Laura Pezzi, Nazli Ayhan, Justine Brulé, Guillaume André Durand, Gilda Grard, Xavier Lamballerie, Raphaelle Klitting
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Abstract
In August 2024, a case of Zika virus infection was identified in metropolitan France in a traveller returning from Seychelles. Genomic analysis confirmed the strain belongs to the Asian lineage. Recent epidemiological findings provide the first evidence of ZIKV circulation in the western Indian Ocean region.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Travel Medicine is a publication that focuses on travel medicine and its intersection with other disciplines. It publishes cutting-edge research, consensus papers, policy papers, and expert reviews. The journal is affiliated with the Asia Pacific Travel Health Society.
The journal's main areas of interest include the prevention and management of travel-associated infections, non-communicable diseases, vaccines, malaria prevention and treatment, multi-drug resistant pathogens, and surveillance on all individuals crossing international borders.
The Journal of Travel Medicine is indexed in multiple major indexing services, including Adis International Ltd., CABI, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, Gale, Journal Watch Infectious Diseases (Online), MetaPress, National Library of Medicine, OCLC, Ovid, ProQuest, Thomson Reuters, and the U.S. National Library of Medicine.