Dokument: Zika virus infection in a German traveller to the Maldives, August 2025
| Titel: | Zika virus infection in a German traveller to the Maldives, August 2025 | |||||||
| URL für Lesezeichen: | https://docserv.uni-duesseldorf.de/servlets/DocumentServlet?id=72493 | |||||||
| URN (NBN): | urn:nbn:de:hbz:061-20260309-134900-1 | |||||||
| Kollektion: | Publikationen | |||||||
| Sprache: | Englisch | |||||||
| Dokumententyp: | Wissenschaftliche Texte » Artikel, Aufsatz | |||||||
| Medientyp: | Text | |||||||
| Autoren: | Orth, Hans Martin [Autor] Meierkord, David [Autor] Holtfreter, Martha Charlotte Sylvia [Autor] Luedde, Tom [Autor] Feldt, Torsten [Autor] Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas [Autor] | |||||||
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| Stichwörter: | Zika , Germany , Arbovirus , Traveller , Maldives , Re-introduction , Europe | |||||||
| Beschreibung: | Background
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a neurotropic flavivirus associated with generally mild disease but the risk of congenital abnormalities when contracted during pregnancy. Reports from the Maldives are rare. Methods We describe a ZIKV infection in a traveller returning from the Maldives in August 2025, including clinical findings and molecular diagnostics with metagenomic sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Results ZIKV ribonucleic acid was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and sequencing identified the ZIKV Asian lineage. However, the limited sequence length precluded precise phylogenetic placement. Conclusion This case underlines the ongoing risk of ZIKV transmission in areas where compatible arthropod vectors are present. Since there is no systematic surveillance in the Maldives, the detection of ZIKV infections in returning travellers is becoming increasingly important for assessing the epidemiological situation. | |||||||
| Rechtliche Vermerke: | Originalveröffentlichung:
Orth, H. M., Meierkord, D., Holtfreter, M. C. S., Lüdde, T., Schmidt-Chanasit, J., & Feldt, T. (2026). Zika virus infection in a German traveller to the Maldives, August 2025. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 70, Article 102960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2026.102960 | |||||||
| Lizenz: |  Dieses Werk ist lizenziert unter einer Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz | |||||||
| Fachbereich / Einrichtung: | Medizinische Fakultät | |||||||
| Dokument erstellt am: | 09.03.2026 | |||||||
| Dateien geändert am: | 09.03.2026 |
