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Pregnant women in the United States, have been warned not to travel to a Zika-affected part of Miami in Florida after another 10 cases were identified. The victims were infected by local mosquitoes in the Wynwood area. England’s public health agency advised pregnant women to postpone non-essential travel to Florida.
Pregnant women, who had been in the zone since 15th of June, have also been urged to get tested, while those planning a baby should wait eight weeks after leaving the area. Four cases of Zika, contracted from mosquitoes in Florida had been confirmed. Other Zika cases were among people returning from infected areas like Caribbean and South America.
Florida Governor Rick Scott said, an emergency response team will be set up to investigate and combat the virus’s spread. The illness, which is most commonly transmitted by mosquitoes, is linked to defects including small-head syndrome, or microcephaly, in newborns.