Resources for topics hot in the news just now
ZIKA VIRUS has been very prominent in the news in 2016, less so in 2017 and many resources have been published with several being updated on a regular basis. A significant number of updates were made on 2nd August 2017 on the Public Health England website. I attempt to put the most relevant in this section and try to ensure the link is to the latest version. However if you ever find anythng incorrect, please do let me know! Remember this page is just a guide to lead you to the various resrouces out there.
UK Resources
- Zika virus information from Public Health England
- Travel advice from Public Health England
- Country specific advice from Public Health England
- Zika virus: sexual transmission advice algorithm from Public Health England
- Zika – selection of news items from NaTHNaC and here
- Diseases in brief – Zika virus from NaTHNaC
- Risk assessment page for Zika from NaTHNaC
- Zika virus information from Health Protection Scotland and country risk from HPS
- Zika virus infection – guidance for primary care (see image below as well)
- Algorithm from NaTHNaC for Zika advice for pregnant women, those planning pregnancy and their partners (see image below as well)
- Interim algorithm for assessing pregnant women with a history of travel (see image below as well)
- Zika virus, travel and the immunocompromised patient
- Zika virus: sample testing advice from PHE
- BBC One – Panorama – no longer on the iPlayer but found on the following link: The Zika Baby Crisis
- Free online course from LSHTM – Preventing Zika Virus: Understanding and Controlling the Aedes Mosquito
- The Lancet – Zika Virus Resource Centre
UK links specific for travellers
- Zika Virus from NHS Choices
- Zika Virus Infection from fitfortravel
- Mosquito bite avoidance leaflet (see image below as well)
- NHS Blood and transplant service – information about Zika
International resources – key links leading to further resources
- WHO Zika virus and complications
- WHO – The history of Zika virus ((electronic timeline)
- WHO Zika Response Plan and infographics and Zika virus media centre: news, features, and multimedia section here
- New Podcasts from the WHO ( series of 5 announced on 27th March 2017)
- ECDC Zika virus infections
- CDC Zika virus
