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Two cases of Zika fever imported from French Polynesia to Japan, December 2013 to January 2014
(2014)We report two cases of Zika fever in Japan, which were imported from French Polynesia, where on 6 November 2013 public health authorities reported an outbreak of subfebrile illness with rash due to Zika virus (ZIKV). The ... -
Two cases of Zika fever imported from French Polynesia to Japan, December 2013 to January 2014
(2014)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 ... -
First case of laboratory-confirmed Zika virus infection imported into Europe, November 2013
(2014)In November 2013, an acute Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was diagnosed in a German traveller returning from Thailand. The patient reported a clinical picture resembling dengue fever. Serological investigations revealed ... -
Molecular Evolution of Zika Virus during Its Emergence in the 20th Century
(2014)Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus first isolated in Uganda in 1947. Although entomological and virologic surveillance have reported ZIKV enzootic activity in diverse countries of Africa and Asia, few human ... -
Zika Virus Emergence in Mosquitoes in Southeastern Senegal, 2011
(2014)Zika virus (ZIKV; genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae) is maintained in a zoonotic cycle between arboreal Aedes spp. mosquitoes and nonhuman primates in African and Asian forests. Spillover into humans has been documented ... -
Concurrent outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections – an unprecedented epidemic wave of mosquito-borne viruses in the Pacific 2012–2014
(2014)Since January 2012, the Pacific Region has experienced 28 new documented outbreaks and circulation of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus. These mosquito-borne disease epidemics seem to become more frequent and diverse, and ... -
Aedes hensilli as a potential vector of Chikungunya and Zika viruses
(2014)An epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) illness that occurred in July 2007 on Yap Island in the Federated States of Micronesia prompted entomological studies to identify both the primary vector(s) involved in transmission and the ... -
First Case of Zika Virus Infection in a Returning Canadian Traveler
(2014)A woman who recently traveled to Thailand came to a local emergency department with a fever and papular rash. She was tested for measles, malaria, and dengue. Positive finding for IgM antibody against dengue and a failure ... -
Molecular Characterization of Three Zika Flaviviruses Obtained from Sylvatic Mosquitoes in the Central African Republic
(2014)Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging pathogen belonging to the Spondweni serocomplex within the genus Flavivirus. It has been isolated from several mosquito species. Two lineages of ZIKV have been defined by polyprotein homology. ... -
Zika Virus in Gabon (Central Africa) – 2007: A New Threat from Aedes albopictus?
(2014)Chikungunya and dengue viruses emerged in Gabon in 2007, with large outbreaks primarily affecting the capital Libreville and several northern towns. Both viruses subsequently spread to the south-east of the country, with ... -
Evidence of perinatal transmission of Zika virus, French Polynesia, December 2013 and February 2014
(2014)A Zika virus (ZIKAV) outbreak started in October 2013 in French Polynesia, South Pacific. We describe here the clinical and laboratory features of two mothers and their newborns who had ZIKAV infection as confirmed by ZIKAV ... -
Zika virus infection complicated by Guillain-Barre syndrome--case report, French Polynesia, December 2013
(2014)Zika fever, considered as an emerging disease of arboviral origin, because of its expanding geographic area, is known as a benign infection usually presenting as an influenza-like illness with cutaneous rash. So far, Zika ... -
Zika Virus, French Polynesia, South Pacific, 2013
(2014)Isolated in 1947 from a rhesus monkey in Zika forest, Uganda, Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus (1). For half a century, ZIKV was described only as causing sporadic human infections in Africa and Asia, which ... -
Imported Zika virus infection from the Cook Islands into Australia, 2014
(2014)A female resident of Townsville, Queensland, Australia has been diagnosed with Zika virus infection following a recent trip to the Cook Islands. An initial serum sample collected in March, 2014 was positive by two separate ... -
Complete coding sequence of zika virus from a French polynesia outbreak in 2013
(2014)Zika virus is an arthropod-borne Flavivirus member of the Spondweni serocomplex, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. We report here the complete coding sequence of a Zika virus strain belonging to the Asian lineage, isolated ... -
Zika virus infection after travel to Tahiti, December 2013
(2014)Zika virus (ZIKV), a member of the family Flaviviridae, is a mosquito-borne virus that is endemic to Africa and Southeast Asia. ZIKV causes illness that is similar to dengue fever, characterized by joint pain, myalgia, ... -
Impact of climate and mosquito vector abundance on sylvatic arbovirus circulation dynamics in Senegal
(2015)Sylvatic arboviruses have been isolated in Senegal over the last 50 years. The ecological drivers of the pattern and frequency of virus infection in these species are largely unknown. We used time series analysis and ... -
Detection of Zika Virus in Urine
(2015)We describe the kinetics of Zika virus (ZIKV) detection in serum and urine samples of 6 patients. Urine samples were positive for ZIKV >10 days after onset of disease, which was a notably longer period than for serum ... -
Risk assessment for yellow fever in western and North-Western provinces of Zambia
(2015)Background: North-Western and Western provinces of Zambia were reclassified as low-risk areas for yellow fever (YF). However, the current potential for YF transmission in these areas is unclear. Aims: To determine the ... -
Zika Virus Outbreak, Bahia, Brazil
(2015)Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus related to yellow fever virus, dengue virus (DENV), and West Nile virus (WNV). It is a single-stranded positive RNA virus (10,794-nt genome) that is closely related to the ...