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Prolonged Shedding of Zika Virus RNA in Vaginal Secretions, Nicaragua

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Zika virus, an arthropod-borne flavivirus pathogen in humans, is unusual because it can be sexually transmitted and can be shed for prolonged periods in semen. We report viral shedding in vaginal secretions for up to 6 months, indicating the potential for sexual and vertical transmission by infected women.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid2504.180977

Authors: Yaoska Reyes, Natalie M. Bowman, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Edwing Centeno, Matthew H. Collins, Guei-Jiun Alice Liou, Filemón Bucardo

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Awards: Zika virus in the human genital tract and implications for transmission, The pathogenesis of T. cruzi in HIV-infected persons in Bolivia

OpenAlex ID: W2919615475

FWCI: 4.142

Cites: 15

Cited by: 19

Related to: 10