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Soon thereafter, some politicians and authors publicly advocated for quarantine of travelers returning from regions where mosquitoes carrying Zika virus are prevalent. The public health tool of quarantine can be used to prevent the spread of infection by restricting the movement of persons who have been exposed to a deadly disease that can be transmitted from person to person before symptom onset. With 80% of Zika virus infections being asymptomatic, no rapid test being available to detect the virus, and primary transmission being via the bites of certain mosquitoes, application of quarantine in this setting is not scientifically sound or practically feasible. Rather, public health interventions should focus on preventing bites from infected mosquitoes, counseling pregnant women on the risks of fetal microcephaly and other birth defects, and identifying patients with signs and symptoms of Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome. As was seen in the Ebola virus disease outbreak of 2014, non-evidence-based factors can influence policy decisions. Public health experts must ensure that policy makers are informed that quarantine is not a scientifically sound approach for the control of Zika virus. (<jats:italic>Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness<\/jats:italic>. 2016;0:1\u20133)<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/dmp.2016.56","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,1]],"date-time":"2016-04-01T10:46:09Z","timestamp":1459507569000},"page":"704-706","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Quarantine for Zika Virus? 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