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Vector-borne transmission of Zika virus in Europe, southern France, August 2019
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsHarold Noelharold.noel santepubliquefrance.fr
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Citation style for this article: . Vector-borne transmission of Zika virus in Europe, southern France, August 2019. Euro Surveill. 2019;24(45):pii=1900655. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.45.1900655 Received: 29 Oct 2019; Accepted: 07 Nov 2019
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Abstract
On 1 October 2019, a locally-acquired Zika virus disease case was laboratory confirmed in Hyères, Var department. Active case finding identified two additional locally-acquired cases living within 90 m, with symptom onset 8 days before the index case. Extensive patient interviews did not yield information supporting transmission through sexual contact or substances of human origin. Vector-borne transmission by local Aedes albopictus mosquitoes is the most likely mode of transmission. Here we describe the public health response.
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