Importation of Zika Virus from Vietnam to Japan, November 2016

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Genome, Viral
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rna, Viral
  • Saliva
  • Travel
  • Zika Virus
  • Zika Virus Infection
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(7):1223-1225.
• Pubmed ID:
  28445122
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5512472
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Japan ; Vietnam
• Location:
  Asia ; Asia
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46781/cdc_46781_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 526.27 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4b230aa293c1e98f734f18fde531120ad434965c43e6d9cffc9ed98a3f0035ae