Table 3. Key characteristics of the couples (n = 36) for which sexual transmission of ZIKV was suspected.
Characteristic | n (%) | References |
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Direction of transmission | ||
Male–female | 34 (94%) | [6,78,79,82,84,87,88,90,91,100,102,105,113,115,119–121,123,124,127,131,137] |
Female–male | 1 (3%) | [96] |
Male–male | 1 (3%) | [85] |
Symptomatic status | ||
Symptomatic | 27 (75%) | [6,78,79,82,84,85,88,90,96,102,113,115,121,124,127,131,137] |
Asymptomatic | 2 (6%) | [91,100] |
Not reported | 7 (19%) | [87,105,119–121,123] |
Secondary infected individual had also travelled to endemic area | ||
Yes | 5 (14%) | [88,91,115,124,137] |
No | 31 (86%) | [6,78,79,82,84,85,87,90,96,100,102,105,113,119–121,123,127,131] |
Serial interval reported | ||
Yes | 15 (42%) | [6,78,79,84,85,88,90,96,102,115,124,131,137] |
No | 21 (58%) | [82,87,91,100,105,113,119–121,123,127] |
Diagnostic certainty for primary infected individual | ||
Confirmed with RT-PCR | 14 (39%) | [84,85,88,90,91,96,102,115,120,121,124,127,131,137] |
Confirmed with serology | 4 (11%) | [6,78,79,119] |
Suspected | 3 (8%) | [79,100] |
Not reported | 15 (42%) | [82,87,105,113,121,123] |
Diagnostic certainty for secondary infected individual | ||
Confirmed with RT-PCR | 18 (50%) | [79,84,85,88,90,91,96,100,102,115,120,121,124,127,131,137] |
Confirmed with serology | 4 (11%) | [6,78,79,119] |
Suspected | 0 (0%) | — |
Not reported | 14 (39%) | [82,87,105,113,123] |
RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR.