Florida investigating possible spread of Zika

Published August 8, 2016 7:17pm ET



Florida officials are investigating a potential local transmission of the Zika virus in Palm Beach County, but the health officails still believe the virus hasn’t spread past a small part of MIami.

Sixteen cases of Zika have been found in which the person was infected by a mosquito bite, the primary mode of transmission of the virus. All of the cases are in a one-square-mile radius in Miami.

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