PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Governor Rick Scott will hold a roundtable discussion with community leaders in Pinellas County on Monday to discuss the Zika virus and how to be prepared.

On Monday morning, Gov. Scott called on the Centers for Disease Control to activate an Emergency Response Team following the discovery of  10 additional likely mosquito-borne cases in Florida.

The additional cases bring the total number of people in Florida with locally transmitted Zika to 14.

Health department officials believe transmission of the virus is still only occurring in a small area of Miami-Dade County.

Of the 10 new cases confirmed on Monday, six people are asymptomatic and were identified from a door-to-door community survey the Department of Health is conducting.

Of  the total 14 people believed to have contracted the virus through mosquitoes, two are women and 12 and men.

Last week, state health officials confirmed four cases in South Florida, reportedly transmitted by mosquitoes within the City of Miami. Intensive mosquito control efforts are underway in hopes the virus isn’t spread.

This is the first time the virus has been passed by mosquitoes in the United States, reports say. OneBlood is now screening all blood donations for Zika.

Health department statistics show at least 1,657 reported cases of Zika in the United States; more than 400 of those involve pregnant women.

The roundtable is set to begin at 1 p.m. Monday at the Pinellas Park Chamber of Commerce.RELATED

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