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Prolonged Detection of Zika Virus in Vaginal Secretions and Whole Blood

2016; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 23; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid2301.161394

1080-6059

Kristy O. Murray, Rodion Gorchakov, Anna R. Carlson, Rebecca Berry, Lilin Lai, Muktha S. Natrajan, Melissa N. Garcia, Armando G. Correa, Shital M. Patel, Kjersti M. Aagaard, Mark J. Mulligan,

COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Abstract Infection with Zika virus is an emerging public health crisis. We observed prolonged detection of virus RNA in vaginal mucosal swab specimens and whole blood for a US traveler with acute Zika virus infection who had visited Honduras. These findings advance understanding of Zika virus infection and provide data for additional testing strategies.