The Breadth of Viruses in Human Semen.

Salam AP., Horby PW.

Zika virus RNA is frequently detected in the semen of men after Zika virus infection. To learn more about persistence of viruses in genital fluids, we searched PubMed for relevant articles. We found evidence that 27 viruses, across a broad range of virus families, can be found in human semen.

DOI

10.3201/eid2311.171049

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2017-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

23

Pages

1922 - 1924

Total pages

2

Keywords

Ebola, Zika, epidemic, semen, sexual transmission, sperm, spermatozoa, viruses, Humans, Male, Semen, Viremia, Virus Diseases, Viruses

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