By vgreene, 21 February, 2020 Criteria to guide eval of persons suspected of Chicungaya virus<sup>1</sup>
By vgreene, 21 February, 2020 Criteria to guide eval of persons suspected of Chicungaya virus;<sup>1</sup> most often spread by Aedes agypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitos, which bite mostly during the daytime; these are the same mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus; virus is spread
By vgreene, 21 February, 2020 Avoiding mosquito bites is best prevention1 since no vax available; risk that virus will be imported to new areas by infected travelers; advise pts to follow CDC’s chikungunya prevention and control recommendations,2 incl any applicable travelers' health
By vgreene, 21 February, 2020 Use insect repellants such as DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus (for ages 3+ only), para-methane-diol (for ages 3+ only) products, and 2-undecanone
By vgreene, 21 February, 2020 If infected: Avoid further mosquito exposure during 1st wk of illness to reduce possibility of transmission; otherwise, standard infxn control precautions apply