The New York City report of female-to-male
sexual transmission of Zika virus infection is the first documented case of
sexual transmission of Zika from a woman to her sex partner and adds to the
growing body of knowledge about the sexual transmission of Zika. All previously
reported cases of sexually transmitted Zika virus infection have been spread
from men to their sex partners.
News from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
CDC recommends that
all pregnant women who have a sex partner who has traveled to or resides in an
area with Zika use barrier methods every time they have sex or they should not
have sex during the pregnancy. Although no cases of woman-to-woman Zika
transmission have been reported, these recommendations now also apply to female
sex partners of pregnant women.
CDC is currently
updating recommendations for sexually active people in which the couple is not
pregnant or concerned about pregnancy and for people who want to reduce
personal risk of Zika infection through sex.
For more on this, see: CDC
Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle
