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Vector-borne
Zika virus

A viral disease transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.

Symptoms

Raised temperature, skin rash, conjunctival redness, muscle and joint pain, headache and general weakness.

Incubation period

14 days.

Prevention

Pregnant women should postpone travel to protect the foetus; if travel is essential, follow personal protection against mosquito bites. Use repellents, sleep under nets, and wear long sleeves and trousers.

Countries with travel guidance
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Recommended
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

Recommended
Philippines
Philippines

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Bahamas
Bahamas

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Venezuela
Venezuela

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Aruba
Aruba

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Argentina
Argentina

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Anguilla
Anguilla

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Bangladesh
Bangladesh

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Barbados
Barbados

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Maldives
Maldives

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Belize
Belize

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Micronesia
Micronesia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Panama
Panama

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Bolivia
Bolivia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Caribbean Netherlands
Caribbean Netherlands

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Brazil
Brazil

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Uganda
Uganda

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Burundi
Burundi

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Cape Verde
Cape Verde

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Cambodia
Cambodia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Cameroon
Cameroon

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Nigeria
Nigeria

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Central African Republic
Central African Republic

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Paraguay
Paraguay

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Chile
Chile

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Senegal
Senegal

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Colombia
Colombia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Cook Islands
Cook Islands

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Costa Rica
Costa Rica

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Cuba
Cuba

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Curaçao
Curaçao

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Angola
Angola

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Mali
Mali

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Martinique
Martinique

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Dominica
Dominica

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Mexico
Mexico

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

Recommended
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Montserrat
Montserrat

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Ecuador
Ecuador

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Myanmar
Myanmar

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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El Salvador
El Salvador

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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New Caledonia
New Caledonia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Fiji
Fiji

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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France
France

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Palau
Palau

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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French Guiana
French Guiana

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

Recommended
French Polynesia
French Polynesia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Peru
Peru

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Gabon
Gabon

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Grenada
Grenada

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Saint Martin
Saint Martin

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Samoa
Samoa

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Guatemala
Guatemala

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Guinea
Guinea

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Singapore
Singapore

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Guyana
Guyana

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Haiti
Haiti

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Honduras
Honduras

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Suriname
Suriname

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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India
India

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Thailand
Thailand

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Indonesia
Indonesia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Jamaica
Jamaica

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Tonga
Tonga

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Kenya
Kenya

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

Recommended
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

Recommended
Laos
Laos

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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United States
United States

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

Recommended
Vanuatu
Vanuatu

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

Recommended
Vietnam
Vietnam

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

Recommended
Malaysia
Malaysia

Zika virus transmission occurs. Protect against mosquito bites; pregnant women should postpone travel.

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Routine
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Mauritania
Mauritania

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Namibia
Namibia

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Australia
Australia

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Sudan
Sudan

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Benin
Benin

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Bhutan
Bhutan

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Russia
Russia

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Somalia
Somalia

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Botswana
Botswana

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Brunei
Brunei

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Zambia
Zambia

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Mayotte
Mayotte

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Mozambique
Mozambique

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Nepal
Nepal

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Pakistan
Pakistan

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Chad
Chad

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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China
China

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Christmas Island
Christmas Island

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Comoros
Comoros

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
South Sudan
South Sudan

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Congo
Congo

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Tanzania
Tanzania

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Tokelau
Tokelau

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Türkiye
Türkiye

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Uruguay
Uruguay

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Cyprus
Cyprus

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
DR Congo
DR Congo

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Djibouti
Djibouti

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Mauritius
Mauritius

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Nauru
Nauru

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Eritrea
Eritrea

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Niger
Niger

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Niue
Niue

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Oman
Oman

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Portugal
Portugal

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Gambia
Gambia

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Réunion
Réunion

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Georgia
Georgia

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Rwanda
Rwanda

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

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Ghana
Ghana

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Guam
Guam

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Seychelles
Seychelles

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
South Africa
South Africa

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Togo
Togo

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Kiribati
Kiribati

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Tuvalu
Tuvalu

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Liberia
Liberia

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Madagascar
Madagascar

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Malawi
Malawi

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Yemen
Yemen

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Zika vectors (mosquitoes) are present, but there is no known local transmission. Observe mosquito-bite precautions; pregnant women should consult a physician.

Routine
These are general requirements and may change. Consult a qualified doctor or travel clinic, and verify current entry rules before you travel.
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