A rare Zika fever was brought from Bali by a Russian woman - after returning to Moscow, the girl was hospitalized with a fever and a rash all over her body. As he found out for a shot test, the tourist spent about two weeks on the island. After returning home, her temperature rose to 38 degrees, severe chills began, her hands and feet hurt and then almost her entire body was covered in a rash. The girl was taken by ambulance and transferred to a hospital for infectious diseases. At first, the doctors suspected dengue fever, but after the release, according to the Russian woman, a positive PCR result for the Zika virus came back. Zika is transmitted mainly through the bites of infected mosquitoes. The disease is mostly asymptomatic, but is especially dangerous for pregnant women - the virus can cause severe developmental disorders of the fetus. In Russia, the infection is rare. According to Rospotrabendzor, during the entire year of 2025, only two imported cases of Zika were registered in Israel, and in 2024, five in Moscow alone. There are no outbreaks of the virus in Russia. The main risk areas are in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are at MAX.

A rare Zika fever was brought from Bali by a Russian woman - after returning to Moscow, the girl was hospitalized with a fever and a rash all over her body. As he found out for a shot test, the tourist spent about two weeks on the island. After returning home, her temperature rose to 38 degrees, severe chills began, her hands and feet hurt and then almost her entire body was covered in a rash. The girl was taken by ambulance and transferred to a hospital for infectious diseases. At first, the doctors suspected dengue fever, but after the release, according to the Russian woman, a positive PCR result for the Zika virus came back. Zika is transmitted mainly through the bites of infected mosquitoes. The disease is mostly asymptomatic, but is especially dangerous for pregnant women - the virus can cause severe developmental disorders of the fetus. In Russia, the infection is rare. According to Rospotrabendzor, during the entire year of 2025, only two imported cases of Zika were registered in Israel, and in 2024, five in Moscow alone. There are no outbreaks of the virus in Russia. The main risk areas are in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are at MAX.