Male-to-Female Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus—United States, January–April 2016

Male-to-Female Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus—United States, January–April 2016

We report on 9 cases of male-to-female sexual transmission of Zika virus in the United States occurring January–April 2016. This report summarizes new information about both timing of exposure and symptoms of sexually transmitted Zika virus disease, and results of semen testing for Zika virus from 2...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2017-01, Vol.64 (2), p.211-213
Hauptverfasser: Russell, Kate, Hills, Susan L., Oster, Alexandra M., Porse, Charsey Cole, Danyluk, Gregory, Cone, Marshall, Brooks, Richard, Scotland, Sarah, Schiffman, Elizabeth, Fredette, Carolyn, White, Jennifer L., Ellingson, Katherine, Hubbard, Allison, Cohn, Amanda, Fischer, Marc, Mead, Paul, Powers, Ann M., Brooks, John T.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Body fluids
BRIEF REPORTS
Disease Notification
Disease transmission
Female
History, 21st Century
Humans
Male
Medical tests
Middle Aged
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral
Seasons
Sexual behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral - diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral - history
Symptom Assessment
Travel
United States - epidemiology
Young Adult
Zika virus
Zika Virus - classification
Zika Virus - genetics
Zika Virus - immunology
Zika Virus Infection - diagnosis
Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology
Zika Virus Infection - history
Zika Virus Infection - transmission
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Zusammenfassung:We report on 9 cases of male-to-female sexual transmission of Zika virus in the United States occurring January–April 2016. This report summarizes new information about both timing of exposure and symptoms of sexually transmitted Zika virus disease, and results of semen testing for Zika virus from 2 male travelers.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciw692