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Editorial
. 2018 Apr 12;378(15):1440-1441.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1803212.

Virus in Semen and the Risk of Sexual Transmission

Heinz Feldmann  1
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Editorial

Virus in Semen and the Risk of Sexual Transmission

Heinz Feldmann. N Engl J Med. .
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  • Zika Virus Shedding in Semen of Symptomatic Infected Men.
    Mead PS, Duggal NK, Hook SA, Delorey M, Fischer M, Olzenak McGuire D, Becksted H, Max RJ, Anishchenko M, Schwartz AM, Tzeng WP, Nelson CA, McDonald EM, Brooks JT, Brault AC, Hinckley AF. Mead PS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 12;378(15):1377-1385. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1711038. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 29641964

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