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Confirmed Zika virus infection in a Belgian traveler returning from Guatemala, and the diagnostic challenges of imported cases into Europe.
De Smet, Birgit; Van den Bossche, Dorien; van de Werve, Charlotte; Mairesse, Jacques; Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas; Michiels, Jo; Ariën, Kevin K; Van Esbroeck, Marjan; Cnops, Lieselotte.
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  • De Smet B; National Reference Center for Arboviruses, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Van den Bossche D; National Reference Center for Arboviruses, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
  • van de Werve C; Travel Clinic, Clinique Saint-Pierre, Ottignies, Belgium.
  • Mairesse J; Biologie Clinique, Clinique Saint-Pierre, Ottignies, Belgium.
  • Schmidt-Chanasit J; WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research, National Reference Centre for Tropical Infectious Diseases, Bernhard- Nocht, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel, Hamb
  • Michiels J; Unit of Virology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Ariën KK; Unit of Virology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Van Esbroeck M; National Reference Center for Arboviruses, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Cnops L; National Reference Center for Arboviruses, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: lcnops@itg.be.
J Clin Virol ; 80: 8-11, 2016 07.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27128355
ABSTRACT
We report the first laboratory-confirmed Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in a Belgian traveler after a three week holiday in Guatemala, December 2015. This case along with other imported cases into Europe emphases once again the need for accurate diagnostic tools for this rapidly emerging virus. The challenge is to diagnose patients in the acute phase, which appears short, as serological testing is complicated by cross-reactivity, vaccination status and scarce availability of specific ZIKV tests.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Zika virus / Infecção por Zika virus Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Zika virus / Infecção por Zika virus Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article