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Grand Rounds: Insect repellants during pregnancy in the Zika era- May 10, 2016 posted on Mar 16, 2020

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, attendees should be able to:

To review our understanding of the effects of Zika virus during pregnancy
To examine available toxicity data for the two insect repellants suggested for personal protection against Zika
- N, N-diethyl-30methylbenzamide (DEET)
- Permethrin
To evaluate epidemiologic data from human pregnancies about the effects of DEET and permethrin during pregnancy

Presented By:

blair

Blair Wylie, MD, MPH

Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA

Region 1 PEHSU

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