Test Template Site: 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