Areas with Zika As At 3rd February, 2016

Where has Zika virus been found?

·       Prior to 2015, Zika virus outbreaks have occurred in areas of Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

·       In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infections in Brazil.

·       Currently, outbreaks are occurring in many countries.

·       Zika virus will continue to spread and it will be difficult to determine how the virus will spread over time.

Zika in the United States and its territories:

·       No locally transmitted Zika cases have been reported in the continental United States, but cases have been reported in returning travelers.

·       Locally transmitted Zika virus has been reported in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and America Samoa.

·       With the recent outbreaks, the number of Zika cases among travelers visiting or returning to the United States will likely increase.

·       These imported cases could result in local spread of the virus in some areas of the United States.

  

Countries and territories with active Zika virus transmission

AMERICAS

·       Barbados

·       Bolivia

·       Brazil

·       Colombia

·       Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, US territory

·       Costa Rica

·       Curacao

·       Dominican Republic

·       Ecuador

·       El Salvador

·       French Guiana

·       Guadeloupe

·       Guatemala

·       Guyana

·       Haiti

·       Honduras

·       Jamaica

·       Martinique

·       Mexico

·       Nicaragua

·       Panama

·       Paraguay

·       Saint Martin

·       Suriname

·       U.S. Virgin Islands

·       Venezuela

OCEANIA/PACIFIC ISLANDS

·       American Samoa

·       Samoa

·       Tonga

AFRICA

·       Cape Verde

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention