1. Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus RNA in Semen, Japan
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Satoru Koga, Takahiro Takazono, Tsuyoshi Ando, Daisuke Hayasaka, Masato Tashiro, Tomomi Saijo, Shintaro Kurihara, Motohiro Sekino, Kazuko Yamamoto, Yoshifumi Imamura, Taiga Miyazaki, Katsunori Yanagihara, Kouichi Morita, Koichi Izumikawa, and Hiroshi Mukae
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severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome ,semen ,RNA virus ,viruses ,vector-borne infections ,Japan ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) can be transmitted between humans. We describe a case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in which SFTSV RNA was detected in semen after its disappearance from serum. Our findings indicate possible sexual transmission of this emerging virus.
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- 2019
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