They are as follows:
- 932 Lenox Ave., which tested positive August 22
- 1619 Meridian Ave., which tested positive August 23
- 2000 Convention Center Dr. (Miami Beach Botanical Garden), which also tested positive August 23
- 2378 Prairie Ave., September 4
- 1236 Drexel Ave., September 9
Each location tested positive only once.
After stating that Zika-positive mosquitoes had been found in five traps, the county had previously disclosed only that Zika had hit the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. The Miami Herald then sued to force the county and state to disclose the trap locations.
During that suit, the county accused Gov. Rick Scott of telling county officials to keep the trap locations secret. State officials claimed the county was lying — but the county has stood firm by its story, and the state has since done little to refute the idea that Scott was working to keep locations secret.
“As I have stated many times before, Miami-Dade County remains committed to the health and safety of our residents and visitors, and to absolute transparency in our communications with the
Gimenez said that, moving forward, the county will immediately disclose any new positive trap locations.
"It is also important to note that while we did have five traps that tested positive for Zika on dates ranging from August 22 to September 9, multiple subsequent tests have since been conducted, and all of those tests came back negative," he said.
Though the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed its Zika travel advisory in Wynwood, the warning still stands in Miami Beach.
