Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Expect More U.S. Zika Virus Cases, Experts Say

The Zika virus is keeping Florida officials on their toes.

It's now popped up in a third part of the state: in Pinellas County, the peninsula that is home to both the cities of Clearwater and St. Petersburg. 

In all, 42 people have caught Zika in Florida in the three outbreaks in Miami Beach, Pinellas and the Wynwood neighborhood north of Miami. Travelers from New York, Texas and Taiwan have been infected in Florida, and more than 2,200 travelers have carried Zika to the U.S. from elsewhere. 

"We wouldn't be surprised if we saw more local cases and more clusters. It is the middle of mosquito season," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas Frieden told NBC News. 

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