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Chiba Prefectural Institute of Public Health has release full Zika sequence from Chiba ex-Oceana, Chiba/S36/2016.

Chiba Prefectural Institute of Public Health has released a partial Zika sequence (env), Chiba/S36/2016, which appears to be from Chiba case ex-Oceania.

Yokohama City Institute of Public Health has released a full Zika sequence, Yokohama/1/2016, from a May 20, 2016 collection. Although the country of origin is not cited, the sequence matches the sub-clade circulating in Florida.

Zika virus confirmed in boy who returned to Japan from Pacific islands KYODO APR 22, 2016 ARTICLE HISTORY PRINT SHARE Japanese health authorities said Friday that a Zika virus infection has been detected in a boy who returned from Pacific islands in Oceania, the fifth confirmation in the country of the infection of the mosquito-borne virus this year. The boy in Chiba Prefecture was confirmed to have contracted the virus after he returned to Japan on Wednesday after spending 15 months in Pacific islands in Oceania, said the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare a…

Health ministry officials say the woman in her 30s in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, visited a hospital on Thursday with a fever and rashes.The National Institute of Infectious Diseases tested her blood on Friday and confirmed the infection. She's said to be in stable condition and is resting at home.Officials say the woman was in Brazil for about 2 weeks until February 20th. They say she remembers being bitten by a mosquito there. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20160311_34/

Teen in Kanagawa Prefecture diagnosed with Zika virusKYODO, STAFF REPORT FEB 25, 2016ARTICLE HISTORYPRINTSHARE The health ministry said Thursday it has confirmed the first case of the Zika virus in Japan since its spread in Latin America was detected last year. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/25/national/teen-in-kanagawa-prefecture-diagnosed-with-zika-virus/#.Vs8CFvkrKdu