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The city's Department of Health has issued a reminder regarding areas still subject to Zika-related travel warnings.
"Today's news is a reminder that Zika continues to be a threat to pregnant women and their babies."
They narrowly avoided a government shutdown.
The DOH has been repeatedly spraying pesticide and larvicide this summer.
The findings confirmed suspicions that the disease was being spread in Miami through mosquitoes.
And federal funds intended to fight the virus are nearly exhausted.
36 people have been infected by the Zika virus in Wynwood and Miami Beach since July.
Elected officials are pushing Congress to pass a bill that would help combat Zika.
The health department is unable to fully drain the pools and instead workers treat them with larvicide, a move residents claim is not enough to combat the issue.
The governor took a trip down to the subway tracks yesterday to launch new state Department of Health initiatives to combat the virus.