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We report three unrelated cases of Zika virus infection in patients returning from Martinique, Brazil and Colombia respectively, to Montpellier, France. They developed symptoms compatible with a mosquito-borne disease, and serological and molecular investigations indicated a recent Zika virus infection. Considering the recent warning for the likely teratogenicity of Zika virus and the presence of competent mosquito vectors in southern France, these cases highlight the need for awareness of physicians and laboratories in Europe.

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Zika virus infections in three travellers returning from South America and the Caribbean respectively, to Montpellier, France, December 2015 to January 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Alexandre+Thibault+Maria&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Maria Alexandre Thibault</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marianne+Maquart&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Maquart Marianne</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alain+Makinson&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Makinson Alain</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Olivier+Flusin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Flusin Olivier</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michel+Segondy&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Segondy Michel</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Isabelle+Leparc-Goffart&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Leparc-Goffart Isabelle</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Vincent+Le+Moing&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Le Moing Vincent</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Vincent+Foulongne&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Foulongne Vincent</a></span>. Zika virus infections in three travellers returning from South America and the Caribbean respectively, to Montpellier, France, December 2015 to January 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(6):pii=30131. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.6.30131" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.6.30131</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 28 Jan 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 10 Feb 2016 </span> </p>
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