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Pathogenesis and sexual transmission of Spondweni and Zika viruses
6 Oct 2017
Abstract excerpt
The Spondweni serogroup of viruses (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) is comprised of Spondweni virus (SPONV) and Zika virus (ZIKV), which are mosquito-borne viruses capable of eliciting human disease.Numerous cases of ZIKV sexual transmission in humans have been documented following the emergence of the Asian genotype in the Americas.The African ZIKV genotype virus was previously implicated in the first reported case of...
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