At least two people acquired Zika from mosquitoes that bit them within a one-square-mile area north of downtown Miami sometime in early July, state and federal health officials said Friday, confirming the first cluster of the virus spread locally in the continental United States.
Four people in South Florida — two in Miami-Dade County and two in Broward — have beeninfected by local mosquitoes, according to Florida Gov. Rick Scott, whose announcement triggered a wave of response from public health agencies and elected officials.
“Florida has become the first state in the nation to have local transmission of the Zika virus,” Scott said.
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