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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.

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Longitudinal follow-up of Zika virus RNA in semen of a traveller returning from Barbados to the Netherlands with Zika virus disease, March 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Chantal+Reusken&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Reusken Chantal</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Suzan+Pas&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pas Suzan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Corine+GeurtsvanKessel&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">GeurtsvanKessel Corine</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ramona+M%C3%B6gling&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mögling Ramona</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jeroen+van+Kampen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van Kampen Jeroen</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Thomas+Langerak&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Langerak Thomas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marion+Koopmans&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Koopmans Marion</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Annemiek+van+der+Eijk&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van der Eijk Annemiek</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eric+van+Gorp&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van Gorp Eric</a></span>. Longitudinal follow-up of Zika virus RNA in semen of a traveller returning from Barbados to the Netherlands with Zika virus disease, March 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(23):pii=30251. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.23.30251" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.23.30251</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 27 May 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 09 Jun 2016 </span> </p>
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