Infectious Toscana Virus in Seminal Fluid of Young Man Returning from Elba Island, Italy

Infectious Toscana Virus in Seminal Fluid of Young Man Returning from Elba Island, Italy

We report detecting infectious Toscana virus in the seminal fluid of a 25-year-old man from Italy returning from Elba Island. The presence of infectious virus in human semen adds Toscana virus to the long list of viruses detected in this genital fluid and indicates a potential for sexual transmissi...

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Main Authors: Giulia Matusali, Alessandra D’Abramo, Chiara Terrosi, Fabrizio Carletti, Francesca Colavita, Francesco Vairo, Gianni Gori Savellini, Claudia Gandolfo, Gabriele Anichini, Eleonora Lalle, Licia Bordi, Angela Corpolongo, Micaela Maritti, Luisa Marchioni, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Concetta Castilletti, Maria Grazia Cusi, Emanuele Nicastri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Toscana virus
meningitis/encephalitis
viral isolation
seminal fluid
viral persistence
genital tropism
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/4/21-1920_article

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