title: Zika virus infections in three travellers returning from South America and the Caribbean respectively, to Montpellier, France, December 2015 to January 2016.
abstract: We report three unrelated cases of Zika virus infection in patients returning from Martinique, Brazil and Colombia respectively, to Montpellier, France. They developed symptoms compatible with a mosquito-borne disease, and serological and molecular investigations indicated a recent Zika virus infection. Considering the recent warning for the likely teratogenicity of Zika virus and the presence of competent mosquito vectors in southern France, these cases highlight the need for awareness of physicians and laboratories in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Alexandre Thibault
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Maria
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maquart
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makinson
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Flusin
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segondy
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leparc-Goffart
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Le Moing
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Foulongne
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil; D017691:Caribbean Region; D003105:Colombia; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005076:Exanthema / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008395:Martinique; D008875:Middle Aged; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Caribbean; France; South America; Zika virus; imported viral disease