[HTML][HTML] Low risk of a sexually-transmitted Zika virus outbreak
The Lancet infectious diseases, 2016•thelancet.com
Although Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, reports have begun to emerge of its
possible sexual transmission. Isolation of infectious virus from semen1 lends credibility to
these reports, and there is now concern that this alternative transmission route will expand
the at-risk population beyond the tropical confines of the mosquito vectors and the current
outbreak. 2 Whether Zika virus can have sustained transmission in the absence of a vector
population remains unknown. The evidence base for assessing risk of Zika virus sexual …
possible sexual transmission. Isolation of infectious virus from semen1 lends credibility to
these reports, and there is now concern that this alternative transmission route will expand
the at-risk population beyond the tropical confines of the mosquito vectors and the current
outbreak. 2 Whether Zika virus can have sustained transmission in the absence of a vector
population remains unknown. The evidence base for assessing risk of Zika virus sexual …
Although Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, reports have begun to emerge of its possible sexual transmission. Isolation of infectious virus from semen1 lends credibility to these reports, and there is now concern that this alternative transmission route will expand the at-risk population beyond the tropical confines of the mosquito vectors and the current outbreak. 2 Whether
Zika virus can have sustained transmission in the absence of a vector population remains unknown. The evidence base for assessing risk of Zika virus sexual transmission is limited but burgeoning; all but one case detailed in the literature were reported this year. 3–9 All but one sexually transmitted case originated from men (only one asymptomatic index case has been reported),
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