[Imported Zika virus infection in the Netherlands]. / Import van zikavirus-infectie in Nederland.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 160: D153, 2015.
Article
in Nl
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26906886
ABSTRACT
Since mid-2015, a rapidly expanding outbreak of Zika virus infection is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean. Although Zika virus infection usually causes only mild disease, the World Health Organization has declared the epidemiological association with the occurrence of congenital microcephaly and neurological complications a 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern' and urged the international community to mount a coordinated international response aimed to protect people at risk, especially pregnant women. In December 2015, the first case of imported Zika virus infection in the Netherlands was diagnosed in a returned traveler from Surinam. To date, more than 20 cases have been reported in The Netherlands, all imported from Surinam. We describe the epidemiology, clinical aspects, diagnostic challenges and the existing evidence to date that link Zika virus infection to complications.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Public Health
/
Disease Outbreaks
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Zika Virus Infection
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Caribe ingles
/
Europa
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Suriname
Language:
Nl
Journal:
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
Year:
2015
Type:
Article