Plan for Travel

Before your trip

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If you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant

If you are pregnant, you should not travel to areas with risk of Zika. For information on domestic travel, see CDC’s guidance.
If you or your partner are trying to get pregnant, talk to your doctor or other healthcare provider about your travel plans.

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Check latest travel recommendations

During your trip

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Protect yourself from mosquito bites

Strictly follow steps to prevent mosquito bites to protect yourself and your family.

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Protect yourself during sex

Use condoms or don’t have sex to avoid getting or spreading Zika during sex if you or your partner has traveled to an area with risk of Zika.
The amount of time you need to take these steps depends on whether you or your partner has symptoms and whether you or your partner are pregnant or trying to get pregnant. For specific guidelines, see Protect Yourself During Sex.

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Keep mosquitoes outside

Stay in places with air conditioning and with window/door screens.
Use a bed net if air conditioned or screened rooms are not available or if sleeping outdoors.

After your trip

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Protect yourself from mosquito bites

Even if you do not feel sick, travelers returning to the United States from an area with risk of Zika should take steps to prevent mosquito bites for 3 weeks so they do not spread Zika to mosquitoes that could spread the virus to other people.

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See a doctor or healthcare professional

If you have symptoms of Zika after travel to an area with risk of Zika, talk to your doctor and tell him or her about your travel.
If you’re pregnant, talk to your doctor after travel to an area with risk of Zika, even if you don’t feel sick.
If you’re thinking about trying to become pregnant after travel to an area with risk of Zika, talk to your doctor when you return and see specific recommendations for couples trying to become pregnant.

a pregnant couple pictured next to a box of condoms

Protect yourself during sex

Use condoms or don’t have sex to avoid getting or spreading Zika during sex if you or your partner has traveled to an area with risk of Zika.
The amount of time you need to take these steps depends on whether you or your partner has symptoms and whether you or your partner are pregnant or trying to get pregnant. For specific guidelines, see Protect Yourself During Sex.

Related Resources

Related Resources

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How to Protect Against Mosquito Bites

How to Protect Yourself from Getting Zika from Sex Information for People whose Partner Traveled to an Area with Zika factsheet thumbnail

Zika and Sexual Transmission: For People Whose Partner Traveled to an Area with Risk of Zika

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Pregnant? Read this before you travel

Fact Sheets

Learn more about Zika with our fact sheets and posters.

Related Resources

Related Resources

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/plan-for-travel.html
Source Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Captured Date: 2016-07-16 17:13:25.0

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