South America Zika virus summary

7 January 2019

On Dec 26, ProMED published a summary of news reports on Zika virus infections across both South and Central America for the last months of 2018 which included Brazil (10 Nov) 7544 cases, Bolivia (15/11) 482 cases and Mexico (19/11) 607 cases from 19 states. (Archive Number: 20181226.6223397). The January 2019 WHO Bulletin contains an article on Zika and the need for continuing vigilance - ‘Zika: the continuing threat’.  Read more  

Affected Regions

South America

Affected Countries