"Zika Fear Prompts Travel Warning For Miami, CDC’s First In U.S."

"Federal health authorities on Monday urged pregnant women not to visit a South Florida neighborhood where new cases of the Zika virus have emerged, the first time officials have warned against travel to part of the continental United States due to the outbreak of an infectious disease.

Officials issued the “unprecedented” warning following the identification of 10 new infections in a dense urban pocket north of downtown Miami, and after “aggressive” efforts to combat Zika’s mosquito-borne spread had proved insufficient.

“It is truly a scary situation,” said Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This is a really tough mosquito to control.”"

Lena H. Sun, Drew Harwell, and Brady Dennis report for the Washington Post August 1, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"'Zika Is Now Here': Mosquitoes Are Spreading Virus In U.S." (Los Angeles Times)

"With 10 New Zika Cases In Miami, CDC Advises Pregnant Women To Avoid Wynwood" (Miami Herald)

"How Foreclosed Homes And Used Tires Can Threaten Public Health In The Age Of Zika" (Washington Post)

"Miami-Dade Ramps Up Battle Against Zika-Spreading Mosquito" (Miami Herald)

"Miami’s Tourism Industry Faces Its Newest Foe: Zika In Wynwood" (Miami Herald)

"Dear Washington: The Time to Prepare for Zika Has Come and Gone" (Foreign Policy)