Three cases of Zika virus imported in Italy: need for a clinical awareness and evidence-based knowledge.
BMC Infect Dis
; 16(1): 669, 2016 Nov 11.
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| ID: mdl-27835966
BACKGROUND: Since early 2015, a large epidemic of Zika Virus (ZIKV) is spreading across South and Central America. An association between congenital neurological malformations (mainly microcephaly), other neurological manifestations such as Guillain-Barrè Syndrome, and ZIKV infection is suspected. CASE PRESENTATION: Three confirmed cases of ZIKV in travelers returning from Brazil between May 2015 and January 2016 are described. All patients had mild symptoms with no neurological complications. CONCLUSIONS: An increasing awareness among clinicians about this emerging disease is advisable, both for the need to provide correct additional information to the patients and to travelers, with a special focus on pregnant women, and for the presence of the competent vector in Southern Europe.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Viagem
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Zika virus
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Infecção por Zika virus
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália
País de publicação:
Reino Unido