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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adult Bites And Stings Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Insect Repellents Mosquito Vectors Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Protective Clothing Young Adult Zika Virus Zika Virus Infection

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(11):2717-2720
• Pubmed ID:
  33079044
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7588518
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Puerto Rico
• Location:
  Caribbean
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:def255266901ada4dee05fc7dd410d398a40ad6e9bf15f0699ce027adb40e650
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/96909/cdc_96909_DS1.pdf
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