Isolation of infective Zika virus from urine and saliva of patients in Brazil
Myrna C Bonaldo, Ieda P Ribeiro, Noemia S. Lima, Alexandre A. C. Santos, Lidiane S.R. Menezes, Stephanie O.D. Cruz, Iasmim S. Mello, Nathália D. Furtado, Elaine E. Moura, Luana Damasceno, Keli A.B. Silva, Marcia G. Castro, Alexandra L. Gerber, Luiz G.P. Almeida, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, , Patrícia Brasil
This paper isolates infectious Zika virus from urine and saliva of Brazilian patients during the acute phase, suggesting potential non-vectorial transmission routes.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases · Jun 24, 2016Peer-reviewedMicrobiology