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.
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First case of Zika virus in Israel

 

 

A girl who returned from Colombia was diagnosed as carrying the South American virus. She was discharged home in generally good condition and is not considered contagious, since the virus mainly infects people via mosquito bites.

Dr. Itay Gal

Published:  01.22.16, 23:22 / Israel Culture

A two-year-old girl who returned to Israel with her parents after visiting South America was diagnosed as carrying the Zika virus by the Health Ministry's central laboratory in Tel HaShomer. She was released in generally good condition and is not considered a hazard to others, as the virus mostly infects through mosquito bites.

 

The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported three new Zika infections in the US. All three were also recent returns from South America, and are in good condition.

 

 

 

Mosquito bites are the main way the zika virus infects people. (Photo: Shutterstock)

 

 

Zika is mainly limited to flu-like symptoms, but can sometimes cause complications. It generally takes between three and 12 days before symptoms – such as fever, rashes, joint pains, and redness in the eyes - become apparent. In rare cases, the disease can cause more severe neurological complications that lead to paralysis.

 

 

The CDC has issued travel warnings for the heavily infected area, especially aimed at pregnant women, whose fetuses can be endangered if they are infected.

 

 

The Zika virus has no direct treatment or vaccine. Infected patients are usually treated for their symptoms, including hospitalization, fluid intake and frequent monitoring. The disease usually subsides within a few days.

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LOCUS       KU926326                 231 bp    RNA     linear   VRL 17-MAR-2016
DEFINITION  Zika virus isolate Zika 2235 Israel ex Colombia 2015 polyprotein
            gene, partial cds.
ACCESSION   KU926326
VERSION     KU926326.1  GI:1006592949
KEYWORDS    .
SOURCE      Zika virus
  ORGANISM  Zika virus
            Viruses; ssRNA viruses; ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA
            stage; Flaviviridae; Flavivirus.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 231)
  AUTHORS   Lustig,Y., Meltzer,E., Leshem,E., Koren,R., Levy,R., Hindiyeh,M.,
            Mendelson,E. and Schwartz,E.
  TITLE     Zika virus in Israeli travelers: Asia, Central and South America
  JOURNAL   Unpublished
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 231)
  AUTHORS   Lustig,Y., Meltzer,E., Leshem,E., Koren,R., Levy,R., Hindiyeh,M.,
            Mendelson,E. and Schwartz,E.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (16-MAR-2016) Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of
            Health, Sheba Way, Ramat-Gan 5262100, Israel
COMMENT     ##Assembly-Data-START##
            Sequencing Technology :: Sanger dideoxy sequencing
            ##Assembly-Data-END##
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     source          1..231
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                     /mol_type="genomic RNA"
                     /isolate="Zika 2235 Israel ex Colombia 2015"
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                     /host="Homo sapiens"
                     /db_xref="taxon:64320"
                     /country="Israel"
                     /collection_date="27-Dec-2015"