Effects of Acute Dengue Infection on Sperm and Virus Clearance in Body Fluids of Men
Joffrey Mons, Dominique Mahé-Poiron, Jean-Michel Mansuy, Hélène Lheureux, Delphine Nigon, Nathalie Moinard, Safouane Hamdi, Christophe Pasquier, Nathalie Dejucq-Rainsford, and Louis Bujan
Author affiliations: Groupe Hospitalier Sud Réunion, St. Pierre, France (J. Mons, H. Lheureux); Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Rennes, France (D. Mahé-Poiron, N. Dejucq-Rainsford); Centre Hospitalier-universitaire, Toulouse, France (J.-M. Mansuy, N. Moinard, S. Hamdi, C. Pasquier, L. Bujan); Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Toulouse-Montpellier, France (N. Moinard, S. Hamdi, L. Bujan)
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Figure 3. Semen characteristics of 9 dengue virus–infected volunteers from Réunion Island at specific time points (days) after onset of signs and symptoms from dengue virus infection. A) Total sperm count (millions/ejaculate); B) total motile sperm count (millions/ejaculate). Horizontal lines within boxes indicate medians; box tops and bottoms indicate interquartile ratios; error bars indicate minimums and maximums. Significant value (*p<0.0125) between day 7 and subsequent days
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