Zika virus infection in Australia following a monkey bite in Indonesia

Grace H.Y. Leung; Robert W. Baird; Julian Druce; Nicholas M. Anstey

Zika virus infection in Australia following a monkey bite in Indonesia

Grace H.Y. Leung, Robert W. Baird, Julian Druce, Nicholas M. Anstey

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Abstract

A traveller returning to Australia developed Zika virus infection, with fever, rash and conjunctivitis, with onset five days after a monkey bite in Bali, Indonesia. Flavivirus RNA detected on PCR from a nasopharyngeal swab was sequenced and identified as Zika virus. Although mosquito-borne transmission is also possible, we propose the bite as a plausible route of transmission. The literature for non-vector transmissions of Zika virus and other flaviviruses is reviewed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	460-464
Number of pages	5
Journal	SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume	46
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - May 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Monkey bite
Traveller
Zika virus

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Zika virus infection in Australia following a monkey bite in Indonesia

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