Prolonged Zika virus RNA detection in semen of immunosuppressed patient

Christina Petridou; David Bonsall; Aleem Ahmed; Mark Roberts; Carolyn Bell; Mariateresa de Cesare; Rory Bowden; Victoria Graham; Daniel Bailey; Andrew Simpson; Emma Aarons

doi:10.3201/eid2508.181543

Prolonged Zika virus RNA detection in semen of immunosuppressed patient

Christina Petridou^*, David Bonsall, Aleem Ahmed, Mark Roberts, Carolyn Bell, Mariateresa de Cesare, Rory Bowden, Victoria Graham, Daniel Bailey, Andrew Simpson, Emma Aarons

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Abstract

Zika virus RNA has been detected in semen samples collected <370 days after symptom onset. We report unusual persistence of Zika virus RNA in semen, confirmed by sequencing at 515 days after symptom onset and detectable for >900 days, in a patient with immunosuppression.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1598-1600
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	25
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2508.181543
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019

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We thank Tim Brooks, Steve Pullen, Azim Ansari, Megan MacDiarmid, and Paul Klenerman for their valuable contributions.

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© 2019, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.

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Prolonged Zika virus RNA detection in semen of immunosuppressed patient

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