Resources

SURVEILLANCE

Protocol for surveillance and response to the occurrence of microcephaly and / or central nervous system (CNS) alterations (Portuguese)
Brazilian Ministry of Health
Updated: 10 March 2015, Verson 2.0
Zika virus (ZIKV) Surveillance in the Americas: Interim guidance for laboratory detection and diagnosis - Algorithm for detecting Zika virus (ZIKV) (English)
Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 10 March 2016
Also available in: Spanish 
Guidance for reporting ZIKV (English)
Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)
Updated: 11 February 2016
Also available in: Spanish 
Strategy for Enhancing National Capacity to Respond to Zika virus Epidemic in the Americas (English)
Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 3 February 2016
Preliminary guidelines for the surveillance of microcephaly in newborns in settings with risk of circulation of the Zika virus (English)
Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)
Updated: 21 January 2016

ZIKA VIRUS DISEASE

Interim guidance for healthcare providers and Zika virus laboratory diagnosis
European Centres for Disease Control (ECDC)
Updated: 1 April 2016
Estimating Contraceptive Needs and Increasing Access to Contraception in Response to the Zika Virus Disease Outbreak — Puerto Rico, 2016 (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 25 March 2016
Also available in: Spanish 
Update: Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016 (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 25 March 2016
Also available in: Spanish 
 Laboratory testing for Zika virus infection: Interim guidance (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 23 March 2016
Protecting the health and safety of workers in emergency vector control of Aedes mosquitoes: Interim guidance for vector control and health workers  (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 10 March 2016
Zika Virus Risk-Based Preparedness and Response Guidance for States (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 9 March 2016
Prevention of potential sexual transmission of Zika virus, interim guidance (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 18 February 2016
 Also available in: Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish | Portuguese
Interim Case Definition for Zika virus disease (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 12 February 2016
Also available in: Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish | Portuguese
Technical Note care in home care against dengue, chikungunya and zika (Portuguese)
Brazilian Ministry of Health
Updated: 21 January 2016

ZIKA VIRUS DURING PREGNANCY AND CONGENITAL ZIKA SYNDROME

Guidelines
Clinical management of pregnant women exposed to Zika virus (English)
The Lancet
Updated: 4 April 2016
Health care protocol and response to the occurrence of microcephaly related to infection by zika virus (Portuguese)
Brazilian Ministry of Health
Updated: 28 March 2016, Version 3.0
Preventing Transmission of Zika Virus in Labor and Delivery Settings Through Implementation of Standard Precautions — United States, 2016 (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 25 March 2016
Also available in: Spanish 
Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016 (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 25 March 2016
Also available in: Spanish  (Updated: 5 February 2016)
Assessment of infants with microcephaly in the context of Zika virus: Interim guidance (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 4 March 2016
Also available in: Chinese | Spanish
Pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus: Interim guidance (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 2 March 2016
Also available in: Chinese | Portuguese
Psychosocial support for pregnant women and for families with microcephaly and other neurological complications in the context of Zika virus: Interim guidance for health-care providers (English)
World Health Organization(WHO)
Updated: 26 February 2016
Also available in: Spanish 
Breastfeeding in the context of Zika virus: Interim guidance (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 25 February 2016
Also available in: Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish | Portuguese
Virus ZIKA et femme enceinte ouen âge de procréer (French)
Conseil National Professionnel de Gynécologie et Obstétrique (CNPGO)
Updated: 3 February 2016
Interim Guidelines for the Evaluation and Testing of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection — United States, 2016 (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 29 January 2016
Also available in: Spanish 
Provisional remarks on Zika virus infection in pregnant women: Document for health care professionals (English)
PAHO/WHO
Updated: 25 January 2016
Guidelines for early stimulation of the infant to the 3 years old child with neuropsychomotor development delay caused by Microcephaly (Portuguese)
Brazilian Ministry of Health
Updated: 25 January 2016, Version 1.0
Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak — United States, 2016 (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 22 January 2016
Also available in: Spanish 

Case definition and diagnosis
Congenital Microcephaly Case Definitions (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 31 March 2016
Also available in: Spanish 
WHO Child Growth Standards (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Also available in: French | Spanish
INTERGROWTH-21st very preterm size at birth reference charts (English)
INTERGROWTH-21st, published in The Lancet
Updated: 18 February 2016
Very Preterm Size Application Tool
INTERGROWTH-21st
Following the Lancet publication
 of the INTERGROWTH-21st for Very Preterm Size at Birth Reference Charts for Gestational Age and Sex, the INTERGROWTH-21st Consortium has developed an easy-to-use tool that enables birth weight, length and head circumference to be classified according to these international references.
Available for: Windows | Mac | Browser
International standards for newborn weight, length, and head circumference by gestational age and sex: the Newborn Cross-Sectional Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project (English)
INTERGROWTH-21st, published in The Lancet
Updated: 6 September 2014
INTERGROWTH-21st Newborn Size Application Tool (English)
INTERGROWTH-21st
Following the Lancet publication of the INTERGROWTH-21st Newborn Size Standards for Gestational Age and Sex, the INTERGROWTH-21st Consortium has developed an easy-to-use tool that enables birth weight, length and head circumference to be classified according to these international newborn size standards.
Available for: Windows | Mac | Browser
2013 Preterm Growth Chart for Boys (Fenton) (English)
2013 Preterm Growth Chart for Girls (Fenton) (English)

GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME
Identification and management of Guillain-Barré syndrome in the context of Zika virus: Interim guidance (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 25 February 2016
Also available in: Arabic | French | Spanish | Portuguese

COMMUNICATION
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice surveys Zika virus disease and potential complications: Resource pack (English)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Updated: 24 March 2016
Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Zika Virus Prevention and Control A Guidance and Resource Package for country Offices for Coordination, Planning, Key Messages and Actions; March 2016 (English)
Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)
Updated: 11 March 2016
Risk communication in the context of Zika virus: Interim guidance (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 1 March 2016
Also available in: Chinese | French | Russian | Portuguese

BLOOD SUPPLY
Questions and Answers Regarding "Recommendations for Donor Screening, Deferral, and Product Management to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion-Transmission of Zika Virus: Guidance for Industry"
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Updated: 11 March 2016
Donor Screening Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of Zika Virus by Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products: Guidance for Industry (English)
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Updated: 1 March 2016
Maintaining a safe and adequate blood supply during Zika virus outbreaks, interim guidance (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 18 February 2016
Also available in: Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish | Portuguese
Recommendations for Donor Screening, Deferral, and Product Management to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion- Transmission of Zika Virus: Guidance for Industry (English)
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Updated: 16 February 2016
Also available in: Spanish 

TRAVEL AND IMPORTED CASES
Revision to CDC’s Zika Travel Notices: Minimal Likelihood for Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Transmission at Elevations Above 2,000 Meters (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 11 March 2016
Information for travellers visiting Zika affected countries (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 18 February 2016
Also available in: Spanish 
Recognizing, Managing, and Reporting Zika Virus Infections in Travelers Returning from Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico (English)
US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)
Updated: 15 January 2016

VECTOR CONTROL
Monitoring and managing insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquito populations (English)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Updated: 8 March 2016
Insect repellents use during pregnancy (ANVISA) (Portuguese)
Brazilian Ministry of Health
Updated: 26  January 2016
WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme: "WHOPES" (WHO, English)
Integrated vector management (IVM) directory of resources (WHO, English)
Data Collection Tools
Research Training and Support
Guidelines
Laboratory Support
Current and Planned Research
Research Priorities
Funding Initiatives