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We read the publication on ‘Knowledge and perceptions of Zika virus among reproductive-aged women’ with great interest. Curry et al. concluded that ‘In the weeks following recognized local transmission of the Zika virus in the continental United States, reproductive-aged women had a high level of knowledge of the Zika virus, but those considering pregnancy harbored the greatest concern of personal risk of infection’. We would like to share our ideas and experience on this topic. The knowledge and perception regarding the Zika virus infection in our setting, tropical Indochina, is different. The local people usually have a low level of knowledge, and the medical personnel who should have the best knowledge still have an unexpected low level of knowledge. Increasing the knowledge of the local people in our setting is a big challenge. Nevertheless, some local contexts can help resolve the problem due to low level of knowledge among the local population. Because the Zika virus infection is a kind of mosquito-borne infection, the classical practice regarding the other common mosquito-borne infections (such as dengue) is still practiced by the local people and is applicable for the control of the Zika virus infection in our area. In addition, almost all Zika virus infections in our setting are asymptomatic, and the problem of congenital Zika virus syndrome is extremely rare. Disclosure