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Import van zikavirus-infectie in Nederland. / Von Eije, Karin J.; Schinkel, Janke; van den Kerkhof, J. H. C. T. Hans et al.
In: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, Vol. 160, 2015, p. D153.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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T1 - Import van zikavirus-infectie in Nederland
AU - Von Eije, Karin J.
AU - Schinkel, Janke
AU - van den Kerkhof, J. H. C. T. Hans
AU - Schreuder, Imke
AU - de Jong, Menno D.
AU - Grobusch, Martin P.
AU - Goorhuis, Abraham
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Since mid-2015, a rapidly expanding outbreak of Zika virus infection is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean. Although Zika virus infection usually causes only mild disease, the World Health Organization has declared the epidemiological association with the occurrence of congenital microcephaly and neurological complications a 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern' and urged the international community to mount a coordinated international response aimed to protect people at risk, especially pregnant women. In December 2015, the first case of imported Zika virus infection in the Netherlands was diagnosed in a returned traveler from Surinam. To date, more than 20 cases have been reported in The Netherlands, all imported from Surinam. We describe the epidemiology, clinical aspects, diagnostic challenges and the existing evidence to date that link Zika virus infection to complications
AB - Since mid-2015, a rapidly expanding outbreak of Zika virus infection is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean. Although Zika virus infection usually causes only mild disease, the World Health Organization has declared the epidemiological association with the occurrence of congenital microcephaly and neurological complications a 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern' and urged the international community to mount a coordinated international response aimed to protect people at risk, especially pregnant women. In December 2015, the first case of imported Zika virus infection in the Netherlands was diagnosed in a returned traveler from Surinam. To date, more than 20 cases have been reported in The Netherlands, all imported from Surinam. We describe the epidemiology, clinical aspects, diagnostic challenges and the existing evidence to date that link Zika virus infection to complications
M3 - Article
C2 - 26906886
VL - 160
SP - D153
JO - Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
JF - Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
SN - 0028-2162
ER -
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