U.S. Embassy caution

[Doyle Phillips]

United States Embassy Mexico City

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Zika Virus

Dated: January 15, 2016
The United States Mission to Mexico informs U.S. citizens that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is upgrading its advisories regarding the Zika Virus. Zika virus is a mosquito-borne illness that can be spread from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby. Among other effects, there have been reports of a serious birth defect of the brain called microcephaly and other poor pregnancy outcomes in babies of mothers who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant. For general information about Zika, please visit the CDC website. To obtain Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) travel notices, call the CDCat 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) from within the United States, or 1-404-639-3534 from overseas or visit the CDCwebsite.

For information on other mosquito-borne illnesses in Mexico, please visit the Country Specific Information:
http://www.travel.state.gov/content/pass...exico.html