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More bug spray, less dining al fresco planned in Zika zone

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MIAMI (AP) - Some residents of the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami say they plan to stop eating outside now that four people likely contracted the Zika virus from mosquito bites in South Florida.

    

State officials on Friday pinpointed the cases to the Wynwood area, a trendy neighborhood of art galleries and boutiques. Four cases believed caused by mosquito bites have been reported in Florida. But officials say they do not expect this to lead to a widespread outbreak.

    

Property manager Marlon Lizano says the news is scary. He regularly eats lunch outside but now says he will start eating indoors.

    

Jenny Gray, who works for an art designer in Wynwood, says she is concerned and plans to start wearing bug repellant.