© 2026 ABC News

What to do after you travel

Talk to a doctor or other healthcare provider after travel to an area with risk of Zika.

If you develop a fever with a rash, headache, joint pain, red eyes, or muscle pain talk, the CDC says to talk to your doctor immediately and tell him or her about your travel.

Take steps to prevent mosquito bites for three weeks after returning.

Continue taking steps to prevent passing Zika through sex by using condoms, or abstaining from sex.

\"PHOTO:
CDC.Gov
PHOTO: A world map showing areas with risk of Zika from the cdc.gov website.
>

When to get tested for Zika

The CDC recommends getting tested for Zika if you've traveled to an area with risk of Zika or had sex with a partner who lived in or traveled to one of those areas.

You can search for the CDC's travel recommendations for Zika through their interactive map, which lets you search for location-specific Zika info.

","canonicalUrl":"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Wellness/pregnant-meghan-markle-worry-zika-cdc-recommends/story?id=58507575","legacySlug":"/wellness/story/pregnant-meghan-markle-worry-zika-cdc-recommends-58507575","noIndexNoFollow":false},"publishTime":"20:07","publishDate":"10-15-2018","updatedTime":"21:00","updatedDate":"10-15-2018","socialImage":{"alt":"Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex joins Prince Harry during Coach Core apprentices at Loughborough University in Loughborough, Britain, Sept. 24, 2018.","credit":"Rupert Hartley/REX via Shutterstock","ratio":"16x9","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/meghan-markle-prince-harry3-sh-ml-180924_hpMain_16x9_1600.jpg","width":992,"height":558},"datePublished":"10/15/2018 20:07:00 GMT","video":{"live":false,"id":58507575,"headline":"Does Meghan Markle need to worry about Zika?","mediaAssetTitle":"MEGHAN MARKLE & ZIKA (GMA)","description":"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed the pregnancy before their foreign tour.","duration":"2:02","posterImg":{"url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","width":608,"height":342},"video":{"feed":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2018/10/181015_gma_longman_715_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8"},"playlist":["58407309","58500517","58501714"]},"relatedItems":[{"contentType":"story","date":"October 15, 2018","headline":"Everything you need to know about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trip Down Under","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/koalas-flamenco-dancers-prince-harry-meghan-markles-trip-58407309","id":58407309,"image":{"alt":"Everything you need to know about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trip Down Under","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/meghan-markle-prince-harry-rt-ml-180924_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Eddie Mulholland/Pool via Reuters","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"October 15, 2018","headline":"Meghan Markle, Prince Harry announce pregnancy","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/meghan-markle-prince-harry-announce-pregnancy-58500517","id":58500517,"image":{"alt":"Meghan Markle, Prince Harry announce pregnancy","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/markle-harry-bg-ml-181015_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"MTRX/Backgrid","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"video","date":"October 15, 2018","headline":"Meghan Markle, Prince Harry make royal baby announcement ","section":"culture","slug":"/video/58501714","id":58501714,"image":{"alt":"Meghan Markle, Prince Harry make royal baby announcement ","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/181015_gma_longman2_hpMain_1x1_240.jpg","credit":"ABCNews.com","ratio":"1x1"}}],"relatedContentSection":"news","schemaContent":{"name":"Does Meghan Markle need to worry about Zika?","description":"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed the pregnancy before their foreign tour.","duration":"2:02","uploadDate":"10-15-2018","publication":"10-15-2018","images":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","url":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2018/10/181015_gma_longman_715_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","contentUrl":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2018/10/181015_gma_longman_715_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","link":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/pregnant-meghan-markle-worry-zika-cdc-recommends-58507575"}},"playlist":[{"id":"133380485","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133358298","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133350119","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133307515","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133307527","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133282665","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133220149","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133179167","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133144373","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133144059","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133143081","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133075455","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133063114","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133063086","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133015093","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132998564","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132998072","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132977374","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132977531","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132962364","contentType":"story","section":"news"}],"kvps":{"pgtyp":"article","lang":"en","sp":"goodmorningamerica","programmatic":"true","bundleId":"com.abcnews"}},"analytics":{"accountID":"wdgnewwdgnewgmaweb","ns":"gma","pageName":"gma:wellness:video","pageType":"video","globalSpecVersion":"v1.08","siteDifferentiator":"gma:site","tagID":"g_page01","userABCookie":"0","section":"wellness","title":"Does Meghan Markle need to worry about Zika?","pubTime":"16:07","pubDate":"10-15-2018","modTime":"17:00","modDate":"10-15-2018","taxonomyTags":"none","id":58507575,"editorialOtherSubjects":"","wordCount":"none","columns":"none","authors":"","authorsUnit":"none","authorsBureau":"none","subBrand":"Good Morning America","provider":"Good Morning America","videoName":"Does Meghan Markle need to worry about Zika?","mediaAssetTitle":"MEGHAN MARKLE & ZIKA (GMA)","videoId":58507575,"mediaOnPage":"video","legacySlug":"/wellness/story/pregnant-meghan-markle-worry-zika-cdc-recommends-58507575"},"taboola":{}},"request":{"headers":{},"httpVersion":"1.1","method":"GET","url":"/video/58507575","vary":{"host":"www.goodmorningamerica.com","cached":true,"path":"/video/58507575","forwarded-proto":"https","device":"desktop","userab":"0"}},"viewport":{"width":1260,"height":0},"user":{}};