Investigation report on an imported Zika virus case / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective ToinvestigateanimportedcaseofZikavirusdiseaseinWenzhouCity,toexplorethesourceof infection,to analyse the problems during surveillance and diagnosis,and to provide evidence for prevention and control of Zikavirusdisease.Methods Byfieldinvestigation,medicalrecordsofthepatientwerecollectedandaface-to-face interview was conducted;blood,urine and saliva samples within 48 h were collected for RNA detection;assess the risk of diseasespreadingbymosquitosurveillanceandtakecontrolmeasures.Results Theonsetofthediseasewasonthepatient's way home from aboard on February 21st,2016.Before then,She lived in Paramaribo,the capital of Suriname in South America,which is an epidemic area of Zika virus.The patient had exposure history,with red,diffuse rash on her head,face, neck and limbs,and once was diagnosed as allergic eruption because of no fever.The two blood samples were both tested negative yet We detected urine and saliva samples showed positive.With the evidence above,the patient was finally diagnosed as an imported Zika virus case.The spreading risk of this case was low due to the low temperature.Conclusion there may be cases without fever or with blood sample tested RNA negative.As the weather gets warmer,missed diagnosis should be aware of,or the risk of spreading through mosquitos would increase.Therefore,in order to further improvement should lie in mosquito control and disease surveillance.