Zika virus infection complicated by Guillain-Barré syndrome – case report, French Polynesia, December 2013

Zika fever, considered as an emerging disease of arboviral origin, because of its expanding geographic area, is known as a benign infection usually presenting as an influenza-like illness with cutaneous rash. So far, Zika virus infection has never led to hospitalisation. We describe the first case o...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2014-03, Vol.19 (9), p.1
Main Authors: Oehler, E, Watrin, L, Larre, P, Leparc-Goffart, I, Lastère, S, Valour, F, Baudouin, L, Mallet, H P, Musso, D, Ghawche, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dengue - complications
Dengue fever
Epidemics
Exanthema - complications
Female
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - etiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - microbiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - virology
Humans
Influenza
Middle Aged
Polynesia
Zika Virus - isolation & purification
Zika Virus Infection - complications
Zika Virus Infection - diagnosis
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