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As of 3 January 2017 the Texas Department of State Health Services has reported a total of 294 cases of Zika virus infection (ZIKV). This count includes 20 pregnant women, 2 infants infected before birth, and 2 people that had sexual contact with travellers.
Please refer to the Health Protection Scotland ZIKV transmission table to determine the current risk category of any given country/territory/area:
ZIKV is most commonly spread by mosquito bites, but there is also a risk of sexual transmission. There is a link between ZIKV infection and babies being born with birth defects.
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