2021 U.S. Virgin Islands Zika health brigade: Providing recommended pediatric health screenings for children born to mothers with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
Leah H de WildeCosme Jeremy HarrisonBinta E CeesayCharmaine S MayersJanney Ferrol-HawleyJacqueline CantonEsther M EllisMegan R ReynoldsLessely Brown-ShulerSukhdeep RandhawaDan SchoellesBraeanna HillmanMaria Paz CarlosTracey AmbroseDerek BitnerSandra HolgadoCristie JonesDaniel J LattinSarah B MulkeyAngeline NguyenMary PayneS Grace PrakalapakornAnn ShueEsther M EllisPublished in: Birth defects research (2022)
Thirty-three children in a jurisdiction with reduced access to healthcare specialists received recommended Zika-related pediatric health screenings at the ZHB. New and continuing medical and developmental concerns were identified and appropriate referrals for follow-up care and services were provided. The ZHB model was successful in creating connections to health services not previously received by the participants.