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Tick-borne diseases more than doubled and account for more than 60% of all vector-borne infections.

In the past, the city has experienced outbreaks of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya that were spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

About 75% of counties on the US mainland have suitable habitat for Aedes mosquitoes, CDC researchers say.

The number of people sickened in France's outbreak has grown from 2 to 13.

In other developments, a few more cases were reported in the Americas and mosquito trials showed a risk of spread in major Kenyan cities.

The patients, hospitalized at a speciality center, had a variety of complications and some unusual features.

The Florida study suggests a 'perfect storm' of conditions made Miami a favorable setting for Zika and that mosquito control helped reduce disease levels.

The cost study looked at different attack-rate ranges, putting the upper-end estimate at as much as $2 billion.

In other developments, research teams describe viral levels in semen and thrombocytopenia as a complication.

As officials probe the source of the infection, mosquito control activities are under way in the area and Zika kits are being distributed.