Preventing Vector-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016-20171.

Katherine Kortsmit,Beatriz Salvesen von Essen,Lee Warner,Denise V. D'Angelo,Ruben A. Smith,Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza,Holly B. Shulman,Wanda Hernández Virella,Aspy J. Taraporewalla,Leslie J.S. Harrison,Sascha R. Ellington,Wanda D. Barfield,Denise J. Jamieson,Shanna Cox,Karen Pazol,Patricia García Díaz,Beatriz Ríos Herrera,Manuel Vargas Bernal

Preventing Vector-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016-20171.

2020

Katherine Kortsmit
Beatriz Salvesen von Essen
Lee Warner
Denise V. D'Angelo
Ruben A. Smith
Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza
Holly B. Shulman
Wanda Hernández Virella
Aspy J. Taraporewalla
Leslie J.S. Harrison
Sascha R. Ellington
Wanda D. Barfield
Denise J. Jamieson
Shanna Cox
Karen Pazol
Patricia García Díaz
Beatriz Ríos Herrera
Manuel Vargas Bernal

We examined pregnant women's use of personal protective measures to prevent mosquito bites during the 2016-2017 Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico. Healthcare provider counseling on recommended measures was associated with increased use of insect repellent among pregnant women but not with wearing protective clothing.

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Pregnancy
Environmental health
Zika virus
Vector (epidemiology)
Insect repellent
healthcare providers
Prenatal counseling
Microcephaly
Outbreak
Medicine

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