Recent Case of Zika Virus Infection in Comoros – FitForTravel Reports

2023-10-05 17:17:00

The site Fitfortraveltaking up information reported by the Promedmail site, reports a case ofZika virus infection (ZIKV) in a person who recently returned from Comoros. The 49-year-old patient arrived in Bordeaux on August 25, 2023 following a 4-week stay in the Comoros. The same day she developed a syndrome compatible with arbovirosis. She went to the emergency department of a hospital in Bordeaux on September 12, 2023. On a blood sample taken on September 13, 2023, RT-PCR for ZIKV was positive. She was negative for dengue and chikungunya viruses. The chronology of events favors an infection acquired in the Comoros.

It should be noted that in his October 2 updatePublic Health France reports only 7 imported cases of Zika virus infection, all acquired in Thailand.

Remember that Zika virus infection is one of the so-called notifiable diseases In France.

Source : fitfortravel

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