This follows last week's announcement that DOH believes active transmission of the Zika virus is occurring in a less than 1.5 square mile area of Miami Beach between 8th and 28th streets (see map below).
The governor said officials have yet to declare Pinellas County as a zone of active transmission despite the new case in the area. He says the fifth was diagnosed in a Pinellas County resident who hasn't traveled internationally.
"As a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I commend the extraordinary work of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control to stop the spread of the Zika Virus and place the health and safety of the American people first". "I will continue to work with local officials to ensure our cities, counties and state are partners in our fight against this virus".
The real issue is for pregnant women who are at greatest risk because the virus can cause devastating birth defects such as microcephaly, where the baby's brain fails to develop normally.
Levine alluded to the fact that although Scott has made two trips to Miami-Dade County since the confirmation of locally transmitted Zika in Miami Beach on Friday, the governor has not visited Miami Beach.
Report says that only 37 people have caught the virus in Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County so far.
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In all, 42 people have caught Zika in Florida, and not from travelers. The virus is spread through the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can be transmitted sexually.
Frieden said the CDC is closely monitoring new cases in the Wynwood neighborhood to see whether their mosquito control efforts-which have included aerial spraying of pesticides to kill adult mosquitoes and mosquito larvae-are working. He works with modeling the spread of the virus.
"And if it becomes clear that more resources are needed, we will not hesitate", Scott said. While chemical droplets may get close to the mosquito habitat, there is no way to know that every possible breeding spot has been reached through a diffuse, overhead approach.
South Florida provides a almost year-round home to the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that spread Zika. What it is going to take is "going door to door, fixing it as we go".
"The challenge with a pregnant woman is with the child", Adams said.
Adalja expects multiple counties in Florida will be affected, as well as areas in Texas and Louisiana, though these outbreaks will be limited to discreet areas.
