Florida Gov. Rick Scott held a press conference in Orlando this morning to confirm that the Sunshine State “likely has the first cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland.”
“No mosquitoes in the state have tested positive for Zika, but one woman and three men in Miami-Dade and Broward counties likely contracted the virus through mosquito bites,” reports ABC’s Tampa Bay, Fla. affiliate, WFTS.
Read more and see video from the press conference here.
Pest Management Professional will have additional reporting as more facts are made available.
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