Feb 8th, 2017 – Zika is still very present. The below map shows, in red, the ‘widespread transmission’ areas. Recent changes include Angola, where the first reported cases occurred in early January, and Florida, where the “Zika Zones” in Miami were cancelled on December 9th last.
Aircraft wise, no additional disinsection requirements specific to Zika have been reported recently. A full country list from the ECDC is shown below, with information current as of 01FEB2017.
A WHO report from Jan 20th says: “Overall, the global risk assessment has not changed. The Zika virus continues to spread geographically to areas where competent vectors are present. Although a decline in cases of Zika infection has been reported in some countries, or in some parts of countries, vigilance needs to remain high.”
Country list as at 01FEB2017.
American Samoa | Widespread transmission | |
Angola | Sporadic transmission | |
Anguilla | Widespread transmission | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Widespread transmission | |
Argentina | Tucuman | Historical Zika virus circulation |
Aruba | Widespread transmission | |
Bahamas | Widespread transmission | |
Bangladesh | | No |
Barbados | Widespread transmission | |
Belize | Widespread transmission | |
Bolivia | Widespread transmission | |
Bonaire | Widespread transmission | |
Brazil | Widespread transmission | |
British Virgin Islands (UK) | Widespread transmission | |
Cape Verde | No | |
Cayman Islands | Widespread transmission | |
Colombia | Widespread transmission | |
Costa Rica | Widespread transmission | |
Cuba | Widespread transmission | |
Curaçao | Widespread transmission | |
Dominica | No | |
Dominican Republic | Widespread transmission | |
Ecuador | Widespread transmission | |
El Salvador | Widespread transmission | |
Fiji | Historical Zika virus circulation | |
French Guiana | Widespread transmission | |
Grenada | Widespread transmission | |
Guadeloupe | Widespread transmission | |
Guatemala | Widespread transmission | |
Guinea-Bissau | No | |
Guyana | Widespread transmission | |
Haiti | Historical Zika virus circulation | |
Honduras | Widespread transmission | |
Indonesia | No | |
Jamaica | Widespread transmission | |
Malaysia | Widespread transmission | |
Maldives | Sporadic transmission | |
Martinique | Widespread transmission | |
Mexico | Widespread transmission | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | Widespread transmission | |
Montserrat | Sporadic transmission | |
New Caledonia | No | |
Nicaragua | Widespread transmission | |
Palau | Sporadic transmission | |
Panama | Widespread transmission | |
Paraguay | Widespread transmission | |
Peru | Widespread transmission | |
Philippines | Widespread transmission | |
Puerto Rico | Widespread transmission | |
Saba | Historical Zika virus circulation | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Widespread transmission | |
Saint Lucia | Widespread transmission | |
Saint Martin | Widespread transmission | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Widespread transmission | |
Saint-Barthélemy | Widespread transmission | |
Samoa | No | |
Singapore | Widespread transmission | |
Sint Eustatius | Historical Zika virus circulation | |
Sint Maarten | Widespread transmission | |
Solomon Islands | No | |
Suriname | Widespread transmission | |
Thailand | Widespread transmission | |
Tonga | No | |
Trinidad and Tobago | No | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Widespread transmission | |
United States of America | Miami-Dade | Widespread transmission |
United States of America | Broward | Historical Zika virus circulation |
United States of America | Palm Beach | Historical Zika virus circulation |
United States of America | Cameron | Sporadic transmission |
US Virgin Islands | Widespread transmission | |
Venezuela | Widespread transmission | |
Vietnam | Widespread transmission | |
United States of America | Pinellas | Historical Zika virus circulation |
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