Zika Travel Information | Travelers' Health | CDC

Zika Travel Information | Travelers' Health | CDC

Zika Travel Information

Zika Travel Notices

• Zika Virus in Cape Verde
• Zika Virus in Mexico
• Asia
  Currently includes: Singapore
• The Caribbean
  Currently includes: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; The Bahamas; Barbados; Bonaire; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a US territory; Saba; Saint Barthelemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sint Eustatius; Sint Maarten; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; US Virgin Islands
• Central America
  Currently includes: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
• The Pacific Islands
  Currently includes: American Samoa, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga
• South America
  Currently includes: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

• Zika Virus Health Advisory Infographics
• Questions and Answers: Zika risk at high elevations

Special Populations

• Going to Visit Friends or Family in an Area with Zika?
• Guidelines for Travelers Visiting Friends and Family in Areas with Chikungunya, Dengue, or Zika
• Guidelines for US Citizens and Residents Living in Areas with Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission

Special Travel Considerations for Endemic Countries in Southeast Asia

Zika Virus in Southeast Asia

Travelers have returned from certain areas of Southeast Asia with Zika virus infection.  These countries have either reported local Zika virus transmission or are next to countries with known Zika virus transmission.  Because of this, CDC recommends pregnant women should consult with their health care provider and consider postponing nonessential travel to countries listed below.  Travel notices have not been issued for these destinations but would be considered if the number of cases rises to the level of an outbreak. Check this page for the most up-to-date information before you make travel plans.

Currently includes: Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Vietnam

Other Countries with Endemic Zika

Some countries in Africa, the Pacific Islands, and Asia have reported Zika in the past and may continue to occasionally report new cases. The risk to travelers in these endemic countries is likely much lower than it is in countries with Zika epidemics (see Q&A: Zika Risk in Countries with Endemic Zika). Because Zika infection in a pregnant woman causes severe birth defects, pregnant women should consult with their health care provider and, if they decide to travel, strictly follow steps to prevent mosquito bites. Travel notices have not been issued for these destinations but would be considered if the number of cases rises to the level of an outbreak. Check this page for the most up-to-date information before you make travel plans.

Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia

Asia: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan

The Pacific Islands: Easter Island, Vanuatu

For Clinicians

• Zika: For Healthcare Providers on CDC's Zika site
• Zika in CDC Health Information for International Travel - “Yellow Book”
• Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016

Countries and territories with travel notices reporting active mosquito transmission of Zika virus. Click to enlarge

Infographic: Travelers Can Protect Themselves from Zika