United States Embassy Port-au-Prince, Security Message for U.S. Citizens - Zika Virus Update

March 17, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Zika travel guidance on March 10, 2017, recommending that pregnant women not travel to Haiti or any other area where there is a risk of Zika virus infection. For a world map of the Zika affected areas, please visit CDC’s interactive map.

For more information about travel guidance for pregnant women, visit the CDC’s website wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-information

For general information and the latest updates about Zika and steps to prevent mosquito bites and sexual exposure to the virus, please visit the CDC website : www.cdc.gov/zika/pregnancy/index.html

The CDC has posted Travel Notices for areas that currently have a documented Zika virus outbreak, including Haiti : www.cdc.gov/zika/

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-18625-icihaiti-health-crusade-of-crh-against-zika.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18522-haiti-health-distribution-of-anti-zika-kits-to-pregnant-women.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18359-haiti-health-first-case-of-microcephaly-confirmed-in-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-17949-icihaiti-health-more-than-2-600-confirmed-cases-of-zika-in-6-months.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17876-haiti-flash-birth-of-the-first-haitian-baby-with-microcephaly.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17563-haiti-health-the-haitian-red-cross-launches-the-anti-zika-operation.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-16993-icihaiti-health-since-the-appearance-of-zika-1777-cases-reported.html

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