--- --- # Zika Has Spread to 43 Countries by [David Johnson](https://time.com/author/dave-johnson/) ## David Johnson Apr 26, 2016 1:41 PM UTC by [David Johnson](https://time.com/author/dave-johnson/) ## David Johnson Apr 26, 2016 1:41 PM UTC The [Zika virus](http://time.com/topic/zika-virus/) 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/) 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/). The World Health Organization recently [warned](https://www.yahoo.com/news/warns-potential-marked-increase-zika-cases-083521147.html) 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. Where Is Zika Virus: Map of Where the Virus Has Spread ```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"}}]}] ```