Following a record-setting number of Zika virus outbreaks in 2024, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today reported eight counties have confirmed cases in 2025.
On February 18, 2025, the PAHO's data dashboard revealed that 333 Zika cases had already been confirmed in 2025.
Once again, the Federative Republic of Brazil, which has led this unfortunate list in the Region of the Americas for years, has 271 cases, followed by Bolivia, Columbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru.
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