Two cases of Zika fever imported from French Polynesia to Japan, December 2013 to January 2014
Open Access
- 30 January 2014
- journal article
- case report
- Published by European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) in Eurosurveillance
- Vol. 19 (4) , 20683
- https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.4.20683
Abstract
We present two cases of imported Zika fever to Japan, in travellers returning from French Polynesia, where an outbreak due to Zika virus (ZIKV) is ongoing since week 41 of 2013. This report serves to raise awareness among healthcare professionals, that the differential diagnosis of febrile and subfebrile patients with rash should include ZIKV infection, especially in patients returning from areas affected by this virus.Keywords
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