Zika Virus World Map

This review of global surveillance data and scientific publications provides a comprehensive overview of zika virus transmission and congenital zika syndrome worldwide.

Zika virus world map. In light of. The continued accumulation of epidemiologic data has advanced our understanding of zika transmission global spread and disease. While the zika virus has been indolent in many south american central american and caribbean countries its recent association with microcephaly and neurologic impairment has created an outburst of media alerts response from the centers for disease control and prevention and travel recommendations particularly as the world moves closer to the 2016 summer olympics in brazil. Country or territory with current zika outbreak 1.

Partners of pregnant women and couples considering pregnancy should know the risks to pregnancy and take prevention steps. The zika virus was first identified more than 50 years ago and though it has been popping up in various parts since then until now individuals have only suffered mild symptoms such as a rash or body aches. No zika virus transmission by mosquitoes has ever been reported in alaska and hawaii. For the most current information about zika virus.

Findings underscore the importance of sustained vigilance in the wake of the 2015 2016 epidemic to. 2 locally acquired. Recently however the number of brain damaged newborns associated with the virus has been increasing causing health officials to become concerned about zika s impact on fetal development. But there were reports of zika infections in florida and texas in 2016 and 2017 according to the u s.

In lower temperatures in the real world the virus may take so long to. January 10 2018 because zika infection during pregnancy can cause severe birth defects pregnant women should not travel to the areas below. Outbreaks of zika virus have previously occurred in south and central america south east asia and parts of africa. In 2019 there have been no confirmed zika virus disease cases.

Zika transmission persists but has generally been at low levels throughout 2018 to the present. There is no current local transmission of zika virus in the continental united states including florida and texas which reported local transmission of zika virus by mosquitoes in 2016 17. Zika virus has been grabbing headlines because of its links to an alarming birth defect called microcephaly. World map of areas with risk of zika current as of.

The who estimates the virus could infect up to 4 million people by the end of 2016. 1 no areas are currently reporting zika outbreaks. Country or territory with no mosquitoes 3 that spread zika. Country or territory that has ever reported zika cases 2 past or current areas with low likelihood of zika infection because of high elevation above 6 500 feet 2 000 meters country or territory with mosquito 3 but no reported zika cases 2.