Importation of Zika Virus from Vietnam to Japan, November 2016

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takehiro Hashimoto, Satoshi Kutsuna, Shigeru Tajima, Eri Nakayama, Takahiro Maeki, Satoshi Taniguchi, Chang-Kweng Lim, Yuichi Katanami, Nozomi Takeshita, Kayoko Hayakawa, Yasuyuki Kato, Norio Ohmagari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
viruses
Vietnam
Asia
Japan
infection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/17-0519_article

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