TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV Eyewitness News) — More victims infected with Zika virus are expected in the Miami region.
There are currently 388 cases of Zika here in Florida, and now Congress is on recess without having approved funds to fight the virus.
Governor Rick Scott has said he’s disappointed Congress didn’t provide funding before going on break.
Doctors from the National Institute of Health are also upset.
They’ve had to borrow money from other projects to get the effort going to combat Zika. However, they say they’ll run out of those funds soon.
Now authorities are trying to control the mosquitoes in South Florida to prevent its spread.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says,”You can actually eliminate standing water which mosquitoes very vigorously procreate there. The other way is to kill the larvae with larvicides, insecticides, spraying with either backpack type spraying or even aerial spraying so they’re putting a full court press on that right now.”
Five CDC emergency response team members are now here in Florida, three more will arrive Tuesday to help in the response.









