Investigating the sexual transmission of Zika virus

Affiliations

¹ UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneva 1211, Switzerland. Electronic address: kimca@who.int.
² Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁴ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, USA.
⁵ London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁶ UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneva 1211, Switzerland.

Caron R Kim et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2018 Jan.

. 2018 Jan;6(1):e24-e25.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30419-9.

¹ UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneva 1211, Switzerland. Electronic address: kimca@who.int.
² Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁴ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, USA.
⁵ London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁶ UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneva 1211, Switzerland.

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Comment in

Sexual transmission of Zika virus: more to explore.
Kumar S. Kumar S. Lancet Glob Health. 2018 Jun;6(6):e618. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30214-6. Lancet Glob Health. 2018. PMID: 29773118 No abstract available.

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