mark strassmann is there. reporter: zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquito-control sprayers into florida today. florida s hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. governor rick scott. we re state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so it s better to get ahead of it. reporter: scott has asked the centers for disease control or c.d.c. to rush 1,000 zika testing kits here. the state will buy 4,000 more. testing would focus on pregnant women who are especially vulnerable. the virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. babies are born with abnormally small heads and brains. there is no zika vaccine and no antidote. dr. walter tabachnick, an expert on infectious diseases. i think we have to take this everything possible to reduce the chances of getting zika. reporter: floridians often live with standing water where mosquitoes breed, but residents are being urged t
lauderdale. florida is reporting at least 12 cases, in all more than 51 people have been infected in 12 states and the district of columbia. conditions in the sunshine state are especially conducive to zika. mark strassmann is there. reporter: zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquito-control sprayers into florida today. florida s hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. governor rick scott. we re state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so it s better to get ahead of it. reporter: scott has asked the centers for disease control or c.d.c. to rush 1,000 zika testing kits here. the state will buy 4,000 more. testing would focus on pregnant women who are especially vulnerable. the virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. babies are born with abnormally small heads and brains. there is no zika vaccine and no antidote. dr. walter tabachnick, an expert on infectious d
emergency was declared in a fifth florida county because of zika virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects. broward county includes fort lauderdale. florida is reporting at least 12 cases, in all more than 51 people have been infected in 12 states and the district of columbia. conditions in the sunshine state are especially conducive to zika. mark strassmann is there. reporter: zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquito-control sprayers into florida today. florida s hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. governor rick scott. we re state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so it s better to get ahead of it. reporter: scott has asked the centers for disease control or c.d.c. to rush 1,000 zika testing kits here. the state will buy 4,000 more. women who are especially vulnerable. the virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. babies are born with abnormally
with scott pelley. pelley: today a health emergency was declared in a fifth florida county because of zika virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects. broward county includes fort lauderdale. florida is reporting at least 12 cases, in all more than 51 people have been infected in 12 states and the district of columbia. conditions in the sunshine state are especially conducive to zika. mark strassmann is there. reporter: zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquito-control sprayers into florida today. florida s hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. governor rick scott. we re state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so it s better to get ahead of it. the centers for disease control or c.d.c. to rush 1,000 zika the state will buy 4,000 more. testing would focus on pregnant women who are especially vulnerable. the virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. bab
pushed teams of mosquito-control sprayers into florida today. florida s hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. governor rick scott. we re state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so it s better to get ahead of it. reporter: scott has asked the centers for disease control or c.d.c. to rush 1,000 zika testing kits here. the state will buy 4,000 more. testing would focus on pregnant women who are especially vulnerable. the virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. babies are born with abnormally small heads and brains. there is no zika vaccine and no antidote. dr. walter tabachnick, an expert on infectious diseases. i think we have to take this so seriously that we must do everything possible to reduce the chances of getting zika. reporter: floridians often live with standing water where are being urged to get rid of it, inside in flower vases and water tank