AMA = American Medical Association
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
EPA = United States Environmental Protection Agency
HHS = U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NIH = National Institutes of Health
ODH = Ohio Department of Health
PAHO = Pan American Health Organization
WHO = World Health Organization
(NIH Fogarty International Center) Top News
Social Media Accounts that have info on Zika (listed at the bottom of this webpage)
HealthMap
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Pan American Health Organization
Zika Prevention Information:
(CDC) Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus - United States 2016
General Mosquito Bite Prevention:
(CDC) Mosquito Bite Prevention for Travelers
(CDC) Protection Against Mosquitos, Ticks, & Other Arthropods
(EPA) Tips to Prevent Mosquito Bites
Insect Repellents & Nets:
(EPA) Insect Repellents: Reducing Insect Bites
WHO Zika App
iOS version:
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/who-zika-app/id1090088404?mt=8
Android version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.universaldoctor.zika
Twitter Hashtags: #Zika, #ZikaVirus, #ZikaResearch
Twitter Accounts
Twitter list for Zika Virus compiled by @NLM_DIMRC, the Twitter account from the Disaster Information Management Research Center, National Library of Medicine. The list includes selected Twitter accounts posting about the Zika Virus.
Facebook
These Facebook accounts are posting some news and resources about the Zika Virus:
Practicing Clinicians
Other Health Sciences Professionals
Students
The General Public
This guide is intended to help you discover authoritative information on the Zika Virus.
MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institues of Health
Zika Virus
Also available in Spanish: Virus del Zika
HealthReach, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Zika
Search for consumer-level, multi-language resources on the Zika virus
Hesperian Health Guides
Zika Virus
Also available in Spanish: Virus del Zika
Pan American Health Organization
World Health Organization
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. February 12, 2016
Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. February 12, 2016
Notes from the Field: Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Brain and Placental Tissues from Two Congenitally Infected Newborns and Two Fetal Losses — Brazil, 2015.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. February 10, 2016
Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization
Questions and Answers: Zika and pregnancy
World Health Organization
Women in the context of microcephaly and Zika virus disease
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Where is Zika?
(PAHO) Countries and territories with Zika autochthonous transmission in the Americas
Boston Children's Hospital HealthMap) 2016 Zika Outbreak
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CDC adds countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika Virus
CDC adds 2 destinations to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus
Zika Virus Spreads to New Areas — Region of the Americas, May 2015–January 2016
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. January 29, 2016
Possible Association Between Zika Virus Infection and Microcephaly — Brazil, 2015
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. January 29, 2016
World Health Organization
Information for travelers (Zika virus)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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