On 28 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a press release stating that cancelling or changing the location of the 2016 Olympics would not significantly alter the international spread of Zika virus.
As of 10 June 2016, ECDC has recorded 780 imported cases in 20 EU/EEA countries. Forty of the imported cases are pregnant women. The number of imported cases reported is not based on a systematic reporting surveillance system hence cannot be considered exhaustive.
As of 15 June 2016, WHO reports 60 countries and territories with continuing mosquito-borne transmission. Of these, 52 countries and territories have reported autochthonous cases of Zika virus infection during the past nine months. Ten countries have reported evidence of person-to-person transmission of Zika virus, probably via a sexual route.
As of 7 July 2016, WHO has reported 62 countries and territories with mosquito-borne transmission since 2015. There is now a scientific consensus that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Since 1 February 2016, Zika virus infection and the related clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Since 1 February 2016, Zika virus infection and the related clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Since 1 February 2016, Zika virus infection and the related clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders have been declared to constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Since 1 February 2016, Zika virus infection and the related clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Since 1 February 2016, Zika virus infection and the related clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).