Prevention: The best way to protect yourself from Oropouche is to prevent insect bites 24/7 (also against other mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, Malaria), see Factsheet.

Pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant should be provided with comprehensive information during pre-travel consultation on the Oropouche virus outbreaks and the potential of miscarriage, fetal malformation or death.

In the event of increased OROV transmission (= declared as an OROV outbreak according CDC Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Oropouche), the Swiss Expert Commission for Travel Medicine recommends:

• Pregnant women should re-consider non-essential travel
  
• If travel is unavoidable, strictly adhere to insect prevention measures (see LINK) and talk to your health care provider.
• To avoid sexual transmission: males should consider using condoms during travel and up to 2 months after return.