First Two Imported Cases of Zika Virus Infections in Romania

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2017 May;17(5):354-357. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2016.2076. Epub 2017 Feb 23.

Abstract

We report the first two cases of imported Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in Romanian patients returning from areas with ongoing outbreaks and challenges for laboratory diagnostic; first one with a classical pattern of acute flaviviral infection and the second one with an interesting pattern of a secondary flaviviral (ZIKV) infection in a yellow fever-vaccinated child living abroad in an endemic area.

Keywords: Zika virus; flaviviruses; molecular diagnosis; serology; travel.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Male
  • Romania / epidemiology
  • Zika Virus Infection / blood
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis*
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology
  • Zika Virus*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M