Yes, I'm no CDC expert, nor do I think it's necessary to be alarmist, but common sense tells me we all need to get a bit informed and be prepared. Of course, we were told "not to worry, it's only people who have traveled themselves to affected areas". Now I do not know whether the mosquitos themselves have somehow traveled north or whether a person who got infected abroad, came home, got bit again, and now a new mosquito is carrying the virus. However, it seems likely that people will continue to get bitten, mosquitos will carry it from one to another. I'd say our best hope for it not spreading much further is approaching fall with cooler temps and hopefully sprays or some other method of keeping general mosquito populations down.
For certain, if I were pregnant and considering a trip to Florida right now, I'd be re-thinking. I don't consider myself a nervous Nellie, but there are a lot of unknowns and high consequences if you do get infected.
