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Published on: August 23, 2016
Zika virus infection: report of the first imported cases in a Paris travel centre
Aurélien Sokal1, Eric D'Ortenzio1,2, Nadira Houhou-Fidouh3
1Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat, Hôpitaux Paris Nord Val de Seine, Paris, France.
Abstract:
We describe characteristics of 17 patients with a Zika virus (ZIKV) infection seen in a Travel Center in Paris during the 4 months following the WHO alert on ZIKV. Sixteen were imported cases, including 13 from the Caribbean. One was a women living in Paris infected through sexual transmission. One case was a pregnant woman. All cases were symptomatic with fever, fatigue and cutaneous rash in 15/17, 13/17, and 16/17, respectively. Leucopenia was observed in 6/17, thrombopenia in 2/17. Diagnosis was confirmed by ZIKV RT-PCR (plasma: 12/17; urine 15/17) or detection of ZIKV IgM (2/17). Two patients were hospitalized but all evolved well.
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