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Two cases of Zika fever imported from French Polynesia to Japan, December 2013 to January 2014

Satoshi Kutsuna, Yasuyuki Kato, Tomohiko Takasaki, Meng Ling Moi, A. Kotaki, Haruka Uemura, Takashi Matono, Yoshihiro Fujiya, Momoko Mawatari, Nozomi Takeshita,

Eurosurveillance · 2014 · 152 citations · 9 references

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Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesInternal MedicineEmerging Infectious DiseasesOutbreak InvestigationVector-borne DiseasesEncephalitisHealthcare-associated Outbreak InvestigationTravel-associated InfectionsTravel-related Infectious DiseasesTropical MedicineCross-border Outbreak InvestigationDifferential Diagnosis CriteriaDifferential Symptom DiagnosisFebrile Illness In TravelersTick-borne Infections In TravelersTravel-associated Viral InfectionsZika Virus Infection DiagnosisZika Virus Transmission

Abstract

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 healthcare professionals, that the differential diagnosis of febrile and subfebrile patients with rash should include ZIKV infection, especially in patients returning from areas affected by this virus.