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 |
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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