Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2025)

Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Traveler Returning to Denmark from Phuket, Thailand, 2024

  • Ingrid Maria Cecilia Rubin,
  • Puk Sandager,
  • Lone Laursen,
  • Shila Mortensen,
  • Vithiagaran Gunalan,
  • Raluca Datcu,
  • Peter H.S. Andersen,
  • Morten Rasmussen,
  • Lasse S. Vestergaard,
  • Uffe Vest Schneider

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3102.241510
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 2
pp. 382 – 385

Abstract

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We report a case of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in a pregnant woman from Denmark who traveled to Thailand during her first trimester. Late in the second trimester, severe microcephaly was diagnosed in the fetus, and ZIKV infection was confirmed. Travelers and clinicians should be aware of ongoing ZIKV risk in Thailand.

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