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Is it ok to take a family cruise to the eastern caribbean with the zika virus outbreak? my children are 7 and 10.

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Dr. Nisha Chellam answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

ZIKA AND RISK: Travelling to Zika virus infested areas is of importance if you are planning pregnancy. Otherwise the routine of avoiding mosquitoes bites is what is recommended. The statistics are as below very small for the Virgin islands. Puerto Rico 7 (88) 2,474 (98) US Virgin Islands 1 (12) 21 (1)

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Answered 11/28/2017

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