Longitudinal follow-up of Zika virus RNA in semen of a traveller returning from Barbados to the Netherlands with Zika virus disease, March 2016.
We report the longitudinal follow-up of Zika virus (ZIKV) RNA in semen of a traveller who developed ZIKV disease after return to the Netherlands from Barbados, March 2016. Persistence of ZIKV RNA in blood, urine, saliva and semen was followed until the loads reached undetectable levels. RNA levels were higher in semen than in other sample types and declined to undetectable level at day 62 post onset of symptoms.
Department of Viroscience and WHO collaborating Centre for arbovirus and viral hemorrhagic fever reference and research, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Chantal
C
Reusken
Suzan
S
Pas
Corine
C
GeurtsvanKessel
Ramona
R
Mögling
Jeroen
J
van Kampen
Thomas
T
Langerak
Marion
M
Koopmans
Annemiek
A
van der Eijk
Eric
E
van Gorp
D001460:Barbados; D018450:Disease Progression; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis*; D012661:Semen / Q000737:chemistry*; D055101:Semen Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D014195:Travel; D019562:Viral Load; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*
D012313:RNA
Flaviviridae; Zika virus; diagnostics; imported viral infections; prevention; vector-borne infections