Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2017)

Importation of Zika Virus from Vietnam to Japan, November 2016

  • Takehiro Hashimoto,
  • Satoshi Kutsuna,
  • Shigeru Tajima,
  • Eri Nakayama,
  • Takahiro Maeki,
  • Satoshi Taniguchi,
  • Chang-Kweng Lim,
  • Yuichi Katanami,
  • Nozomi Takeshita,
  • Kayoko Hayakawa,
  • Yasuyuki Kato,
  • Norio Ohmagari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2307.170519
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 7
pp. 1223 – 1225

Abstract

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We report a case of Zika virus infection that was imported to Japan by a traveler returning from Vietnam. We detected Zika virus RNA in the patient’s saliva, urine, and whole blood. In the Zika virus strain isolated from the urine, we found clearly smaller plaques than in previous strains.

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