ZIKA UPDATE TO TISSUE DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE

February 27, 2026

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During routine monthly review of the CDC’s online Zika interactive map, revised Zika information for Yemen. Although the FDA announced on May 20, 2024 that Zika virus is no longer considered a “relevant communicable disease agent or disease” for human cell, tissue, and cellular & tissue-based products, this update has been issued for programs that have not yet discontinued geographic Zika screening.