title: An autochthonous case of Zika due to possible sexual transmission, Florence, Italy, 2014.
abstract: We report a case of Zika virus infection imported in Florence, Italy ex-Thailand, leading to a secondary autochthonous case, probably through sexual transmission. The two cases occurred in May 2014 but were retrospectively diagnosed in 2016 on the basis of serological tests (plaque reduction neutralisation) performed on stored serum samples. Our report provides further evidence that sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediate Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulietta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Venturi
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zammarchi
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fortuna
authors.forename: Maria Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Remoli
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiorentini
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trotta
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mantella
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rezza
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartoloni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D005076:Exanthema / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Europe; Italy; Zika virus; autochthonous; semen; sexual transmission