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Detection of Zika Virus in Semen
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    Atkinson, Barry; Thorburn, Fiona; Petridou, Christina; Bailey, Daniel; Hewson, Roger; Simpson, Andrew J.H.; Brooks, Timothy J.G.; Aarons, Emma J.;
    Published:
    Apr 15 2017
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 23(4):611-615.
    Description:
    Zika virus RNA has been detected in semen collected several months after onset of symptoms of infection. Given the potential for sexual transmission of Zika virus and for serious fetal abnormalities resulting from infection during pregnancy, informat...
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  2. Persistent Zika Virus Detection in Semen in a Traveler Returning to the United Kingdom from Brazil, 2016
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    Gaskell, Katherine M.; Houlihan, Catherine; Nastouli, Eleni; Checkley, Anna M.;
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    Jan 15 2017
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    Emerg Infect Dis. 23(1):137-139.
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    Zika virus is normally transmitted by mosquitos, but cases of sexual transmission have been reported. We describe a patient with symptomatic Zika virus infection in whom the virus was detected in semen for 92 days. Our findings support recommendation...
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    Salam, Alex P.; Horby, Peter W.;
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    Nov 2017
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    Zika virus RNA is frequently detected in the semen of men after Zika virus infection. To learn more about persistence of viruses in genital fluids, we searched PubMed for relevant articles. We found evidence that 27 viruses, across a broad range of v...
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    Paz-Bailey, Gabriela; Rosenberg, Eli S.; Doyle, Kate; Munoz-Jordan, Jorge; Santiago, Gilberto A.; Klein, Liore; Perez-Padilla, Janice; Medina, Freddy A.; Waterman, Stephen H.; Gubern, Carlos Garcia; Alvarado, Luisa I.; Sharp, Tyler M.;
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    Feb 14 2017
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    N Engl J Med. .
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    BACKGROUND : To estimate the frequency and duration of detectable Zika virus (ZIKV) RNA in human body fluids, we prospectively assessed a cohort of newly infected participants in Puerto Rico. : METHODS : We evaluated samples obtained from 150 partici...
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  5. Potential Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
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    Musso, Didier; Roche, Claudine; Robin, Emilie; Nhan, Tuxuan; Teissier, Anita; Cao-Lormeau, Van-Mai;
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    Feb 2015
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    Emerg Infect Dis. 21(2):359-361.
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    In December 2013, during a Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in French Polynesia, a patient in Tahiti sought treatment for hematospermia, and ZIKV was isolated from his semen. ZIKV transmission by sexual intercourse has been previously suspected. This obser...
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