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Transient Myocarditis Associated With Acute Zika Virus Infection

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CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 64, Issue 5, Pages 678-679

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw802

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Zika virus; myocarditis; imported viral disease; reemerging disease; sentinel surveillance

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Zika virus outbreak is spreading in the Americas. This emerging infection is associated with neurological complication. We report the first travel-acquired Zika acute infection complicated with myocarditis imported to mainland France. We recommend an electrocardiogram and troponin if any cardiac symptoms are present in a patient with acute Zika infection.

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