Guidance

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

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

Published 1 April 2016
Last updated 2 August 2017 — see all updates

• From: Public Health England

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

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2016501 PDF, 112KB, 6 pages

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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 2 August 2017 + show all updates

1. 2 August 2017 Updated to reflect changes in travel and sexual transmission advice and revised Zika virus risk ratings.
2. 9 December 2016 Updated (v5) to reflect current sexual transmission advice.
3. 5 August 2016 Revised (v4) to include new information about epidemiology, sexual transmission and changes in diagnostic testing.
4. 17 June 2016 Revised advice about sexual transmission and deferral of pregnancy.
5. 1 April 2016 First published.