--- description: The virus has spread to 43 countries around the world title: Where Is Zika Virus: Map of Where the Virus Has Spread image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Zika](/tag/zika/) ## Zika Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Zika Has Spread to 43 Countries by [David Johnson](/author/dave-johnson/) ## David Johnson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 26, 2016 1:41 PM CUT by [David Johnson](/author/dave-johnson/) ## David Johnson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 26, 2016 1:41 PM CUT The [Zika virus](http://time.com/topic/zika-virus/ "undefined") is continuing to spread around the globe, as health responders scramble to [contain outbreaks](http://time.com/4304851/how-the-united-states-is-bracing-for-zika/ "undefined") and understand the effects of the virus, including serious brain defects like [microcephaly](http://time.com/4304583/what-every-woman-need-to-know-about-zika/ "undefined"). The World Health Organization recently [warned](https://www.yahoo.com/news/warns-potential-marked-increase-zika-cases-083521147.html "undefined") that there is potential for a “marked increase” in the number of infections, including in Europe and the U.S. After all, as experts like to say, the mosquito knows no border. To understand the scope of the virus, we’ve compiled all the countries that have been hit with Zika so far during this outbreak. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4306414/zika-virus-map/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4306414/zika-virus-map/"},"headline":"Zika Has Spread to 43 Countries","datePublished":"2016-04-26T13:41:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:00:21.373Z","description":"Here's where Zika has spread around the world","url":"https://time.com/4306414/zika-virus-map/","keywords":["Zika","Map","mosquito","microcephaly"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Johnson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dave-johnson/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/zika/","name":"Zika"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4306414/zika-virus-map/","name":"Zika Has Spread to 43 Countries"}}]}] ```