Zika virus in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia: are there health risks for travelers?

Dinh TC 1 , Bac ND 2 , Minh LB 3 , Ngoc VTN 4 , Pham VH 5 , Vo HL 6 Show all authors , Tien NLB 7 , Van Thanh V 7 , Tao Y 8 , Show PL 9 , Chu DT 10

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute for Research and Development, Duy Tan University, 03 QuangTrung, Danang, Vietnam
  • 2 Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 3 NTT Hi-tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh St., Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 4 School of Odonto Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 5 AI Lab, Faculty of Information Technology, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. phamvanhuy@tdtu.edu.vn
  • 6 Institute for Preventive Medicine & Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 7 Institute of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 8 College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 8, 210095, China
  • 9 Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, JalanBroga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • 10 School of Odonto Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam. chudinhtoi.hnue@gmail.com
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 2019 Sep;38(9):1585-1590.
PMID: 31044332 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-019-03563-6

Abstract

Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia have reported first cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection since 2010 (Cambodia) and 2016 (Vietnam and Laos). One case of ZIKV-related microcephaly was recognized among a hundred infected cases in these areas, raising a great concern about the health risk related to this virus infection. At least 5 cases of ZIKV infection among travelers to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were recorded. It is noticeable that ZIKV in these areas can cause birth defects. This work aims to discuss the current epidemics of ZIKV in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and update the infection risk of ZIKV for travelers to these areas.

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