| Literature DB >> 29112768 |
Paolo Antonio Grossi1, Elena Percivalle2, Giulia Campanini2, Antonella Sarasini2, Marta Premoli2, Maurizio Zavattoni2, Alessia Girello2, Daniela Dalla Gasperina1, Maria Luisa Balsamo1, Fausto Baldanti2,3, Francesca Rovida2.
Abstract
We describe two cases of Zika virus infection involving an Italian patient returning from the Dominican Republic and his wife, who remained in Italy and had not travelled to Zika virus endemic areas in the previous months. The infection was transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse after the man's return to Italy.Entities:
Keywords: Non-vector-borne transmission; Sexual transmission; Zika virus
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Year: 2017 PMID： 29112768
Source DB: PubMed Journal: New Microbiol ISSN： 1121-7138 Impact factor: 2.479