Potential Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus

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Didier Musso

Claudine Roche

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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 observation supports the possibility that ZIKV could be transmitted sexually.

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Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

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Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 21, Issue 2, pp. 359-361

DOI: 10.3201/eid2102.141363

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