Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016

Lammert, Sara; Walker, Allison Taylor; Erskine, Stefanie; Rao, Sowmya R.; Esposito, Douglas H.; Ryan, Edward T.; Robbins, Gregory K.; LaRocque, Regina C.

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Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016

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Feb 15 2017
By Lammert, Sara ; Walker, Allison Taylor ; Erskine, Stefanie ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Lammert, Sara ; Walker, Allison Taylor ; Erskine, Stefanie ; Rao, Sowmya R. ; Esposito, Douglas H. ; Ryan, Edward T. ; Robbins, Gregory K. ; LaRocque, Regina C.
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Zika virus has recently been introduced to the Americas and is spreading rapidly. We evaluated the characteristics of US travelers to Zika virus-affected countries who were seen at Global TravEpiNet sites during March 2015-October 2016. Nearly three quarters of travelers were men or women of reproductive age.
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Adult Dispatch Female History, 21st Century Humans Male Middle Aged Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Seasons Travel Young Adult Zika Virus Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology Zika Virus Infection/history Zika Virus Infection/transmission Zika Virus Infection/virology
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Emerg Infect Dis. 23(2):324-327.
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27926355
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PMC5324785
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Journal Article
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U01 CK000175/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States ; U01 CK000490/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States
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Americas
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23
Issue:

2
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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