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Case Reports
. 2013 Sep;89(3):516-7.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0029. Epub 2013 Jul 22.

Zika virus infection acquired during brief travel to Indonesia

Jason C Kwong  1 , Julian D Druce, Karin Leder
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Case Reports

Zika virus infection acquired during brief travel to Indonesia

Jason C Kwong et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

Zika virus infection closely resembles dengue fever. It is possible that many cases are misdiagnosed or missed. We report a case of Zika virus infection in an Australian traveler who returned from Indonesia with fever and rash. Further case identification is required to determine the evolving epidemiology of this disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Jason C. Kwong has received financial assistance from Pfizer to attend an international conference. Karin Leder has received funding from GlaxoSmithKline for a study on hepatitis B, and financial assistance from GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur to attend international conferences.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Phylogenetic tree showing relationships of Zika virus to other flaviviruses. Bold indicates virus isolated in this study. Scale bar indicates nucleotide substitutions per site. WNV = West Nile virus; ALFUV = subtype of MVEV; MVEV = Murray Valley encephalitis virus; SLEV = St. Louis encephalitis virus; JEV = Japanese encephalitis virus; YFV = yellow fever virus; TBEV = tick-borne encephalitis virus.
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