Probable non-vector-borne transmission of Zika virus, Colorado, USA

Brian D Foy, Kevin C Kobylinski, Joy L Chilson Foy, Bradley J Blitvich, Amelia Travassos da Rosa, Andrew D Haddow, Robert S Lanciotti, Robert B Tesh, Brian D Foy, Kevin C Kobylinski, Joy L Chilson Foy, Bradley J Blitvich, Amelia Travassos da Rosa, Andrew D Haddow, Robert S Lanciotti, Robert B Tesh

Abstract

Clinical and serologic evidence indicate that 2 American scientists contracted Zika virus infections while working in Senegal in 2008. One of the scientists transmitted this arbovirus to his wife after his return home. Direct contact is implicated as the transmission route, most likely as a sexually transmitted infection.

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Maculopapular rash on patient 3 infected with Zika virus, Colorado, USA.

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