Japan - Government confirms 1st Zika virus case - imported from Brazil - February 25, 2016

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Kanagawa teenage male, Zika fever infection in Latin America epidemic later, the first in the country
　
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on Tuesday, announced that it has been confirmed that teenage male in Kanagawa Prefecture was to stay in Brazil return home is infected with "Zika fever". For the first time since the epidemic in Central and South America, the infected person has been confirmed in the country. In the past 2013 to 14 years is Japanese who developed after the return home infected abroad are three people. 　Infection was found in the virus inspection of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Men fall heat, it is currently recuperating at home. The ministry explained that "(now in winter) there is no risk of spread of infection in the country because it is not a season of mosquito" at a press conference. 　According to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, that the men stay in Brazil from 9 days in the family and tourist purposes up to 20 days, fever on the 20th, came back on the 22nd.


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Government press release:

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[TD] February 25, 2016
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Department of Health Tuberculosis infection Division
Kazunari manager Asanuma (2370)
Deputy Director Nakatani YuTakako (2373)
(Representative number) 03 (5253) 1111

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Press Release
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In Kanagawa Prefecture, 1 male with a history of stay to Brazil is showing symptoms of rash, February 24, was admitted to the prefecture of the medical institution in days.There are reported to the local governments from the medical institution as suspected cases of Zika virus infection, today, the results of the inspection in the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, positive Zika virus infection have been finalized.
　The patient Zika virus infection has occurred in Japan is 4 case was (all imported cases), will for the first time of occurrence as after the Zika virus infection epidemic in the current Central and South America.
Information concerning this patient are as follows.



Information about a patient ○

(1) Overview

1 's:　10 teens

2 Gender: Male

3 stay Country: Brazil (February 9 to February 20 , 2008)

4 Symptom: February 20 fever days, February 22 rash appearance in days.

5 mosquito thorn咬歴: Unknown

6 residents State: Kanagawa Prefecture



(2) the patient's situation

Currently, patients in home care. Although the symptoms of rash and the like can be recognized, already antipyretic, the state is stable.




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[TD] Message to the people of everybody
Zika virus infection is a disease in which the infection by being generally mosquito bites. Currently, the country is not the active phase of the mosquito, the risk of expanding the infection in the country has become extremely low.
Zika virus infection is generally mild, but the risk of severe illness is very low, if you want to travel to endemic areas are, or wear long sleeves and long pants, mosquito repellent (bug spray, etc.) or using the, please be careful not to mosquito bites. In particular, pregnant women, please refrain from traveling to endemic areas. In addition, has been pointed out also the risk of infection by sexual intercourse, men returning from endemic areas, if you have a partner during pregnancy, during the pregnancy period of the partners, regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms, a condom during sexual activity please use.

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