Abstract
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.
Keywords:
Zika; Zika virus; semen.; sexual transmission.
Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2016. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Disease Notification
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Female
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History, 21st Century
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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RNA, Viral
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Seasons
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / diagnosis
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / epidemiology*
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / history
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Symptom Assessment
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Travel
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United States / epidemiology
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Young Adult
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Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis
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Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
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Zika Virus Infection / history
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Zika Virus Infection / transmission*
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Zika Virus* / classification
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Zika Virus* / genetics
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Zika Virus* / immunology