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Zika Virus in an American Recreational Traveler

Author(s) -

Dyan J. Summers,

Rebecca Wolfe Acosta,

Alberto M. Acosta

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12208

Subject(s) - medicine , rash , travel medicine , chikungunya , malaise , dengue fever , zika virus , yellow fever , vaccination , q fever , outbreak , pediatrics , virology , virus , dermatology , immunology , pathology

We report the case of a 48-year-old American traveler who presented to our clinic with diffuse rash, malaise, fatigue, fever, arthralgia, low back pain, and bilateral exudative conjunctivitis. The patient had an extensive vaccination and travel history: most notable for prior receipt of yellow fever vaccine; extensive travel or residence in areas endemic for dengue, chikungunya, and West Nile virus; and recent travel to French Polynesia. Clinical and laboratory findings were consistent with Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. Our report highlights the need to include ZIKV in the differential diagnosis, especially in febrile patients with a rash returning from endemic areas.

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