Florida officials found the Zika virus in mosquitoes trapped in the Miami Beach area, confirming that the virus is spreading via mosquito bites.
It is the first discovery of Zika virus in mosquitoes in the continental U.S. More than 50 cases of local transmission of the Zika virus have been found in Florida, with officials not saying that mosquito bites were to blame.
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