TY - JOUR AU - Gaskell, Katherine AU - Houlihan, Catherine AU - Nastouli, Eleni AU - Checkley, Anna T1 - Persistent Zika Virus Detection in Semen in a Traveler Returning to the United Kingdom from Brazil, 2016 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 1 SP - 137 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Zika virus is normally transmitted by mosquitos, but cases of sexual transmission have been reported. We describe a patient with symptomatic Zika virus infection in whom the virus was detected in semen for 92 days. Our findings support recommendations for 6 months of barrier contraceptive use after symptomatic Zika virus infection. KW - Zika virus KW - RNA detection KW - isolation KW - asymptomatic KW - infection KW - infectious diseases KW - semen KW - persistence KW - sexual transmission risk KW - viruses KW - vector-borne infections KW - United Kingdom DO - 10.3201/eid2301.161300 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1300_article ER - End of Reference