Outbreak of Zika Virus Infections, Dominica, 2016

Abstract

In February 2016, the World Health Organization declared the pandemic of Zika virus a public health emergency. On March 4, 2016, Dominica reported its first autochthonous Zika virus disease case; subsequently, 1,263 cases were reported. We describe the outbreak through November 2016, when the last known case was reported.

Keywords

• Zika virus
• ZIKV
• flavivirus
• pandemic
• Commonwealth of Dominica
• Brazil