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Israel MoH releases partial Zika sequence from Israel traveler infected in Colombia (Zika 2235 collected Dec 27 2015) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/KU926326

Israel MoH released partial Zika sequence from Israel traveler to Mexico (Zika 356, Feb 22, 2016 collection) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/KU926325

Israel MoH releases partial Zika sequence from traveler to Vietnam (Zika 352, Feb 22, 2016 collection) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/KU926324

Israel MoH releases partial sequence from traveler to Colombia (Zika 269, Jan 19 2016 collection). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/KU926323

A 2-year-old returning from Colombia was recently diagnosed as Israel’s first case of the Zika virus. The child, who was diagnosed at the National Center for Zoonotic Viruses at Tel Hashomer, was released in good condition, according to the Health Ministry. read more: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.698798

According to the report from the Regional Office for the Western Pacific of the World Health Organization (WHO), the patient travelled to Vietnam from December 9 to 21, 2015, and then to Hong Kong from December 21 to 23. He subsequently returned to Israel and developed fever and headache on December 25. The case was laboratory-confirmed on February 21, 2016. http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201603/11/P201603110556.htm