ZIKA SEX WARNING: Mosquito virus linked to baby brain damage may spread via intercourse
THE Zika virus, which is causing panic across the Americas, could be passed on through sex, findings suggest.
By BECKY FLETCHER
Express.co.uk
Wed, Jan 27, 2016
The condition, which has been linked to birth defects and is rapidly spreading through Brazil, has been linked to intercourse twice in medical literature.
It has led to calls for urgent research into the virus.
The first known case occurred when scientists found high levels of the virus in the semen of a 44-year-old man from French Polynesia.
While his blood and urine were clear, traces were found in his semen.
The second case happened in 2008 when Dr Brian D Foy, a disease expert at Colorado State University, came down with the virus after travelling to Senegal and collecting mosquitos for a study. Both he and a colleague fell ill when he returned to the US.
In a strange twist, his wife also displayed Zika virus-like symptoms. Both Dr Foy, his wife and his colleague tested negative for malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever.
It was only after a fellow scientists recommended they get re-tested that they discovered it was in fact the Zika virus.
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