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Source: http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/germany-traveler-to-thailand-contracts-zika-virus-40250/
Published On: Sat, Dec 28th, 2013
Outbreak News | By Robert Herriman
Germany: Traveler to Thailand contracts Zika virus
For the second time this year, a traveler to Thailand has returned home only to find they have contracted the mosquito borne virus, Zika virus (ZIKV).
Germany-CIA_WFB_MapIn a letter to ProMED-mail Friday, “A previously healthy 53-year-old man consulted at the Saarland University Medical Center on 22 Nov 2013 after returning from travel to Thailand. During his 3-week round trip (31 Oct-20 Nov 2013), including visits to Phuket, Krabi, Ko Jum, and Ko Lanta, he developed joint pain and swelling on his left ankle and foot on 12 Nov 2013 after several mosquito bites, followed by a maculopapular rash on his rear and front trunk that spread to the face and the upper as well as lower extremities over the next 4 days before fading, according to experts from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg...
Published On: Sat, Dec 28th, 2013
Outbreak News | By Robert Herriman
Germany: Traveler to Thailand contracts Zika virus
For the second time this year, a traveler to Thailand has returned home only to find they have contracted the mosquito borne virus, Zika virus (ZIKV).
Germany-CIA_WFB_MapIn a letter to ProMED-mail Friday, “A previously healthy 53-year-old man consulted at the Saarland University Medical Center on 22 Nov 2013 after returning from travel to Thailand. During his 3-week round trip (31 Oct-20 Nov 2013), including visits to Phuket, Krabi, Ko Jum, and Ko Lanta, he developed joint pain and swelling on his left ankle and foot on 12 Nov 2013 after several mosquito bites, followed by a maculopapular rash on his rear and front trunk that spread to the face and the upper as well as lower extremities over the next 4 days before fading, according to experts from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg...