Although no one has yet contracted the mosquito-borne Zika virus in South Florida, history shows a familiar pattern.
The type of mosquito capable of carrying and spreading the disease, the Aedes aegyptimosquito, is not uncommon in South Florida. It’s the same mosquito that has transmitted the tropical diseases of yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya, pronounced chik-en-gun-ye and characterized by high fever.
Zika virus may not be in South Florida yet, but it has the potential to be | Miami Herald
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