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No vaccine against Zika virus currently exists. Since the virus is primarily transmitted through mosquitoes, effective measures to avoid mosquito bites include using insect repellent, installing mosquito bed nets and window/door screens, wearing long sleeves and long pants, and removing potential breeding sites from indoor/outdoor premises. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.
Overview
No vaccine against Zika virus currently exists. Since the virus is primarily transmitted through mosquitoes, effective measures to avoid mosquito bites include using insect repellent, installing mosquito bed nets and window/door screens, wearing long sleeves and long pants, and removing potential breeding sites from indoor/outdoor premises.
Prevention
Primary Prevention
No vaccine currently exists to prevent Zika virus disease. The only effective way to prevent Zika virus infection is to avoid mosquito bites:[1]
- Use insect repellent.
- Products containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and some oil of lemon eucalyptus and para-menthane-diol provide the longest lasting protection.
- If using sunscreen and insect repellent, apply sunscreen first.
- Treat clothes with permethrin.
- Wear long sleeves and long pants.
- Use air conditioning or window/door screens to keep mosquitoes from entering inside. If this is not possible, sleep under a mosquito bed net.
- Empty standing water containers (e.g. flowerpots or buckets) to reduce potential for mosquito breeding sites around home.
Secondary Prevention
The same primary preventative measures should be taken by symptomatic patients to prevent transmission of Zika virus to non-infected mosquitoes.[2]
References
- ↑ Prevention. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (June 1, 2015). http://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html Accessed on December 14, 2015
- ↑ Factsheet ffor health professionals. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (November 27, 2015). http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/zika_virus_infection/factsheet-health-professionals/Pages/factsheet_health_professionals.aspx Accessed December 22, 2015.