Zika Virus Information for Travelers

Zika Virus Information for Travelers

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has upgraded its advisories regarding the Zika Virus.  Zika virus is a mosquito-borne illness that can be spread from mosquito to human, as well as from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby.  Research is ongoing; however, there have been reports of a serious birth defect (microcephaly) and other poor pregnancy outcomes in babies of mothers who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant. 

For additional information about Zika, including travel advisories, visit the CDC website and view the White House's Zika page.  

To obtain CDC travel notices, call the CDC at 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) from within the United States, or 1-404-639-3534 from overseas, or visit the CDC website.

The CDC has confirmed active Zika virus transmission in the following foreign countries and territories:

1. Aruba
2. Barbados
3. Bolivia
4. Brazil
5. Cabo Verde
6. Colombia
7. Costa Rica
8. Cuba
9. Curacao
10. Dominica
11. Dominican Republic
12. Ecuador
13. El Salvador
14. French Guiana
15. Guadeloupe
16. Guatemala
17. Guyana
18. Haiti
19. Honduras
20. Jamaica
21. Martinique
22. Marshall Islands
23. Mexico
24. New Caledonia
25. Nicaragua
26. Panama
27. Paraguay
28. Saint Martin
29. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
30. Samoa
31. Suriname
32. Tonga
33. Trinidad and Tobago
34. Venezuela

Source:https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/go/Zika.html