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I didn't think Zika was in Florida, so I'd go.

I would go/not worry about your husband. I live about and hour from there. The mosquitoes are out, but they aren't near the beach (way too windy) and they also don't currently have zika... so there is no risk of zika.

I would plan to go but if there is a confirmed case of Zika in FL prior to your trip, I would cancel for all of you going.

@winniebee: wow! I had no idea!

@winniebee: That may be true but since Zika is not currently in Florida, the chances of them getting infected are almost zero. So I was suggesting they wait for peace of mind more than anything. If they become infected, they could always wait the 6 months. I am pregnant and was just in Florida last week and am not worried in the least.

@catlady: I get it, I just wanted to point out the risk of sexual transmission can be present for up to 6 months (allegedly). I don't think you should be worried, either. I went to Grand Cayman last week (also no reported cases) and am not worried, either.

@oskarsmommy: There are almost 100 confirmed Zika cases in Florida; mostly in Miami-Dade, but there has also been at least one confirmed case in Polk County (Orlando area) and one confimed case in Santa Rosa County (Ft Walton area) too.

@pwnstar: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/united-states.html

zero of those are local transmission.

@pwnstar: while I believe there are confirmed cases in Florida as well as other states, they don't people they were contracted in those states. Instead it's someone who traveled to an impacted area and then was diagnosed in the us.

I don't believe there are any confirmed cases of Zola being caught while in the us, at least not yet.

@pwnstar: the one case from Santa Rosa County was in like February when the mosquitoes weren't there. There is just as much risk anywhere in the US where the mosquitoes are present.

Given the trip is coming up really soon and that no one in FL is catching Zika while in FL, I would just go. It would be a different story if you were talking about the Caribbean, or other already affected areas.

I'm in the panhandle, wearing DEET and still going about my life.

I understand your concern. I would go. Partially because I live in south Louisiana and so theoretically am in one of the areas that is potentially "high-risk" of Zika spreading. I am 21 weeks and went two weeks ago to Florida. I agree with the posters highlighting the difference between locally acquired versus foreign travel cases.

I've been to the panhandle in May before and not seen a single mosquito. So I would go, wear DEET, and enjoy myself. However, if there were local transmissions from an actual mosquito (not brought back from somewhere else), I would cancel.