Importation of Zika Virus from Vietnam to Japan, November 2016

We report a case of Zika virus infection that was imported to Japan by a traveler returning from Vietnam. We detected Zika virus RNA in the patient’s saliva, urine, and whole blood. In the Zika virus strain isolated from the urine, we found clearly smaller plaques than in previous strains.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hashimoto, Takehiro, Kutsuna, Satoshi, Tajima, Shigeru, Nakayama, Eri, Maeki, Takahiro, Taniguchi, Satoshi, Lim, Chang-Kweng, Katanami, Yuichi, Takeshita, Nozomi, Hayakawa, Kayoko, Kato, Yasuyuki, Ohmagari, Norio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28445122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2307.170519
Descripción
Sumario:We report a case of Zika virus infection that was imported to Japan by a traveler returning from Vietnam. We detected Zika virus RNA in the patient’s saliva, urine, and whole blood. In the Zika virus strain isolated from the urine, we found clearly smaller plaques than in previous strains.

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