Chikungunya: Current Situation
November 21st, 2015Where Has Chikungunya Virus Been Found?
- Prior to 2013, chikungunya virus outbreaks had been identified in countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- In late 2013, the first local transmission of chikungunya virus in the Americas was identified in Caribbean countries and territories. Local transmission means that mosquitoes in the area have been infected with the virus and are spreading it to people.
- Since then, local transmission has been identified in 45 countries or territories throughout the Americas with more than 1.7 million suspected cases reported to the Pan American Health Organization from affected areas (Updated data from PAHO).
- For information on current outbreaks, consult CDC’s Traveler’s Health website.
- Click here for more information on chikungunya in the United States(http://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/geo/united-states.html).
Countries and territories where chikungunya cases have been reported* (as of October 20, 2015)
*Does not include countries or territories where only imported cases have been documented. This map is updated weekly if there are new countries or territories that report local chikungunya virus transmission.
AFRICA
- Benin
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Nigeria
- Republic of Congo
- Reunion
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
ASIA
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor
- Vietnam
- Yemen
EUROPE
- Italy
- France
AMERICAS
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Curacao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Martin
- Sint Maarten
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States
- US Virgin Islands
- Venezuela
OCEANIA/PACIFIC ISLANDS
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Federal States of Micronesia
- French Polynesia
- Kiribati
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Tokelau
- Tonga