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Importation of Zika Virus from Vietnam to Japan, November 2016.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of Zika virus infection that was imported to Japan by a traveler returning from Vietnam. We detected Zika virus RNA in the patient's saliva, urine, and whole blood. In the Zika virus strain isolated from the urine, we found clearly smaller plaques than in previous strains.

SUBMITTER: Hashimoto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512472 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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We report a case of Zika virus infection that was imported to Japan by a traveler returning from Vietnam. We detected Zika virus RNA in the patient's saliva, urine, and whole blood. In the Zika virus strain isolated from the urine, we found clearly smaller plaques than in previous strains. ...[more]

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