First Imported Case of Zika Virus Infection into Korea.
10.3346/jkms.2016.31.7.1173
- Author:
Hee Chang JANG
1
;
Wan Beom PARK
;
Uh Jin KIM
;
June Young CHUN
;
Su Jin CHOI
;
Pyoeng Gyun CHOE
;
Sook In JUNG
;
Youngmee JEE
;
Nam Joong KIM
;
Eun Hwa CHOI
;
Myoung Don OH
Author Information
1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Zika Virus;
Travel;
Virus Shedding;
Brazil;
Korea
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brazil;
Humans;
Male;
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission;
RNA, Viral/analysis/blood/urine;
Republic of Korea;
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Saliva/virology;
Semen/virology;
Travel;
Zika Virus/genetics/*isolation & purification;
Zika Virus Infection/*diagnosis/virology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2016;31(7):1173-1177
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Since Zika virus has been spreading rapidly in the Americas from 2015, the outbreak of Zika virus infection becomes a global health emergency because it can cause neurological complications and adverse fetal outcome including microcephaly. Here, we report clinical manifestations and virus isolation findings from a case of Zika virus infection imported from Brazil. The patient, 43-year-old Korean man, developed fever, myalgia, eyeball pain, and maculopapular rash, but not neurological manifestations. Zika virus was isolated from his semen, and reverse-transcriptase PCR was positive for the virus in the blood, urine, and saliva on the 7th day of the illness but was negative on the 21st day. He recovered spontaneously without any neurological complications. He is the first case of Zika virus infection in Korea imported from Brazil.
