Florida defends Zika response

Published September 12, 2016 5:22pm ET



Florida officials are pushing back against media reports that they are undercounting the number of Zika cases in the Miami area, the first area in the U.S. where mosquitoes are spreading the virus.

The Miami Herald reported Saturday that information from state officials has not been timely or accurate as cases have spread beyond Miami-Dade County. It also charged that the department undercounted the number of Zika cases by not including out-of-state residents who got Zika in Florida, meaning the number of local transmissions is 64 cases instead of the 56 reported by local officials.

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