Pesticide spraying to take place today in Miami to fight Zika virus

By: News Staff

news@abc6.com

An aerial attack against mosquitoes that could carry the Zika virus is underway in Miami Thursday.

This pesticide spraying is happening as state officials ask for more federal funding to fight the spread of the disease.

Right now, the number of locally infected cases in that Miami neighborhood remains at 15.

More than 2,400 Floridians have been tested for Zika.

Sprayings are scheduled every seven days for the next four weeks.

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