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. 2018 Oct 18;8:15379. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-33528-2

Table 2.

Percent of Females with Zika Virus Viremia at 7 Days Post Infection.

Treatment Replicate 1 Replicate 2 Replicate 3 Average
Intravaginal Inoculation Treatment
One (+EF/+SP) 100% (5/5) 80% (4/5) 60% (3/5) 80% (12/15)
Two (+EF/−SP) 40% (2/5) 40% (2/5) 100% (5/5) 60% (9/15)
Three (−EF/+SP) 100% (5/5) 20% (1/5) 0% (0/5) 40% (6/15)
Four (−EF/−SP; Spike) 80% (4/5); Progesterone 80% (4/5); Non-progesterone NA 80% (8/10)
Five (MEM Spike) 20% (1/5); Progesterone 0% (0/5); Non-Progesterone NA 10% (1/10)
Six (−EF/−SP) 0% (0/5) NA NA 0% (0/0)
Subcutaneous Inoculation Treatment
One (+EF/+SP) 100% (3/3) 66.66% (2/3) 100% (3/3) 88.88% (8/9)
Two (+EF/−SP) 100% (3/3) 100% (3/3) 100% (3/3) 100% (9/9)
Three (−EF/+SP) 100% (3/3) 66.66% (2/3) 66.66% (2/3) 77.77% (7/9)
Four (−EF/−SP; Spike) 100% (3/3); Progesterone NA NA 100% (3/3)
Five (MEM Spike) 100% (3/3); Progesterone 100% (2/2); Non-Progesterone NA 100% (5/5)
Six (−EF/−SP) 0% (0/3) NA NA 0% (0/3)

Average percent of females with ZIKV RNA detected in peripheral whole blood at 7 days post intra-vaginal and subcutaneous inoculation. EF = epididymal flush; SP = seminal plasma; + = Zika virus infected; − = Sham; MEM = Minimal Essential Media; NA = not applicable.