- Jul 2018
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On 2017 Aug 09, Thomas Jeanne commented:
The statement "...with infectious Zika able to be cultured from semen up to 80 days after the onset of symptoms" cites reference 55 (Matheron S, 2016), which does not support it. Matheron et al. found Zika virus RNA in semen at 80 days, but "infectious virus was not cultured." It appears that the longest reported period between symptom onset and detection of infectious Zika virus in semen is 69 days, in a vasectomied patient (Arsuaga M, 2016).
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- Feb 2018
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On 2017 Aug 09, Thomas Jeanne commented:
The statement "...with infectious Zika able to be cultured from semen up to 80 days after the onset of symptoms" cites reference 55 (Matheron S, 2016), which does not support it. Matheron et al. found Zika virus RNA in semen at 80 days, but "infectious virus was not cultured." It appears that the longest reported period between symptom onset and detection of infectious Zika virus in semen is 69 days, in a vasectomied patient (Arsuaga M, 2016).
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