Pregnant women warned to avoid Miami neighborhood as Zika spreads, with 10 new cases reported in Florida 92 Tweet email

Federal health officials issued a warning Monday for pregnant women to avoid one Miami neighborhood where the Zika virus is spreading.

The news comes as Florida reported 10 additional locally transmitted Zika virus cases, bringing the total to 14.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also urged couples planning to get pregnant to avoid the 1-square mile area of Miami-Dade County.

Men and women who were in the Wynwood area after June 15 should wait at least eight weeks before trying to get pregnant, officials said.

Pregnant women who live or have traveled to the area should see their health care provider to be tested for the virus.

 The Zika virus is spread by mosquitoes and can cause birth defects in pregnant women. The virus can also be sexually transmitted by both men and women.

“I have requested that the CDC activate their Emergency Response Team to assist (the Florida Department of Health) in their investigation, research and sample collection efforts,” said Florida Gov. Rick Scott.

Before the Florida cases, all of the Zika infections in the U.S. had been contracted overseas or in people who had sex with individuals who had traveled out of the country.

The New York City Health Department added Miami to its travel warning that includes Latin America and the Caribbean.