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Second case of locally acquired Zika virus disease in Hyères, France - EDCD data

Entered on 24-10-2019

Second case of locally acquired Zika virus disease in Hyères, France - EDCD data

On 21 October, French authorities reported a second autochthonous case of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease in Hyères city, Var department, France with no travel history to Zika-endemic countries. The case was identified through door-to-door active case-finding and resides in the close vicinity of the first case. The patient reported symptoms compatible with ZIKV disease (i.e. fever, asthenia, retro-orbital pain and body rash) starting on 6 August 2019, a few days before the onset of symptoms of the first case. Both patients have now recovered. 

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