Chikungunya Virus Shedding in Semen: A Case Series.
Ezequias Batista MartinsFernanda de Bruycker-NogueiraCintia D S RodriguesCarolina C SantosSimone A SampaioAllison A FabriVinícius Guerra-CamposMaria Angélica M Mares-GuiaNieli R C FariaAline S SantosMarcelle A S PintoMichele Fernanda Borges da SilvaIsabella Campos Vargas de MoraesAnielle Pina-CostaAna Maria B FilippisPatricia BrasilGuilherme Amaral CalvetPublished in: Viruses (2022)
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.