Zika Virus Infection in Australia following a Monkey Bite in Indonesia.
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A traveller returning to Australia developed Zika virus infection, with fever, rash and conjunctivitis, with onset five days after a monkey bite in Bali, Indonesia. Flavivirus RNA detected on PCR from a nasopharyngeal swab was sequenced and identified as Zika virus. Although mosquito-borne transmission is also possible, we propose the bite as a plausible route of transmission. The literature for non-vector transmissions of Zika virus and other flaviviruses is reviewed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
دوره 46 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015