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Florida Sees First Cases Of Zika Contracted Within The U.S.

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An Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed through a microscope. (Felipe Dana/AP)
An Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed through a microscope. (Felipe Dana/AP)

Florida’s Department of Health said today that four confirmed cases of Zika virus infection are highly likely to have been caused by infected mosquitoes within the country for the first time.

NPR’s Greg Allen talks with Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti about the latest developments, and how the state's health department is reacting.

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Greg Allen, NPR national correspondent. He tweets @gallennpr.

This segment aired on July 29, 2016.

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