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In which countries in the americas do i have to worry about zika virus from mosquito bites?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

CDC website: Comprehensive, reliable information is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html/

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Dr. Thomas Jeanne answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

22 countries:: As of Jan 27, 2016, these countries have Zika virus transmission in the Americas: Barbados Bolivia Brazil Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador French Guiana Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Martinique Mexico Panama Paraguay Puerto Rico Saint Martin Suriname U.S. Virgin Islands Venezuela

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CDC website: Visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for a complete updated list of countries to which to avoid travel. http://www.cdc.gov/zika/

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So far in 2015...: Zika transmission areas in North and Central America in 2015: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama in Central America; plus in Mexico. Zika in South America and the Caribbean: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela; plus Barbados, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Saint Martin.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

In 2017---: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela. This does not include the Caribbean. See: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information

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