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Description: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.
• 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; Martinique; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Saint Martin; Suriname; U.S. Virgin Islands; Venezuela.
OCEANIA/PACIFIC ISLANDS: American Samoa; Samoa.
AFRICA: Cape Verde.
Earlier maps called: Zika-affected Areas.
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