Travel-Associated Zika Virus Disease.

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Letters20 June 2017Travel-Associated Zika Virus DiseaseGiuseppina Liuzzi, MD, PhD, Concetta Castilletti, PhD, Francesco Vairo, MD, Emanuele Nicastri, MD, PhD, and Giuseppe Ippolito, MDGiuseppina Liuzzi, MD, PhDFrom National Institute for Infectious Diseases INMI “L. Spallanzani” and Regional Service for Infectious Diseases Surveillance, Control and Response (SERESMI), Rome, Italy.Search for more papers by this author, Concetta Castilletti, PhDFrom National Institute for Infectious Diseases INMI “L. Spallanzani” and Regional Service for Infectious Diseases Surveillance, Control and Response (SERESMI), Rome, Italy.Search for more papers by this author, Francesco Vairo, MDFrom National Institute for Infectious Diseases INMI “L. Spallanzani” and Regional Service for Infectious Diseases Surveillance, Control and Response (SERESMI), Rome, Italy.Search for more papers by this author, Emanuele Nicastri, MD, PhDFrom National Institute for Infectious Diseases INMI “L. Spallanzani” and Regional Service for Infectious Diseases Surveillance, Control and Response (SERESMI), Rome, Italy.Search for more papers by this author, and Giuseppe Ippolito, MDFrom National Institute for Infectious Diseases INMI “L. Spallanzani” and Regional Service for Infectious Diseases Surveillance, Control and Response (SERESMI), Rome, Italy.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L17-0196 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Hamer and colleagues (1) provide informative data on the clinical manifestations and epidemiology of Zika virus infection in travelers returning from countries with ongoing viral transmission. Ninety-three cases of Zika virus infection were reported from 63 travel clinics in 30 countries in the GeoSentinel network. Among the reported cases, 4 pregnant women were infected and 3 developed severe fetal complications. The authors note the importance of counseling travelers before departure on measures to prevent sexual transmission of this virus.All pregnant women with a history of travel in an area of ongoing transmission during their current pregnancy ...