Zika virus infection in a traveller returning to France from Seychelles, 2024
In August 2024, a case of Zika virus infection was identified in metropolitan France in a traveller returning from Seychelles. Genomic analysis confirmed that the strain belongs to the Asian lineage. Recent epidemiological findings provide the first evidence of ZIKV circulation in the western Indian Ocean region.
Authors
- Gilda Grard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6088-2581)
- John H. Brule (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4314-8630)
- Laura Pezzı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7921-9221)
- Guillaume André Durand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3348-9618)
- Xavier Nicolas de Lamballerie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-2720)
- Raphaëlle Klitting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7777-0308)
- Nazlı Ayhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4979-6794)
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Biologie Labor (CH)
- Laboratoire National de Référence (MA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Travel Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaf048
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- Aix-Marseille Université
- MSDAVENIR