Overview
The Ministry of Health has been receiving notification of Zika fever cases since May 2015 and the first case was confirmed on 29 January 2016. A total of 8,776 notifications for Zika have been received as at 21st October, 2016. Of these 8,776 notifications, 6,731 (77%) fit the case definition for Zika and were classified as “Suspected Zika”. A total of 139 of these had a positive Zika virus laboratory result.