Zika inquiries made to the CDC-InFo system, December 2015–September 2017

Tara Kirk Sell; Crystal Watson; Diane Meyer; Michael R. Snyder; Sanjana J. Ravi; Emma E. McGinty; Laura E. Pechta; Dale A. Rose; Michelle N. Podgornik; Keri M. Lubell

doi:10.3201/eid2605.181694

Zika inquiries made to the CDC-InFo system, December 2015–September 2017

Tara Kirk Sell, Crystal Watson, Diane Meyer, Michael R. Snyder, Sanjana J. Ravi, Emma E. McGinty, Laura E. Pechta, Dale A. Rose, Michelle N. Podgornik, Keri M. Lubell

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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We examined Zika-related inquiries to CDC-INFO, the national contact center for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to identify potential communication gaps. The most frequently asked questions related to travel or geographic location of Zika (42% of all inquiries), information about laboratory testing (13%), or acquiring a Zika test (11%).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1022-1024
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.181694
State	Published - May 2020

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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