Simultaneous outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections: diagnosis challenge in a returning traveller with nonspecific febrile illness

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• 作者：E. Moulin¹ ; K. Selby² ; P. Cherpillod³ ; L. Kaiser³ ; ⁴ ; N. Boillat-Blanco¹ ; ² ; ^{noemie.boillat@chuv.ch" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Chikungunya ; dengue ; diagnostic algorithm ; outbreak ; Zika
• 刊名：New Microbes and New Infections
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：11
• 期：Complete
• 页码：6-7
• 全文大小：312 K

文摘

Zika virus is an emerging flavivirus that is following the path of dengue and chikungunya. The three Aedes-borne viruses cause simultaneous outbreaks with similar clinical manifestations which represents a diagnostic challenge in ill returning travellers. We report the first Zika virus infection case imported to Switzerland and present a diagnostic algorithm.