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There are currently 30 countries affected by Zika with those in the Americas (above) being most heavily affected. The infographic shows the amount in tourism income that the countries currently receives from international visitors - the amount they could also lose if there is a travel ban as a result of the virus
Daily Mail: Brazil and other countries with Zika virus could see income from tourism drop by up to $53.2billion in a single year
* There are currently 30 countries affected by Zika according to the CDC
* They have a total annual income of $53.2billion from international travellers
* Worries over the spread of virus could drastically reduce visitor numbers
Countries in the Americas, Oceania and Africa could stand to lose billions in tourism income due to Zika, the virus that causes deformities in newborns.
There are currently 30 countries in the world with active transmission of the disease, which is spread through Aedes mosquitoes.
However, with pregnant women and those looking to conceive warned against travelling to the affected regions, popular destinations including Mexico and Brazil could lose billions of dollars worth of revenue from tourism income.
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WNU Editor: There will be multiple impacts from the Zika virus. The tourism and economic impacts are now being calculated, but the biggest impact (by far) will be on health care, and taking care of those who will be born with the ailments that are associated with the Zika virus.
Update: This is worrisome .... Venezuela faces ‘worst-case scenario’ as Zika outbreak expands (Washington Post).
1 comment:
This is a lot of bogus hype about misquitoes that can cause mild flu-like symptoms, now with unsubstantuaed ties to Guillain-Barre disease. These are really US attacks on Brazil and Venezuela, countries which haven't toed the US line.
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