So, it looks as if sexual transmission of the virus, which had previously been suspected, is now considered to be confirmed.
Which is very bad news, unless this is a truly isolated incident.
Recall that El Salvador has already recommended that women not get pregnant until 2018, in a country where contraception is very difficult to get and abortion is illegal.
In December 2013, during a Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in French Polynesia, a patient in Tahiti sought treatment for hematospermia, and ZIKV was isolated from his semen. ZIKV transmission by sexual intercourse has been previously suspected. This observation supports the possibility that ZIKV could be transmitted sexually.
Recall that El Salvador has already recommended that women not get pregnant until 2018, in a country where contraception is very difficult to get and abortion is illegal.
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