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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Yellow Fever Virus in Urine and Semen of Convalescent Patient, Brazil

Yellow fever virus RNA is usually detected in blood of infected humans. We detected virus RNA in urine and semen samples from a convalescent patient. A complete virus genome was sequenced for an isolate from a urine sample. This virus had a South American I genotype and unique synapomorphic changes.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-1310_article