Wynwood Zika designation lifted, leaving business leaders to reverse 'unseen losses'

Gov. Rick Scott visited Wynwood on Monday morning to officially declare the neighborhood Zika-free, lifting from the arts-and-entertainment destination a blemish that has in recent weeks caused a slump in business.

The announcement means that no new cases of the mosquito-borne virus, linked to birth defects in babies born to infected women, have been identified in the area in more than six weeks.

“Over the past few weeks, Floridians have worked together to prevent the spread of mosquitoes, take…