Dengue virus not detected in human semen

J Travel Med. 2018 Jan 1;25(1). doi: 10.1093/jtm/tay023.

Abstract

Zika and Ebola viruses can persist in semen and pose a risk for sexual transmission. To determine if dengue virus, another flavivirus, is similarly detectable in semen, we performed dengue PCR on semen in five patients with acute dengue virus infection. All five tested negative, suggesting that dengue does not pose a risk for sexual transmission.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dengue / diagnosis*
  • Dengue / transmission
  • Dengue Virus / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Semen / virology
  • Singapore
  • Travel*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral