Replication-Competent Oropouche Virus in Semen of Traveler Returning to Italy from Cuba, 2024
Concetta Castilletti, Ralph Huits, Rebeca Passarelli Mantovani, Silvia Accordini, Francesca Alladio, Federico Gobbi
Abstract
A febrile man in Italy who had traveled to Cuba in July 2024 was diagnosed with Oropouche fever. Reverse transcription PCR detected prolonged shedding of Oropouche virus RNA in whole blood, serum, urine, and semen. Sixteen days after symptom onset, replication-competent virus was detected in semen, suggesting risk for sexual transmission.
Topics & Concepts
SemenVirologySexual transmissionBiologyMedicineImmunologyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)GeneticsMicrobicideViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal DiseasesViral Infections and Outbreaks Research