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Viruses
; 14(9)2022 08 26.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36146686
RESUMO
BACKGROUND: Chikungunya is a viral disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is characterized by an acute onset of fever and severe arthralgia. METHODS: We describe six cases of acute and post-acute chikungunya in which viral RNA was detected in semen. CONCLUSIONS: The most prolonged detection period was 56 days after illness onset. We attempted to cultivate positive semen samples, but virus isolation was unsuccessful in all cases.