Summary
Zika virus (ZIKV) is mainly transmitted by mosquitoes bites. However, transmission by sexual contacts
has been reported in 11 non endemic countries. The rapid spread of ZIKV in Latin American and Caribbean
Countries (LCR), person-to-person transmission and perceived risk on people’s well being can
affect the emerging economies of LCR which historically dependent on truism. Here we present an
analysis on economic outputs for assessing the current impact of ZIKV on markets. Our analysis show
an unexpected resilience of LCR markets to international alerts. This positive response represents an
opportunity to scale-up interventions for preventing the further spreading of the ZIKV epidemic