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Detection of Zika Virus in Semen.

Atkinson, B., Hearn, P., Afrough, B., et al. (2016). Detection of Zika Virus in Semen. (Letter). Emerging Infectious Disease.
The authors tested serum, urine, and semen from a Zika-positive patient and found that only semen was positive for Zika virus by rRT-PCR, at 27 and 62 days after onset of febrile illness. The authors discuss the implications of this finding.
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