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Zika Information

Current or past transmission but no Zika outbreak

No Zika-spreading mosquitoes

Zika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases

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Zika Virus Countries 2024

Zika is a virus spread by Aedes mosquitoes (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus), sexual contact, or the birth process, that has no vaccine or treatment. Although usually harmless, Zika can on rare occasions cause serious health issues such as swelling of the brain, blood disorders, or Guillain-Barré syndrome. Zika is a particular concern for pregnant women, as contracting the disease during pregnancy can cause the child to be born with significant birth defects, including microcephaly (an abnormally small head).

The risk of contracting Zika today is minimal, as eradication efforts aimed at containing its spread have been effective. Every country’s Zika status falls into one of four categories:

  • Outbreak — The most severe status, this designation is given only to countries that are in the midst of a notable Zika outbreak. As of April 2022, it is not currently in effect anywhere in the world).
  • Current or past cases exist, but no current outbreak — This label is used to indicate a country that has recorded at least one case of Zika at some point, confirming that contracting Zika is a possibility, but which is not currently dealing with a Zika outbreak. Still, travelers who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant and plan to visit any of these countries, may wish to consult their doctor about how to prevent Zika.
  • Zika-carrying mosquitoes present but no reported cases — This category includes countries in which Aedes mosquitos exist, but which have no recorded cases of Zika.
  • No Zika-carrying mosquitoes present — The lowest threat level possible. Aedes mosquitoes are not present in countries with this designation, so the chances of contracting Zika are virtually non-existent.

Zika in the modern era

As of April 2022, there are no current outbreaks of Zika worldwide, although a significant outbreak did occur in India in November of 2021. Health experts have warned that a new outbreak could happen at any time, requiring only a single mutation to generate a new variant of the virus.

Notes:
- Data current as of December 2023.

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Country
Zika Information
ChinaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
PakistanZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
RussiaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
EgyptZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
DR CongoZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
TurkeyZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
TanzaniaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
South AfricaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
SudanZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
AfghanistanZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
Saudi ArabiaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
YemenZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
MozambiqueZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
GhanaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
NepalZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
MadagascarZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
NigerZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
AustraliaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
MaliZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
TaiwanZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
MalawiZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
ZambiaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
ChadZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
SomaliaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
ZimbabweZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
RwandaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
BeninZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
South SudanZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
TogoZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
Sierra LeoneZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
Republic of the CongoZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
LiberiaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
MauritaniaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
OmanZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
EritreaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
GeorgiaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
UruguayZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
GambiaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
BotswanaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
NamibiaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
Equatorial GuineaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
DjiboutiZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
BhutanZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
BruneiZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
GuamZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
Northern Mariana IslandsZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
NauruZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
TuvaluZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
Wallis and FutunaZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
NiueZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
TokelauZika mosquitoes present, but no reported cases
JapanNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
IranNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
GermanyNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
United KingdomNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
ItalyNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
South KoreaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
SpainNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
IraqNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
AlgeriaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
PolandNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
CanadaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
MoroccoNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
UkraineNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
UzbekistanNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
North KoreaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
SyriaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
KazakhstanNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
ChileNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
RomaniaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
NetherlandsNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
TunisiaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
BelgiumNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
JordanNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
SwedenNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Czech RepublicNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
AzerbaijanNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
TajikistanNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
GreeceNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
PortugalNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
HungaryNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
United Arab EmiratesNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
BelarusNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
IsraelNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
AustriaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
SwitzerlandNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Hong KongNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
SerbiaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
LibyaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
KyrgyzstanNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
BulgariaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
TurkmenistanNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
DenmarkNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
SlovakiaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
FinlandNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
NorwayNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
New ZealandNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
LebanonNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
IrelandNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
KuwaitNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
CroatiaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
MongoliaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
MoldovaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
AlbaniaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
ArmeniaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
QatarNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
LithuaniaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
LesothoNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
SloveniaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
North MacedoniaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
LatviaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
BahrainNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
EstoniaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
MauritiusNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
CyprusNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
EswatiniNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
ReunionNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
ComorosNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
MacauNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
LuxembourgNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
MontenegroNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Western SaharaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
MaltaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
IcelandNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
MayotteNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Sao Tome and PrincipeNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
JerseyNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
SeychellesNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Isle of ManNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
AndorraNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
BermudaNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
GuernseyNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
GreenlandNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Faroe IslandsNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
LiechtensteinNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
MonacoNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
San MarinoNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
GibraltarNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Falkland IslandsNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Vatican CityNo Zika-spreading mosquitoes
IndiaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
United StatesCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
IndonesiaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
NigeriaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
BrazilCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
BangladeshCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
EthiopiaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
MexicoCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
PhilippinesCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
VietnamCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
ThailandCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
FranceCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
KenyaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
ColombiaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
UgandaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
ArgentinaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
AngolaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
PeruCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
MalaysiaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Ivory CoastCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
VenezuelaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
CameroonCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Burkina FasoCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Sri LankaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
EcuadorCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
GuatemalaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
SenegalCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
CambodiaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
GuineaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
BurundiCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
BoliviaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
HaitiCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Dominican RepublicCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
CubaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
HondurasCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Papua New GuineaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
LaosCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
NicaraguaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
ParaguayCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
El SalvadorCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
SingaporeCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Central African RepublicCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Costa RicaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
PanamaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Puerto RicoCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
JamaicaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
GabonCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Trinidad and TobagoCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
FijiCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
GuyanaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Solomon IslandsCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
SurinameCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Cape VerdeCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
MaldivesCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
BelizeCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
BahamasCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
GuadeloupeCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
MartiniqueCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
VanuatuCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
French GuianaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
French PolynesiaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
New CaledoniaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
BarbadosCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
SamoaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
CuracaoCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Saint LuciaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
KiribatiCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
GrenadaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
MicronesiaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
TongaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
ArubaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
United States Virgin IslandsCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Antigua and BarbudaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
DominicaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Cayman IslandsCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Saint Kitts and NevisCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Sint MaartenCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
American SamoaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Marshall IslandsCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Saint MartinCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
British Virgin IslandsCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
PalauCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Cook IslandsCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
AnguillaCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
Saint BarthelemyCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
MontserratCurrent or past transmission but no Zika outbreak
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Which countries have the Zika virus?

According to the most recent data from April 2022, no countries in the world have a Zika virus outbreak right now. India did experience a significant Zika virus outbreak in November 2021.

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