title: [Imported Zika virus infection in the Netherlands].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: Karin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: von Eije
authors.forename: Janke
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schinkel
authors.forename: J H C T Hans
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: van den Kerkhof
authors.forename: Imke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schreuder
authors.forename: Menno D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.forename: Martin P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Grobusch
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goorhuis
mesh_terms: D017691:Caribbean Region; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health; D013532:Suriname / Q000208:ethnology; D000071244:Zika Virus; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*