Zika Virus: CRS Experts

February 17, 2016 (R44385)

The following table provides names and contact information for CRS experts on
policy concerns relating to the global spread of the Zika virus. Policy areas
include the following:

health system preparedness and response (domestic and global);
countries in Latin America and the Caribbean;
mosquito control;
medical product development and regulation;
women's health;
U.S. emergency management;
legal issues; and
miscellaneous.

The following acronyms are used:

BARDA: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
NIH: National Institutes of Health
USOC: U.S. Olympic Committee.

Legislative Issues	Name/Title	Phone	Email
Health System Preparedness and Response
Domestic activities	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Health Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Global activities	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Global Health	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Latin America and the Caribbean
	June S. Beittel Analyst in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Peter J. Meyer Analyst in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Mosquito Control
Ecology and entomology	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
EPA-regulated products: pesticides, including repellents	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Environmental Policy:	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Genetically engineered mosquitoes	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Natural Resources and Rural Development	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Public health recommendations, U.S. state control programs	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Medical Product Development and Regulation
Basic biomedical research, NIH	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Biomedical Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Product development: Project BioShield, BARDA	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
FDA regulation of drugs	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Health Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
FDA regulation of vaccines and diagnostic tests	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Biomedical Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Women's Health
Women's reproductive health; domestic	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Biomedical Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
U.S. international family planning policy; global	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Relations	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
U.S. Emergency Management
Stafford Act, FEMA disaster declarations	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Stafford Act, FEMA grant assistance	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Legal Issues
U.S. public health	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
FDA	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Abortion, family planning	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
FIFRA, regulation of pesticides	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Miscellaneous
2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro: USOC and U.S. issues	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in American National Government	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro: issues re: Brazil	Peter J. Meyer Analyst in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Environmental review of federal actions	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Author Contact Information

[author name scrubbed], Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])