Prolonged Zika Virus RNA Detection in Semen of Immunosuppressed Patient

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Petridou, Christina ; Bonsall, David ; Ahmed, Aleem ; Roberts, Mark ; Bell, Carolyn ; de Cesare, Mariateresa ; Bowden, Rory ; Graham, Victoria ; Bailey, Daniel ; Simpson, Andrew ; Aarons, Emma
• Description:
  Zika virus RNA has been detected in semen samples collected <370 days after symptom onset. We report unusual persistence of Zika virus RNA in semen, confirmed by sequencing at 515 days after symptom onset and detectable for >900 days, in a patient with immunosuppression.
• Subjects:
  Clearance Immunosuppression Persistence Research Letter Semen Viruses Zika Virus
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(8):1598-1600
• Pubmed ID:
  31310210
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6649331
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United Kingdom
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9fd8cc4df2e55967d442548e9714af75f8ad15e9e3d02b8c10df6320311bfd0c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/80322/cdc_80322_DS1.pdf
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