Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 23, Number 2—February 2017
Dispatch

Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016

Sara Lammert, Allison Taylor Walker, Stefanie Erskine, Sowmya R. Rao, Douglas H. Esposito, Edward T. Ryan, Gregory K. Robbins, and Regina C. LaRocqueComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Massachusetts General Hospital Travelers’ Advice and Immunization Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (S. Lammert, E.T. Ryan, G.K. Robbins, R.C. LaRocque); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A. Taylor Walker, S. Erskine, D.H. Esposito); Boston University Medical Center Department of Surgery, Boston (S.R. Rao); Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center, Boston (S.R. Rao); Harvard Medical School, Boston (E.T. Ryan, G.K. Robbins, R.C. LaRocque)

Main Article

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of travelers to Zika virus–affected countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016*

Characteristic
All travelers, 
N = 6,440
Women of reproductive age, n = 2,373
Men of reproductive age, n = 2,446
Sex
Female 3,783 (59) 2,373 (100) 0
Male
2,657 (41)
0
2,446 (100)
Median age (IQR), y
32 (22–51)
26 (20–32)
36 (25–54)
Traveler type†
Leisure traveler 3,816 (59) 1,209 (51) 1,483 (61)
Business traveler 696 (11) 211 (9) 357 (15)
Visiting friends and relatives 110 (2) 29 (1) 30 (1)
Medical care, providing or receiving 430 (7) 242 (10) 135 (6)
Research or education 714 (11) 366 (15) 237 (10)
Mission or nonmedical service 1,288 (20) 622 (26) 439 (18)
Adventure
600 (9)
254 (11)
231 (9)
Destination type
Urban only 1,280 (20) 456 (19) 497 (20)
Rural only 937 (15) 332 (14) 359 (15)
Both urban and rural
4,223 (66)
1,585 (67)
1,590 (65)
Accommodations†
Camping 645 (10) 295 (12) 262 (11)
Hostel or dormitory 1,382 (21) 662 (28) 519 (21)
Home stay, relatives 362 (6) 107 (5) 110 (5)
Home stay, nonrelatives 1,021 (16) 475 (20) 366 (15)
Hotel 4,378 (68) 1,516 (64) 1,683 (69)
Cruise 427 (7) 68 (3) 177 (7)
Other
953 (15)
336 (14)
364 (15)
Country of birth, United States
5,704 (89)
2,106 (89)
2,147 (88)
Departure months
Mar–Jun 2015 1,050 (16) 416 (18) 380 (16)
Jul–Oct 2015 1,110 (17) 389 (16) 441 (18)
Nov 2015–Feb 2016 1,278 (20) 428 (18) 490 (20)
Mar–Jun 2016 1,587 (25) 644 (27) 552 (23)
Jul–Oct 2016 1,177 (18) 423 (18) 489 (20)
After Nov 1, 2016
238 (4)
73 (3)
94 (4)
Median time to departure (IQR), d 22 (10–40) 21 (10–39) 21 (10–39)
Median length of travel (IQR), d‡ 10 (7–15) 10 (7–15) 10 (7–16)
Median no. of destination countries (IQR) 1 (1–1) 1 (1–1) 1 (1–1)

*Values are no. (%) travelers except as indicated. Women of reproductive age were defined as those 15–44 y, men of reproductive age as those >15 y.
†Travelers could choose >1 response.
‡Includes travel up to 2,000 d.

Main Article

Page created: January 17, 2017
Page updated: January 17, 2017
Page reviewed: January 17, 2017
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external