Zika: News from journalist John Kennedy and news also “Worth Noting” from the City of Lake Worth.

In August 2016 a case of Zika was reported in Lake Worth. It was big news in The Palm Beach Post. See that news below.

First, while Zika is not quite the plague it was in 2016 there continue to be cases discovered here in South Florida. What concerns public health officials most about Zika is it’s “particularly dangerous to pregnant women because it can cause severe birth defects.” Prior to a case of Zika being reported the information below is important to know.

All the Zika cases thus far this year are “travel related” mostly in Collier and Miami-Dade counties. Many of the public here in Central Palm Beach County and in cities such as the City of Lake Worth regularly travel back and forth from South America and other locations in the Caribbean for either business or pleasure. So the battle to “Fight the Bite” against mosquitoes needs to be a year-round effort here in this region to try and stop Zika in its tracks: eliminating as many places as possible where mosquitoes can breed.

The news below can help you get ready and
protect yourself from mosquitoes.

“Fight the Bite!”

First the news from the City of Lake Worth:

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Below is the big news from August 2016 by former Palm Beach Post political correspondent John Kennedy who used to run the Tallahassee news bureau for the Post. Briefly, after that news bureau was shut down in Dec. 2016, for quite some time there was no longer an assigned journalist from the Post to report the goings-on in the State Capitol.

The fine irony is John Kennedy now works as a journalist for Gatehouse Media in Tallahassee reporting state-wide political news which is published in newspapers all over Florida and the United States. And one of those newspapers — as of May 1st this year — now owned by Gatehouse Media is . . . you guessed it: The Palm Beach Post.

Welcome back Mr. Kennedy!

The news below from Kennedy can help you become aware of the potential dangers, get prepared, and protect yourself, family and neighborhood from mosquitoes:


“There is [was] a reported case of Zika in Lake Worth [in August 2016]. As with all other cases across the State, the Florida Department of Health is responsible for verifying, tracking and reporting cases of Zika to local authorities.
     Florida Health, Palm Beach County is the lead agency in all local outreach efforts to minimize any effects regarding the additional case. The Health Department is assisted by Palm Beach County Mosquito Control Division to gather data and work with affected communities.
     We continue to urge residents across the County to take precautions to prevent the spread of mosquito transmitted diseases.”

Now that we are officially in Wet Season look around for places where mosquitoes can breed so you can “Fight the Bite!”