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Zika fever imported from Thailand to Japan, and diagnosed by PCR in the urines

2016; Oxford University Press; Volume: 23; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jtm/tav011

ISSN

1708-8305

Autores

Koh Shinohara, Satoshi Kutsuna, Tomohiko Takasaki, Meng Ling Moi, Makiko Ikeda, Akira Kotaki, Kei Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Fujiya, Momoko Mawatari, Nozomi Takeshita, Kayoko Hayakawa, Shuzo Kanagawa, Yasuyuki Kato, Norio Ohmagari,

Tópico(s)

Malaria Research and Control

Resumo

In July 2014, a Japanese traveller returning from Thailand was investigated for fever, headache, rash and conjunctivitis. Zika virus RNA was detected in his urine sample by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Serological tests showed cross reactivity of IgM against the dengue virus. Zika fever could be misdiagnosed or missed and should be considered in febrile patients with a rash, especially those returning from Thailand.

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