Monkeypox DNA found in semen in handful of cases, raising sexual transmission links

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ROME - Fragments of the monkeypox virus have been detected in semen in a handful of patients in Italy, raising questions over whether sexual transmission of the disease is a possibility, scientists s

aid on Monday .

Researchers at the Spallanzani Institute, a Rome-based hospital and infectious disease research facility first highlighted evidence of the monkeypox virus in semen in four patients in Italy in a report on June 2. "However... having an infectious virus in semen is a factor that tips the balance strongly in favour of the hypothesis that sexual transmission is one of the ways in which this virus is transmitted," he said.

The outbreak has triggered concern since the virus is rarely seen outside of Africa, where it is endemic, and the majority of cases are not related to travel to the continent. The detection of viral DNA does not necessarily imply presence of infectious virus, said Dr Carlos Maluquer de Motes, who runs a research group studying poxvirus biology at the University of Surrey.Monkeypox-like symptoms detected in 5-year-old girl in India, sample sent for testing

 

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