida. The defect is caused by the Zika virus, which was contracted by the mother while in her native Haiti, authorities said. Officials with the Florida Department of Health confirmed the case Tuesday morning. The newborn’s mother came to Florida to deliver her baby, officials said. The department is working with the family to get the…

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Florida lawmakers urge action to stop the spread of Zika

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Florida lawmakers continue to push for more federal assistance to fight the spread of Zika. Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday requested the Centers for Disease Control send an additional 1,300 Zika antibody tests to Florida. The additional tests would allow more Floridians, including pregnant women and new mothers, to see if they have had Zika. There are 134 cases of travel related Zika in Florida. According to the Department of Health, there are also 38 cases that involve pregnant women,…

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