As summer approaches, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising employers to redouble their efforts to protect workers—especially those whose jobs are outdoors—from the Zika virus.
The spread of the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne disease possibly linked to birth defects, led the CDC earlier this year to warn pregnant women, women planning to get pregnant, and men with partners who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant against travel to about two dozen countries with active Zika virus transmission.
Now the CDC is urging all organizations that employ outdoor workers to be aware of the risks of exposure to Zika through mosquito bites and to train workers on how to best protect themselves.
