Prolonged Zika Virus RNA Detection in Semen of Immunosuppressed Patient.
Petridou C., Bonsall D., Ahmed A., Roberts M., Bell C., de Cesare M., Bowden R., Graham V., Bailey D., Simpson A., Aarons E.
Zika virus RNA has been detected in semen samples collected <370 days after symptom onset. We report unusual persistence of Zika virus RNA in semen, confirmed by sequencing at 515 days after symptom onset and detectable for >900 days, in a patient with immunosuppression.