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Zika virus isolated from Korean patient's semen
2016/06/03 10:08
SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean research team said Friday it has isolated a live Zika virus from a local patient's semen, showing the possibility of sexual transmission.
The 43-year-old man developed such symptoms as fever, chill and eye pain about a week after returning from Brazil in March where he was bitten by a mosquito.
He is the first case of a Zika virus infection in South Korea imported from the South American nation.
The team - led by Oh Myoung-don, professor of internal medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine - were able to extract the live Zika virus from his semen on the seventh day of his illness.
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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/06/03/0200000000AEN20160603002700320.html
2016/06/03 10:08
SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean research team said Friday it has isolated a live Zika virus from a local patient's semen, showing the possibility of sexual transmission.
The 43-year-old man developed such symptoms as fever, chill and eye pain about a week after returning from Brazil in March where he was bitten by a mosquito.
He is the first case of a Zika virus infection in South Korea imported from the South American nation.
The team - led by Oh Myoung-don, professor of internal medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine - were able to extract the live Zika virus from his semen on the seventh day of his illness.
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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/06/03/0200000000AEN20160603002700320.html