Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Zika
• viruses
• international travel
• Americas
• infectious disease
• infection