Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
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Trop. Med. Int. Health · Jan 2018
Zika virus dynamics in body fluids and risk of sexual transmission in a non-endemic area.
To understand Zika virus (ZIKV) dynamics in fluids of infected individuals and the risk of sexual transmission. ⋯ ZIKV shedding persistence in genital fluids occurs in a significant number of symptomatic patients after visiting an endemic area. We did not find any ZIKV seroconversion among the three male contacts who were investigated. Diagnostic algorithms may be updated to include genital tract fluid specimens in the diagnostic process.