[Zika virus infection: what advice in post-epidemic situation?]

Zika virus infection: what advice in post-epidemic situation? Zika virus transmission is vector-borne, but it can also be sexual. The Zika disease contracted by an adult or child is most often mild but infection of the woman during pregnancy can lead to severe neurological congenital lesions. The Zika virus continues to circulate in many parts of the world. Risk of infection during travel is low but cannot be overlooked. An infected man can be infectious, during sexual intercourse, up to 3 months after contracting the disease. Information of pregnant women and couples with a child project is warranted if at least one of the two trips or has travelled in Zika virus transmission zone. Laboratory serologic tests can be used to determine if the partners have been infected and to verify, through the investigation of the virus in the semen, that there is no risk of sexual transmission.