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International
●Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): Zika
•Guidelines for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika (2022)
•Integrated management strategy for arboviral disease prevention and control in the Americas (2020)
●World Health Organization (WHO): Zika virus disease
•Interim guidance on laboratory testing for Zika virus and dengue virus infections (2022)
•Guideline on infant feeding in areas of Zika virus transmission, second edition (2021)
•Guidelines for the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus (2020)
•Interim guidance for pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus infection, update (2019)
•Toolkit for the care and support of people affected by complications associated with Zika virus (2017)
Canada
●Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Zika virus – For health professionals
•Zika virus – A guide for health professionals: Counselling travellers (2019)
•Zika virus – Information for health professionals: Prepare for patients seeking a diagnosis (2018)
United States
●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Zika virus – For health care providers
•Clinical considerations for pregnant persons with possible Zika virus infection
•Clinical signs and symptoms of Zika virus disease
•Clinical testing and diagnosis for Zika virus disease
•Sexual transmission of Zika virus
•Treatment and prevention of Zika virus disease
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book (2024)
•Zika
●CDC: Yellow Book 2024 – Health Information for International Travel: Zika (published 2023)
Brazil
●Brazilian Infectious Diseases Society (SBI): Management of infection by the Zika virus (2016)
Europe
●ECDC: Interim guidance for healthcare providers and Zika virus laboratory diagnosis (2016)
United Kingdom
●UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA): Zika virus (ZIKV) – Clinical and travel guidance (2015, updated 2023)