Florida state health officials confirmed five more Zika cases on Monday, according to a report from the Miami Herald. There have now been 42 confirmed Zika cases in Florida, more than any other state. Miami-Dade leads all counties with 17.
All cases were acquired by people traveling outside of the country. Of the confirmed Floridian cases, only four are still displaying symptoms.
Due to its suspected link to the debilitating birth defect microcephaly (a rare neurologically detrimental condition in which babies are born with very small heads), health officials have advised pregnant women to take extra precautions when traveling to countries where the Zika virus is prevalent.
As of Feb. 17, the CDC had received nine laboratory confirmed Zika cases in pregnant women in the U.S.
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