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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