On Sept. 1, there were 576 travel-related Zika infections in the Florida. The first four cases of locally transmitted Zika were confirmed by the Florida Department of Health in August. The confirmation of the locally transmitted virus in Florida begs the following questions: How is it transmitted? What are its effects? And how it can be prevented?
Join News 6 on Wednesday, Sept. 7 for a Zika virus phone bank starting at 4 p.m. that will be manned by experts from mosquito control, medical professionals and prenatal care to answer your questions.
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Residents can call into the News 6 hotline at 888-436-6665. The state's Zika information line, which is open 24 hours a day, is 855-622-6735.
News 6 will also have experts doing live interviews on the station’s Facebook page.
ClickOrlando.com will also feature more information about the virus, including an infographic on what you should know about the Zika virus.
