Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Author "United States of America. Puerto Rico Department of Health"
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Estimating Contraceptive Needs and Increasing Access to Contraception in Response to the Zika Virus Disease Outbreak - Puerto Rico, 2016
Tepper, Naomi K.; Goldberg, Howard I.; Bernal, Manuel I. Vargas; et al. (2016-06)Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes species mosquitoes. Increasing evidence links Zika virus infection during pregnancy to adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, including pregnancy loss, intrauterine ... -
Local Transmission of Zika Virus - Puerto Rico, November 23, 2015-January 28, 2016
Thomas, Dana L.; Sharp, Tyler M.; Torres, Jomil; et al. (2016-06)Zika virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus, spread to the Region of the Americas (Americas) in mid-2015, and appears to be related to congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome (1,2). On February 1, 2016, the World ... -
Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission - Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015-April 14, 2016
Dirlikov, Emilio; Ryff, Kyle R.; Torres-Aponte, Jomil; et al. (2016-06)Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes species mosquitoes, and symptoms of infection can include rash, fever, arthralgia, and conjunctivitis (1).* Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of ...