Health Alert For Travellers: Countries and Territories With active Zika Virus Transmission

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.

Countries and territories with active Zika virus transmission

AMERICAS

• Barbados
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• French Guiana
• Guadeloupe
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Martinique
• Mexico
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Puerto Rico
• Saint Martin
• Suriname
• Venezuela

OCEANIA/PACIFIC ISLANDS

• Samoa

AFRICA

• Cape Verde