Zika virus in semen: lessons from Ebola

Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Oct;16(10):1107-1108. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30330-9. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

Authors

Lawrence J Purpura¹, Mary J Choi², Pierre E Rollin²

Affiliations

¹ Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. Electronic address: yxp0@cdc.gov.
² Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

PMID: 27676341
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30330-9

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Ebolavirus / isolation & purification*
Ebolavirus / physiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / transmission
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / virology*
Humans
Male
RNA, Viral / blood
Semen / virology*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / transmission
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / virology*
Virus Replication
Zika Virus / isolation & purification*
Zika Virus / physiology
Zika Virus Infection / transmission
Zika Virus Infection / virology*

Substances

RNA, Viral