Preventing vectorborne transmission of zika virus infection during pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016–2017

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 Taraporewalla; Leslie Harrison; Sascha Ellington; Wanda D. Barfield; Denise J. Jamieson; Shanna Cox; Karen Pazol; Patricia Garcia Díaz; Beatriz Rios Herrera; Manuel Vargas Bernal

doi:10.3201/eid2611.201614

Preventing vectorborne transmission of zika virus infection during pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016–2017

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 Taraporewalla
, Leslie Harrison
, Sascha Ellington
, Wanda D. Barfield
, Denise J. Jamieson
, Shanna Cox
, Karen Pazol
, Patricia Garcia Díaz
, Beatriz Rios Herrera
, Manuel Vargas Bernal

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2717-2720
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.201614
State	Published - Nov 2020

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Kortsmit, K., von Essen, B. S., Warner, L., D’Angelo, D. V., Smith, R. A., Shapiro-Mendoza, C. K., Shulman, H. B., Virella, W. H., Taraporewalla, A., Harrison, L., Ellington, S., Barfield, W. D., Jamieson, D. J., Cox, S., Pazol, K., Díaz, P. G., Herrera, B. R., & Bernal, M. V. (2020). Preventing vectorborne transmission of zika virus infection during pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016–2017. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(11), 2717-2720. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.201614

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