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KMID : 0191120160310071173
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2016 Volume.31 No. 7 p.1173 ~ p.1177
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First Imported Case of Zika Virus Infection into Korea
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Jang Hee-Chang
Park Wan-Beom
Kim Uh-Jin
Chun June-Young
Choi Su-Jin
Choe Pyoeng-Gyun
Jung Sook-In
Jee Young-Mee
Kim Nam-Joong
Choi Eun-Hwa
Oh Myoung-Don
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Abstract
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Since Zika virus has been spreading rapidly in the Americas from 2015, the outbreak of Zika virus infection becomes a global health emergency because it can cause neurological complications and adverse fetal outcome including microcephaly. Here, we report clinical manifestations and virus isolation findings from a case of Zika virus infection imported from Brazil. The patient, 43-year-old Korean man, developed fever, myalgia, eyeball pain, and maculopapular rash, but not neurological manifestations. Zika virus was isolated from his semen, and reverse-transcriptase PCR was positive for the virus in the blood, urine, and saliva on the 7th day of the illness but was negative on the 21st day. He recovered spontaneously without any neurological complications. He is the first case of Zika virus infection in Korea imported from Brazil.
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KEYWORD
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Zika Virus, Travel, Virus Shedding, Brazil, Korea
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