How Relevant Is Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Althaus, Christian L ^a   Low, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZIKA VIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRANSMISSION; ZIKA FEVER;

HUMANS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84994310918     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002157     Document Type: Article

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