Flag operators are requested to forward this advisory to their ships by the most expeditious means

Original warning text

ZIKA VIRUS PRECAUTIONS UPDATE.
1. U.S. FLAG OPERATORS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD
   THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR SHIPS BY THE MOST
   EXPEDITIOUS MEANS. THIS UPDATE IS PROVIDED
   FOLLOWING RELEASE OF NEW INFORMATION REGARDING
   THE VIRUS.
2. MARAD ADVISORIES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD
   WEB SITE AT WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV/NEWSROOM/ADVISORY
   AND ON THE MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION WEB SITE
   AT MSI.NGA.MIL. SELECT BROADCAST WARNINGS,
   SCROLL DOWN TO SEARCH BOX, AND SELECT MARAD
   ADVISORIES.
3. THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
   PREVENTION (CDC) RECENTLY ISSUED SEVERAL TRAVEL
   NOTICES AND A HEALTH ADVISORY ON RECOGNIZING,
   MANAGING AND REPORTING ZIKA VIRUS INFECTIONS IN
   TRAVELERS RETURNING FROM CAPE VERDE, CENTRAL
   AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN AND MEXICO,
   AND SEVERAL PACIFIC ISLANDS. THE WORLD HEALTH
   ORGANIZATION HAS DECLARED THAT THE RECENT
   CLUSTER OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS IN LATIN AMERICA,
   BUT NOT THE ZIKA VIRUS ITSELF, CONSTITUTES A
   PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN.
4. ZIKA IS A VIRUS THAT IS PRIMARILY SPREAD BY
   MOSQUITOES AND MAY ALSO BE SPREAD VIA BLOOD
   TRANSFUSIONS, SEXUAL CONTACT AND FROM MOTHER TO
   CHILD DURING PREGNANCY. ONLY ABOUT ONE IN FIVE
   PEOPLE INFECTED WITH THE ZIKA VIRUS WILL EXHIBIT
   ANY SYMPTOMS. THOSE WHO DO MAY EXPERIENCE FEVER,
   JOINT PAIN, CONJUNCTIVITIS, MUSCLE PAIN AND/OR
   A HEADACHE. THE CDC IS ALSO INVESTIGATING A
   POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN BIRTH DEFECTS AND ZIKA
   INFECTION DURING PREGNANCY.
5. THERE IS NO VACCINE FOR ZIKA VIRUS. TRAVELERS TO
   AFFECTED AREAS (SEE HTTP:WWW.CDC.GOV/ZIKA/GEO/)
   SHOULD FOCUS ON PREVENTING MOSQUITO BITES BY
   WEARING LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS, USING EPA
   RECOMMENDED INSECT SPRAY PER LABEL DIRECTIONS
   AND TAKING OTHER PRECAUTIONS LISTED AT
   HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/ZIKA/PREVENTION/.
6. ZIKA VIRUS CAN BE SPREAD BY MEN TO SEX PARTNERS.
   CDC RECOMMENDS THAT MEN WHO RESIDE IN OR HAVE
   TRAVELED TO AN AREA OF ACTIVE ZIKA VIRUS
   TRANSMISSION EITHER ABSTAIN FROM SEX OR USE
   CONDOMS CONSISTENTLY AND CORRECTLY. THERE IS
   NO EVIDENCE THAT ZIKA VIRUS CAN BE SPREAD BY
   WOMEN TO SEX PARTNERS. CDC RECOMMENDS, HOWEVER,
   THAT IF ANYONE HAS ANY CONCERNS, THEY SHOULD
   EITHER ABSTAIN FROM SEX OR USE CONDOMS
   (SEE HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/ZIKA/TRANSMISSION/
   SEXUAL-TRANSMISSION.HTML).
7. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT
   HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/ZIKA/ REGULARLY FOR CURRENT
   UPDATES ON THIS HEALTH THREAT AND MARINE SAFETY
   INFORMATION BULLETIN 01-16 (CHANGE 2) AT
   WWW.USCG.MIL/MSIB FOR INFORMATION ON MARITIME
   INDUSTRY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSEL
   CREWMEMBERS OR PASSENGERS WHO MAY BE EXHIBITING
   SYMPTOMS OF ZIKA VIRUS.
8. MARINERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO VISIT
   HTTP://WWWNC.CDC.GOV/TRAVEL/NOTICES/ FOR
   ADDITIONAL CDC TRAVEL HEALTH NOTICES.
9. THIS ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL
   REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
10. CANCEL THE FOLLOWING MARAD ADVISORY:
    2016-01 (ZIKA VIRUS PRECAUTIONS).
11. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY,
    CONTACT CAMERON NARON, DIRECTOR OF MARITIME
    SECURITY, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, CODE: MAR-420,
    1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E., WASHINGTON, DC 20590,
    TELEX: 7108229426 (MARAD DOT WSH),
    PHONE: 202 366 1883, FAX: 202 366 3954,
    E-MAIL: [email protected].
12. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 97/16.