How Relevant Is Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus?
Open Access
- 25 October 2016
- journal article
- perspective
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 13 (10), e1002157
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002157
Abstract
Christian Althaus and Nicola Low reflect on the contribution of sexual transmission to the spread of Zika virus.Keywords
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