Publication Date August 21, 2016 | USA Today

Kids go back to school in Miami neighborhood hit by Zika

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In this file photo, children in Miami hold hands as they walk with their new book bags. Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP
In this file photo, children in Miami hold hands as they walk with their new book bags. Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP

Children head back to school Monday  in Miami-Dade County, Fla., where health officials are battling a Zika outbreak in the Wynwood neighborhood part of Miami Beach.

Students also return to schools in other cities, including Houston, whose steamy climate, large number of international travelers and hefty mosquito population increase the risk of Zika