An Update on Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus

An Update on Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the arthropod-borne flaviviruses (arboviruses) which are mainly transmitted by blood-sucking mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. ZIKV infection has been known to be rather asymptomatic or presented as febrile self-limited disease; however, dur...

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Main Authors: Hercules Sakkas, Petros Bozidis, Xenofon Giannakopoulos, Nikolaos Sofikitis, Chrissanthy Papadopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
Zika virus
flavivirus
Aedes
Host-virus interactions
testis
sexual transmission
epidemics
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/7/3/66

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