New Interim Guidance for Managing Occupational Exposures to Zika

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published Interim Guidance for Managing Occupational Exposures to Zika Virus for Healthcare Personnel on its website. This document provides guidance for facilities to determine when healthcare providers should be tested for Zika virus infection following an occupational exposure and recommendations for post-exposure management. The document does not, however, address all occupational healthcare that might be required, or the necessary evaluation or follow-up for occupational exposures to other infectious diseases (e.g., bloodborne pathogens). This guidance is not intended for laboratory researchers or laboratory research personnel. The recommendations will be updated as new information becomes available.

Other Zika resources can be on found CDC’s Zika webpages for healthcare providers: https://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/index.html