Guidance

Zika virus: advice for women returning from areas with active transmission

Advice for women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy, who are pregnant and diagnosed with Zika, and for women whose baby is possibly affected.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 April 2016
• Last updated: 27 February 2019 — See all updates

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Health advice for women returning from countries or areas with risk for Zika virus transmission

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-188

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Details

Joint publication by Public Health England, Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of Midwives, and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Published 1 April 2016
Last updated 27 February 2019 + show all updates

1. 27 February 2019

   Updated 'Health advice for women returning from areas with active Zika virus transmission'.

2. 2 August 2017

   Updated to reflect changes in travel and sexual transmission advice and revised Zika virus risk ratings.

3. 9 December 2016

   Updated (v5) to reflect current sexual transmission advice.

4. 5 August 2016

   Revised (v4) to include new information about epidemiology, sexual transmission and changes in diagnostic testing.

5. 17 June 2016

   Revised advice about sexual transmission and deferral of pregnancy.

6. 1 April 2016

   First published.