Screening and Testing
Screening and Testing Tools
- CDPH: Zika Screening Algorithm for Children and Adults (January 2018) PDF
- CDC: Guidance for Symptomatic Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure (9/15/17) PDF
- CDC: Guidance for Asymptomatic Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure (7/24/17) PDF
- CDC: Evaluation for Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection (10/19/17) PDF
- Placental Testing: CDC: Interim Guidance (8/15/17) | CDC: Collecting & Submitting Specimens
Where to Test
If in doubt about the appropriate testing route to use, physicians should contact Alameda County Acute Communicable Disease and/or submit a Testing Request Form, available on our Specimen Submission page.
Interpreting Zika Virus Test Results
- CDC: Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Interpreting Trioplex Real-Time RT-PCR Assay Results (5/1/17) PDF
- CDC: Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Interpreting Zika MAC-ELISA Test Results (5/3/17) PDF
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Interpretation of Zika Virus Antibody Test Results (6/3/16)
Videos
- Measuring Infant Head Circumference: An Instructional video for Healthcare Providers (10/20/16)
- The Buzz on Zika: Should we Still be Concerned?, Neil S. Silverman, M.D.(8/23/17)
In-Depth Background for Clinicians on Zika
- CDC’s Zika 101 for Clinicians (9/21/17) PowerPoint