Five new Zika cases in tourist hotspot Miami Beach

Five new cases of Zika have been found in the tourist hotspot of Miami Beach, signaling that local transmission of a virus blamed for birth defects is spreading, Florida officials said Friday. "This means we have a new area" of local transmission, Governor Rick Scott said at a press conference. The Health Department confirmed that five individuals have been confirmed as cases of local Zika transmission in the Miami Beach area.