--- title: Florida Confirms First Cases of Local Zika Transmission description: One women and three men were infected with the Zika virus in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties canonical: https://time.com/4430449/florida-confirms-first-cases-of-zika-caught-from-local-mosquitoes/ author: Rosalie Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-29T14:33:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:44:44.033Z article:section: Health og:title: Florida Confirms First Cases of Local Zika Transmission og:description: The four cases are likely to be from mosquito bites og:url: https://time.com/4430449/florida-confirms-first-cases-of-zika-caught-from-local-mosquitoes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53baa5ef060bfc47/6988a04dcd1bba6e52701be3/gettyimages-537671534.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3240 og:image:height: 1823 og:image:alt: Brazil Continues Battle Against Zika Virus Ahead Of Olympic Games og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Florida Confirms First Cases of Local Zika Transmission twitter:description: The four cases are likely to be from mosquito bites twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53baa5ef060bfc47/6988a04dcd1bba6e52701be3/gettyimages-537671534.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Florida Confirms First Cases of Zika Caught From Local Mosquitoes > Sponsored content. 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Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks out and assures the public the recent Florida Zika outbreak is locally concentrated to two cities._ by [Rosalie Chan](https://time.com/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Jul 29, 2016 2:33 PM UTC Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks out and assures the public the recent Florida Zika outbreak is locally concentrated to two cities. by [Rosalie Chan](https://time.com/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Jul 29, 2016 2:33 PM UTC [Florida](http://time.com/4429314/zika-fda-stop-blood-donations-florida/?iid=sr-link7)‘s Department of Health announced Friday that four people infected with the [Zika virus](http://time.com/topic/zika-virus/?iid=sr-link8) probably caught it from local mosquitoes. One woman and three men were infected with the Zika virus in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Florida’s Department of Health believes that the transmissions of the Zika virus are occurring in one small area in Miami-Dade County. This is the only area where the department is testing for local transmissions of Zika. Florida had its first travel-related case of Zika in February, and the Department of Health started [investigating the possible non-travel related cases of Zika](http://time.com/4414677/zika-virus-florida/) in Miami-Dade and Broward counties last week. Florida Governor Rick Scott has directed the Department of Health to contract pest control companies to control mosquitoes in the area. “While no mosquitoes have tested positive for the Zika virus, DOH is aggressively testing people in this area to ensure there are no other cases,” Scott said [in a statement](http://www.flgov.com/2016/07/29/gov-scott-with-likely-mosquito-borne-zika-cases-state-will-use-full-resources-to-protect-floridians/). Scott also said that Florida plans to put every resource available to fight the spread of Zika in Florida, and he says people in Florida should take precautions by eliminating standing water and wearing insect repellant. 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