Zika Flow Sheet

Infectious Disease, Policies

Zika Flow Sheet

  • Symptoms: Rash, Fever (including report of fever at home), Arthralgia AND/OR Conjunctivitis
  • Travel (Locations may change so check the CDC/DOH websites): Caribbean, South and Central America
  • “Recent Travel”: 4 weeks

 1) Pregnant, no symptoms but exposure (recent travel or sexual partner who has recently travelled)

  • Refer to WHC clinic
    • FP make appointment for next clinic session
      • M-F 8:00 AM to Noon and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    • Send email to Director Dr. Barry Brown brownba@nychhc.org
    • Send message to follow up nurse to check patient’s compliance

2) Pregnant with symptoms and recent travel but doesn’t need hospitalization:

  • Refer to WHC:
  • FP make appointment for next clinic session
  • Send email to Director Dr. Barry Brown brownba@nychhc.org
  • On AVS write “Referred for Zika testing” in the comment section
  • Send message to follow up nurse to check patient’s compliance

3)Pregnant with symptoms but need hospitalization for complication of pregnancy or other reasons:

  • Notify the admitting team of the Zika risk/concern so they can test and contact DOH

4)All Adults (including non-pregnant women) who are symptomatic and have positive travel history

  • Refer to Zika testing clinic on Wednesday afternoon:
    • FP clerk should schedule for this clinic specifically not Diagnostic clinic. If they have difficulty they are to call Ben Mendez.
    • On the AVS write “Referred for Zika testing” in the comment section
  • Send message to follow up nurse to check patient’s compliance

5)Symptomatic patients with NO travel history (DOH Surveillance Project)

  • Order urine for Zika PCR (not blood)
  • Call Sandy Sallustio (718) 369-6166 and if she is not available call Don Weiss (347) 386-4911