title: Zika fever imported from Thailand to Japan, and diagnosed by PCR in the urines.
abstract: In July 2014, a Japanese traveller returning from Thailand was investigated for fever, headache, rash and conjunctivitis. Zika virus RNA was detected in his urine sample by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Serological tests showed cross reactivity of IgM against the dengue virus. Zika fever could be misdiagnosed or missed and should be considered in febrile patients with a rash, especially those returning from Thailand.
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and.
authors.forename: Koh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and sonare.since1192@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutsuna
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Meng Ling
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Moi
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Makiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotaki
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiya
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and.
authors.forename: Momoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mawatari
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and.
authors.forename: Nozomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and.
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and.
authors.forename: Shuzo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanagawa
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan and.
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohmagari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003716:Dengue Virus; D005076:Exanthema / Q000821:virology; D005334:Fever / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000652:urine*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Flaviviridae; Mosquito-borne disease; Zika fever