Detection of Zika virus in a traveller from Vietnam to Japan

Yuichi Katanami; Satoshi Kutsuna; Satoshi Taniguchi; Shigeru Tajima; Saho Takaya; Kei Yamamoto; Nozomi Takeshita; Kayoko Hayakawa; Shuzo Kanagawa; Yasuyuki Kato; Norio Ohmagari

doi:10.1093/jtm/tax031

Detection of Zika virus in a traveller from Vietnam to Japan

J Travel Med. 2017 Sep 1;24(5). doi: 10.1093/jtm/tax031.

Affiliations

¹ Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan.
² Department of Virology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 28498965
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tax031

Abstract

We report an imported case of Zika fever in a traveller from Vietnam. Zika virus (ZIKV) is currently widespread in Vietnam. Ongoing transmission of ZIKV has been reported in Southeast Asia, and with frequent travel between neighbouring regions, careful surveillance for imported cases is needed.

Keywords: Asia; Southeastern; Vietnam; Zika virus infection; viral diseases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Japan
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Travel*
Vietnam
Zika Virus / genetics
Zika Virus / isolation & purification*
Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis*
Zika Virus Infection / virology