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. 2016 Aug 11;21(32):30315. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.32.30315

Table. Characteristics of cases of Zika virus infection, mainland France, 1 January–15 July 2016 (n = 625).

Characteristic Number (%)
Sex
Female 357 (57)
Age group in years
< 10 6 (1)
10–19 15 (2)
20–29 83 (13)
30–39 155 (25)
40–49 106 (17)
50–59 122 (20)
60–69 109 (17)
≥ 70 29 (5)
Regions visited during the incubation perioda
French departments and collectivities of the Americas 527 (84)
Caribbean islands 28 (4)
South America 25 (4)
Central America 8 (1)
Asia 1 (0.2)
Pacific 1 (0.2)
Africa 1 (0.2)
Not documented 26 (4)
No travel 8 (1.3)
Complications
Guillain–Barré syndrome 2 (0.3)
Meningoencephalitis 1 (0.2)
Hospitalisation 29 (5)
Viraemic casesb 156 (25)
Month of notification
January 8 (1)
February 76 (12)
March 74 (12)
April 121 (19)
May 144 (23)
June 158 (25)
Julyc 44 (7)

          a During the two weeks before symptom onset.

          b In an area in which the vector Aedes albopictus is established and active.

          c Until 15 July 2016.