Travel warnings Brazil

Alert - Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions

Watch - Level 1, Practice Usual Precautions

Note: This travel notice was updated on October 17, 2016, to include updated guidance for people planning to conceive and guidance to prevent sexual transmission of Zika.

What is the current situation?

Public health officials have reported that mosquitoes in Brazil are infected with Zika virus and are spreading it to people. Text PLAN to 855-255-5606 to receive Zika updates for your destination.

Because Zika virus is primarily spread by mosquitoes, CDC recommends that travelers to Brazil protect themselves from mosquito bites. The mosquitoes that spread Zika usually do not live at elevations above 6, 500 feet (2, 000 meters) because of environmental conditions. Travelers whose itineraries are limited to areas above this elevation are at minimal risk of getting Zika from a mosquito. The following map shows areas of Brazil above and below 6, 500 feet.* For more information, see Questions and Answers: Zika risk at high elevations.

*The categories shown on this map are intended as a general guideline and should not be considered to indicate absolute risk. Elevation may vary within an area to a larger extent than this map can depict. The presence of mosquitoes may change seasonally, with increasing temperatures or rainfall, and may change over time. Travelers to destinations that cross or are near an elevation border may wish to consider the destination as an area of lower elevation. Travelers to high elevations are still at risk of getting Zika from sex.