Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016
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 reprodu...
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| author | Sara Lammert Allison Taylor Walker Stefanie Erskine Sowmya R. Rao Douglas H. Esposito Edward T. Ryan Gregory K. Robbins Regina C. LaRocque |
| author_facet | Sara Lammert Allison Taylor Walker Stefanie Erskine Sowmya R. Rao Douglas H. Esposito Edward T. Ryan Gregory K. Robbins Regina C. LaRocque |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-c991ea381bb84870a18be16fab90f6ae2022-12-22T03:39:45ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-02-0123232432710.3201/eid2302.161292Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016Sara LammertAllison Taylor WalkerStefanie ErskineSowmya R. RaoDouglas H. EspositoEdward T. RyanGregory K. RobbinsRegina C. LaRocqueZika 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-1292_articleZikavirusesinternational travelAmericasinfectious diseaseinfection |
| spellingShingle | Sara Lammert Allison Taylor Walker Stefanie Erskine Sowmya R. Rao Douglas H. Esposito Edward T. Ryan Gregory K. Robbins Regina C. LaRocque Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016 Emerging Infectious Diseases Zika viruses international travel Americas infectious disease infection |
| title | Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016 |
| title_full | Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016 |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016 |
| title_short | Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016 |
| title_sort | characteristics of us travelers to zika virus affected countries in the americas march 2015 october 2016 |
| topic | Zika viruses international travel Americas infectious disease infection |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-1292_article |
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