Emily Oster

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Emily Oster

Should I Be Worried About Zika?

Q&A on travel risks

Emily Oster

1 minute read

Is Zika something we still have to worry about?

—Anonymous

Not right now, no. Zika is a virus that ebbs and flows; there was a significant outbreak in 2015, and pregnant women were cautioned against travel to many places in the Caribbean and even parts of the U.S. However, the virus diminished and has not returned. The CDC’s Zika map has no areas of caution. And the U.S. has recorded no Zika cases since 2019.

(I actually wrote about it in my first full newsletter; if anything, the data has gotten more reassuring since then.) So, for the moment, please remove this from your worry list.

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sophiatobygeorge
sophiatobygeorge
7 months ago

Hi Emily – I was wondering if you had any other data on Zika in Asia as your pieces are focused primarily on the US? Is Zika more of a risk/worry in Asia? The only data I can find is on Thailand but do you have any information on Indonesia? Thank you

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