Zika concerns raise travel cautions for Florida visit
Florida officials and health experts respond to Zika cases centered in Wynwood near downtown Miami. The CDC cautions on travel for pregnant women, while experts note potential undiagnosed cases and possible spread to nearby states. Blood donations in the Miami area were halted for screening as authorities study transmission patterns.
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Miami
CDC
U.S
United States
Frieden
Florida
Wynwood
Miami-Dade
Broward
Peter Hotez
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas
Louisiana
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
C. Roxanne Connelly
University of Florida
American Mosquito Control Association
Connelly
Zika in Florida Faces Mosquito Spread and Tourism Impact
The article outlines Zika transmission via Aedes mosquitoes in urban Florida, warn of August September peaks, and notes more than 4 700 cases in Puerto Rico and territories. It describes travel related introductions, state and federal funding, and mixed public reactions from locals in Wynwood and Orlando area.
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South
Puerto Rico
U.S
Florida
Texas
Latin America
Orange County
Teresa Jacobs
Walt Disney World
Orlando-area
Jacobs
White House
CDC
Congress
Obama Administration
Eric Schultz
Jenny Gray
Wynwood
Phillip Lopez
Sandy Hook opens new elementary school in Newtown
The 86000 square foot replacement for the 2012 massacre site opened with three courtyards and a moat like rain garden. Officials stressed safety and environment while noting no memorials inside. About 390 students will attend this fall with 70 pupils from the old school and 60 percent of staff remaining.
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Newtown
Conn
Sandy Hook
Pat Llodra
Joseph Erardi
Melisa Horan
Monroe
Erardi
New Sandy Hook
Mark Lennihan
Highway 191 roadwork near Ector Midland counties
TxDOT says the first phase of ramp changes on eastbound Highway 191 will be paved in early August weather permitting. Reece Albert bid about 4.4 million dollars to modify exits and entrances east of Faudree Road and add an auxiliary service lane with brick median paving. expect lane closures and speed reductions. completion is planned for December.
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Ector County
Midland County
Texas Department of Transportation
Reece Albert
Billy Hext Road
Faudree Road
FM 1788
Billy Hext
Faudreeoad
Txdot
Fort Worth Pastor Describes Boyfriend’s Severe Spinal Injury
Logan, pastor at Christ Chapel Bible Church in Fort Worth, recounts that a cyclist couple helped summon aid after a neck spinal injury to Austin. An ambulance transported him to John Peter Smith Hospital where surgeons realigned his back, inserted two rods, and he now has minimal movement above the waist. Austin, a Permian High School graduate from 2011, faces long rehab ahead at Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation with uncertain timeline for walking.
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Julia McFadden
Svigals + Partners
Logan
Christ Chapel Bible Church
Fort Worth
Austin
John Peter Smith Hospital
Baylor Institute For
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