Zika Confirmed Zhejiang ex-Suriname

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Beijing: China has confirmed a new imported Zika case, bringing the total number to six, the authorities announced on Friday.

The National Health and Family Planning Commission said that the patient, a 42-year-old woman from east Zhejiang province, was bitten by mosquitoes while working in Suriname in South America, Xinhua news agency reported.

She returned to China on Sunday and developed an itchy rash but no fever on her way back, according to the commission.

She was confirmed positive on Friday.

The patient is in a good condition and recovering, the commission added.

http://www.firstpost.com/world/china-confirms-sixth-zika-case-2645382.html

 

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26 February 2016 CHP notified of sixth imported case of Zika Virus Infection in Mainland          The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) received notification today (February 26) of the sixth imported case of Zika Virus Infection in the Mainland from the National Health and Family Planning Commission and again urged the public, particularly pregnant women, those planning pregnancy and immunocompromised patients, to adopt strict anti-mosquito measures during travel.        According to the health authority in the Mainland, the female patient aged 42 from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, works in Suriname. She departed Suriname for Zhejiang on February 21 and developed itchiness and skin rash during the journey. On February 23, she was admitted to hospital for isolation and management. The case was laboratory confirmed by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Zhejiang Province on February 26. At present, she is afebrile and still hospitalised for isolation and management. The patient did not pass through Hong Kong.        "Routine health surveillance on the body temperature of inbound travellers at all boundary control points is ongoing. Suspected cases will be referred to healthcare facilities for follow-up. However, at present, around 70 to 80 per cent of infected people are asymptomatic and most can recover fully. Therefore, we again urge those arriving from Zika-affected areas to apply insect repellent for 14 days upon arrival to reduce the risk of transmission," the spokesman for the DH said.      The DH has been closely working with the travel industry and stakeholders, especially agents operating tours in Zika-affected areas and personnel receiving travellers in those areas (particularly pregnant women), to regularly update them on the latest disease information and health advice.      As long as there is international travel, there is always a risk of introduction of Zika virus to Hong Kong. As asymptomatic infection is very common and the potential vector, Aedes albopictus, is present locally, there is also risk of local spread in case Zika is introduced to Hong Kong.      The public should pay special attention to the countries and areas with reported autochthonous Zika virus transmission or locally acquired infection and those with indication of viral circulation earlier announced by the World Health Organization (WHO).      The DH has been maintaining close liaison with the WHO as well as overseas, neighbouring and Mainland health authorities to closely monitor the latest developments of Zika.        Locally, no human Zika cases have been reported to the CHP to date.      To prevent Zika Virus Infection, in addition to general anti-mosquito measures, the DH drew the public's attention to the special notes below: A. Travelling abroad * If going to areas with ongoing Zika transmission (affected areas), travellers, especially those with immune disorders or severe chronic illnesses, should arrange consultation with a doctor at least six weeks before the trip, and take extra preventive measures to avoid mosquito bites; * Those arriving from affected areas should apply insect repellent for 14 days upon arrival. If feeling unwell, e.g. having fever, they should seek medical advice as soon as possible, and provide travel details to a doctor; B. Pregnant women and those preparing for pregnancy * Pregnant women and those preparing for pregnancy should consider deferring their trip to affected areas. Those who must travel should seek medical advice from their doctor before the trip, adopt contraception if appropriate, strictly follow steps to avoid mosquito bites during the trip, and consult and reveal their travel history to their doctor if symptoms develop after the trip. Women preparing for pregnancy are advised to continue to adopt contraception for 28 days after returning from these areas; and C. Special notes for prevention of sexual transmission regarding potential adverse pregnancy outcomes * Pregnant women should not have sex with male partners who have travelled to areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission (affected areas), or else condoms should be used throughout the pregnancy; * Any male traveller returning from affected areas should: (i) abstain from sex with his pregnant partner, or else use condoms throughout the pregnancy; and (ii) use a condom for at least six months if his female partner may get pregnant.      The public may visit the pages below for more disease information and health advice: * The CHP's Zika page (www.chp.gov.hk/en/view_content/43086.html); * The Zika page of the DH's Travel Health Service (www.travelhealth.gov.hk/english/popup/popup_zika.html); * The Outbound Travel Alert page of the Security Bureau (www.sb.gov.hk/eng/ota); and * Anti-mosquito precautions for women (www.fhs.gov.hk/english/health_info/woman/30014.html). Ends/Friday, February 26, 2016 http://www.chp.gov.hk/en/content/116/43601.html

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LOCUS       KU820899               10272 bp    RNA     linear   VRL 29-FEB-2016
DEFINITION  Zika virus isolate ZJ03 polyprotein gene, complete cds.
ACCESSION   KU820899
VERSION     KU820899.1  GI:1001904509
KEYWORDS    .
SOURCE      Zika virus
  ORGANISM  Zika virus
            Viruses; ssRNA viruses; ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA
            stage; Flaviviridae; Flavivirus.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 10272)
  AUTHORS   Zhang,Y., Sun,Y., Pan,J., Mao,H., Yan,H., Lou,X., Chen,Z. and
            Xia,S.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (27-FEB-2016) Department of Microbiology, Zhejiang
            Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng
            Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, P. R. China
COMMENT     ##Assembly-Data-START##
            Assembly Method       :: Geneious v. 8.1.7
            Sequencing Technology :: Sanger dideoxy sequencing
            ##Assembly-Data-END##
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..10272
                     /organism="Zika virus"
                     /mol_type="genomic RNA"
                     /isolate="ZJ03"
                     /host="Homo sapiens"
                     /db_xref="taxon:64320"
                     /country="China"
                     /collection_date="17-Feb-2016"

[niman]

Zika sequence map updated

 

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=zv94AJqgUct4.kI8kcFySb4J0&hl=en

 

 

[niman]

LOCUS       KU820899               10272 bp    RNA     linear   VRL 29-FEB-2016
DEFINITION  Zika virus isolate ZJ03 polyprotein gene, complete cds.
ACCESSION   KU820899
VERSION     KU820899.1  GI:1001904509
KEYWORDS    .
SOURCE      Zika virus
  ORGANISM  Zika virus
            Viruses; ssRNA viruses; ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA
            stage; Flaviviridae; Flavivirus.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 10272)
  AUTHORS   Zhang,Y., Sun,Y., Pan,J., Mao,H., Yan,H., Lou,X., Chen,Z. and
            Xia,S.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (27-FEB-2016) Department of Microbiology, Zhejiang
            Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng
            Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, P. R. China
COMMENT     ##Assembly-Data-START##
            Assembly Method       :: Geneious v. 8.1.7
            Sequencing Technology :: Sanger dideoxy sequencing
            ##Assembly-Data-END##
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..10272
                     /organism="Zika virus"
                     /mol_type="genomic RNA"
                     /isolate="ZJ03"
                     /host="Homo sapiens"
                     /db_xref="taxon:64320"
                     /country="China"
                     /collection_date="17-Feb-2016"

The above sequence is for the Zhejiang case that returned from Fiji/Samoa (not Suriname).

[niman]

Zika sequence map updated

 

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=zv94AJqgUct4.kI8kcFySb4J0&hl=en

 

 

Map updated to reflect the origin of ZJ03 which was from a Zhejiang traveler returning from Fiji/Samoa (not Suriname).