Zika virus infection in semen: effect on human reproduction

Zika Virus Infection after Returning from Thailand

Zika virus isolation from semen.

Zika virus (ZIKV) can be sexually transmitted and replicative particles were first detected in a semen sample from a patient during the 2013-14 French Polynesia outbreak. Here we describe the virus isolation from semen of a patient returning to Italy from Brazil.

Detection of Zika Virus in Semen

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zika virus infection

Zika virus infection