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First case of laboratory-confirmed Zika virus infection imported into Europe, November 2013
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsJ Schmidt-Chanasitjonassi gmx.de
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Citation style for this article: . First case of laboratory-confirmed Zika virus infection imported into Europe, November 2013. Euro Surveill. 2014;19(4):pii=20685. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.4.20685 Received: 27 Jan 2014
Abstract
In November 2013, an acute Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was diagnosed in a German traveller returning from Thailand. The patient reported a clinical picture resembling dengue fever. Serological investigations revealed anti-ZIKV-IgM and -IgG, as well as ZIKV-specific neutralising antibodies in the patient's blood. In Europe, viraemic travellers may become a source of local transmission of ZIKV, because Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Ae. aegypti (Linnaeus) are invasive mosquitoes and competent vectors for ZIKV. .
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