Preventing Vector-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016–2017

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 protect...

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Autores principales: Kortsmit, Katherine, Salvesen von Essen, Beatriz, Warner, Lee, D’Angelo, Denise V., Smith, Ruben A., Shapiro-Mendoza, Carrie K., Shulman, Holly B., Virella, Wanda Hernández, Taraporewalla, Aspy, Harrison, Leslie, Ellington, Sascha, Barfield, Wanda D., Jamieson, Denise J., Cox, Shanna, Pazol, Karen, Garcia Díaz, Patricia, Herrera, Beatriz Rios, Bernal, Manuel Vargas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7588518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33079044
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.201614
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Sumario: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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