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Zika virus disease in the United States, 2015–2016

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Zika virus disease in the United States, 2015–2016

As of July 20, 2016 (5 am EST)

  • Zika virus disease and Zika virus congenital infection are nationally notifiable conditions.
  • This update from the CDC Arboviral Disease Branch includes provisional data reported to ArboNET for January 01, 2015 – July 20, 2016.

US States

  • Locally acquired mosquito-borne cases reported: 0
  • Travel-associated cases reported: 1,403
  • Laboratory acquired cases reported:  1
  • Total: 1,404
    • Sexually transmitted: 15
    • Guillain-Barré syndrome: 5

US Territories

  • Locally acquired cases reported: 3,815
  • Travel-associated cases reported: 12
  • Total: 3,827*
    • Guillain-Barré syndrome: 14

*Sexually transmitted cases are not reported for areas with local mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus because it is not possible to determine whether infection occurred due to mosquito-borne or sexual transmission.

 Map of the United States showing Travel-associated and Locally acquired cases of the Zika virus. The locations and number of cases can be found in the table below.

Laboratory-confirmed Zika virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by state or territory — United States, 2015–2016 (as of July 20, 2016)


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