4. Affected areas
Zika outbreaks were not limited to South and Central America, with outbreaks also reported in the Pacific region, the Caribbean, Africa and certain parts of south and southeast Asia. Countries, where Zika outbreaks have been confirmed, are listed in A to Z order here. These are countries and areas where active Zika transmission from mosquitoes to humans has been confirmed.
The countries include Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei. Burma, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica. Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Thailand, The Bahamas, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and Vietnam. As the list suggests, this is a problem that affects the whole world, not just south and central America as recent coverage might suggest.