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CDC EID journal Volume 23 Number 8—August 2017 Main Article

Volume 23, Number 8—August 2017

Research Letter

Zika Virus Screening among Spanish Team Members After 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Olympic Games

Natalia Rodriguez-ValeroComments to Author , Alberto M. Borobia, Mar Lago, Maria Paz Sánchez-Seco, Fernando de Ory, Ana Vázquez, Jose Luis Pérez-Arellano, Cristina Carranza Rodríguez, Miguel J. Martínez, Alicia Capón, Elias Cañas, Joaquin Salas-Coronas, Arkaitz Azcune Galparsoro, and Jose MuñozComments to Author 
Author affiliations: IS Global-Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (N. Rodriguez-Valero, J. Muñoz); Hospital La Paz-Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (A.M. Borobia, M. Lago); Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Madrid, Spain (M.P. Sánchez-Seco, F. de Ory, A. Vázquez); Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (J.L. Pérez-Arellano, C. Carranza Rodríguez); Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (M.J. Martínez, A. Capón); Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain (E. Cañas); Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Spain (J. Salas-Coronas); Hospital Universitario de Donostia, Donostia, Spain (A. Azcune Galparsoro)

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Table

Demographic and travel-related characteristics of 117 Spanish athletes who attended the Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2016*

Characteristic Results
Sex
M 76 (65.0)
F
 41 (35.0)
Age, y, median ± SD
 35.54 ± 9.46
Athletes
All athletes 53 (45.3)
Outdoor athletes
 35 (66.0)
Spanish nationality
 112 (95.7)
Chronic disease 6 (5.1)
Immunosuppression
 0
Current pregnancy, own or partner’s
 9 (7.7)†
Intention to conceive within the following 6 mo 29 (24.8)
Sex
M 22 (75.9)
F
 7 (24.1)
Vaccination and travel advice
Vaccine
Yellow fever 23 (19.6)
Japanese encephalitis 0
Tickborne encephalitis 0
Attendance at a travel clinic 115 (98.3)
Zika advice included
 116 (99.2)
>1 Visit to a tropical country
 74 (63.3)
Previous diagnosis of dengue
 0
During the trip
Length of stay, d, median ± SD 21.35 ± 9.05
Places visited
Rio de Janeiro 103 (88)
Rio de Janeiro, Deodoro, and Barra 7 (6.0)
Rio de Janeiro and Ilha Grande 4 (3.4)
Rio de Janeiro and Paraty 1 (0.85)
Rio de Janeiro and French Polynesia
 1 (0.85)
Use of bed nets or air conditioners 61 (52.6)
Use of repellent 111 (94.9)
Risky sexual behavior 2 (1.7)
Recall >1 mosquito bite during stay 56 (47.9)

*All values are no. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
†Male participants’ partners who were pregnant before the Games.

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