title: Persistent detection of Zika virus RNA in semen for six months after symptom onset in a traveller returning from Haiti to Italy, February 2016.
abstract: A man in his early 30s reported in January 2016 a history of fever, asthenia and erythematous rash during a stay in Haiti. On his return to Italy, ZIKV RNA was detected in his urine and saliva 91 days after symptom onset, and in his semen on day 188, six months after symptom onset. Our findings support the possibility of sexual transmission of ZIKV and highlight the importance of continuing to investigate non-vector-borne ZIKV infection.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Lazzaro Spallanzani', IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nicastri
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castilletti
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liuzzi
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iannetta
authors.forename: Maria R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Capobianchi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ippolito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001247:Asthenia / Q000821:virology; D005076:Exanthema / Q000821:virology; D005334:Fever / Q000821:virology; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D021841:Safe Sex; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology; D012661:Semen / Q000821:virology*; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000517:prevention & control; D018454:Spouses; D013997:Time Factors; D014195:Travel; D014556:Urine / Q000821:virology; D017201:Virus Shedding; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: ZIKV; Zika Virus; saliva; semen; urine