Zika

Also called Zika virus, Zika fever

Notification class: Class 1 notifiable eventHealth care providers report it immediately on suspicion to the Medical Officer of Health at their parish health department, or to the National Surveillance Unit, within 24 hours of contact.
Category: Vector-borne diseases

Case definition

A patient with a rash or elevated body temperature (>37.2°C or 99.0°F) and one or more of the following symptoms:

(i) Arthralgia or myalgia

(ii) Non-purulent conjunctivitis or conjunctival hyperaemia

(iii) Headache or malaise

Specimen

Serum specimen in red top tube on ice.

Laboratory

National Public Health Lab

Timeline for investigation

48 hours

Source: National Surveillance Manual

How it’s monitored

Notified as it occurs and followed up with an investigation report. The weekly bulletin gives confirmed cases for the year to date, beside last year’s. Figures are PCR positive cases.

The figures

The National Surveillance Unit publishes the latest figures every week.

Weekly bulletins

Dashboards

For health professionals

Case definitions

Forms

How to report