Zika Can Probably Be Transmitted By Female Sexual Partners, Too

 

By Meg Tirrell 

Health officials have identified what they suspect to be the first female-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus, in a young woman in New York and her partner.

The woman, in her 20s, had returned to the city from travel to an area with active Zika transmission and engaged in condomless sex with her partner, according to a report Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The next day, she felt symptoms including fever, rash and muscle pain. She subsequently tested positive for Zika.

A week later, her partner experienced similar symptoms, and two days later, the Zika virus was detected in his urine, the CDC said. He reported no other recent sexual partners or mosquito bites in the preceding week, and no travel outside the U.S. for the previous year. 

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Source: CNBC