Little Havana Gets Mosquito Traps In Zika Fight
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Mosquito traps are going up in Little Havana Monday as part of the fight against the spread of the Zika virus - linked to severe birth defects.
Mayor Tomas Regalado and Commissioner Frank Carollo say they are getting the DynaTrap mosquito traps that were donated to the City of Miami.
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The first trap will be placed at Centro Mater located at 418 SW 4th Avenue in Little Havana.
The move comes as there are two Zika zones in Miami-Dade County, including in Little Havana.
As of Monday, Zika zones or places where the virus is said to have spread locally include:
- Miami Beach Area - 28th Street to the north, 8th Street to the south, intercoastal water to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
- Miami Area - NW 79th St. to the North, NW 63rd St. to the South, NW 10th Ave. to the West and N. Miami Ave. to the East.
As of Friday, there were 169 non-travel related cases of Zika and 747 travel-related cases of the virus in Florida. About 111 pregnant women have been infected.
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