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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
The CDC has issued level 2 alert (practice enhanced precautions) for travelers to Cape Verde, the Carribean, Central America, Mexico, Pacific Islands, and South America.
Travel Notice
Travel to Cape Verde
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CDC ALERT - LEVEL 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions |
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cape Verde reported the first local transmission of Zika virus infection (Zika) in October 2015.
Travel to the Caribbean
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CDC ALERT - LEVEL 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions |
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the first local transmission of Zika virus infection (Zika) was reported in the Caribbean in December 2015.
- Since then, the following Caribbean destinations have reported ongoing transmission of Zika:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Island
- Cuba
- Domanica
- Aruba
- Barbados
- Bonaire
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory
- Saba
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Lucia
- Sint Eustatius
- Saint Martin
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- Trinidad and Tobago
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Travel to Central America
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CDC ALERT - LEVEL 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions |
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the first local transmission of Zika virus infection (Zika) was reported in Central America in November 2015.
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Panama
Travel to Mexico
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CDC ALERT - LEVEL 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions |
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the first local transmission of Zika virus infection (Zika) was reported in Mexico in November 2015.
Travel to Pacific Islands
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CDC ALERT - LEVEL 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions |
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the first local transmission of Zika virus infection (Zika) was reported in Samoa in November 2015.
- The following destinations in the Pacific Islands have reported ongoing transmission of Zika:
- Fiji
- Micronesia
- Papua New Guinea
- American Samoa
- Marshall Islands
- New Caledonia
- Samoa
- Tonga
Travel to South America
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CDC ALERT - LEVEL 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions |
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the first local transmission of Zika virus infection (Zika) was reported in South America in November 2015.
- Argentina
- Peru
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Suriname
- Venezuela
Travel to Singapore
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CDC ALERT - LEVEL 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions |
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the first local transmission of Zika virus infection (Zika) was reported in Singapore in August 2016.
Travel Plan
Protection from mosquito bites
- Travelers should prevent mosquito bites during and after the trip.
- Travelers returning from Zika endemic area should take steps to prevent mosquito bites for 3 weeks (even if they do not feel sick), so they do not spread Zika to mosquitoes that could spread the virus to other people.
For more information regarding prevention of mosquito bites click here
Pregnant or trying to be pregnant
- If you are pregnant avoid travelling to Zika endemic areas.
- If you or your partner trying to get pregnant, consider avoiding nonessential travel to Zika endemic areas.
- Practice safe sex practices if the partner traveled to the Zika endemic areas.
For more information regarding prevention of Zika virus through sexual transmission click here