Abstract
Clinical and serologic evidence indicate that 2 American scientists contracted Zika virus infections while working in Senegal in 2008. One of the scientists transmitted this arbovirus to his wife after his return home. Direct contact is implicated as the transmission route, most likely as a sexually transmitted infection.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Chlorocebus aethiops
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Colorado
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Exanthema / etiology
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Mice
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Serologic Tests
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Vero Cells
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Zika Virus Infection / complications
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Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis
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Zika Virus Infection / transmission*
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Zika Virus* / genetics
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Zika Virus* / pathogenicity