Male-to-Female Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus-United States, January-April 2016

Kate Russell^{1

2}, Susan L Hills³, Alexandra M Oster⁴, Charsey Cole Porse⁵, Gregory Danyluk⁶, Marshall Cone⁷, Richard Brooks^{8

9}, Sarah Scotland¹⁰, Elizabeth Schiffman¹¹, Carolyn Fredette¹², Jennifer L White¹³, Katherine Ellingson¹⁴, Allison Hubbard¹⁵, Amanda Cohn¹⁶, Marc Fischer³, Paul Mead³, Ann M Powers³, John T Brooks⁴

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¹ Epidemic Intelligence Service, vnt0@cdc.gov.
² Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
³ Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, and.
⁴ Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁵ California Department of Public Health, Sacramento.
⁶ Florida Department of Health, Polk County, Winter Haven.
⁷ Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee.
⁸ Epidemic Intelligence Service.
⁹ Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore.
¹⁰ Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Jamaica Plain.
¹¹ Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul.
¹² New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Concord.
¹³ New York State Department of Health, Albany.
¹⁴ Oregon Public Health Division, Portland.
¹⁵ Virginia Department of Health, Richmond; and.
¹⁶ Office of the Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 27986688
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw692

Male-to-Female Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus-United States, January-April 2016

Kate Russell et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017.

. 2017 Jan 15;64(2):211-213.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw692. Epub 2016 Oct 19.

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¹ Epidemic Intelligence Service, vnt0@cdc.gov.
² Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
³ Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, and.
⁴ Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁵ California Department of Public Health, Sacramento.
⁶ Florida Department of Health, Polk County, Winter Haven.
⁷ Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee.
⁸ Epidemic Intelligence Service.
⁹ Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore.
¹⁰ Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Jamaica Plain.
¹¹ Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul.
¹² New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Concord.
¹³ New York State Department of Health, Albany.
¹⁴ Oregon Public Health Division, Portland.
¹⁵ Virginia Department of Health, Richmond; and.
¹⁶ Office of the Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 27986688
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw692

Abstract

We report on 9 cases of male-to-female sexual transmission of Zika virus in the United States occurring January-April 2016. This report summarizes new information about both timing of exposure and symptoms of sexually transmitted Zika virus disease, and results of semen testing for Zika virus from 2 male travelers.

Keywords: Zika; Zika virus; semen.; sexual transmission.

Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2016. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

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