Persistence of Zika Virus in Body Fluids — Final Report

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Gabriela Paz‐Bailey · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Eli S. Rosenberg · University at Albany, State University of New York

Kate Doyle

Jorge L. Muñoz‐Jordán · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Gilberto A. Santiago · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Liore Klein · Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Janice Pérez‐Padilla

Abstract

The prolonged time until ZIKV RNA clearance in serum in this study may have implications for the diagnosis and prevention of ZIKV infection. Current sexual-prevention guidelines recommend that men use condoms or abstain from sex for 6 months after ZIKV exposure; in 95% of the men in this study, ZIKV RNA was cleared from semen after about 3 months. (Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.).

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Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors COVID-19 epidemiological studies

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 379, Issue 13, pp. 1234-1243

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1613108

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