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Zika Virus: Health Information Guide
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For the most recent publications on Zika, please see Disaster Lit: The Database for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
U.S. Federal Agencies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response, Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine
- Global Health Events Historical archive of Web documents on Ebola and Zika Virus.
U.S. Organizations
- American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Medical Association
- American Nurses Association
- American Public Health Association
- Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota
International Organizations
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), World Health Organization
- Zika Virus Infection
Also available in Spanish.
- Zika Virus Infection
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Zika virus and complications
- Zika virus disease
Also available in Spanish. - Dispelling rumors around Zika and complications
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. - WHO Zika App
- International Society for Infectious Diseases
- Evidence Aid
National Government (non-U.S.) Web Sites
- Australian Government - Department of Health
- Government of Canada
- Zika virus
Also available in French.
- Zika virus
- New Zealand - Ministry of Health
- Public Health England
Updates from U.S. States and Territories
- Puerto Rico Departmento de Salud (in Spanish)
Virus del Zika - Alabama Department of Public Health
Zika Virus - Florida Department of Health
Daily Zika Update - Georgia Department of Public Health
Zika - Louisiana Department of Health
Zika Information and Resources - New York State Department of Health
Zika Virus - South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Zika Virus Information - Texas Department of State Health Services
Zika in Texas: Information for News Media
Pregnancy and Zika Virus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Questions and Answers for Healthcare Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure
- For Pregnant Women
- Facts about Microcephaly
Also available in Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
- Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization
- U.S. National Library of Medicine - PubMed Citations
Free Resources from Publishers for Medical Responders
Leading global health bodies including academic journals, NGOs, research funders and institutes, have committed to sharing data and results relevant to the current Zika crisis and future public health emergencies as rapidly and openly as possible.
- Articles on Zika Virus
Annals of Internal Medicine - PLOS Collection: Zika
PLOS (Public Library of Science) - Zika virus resource centre
The Lancet - BMJ Publishing Group
- Zika Virus
New England Journal of Medicine - Zika Virus Resource Center
Elsevier - ASM Zika Virus Resources
American Society for Microbiology - Special Collection on Aedes Aegypti and Zika Virus research
Free access is open until September 30, 2016
Oxford University Press - UpToDate - Wolters Kluwer
- Zika virus infection
- Patient information: Zika virus infection (The Basics)
Also available in Spanish.
- Zika virus: free articles by discipline
Springer Nature - Latest Zika Research
Wiley - Zika Fast Track
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Emerging Infectious Diseases - Zika Spotlight
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Zika Reports
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Zika
CDC Stacks: Public Health Publications
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Zika Virus Infection
Eurosurveillance
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Bulletin of the World Health Organization: Zika Open
World Health Organization
Biomedical Journal Literature and Reports
From PubMed - Biomedical PubMed
MeSH Descriptors were added to PubMed on 1/28/2106: Zika Virus Infection and Zika Virus
- Zika - All Articles
- Zika and Pregnancy
- Zika and Microcephaly
- Zika and Guillain-Barré Syndrome
- Zika and Sexual Transmission
- Zika and Blood or Organ Donation
- Zika and Breastfeeding
- Zika and Infants
- Zika and Diagnostic Testing
- Zika and Prevention
From DisasterLit - Resources and Documents
- All Resources on Zika
- Resources on Zika and Pregnancy
- Zika and Blood or Organ Donations
- Zika and Infants
- Zika and Breastfeeding
- Zika and Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Zika and Microcephaly
- Zika and Sexual Transmission
Situation Reports
- World Health Organization
- Zika virus situation reports
Also available in Spanish. - Zika virus infection: Disease outbreak news
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. - Guillain–Barré syndrome
Also available in French, Spanish, and Chinese.
- Zika virus situation reports
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Genome, Sequences, and Virus Variation
- Virus Variation: Zika Virus Resource
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), U.S. National Library of Medicine - Zika Virus (Virus Pathogen Resource [ViPR])
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Laboratory Detection and Diagnosis of Zika Virus
- Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Clinical Trials
Research, Development and Funding
- Funding Opportunities and Notices: Zika
National Institutes of Health - Dear Colleague Letter: Zika Virus (archived)
National Science Foundation - A research and development blueprint for action to prevent epidemics
This research home page has links on WHO Zika research and product pipelines for vaccines, diagnostics, and vector control.
World Health Organization - Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus: A Workshop
Health and Medicine Division, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Published primary research studies and protocols: Zika research
Includes materials in English and Portuguese.
Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization
Surveillance and Control of Mosquito Vectors
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- World Health Organization
Travel
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- World Health Organization
- Information for travelers visiting Zika affected countries
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
- Information for travelers visiting Zika affected countries
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Maps
- HealthMap
- 2016 Zika Outbreak
- Outbreaks Near Me - App
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Pan American Health Organization
- Esri UK
Social Media
- Twitter Hashtags: #Zika, #ZikaVirus, #ZikaResearch, #ZikaOpen, #kNOwZika
- Twitter Accounts
- Twitter list for Zika Virus compiled by @NLM_DIMRC, the Twitter account from the Disaster Information Management Research Center, U.S. 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:
Multilingual Resources
- Virus del Zika (Español)
Also available in English.
MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine - Zika
HealthReach, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and other languages. - Search the Disaster Lit database for other multi-language resources on the Zika virus
- El virus del Zika (Español)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Zika virus
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
World Health Organization - Zika virus and complications: Questions and answers
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
World Health Organization - Zika virus infection
Also available in Spanish.
Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization - Zika Communication Materials
Also available in Portuguese, French and Spanish.
Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization - Guía de apoyo psicosocial en Zika: para el voluntariado
Caja de herramientas de apoyo psicosocial en Zika
New tool for psychosocial support in the context of zika virus (blog post, English)
International Federation of the Red Cross - Perguntas e respostas - Microcefalia (Português)
Portal da Saúde, Ministerio de Saúde, Brazil - Virus del Zika (Español)
Also available in English, Portuguese, French, and Kreyòl ayisyen.
Hesperian Health Guides - Información para el paciente: Infección del virus zika (Conceptos Básicos) (Español)
Also available in English.
UpToDate - Wolters Kluwer - Virus Zika: Informação em Português
World Health Organization
Resources for the General Public
- MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Zika Virus
Also available in Spanish: Virus del Zika
- Zika Virus
- HealthReach, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Zika
Also available in Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages.
- Zika
- Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hesperian Health Guides
- Zika Virus
Also available in Spanish, Portuguese, French and Kreyòl ayisyen.
- Zika Virus
- Pan American Health Organization
- Zika Communication Materials
Also available in Portuguese, French and Spanish.
- Zika Communication Materials