Miami tourist destination now a ZIka hotspot

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36944702

Miami tourist destination now a ZIka hotspot

Things are not normal in the Wynwood Art District in downtown Miami. where mosquito repellents are placed next to napkins and hot sauce in one restaurant.
Three TV stations have set up a presence on Wynwood's main avenue.
US health officials issued an "unprecedented" alert on Monday warning pregnant women not to come here. Governor Rick Scott confirmed that 15 cases of the Zika virus have been detected in the last week.
Zika causes severe birth defects, including microcephaly, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
CDC officials say it is the first such warning for a US location in their 70-year history.
Still, the mood in this tourist neighbourhood remains relaxed.
Despite the warnings, young people still gather outside hip coffee shops and restaurants.
Once an industrial and often troubled area, Wynwood transformed after galleries, developers and street artists arrived in the early 2000s.
Several visitors from Latin American countries, where thousands of Zika cases were reported this year, told the BBC that they don´t feel especially afraid.
"In Venezuela, the Zika is fairly spread. We just put on some repellent," says Lisbeth Alcala, an US resident who is walking around Wynwood with visiting relatives.
Guatemalan Gigi Vasconez, 19, knows about the alert, but still wants to take her portrait against one of Wynwood's famous graffiti walls.
"It is just very common in Guatemala" she says.

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