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We report a case of Zika virus infection imported in Florence, Italy ex-Thailand, leading to a secondary autochthonous case, probably through sexual transmission. The two cases occurred in May 2014 but were retrospectively diagnosed in 2016 on the basis of serological tests (plaque reduction neutralisation) performed on stored serum samples. Our report provides further evidence that sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible.

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An autochthonous case of Zika due to possible sexual transmission, Florence, Italy, 2014
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Giulietta+Venturi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Venturi Giulietta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lorenzo+Zammarchi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Zammarchi Lorenzo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Claudia+Fortuna&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fortuna Claudia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+Elena+Remoli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Remoli Maria Elena</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eleonora+Benedetti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Benedetti Eleonora</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Cristiano+Fiorentini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fiorentini Cristiano</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michele+Trotta&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Trotta Michele</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Caterina+Rizzo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rizzo Caterina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Antonia+Mantella&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mantella Antonia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giovanni+Rezza&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rezza Giovanni</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alessandro+Bartoloni&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bartoloni Alessandro</a></span>. An autochthonous case of Zika due to possible sexual transmission, Florence, Italy, 2014. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(8):pii=30148. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.8.30148" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.8.30148</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 16 Feb 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 25 Feb 2016 </span> </p>
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