Zika Virus Knowledge among Pregnant Women Who Were in Areas with Active Transmission

We surveyed women in New York, New York, USA, who were in areas with active Zika virus transmission while pregnant. Of 99 women who were US residents, 30 were unaware of the government travel advisory to areas with active Zika virus transmission while pregnant, and 37 were unaware of their pregnanci...

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Main Authors: Kate Whittemore, Anna Tate, Alex Illescas, Alhaji Saffa, Austin Collins, Jay K. Varma, Neil M. Vora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1614_article
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Alex Illescas
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Austin Collins
Jay K. Varma
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Zika Virus Knowledge among Pregnant Women Who Were in Areas with Active Transmission
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Zika virus
viruses
Zika virus infection
travel
knowledge
practices
author_facet Kate Whittemore
Anna Tate
Alex Illescas
Alhaji Saffa
Austin Collins
Jay K. Varma
Neil M. Vora
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title Zika Virus Knowledge among Pregnant Women Who Were in Areas with Active Transmission
title_short Zika Virus Knowledge among Pregnant Women Who Were in Areas with Active Transmission
title_full Zika Virus Knowledge among Pregnant Women Who Were in Areas with Active Transmission
title_fullStr Zika Virus Knowledge among Pregnant Women Who Were in Areas with Active Transmission
title_full_unstemmed Zika Virus Knowledge among Pregnant Women Who Were in Areas with Active Transmission
title_sort zika virus knowledge among pregnant women who were in areas with active transmission
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2017-01-01
description We surveyed women in New York, New York, USA, who were in areas with active Zika virus transmission while pregnant. Of 99 women who were US residents, 30 were unaware of the government travel advisory to areas with active Zika virus transmission while pregnant, and 37 were unaware of their pregnancies during travel.
topic Zika virus
viruses
Zika virus infection
travel
knowledge
practices
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1614_article
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