MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A new pool of mosquitoes has tested positive for the Zika virus in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County officials announced on Tuesday.
Officials said the pool of mosquitoes was retrieved Oct. 5 from a trap at 1236 Drexel Ave., which is within the Zika zone designated by the Florida Department of Health.
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Inspectors have completed more than 19,000 inspections on Miami Beach and more than 1,000 in Little River.
Officials said Miami-Dade Mosquito Control continues to spray Bti larvicide and adulticide daily in the areas with local transmission.
Miami-Dade residents are asked to drain standing water in an effort to not attract mosquitoes.
Residents are asked to call 311 to report a mosquito nuisance.
