[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(from the article) :".. a major outbreak on the Atlantic Ocean island nation of Cape Verde suggests the disease is now poised to enter continental Africa."

The Cape Verde area is a system of Volcanic archipelago islands located about 350 miles West ,off the Africa Coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
I believe that the prevailing winds are Westerly winds blowing towards the mid-Atlantic.

[Travis McGee]

Cape Verdes are joined at the hip to Africa. Forget the wind, it’s the people going to and fro.

If it’s in the Cape Verdes now, it’s in sub-Saharan Africa next year.

[Afterguard]

You are correct. And if memory serves, the Cape Verdes region is also where many Atlantic hurricanes originate. Woo hoo! Zika and hurricanes!

[Covenantor]

Sanctuary Montgomery County, Maryland sent out 3/4 scale license plate sized flyers in the mail. Arrived today.

Their site, as described on the flyer, has swamped out as residents arrived home from work.

[B212]

yes the islands are off the Africa coast, and so if the disease has reached these islands then it was carried by prevailing western winds from South America, hence the disease will be carried on wards to Africa carried by the same winds that bought it to the islands, winds that blow from the west to the east....

But I fail to understand how a Mosquito could live some 40 airborne hours....it is 1700 miles from South America to the islands and high altitude winds blow about 50 miles per hour, at 20,000 feet, as well the temperatures at 20,000 feet are around -25 degrees....more pseudo science I think we can forget airborne spread, and look for fishing boats or sea birds...