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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.

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Persistent detection of Zika virus RNA in semen for six months after symptom onset in a traveller returning from Haiti to Italy, February 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Emanuele+Nicastri&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nicastri Emanuele</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Concetta+Castilletti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Castilletti Concetta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giuseppina+Liuzzi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Liuzzi Giuseppina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marco+Iannetta&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Iannetta Marco</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+R+Capobianchi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Capobianchi Maria R</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giuseppe+Ippolito&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ippolito Giuseppe</a></span>. Persistent detection of Zika virus RNA in semen for six months after symptom onset in a traveller returning from Haiti to Italy, February 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(32):pii=30314. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.32.30314" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.32.30314</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 06 Jul 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 09 Aug 2016 </span> </p>
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