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Case Reports
. 2016;21(8):30148.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.8.30148.

An autochthonous case of Zika due to possible sexual transmission, Florence, Italy, 2014

Giulietta Venturi  1 , Lorenzo Zammarchi, Claudia Fortuna, Maria Elena Remoli, Eleonora Benedetti, Cristiano Fiorentini, Michele Trotta, Caterina Rizzo, Antonia Mantella, Giovanni Rezza, Alessandro Bartoloni
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An autochthonous case of Zika due to possible sexual transmission, Florence, Italy, 2014

Giulietta Venturi et al. Euro Surveill. 2016.
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Abstract

We report a case of Zika virus infection imported in Florence, Italy ex-Thailand, leading to a secondary autochthonous case, probably through sexual transmission. The two cases occurred in May 2014 but were retrospectively diagnosed in 2016 on the basis of serological tests (plaque reduction neutralisation) performed on stored serum samples. Our report provides further evidence that sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible.

Keywords: Europe; Italy; Zika virus; autochthonous; semen; sexual transmission.

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