8 September 2016: Zika – Epidemiological Update

To date, 46 countries and territories have confirmed autochthonous, vector-borne transmission of Zika virus disease in the Region of the Americas since 2015.  In addition, five countries in the Americas have reported sexually transmitted Zika cases.  Since the last Zika Epidemiological Update of 25 August 2016, the British Virgin Islands have confirmed vector-borne autochthonous transmission of Zika virus (Figure 1).