{"id":28151,"date":"2020-05-09T09:21:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T09:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/outbreak-coronavirus-found-in-semen-report-claims\/"},"modified":"2020-05-09T09:21:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T09:21:15","slug":"outbreak-coronavirus-found-in-semen-report-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/outbreak-coronavirus-found-in-semen-report-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Outbreak: Coronavirus found in semen, report claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By Maggie Fox | CNN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new coronavirus can persist in men\u2019s semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexually transmitted, Chinese researchers said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A team at Shangqiu Municipal Hospital tested 38 male patients treated there at the height of the pandemic in China, in January and February.<\/p>\n<p>About 16% of them had evidence of the coronavirus in their semen, the team reported in the journal JAMA Network Open. About a quarter of them were in the acute stage of infection and nearly 9% of them were recovering, the team reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found that SARS-CoV-2 can be present in the semen of patients with COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 may still be detected in the semen of recovering patients,\u201d Diangeng Li of Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army General Hospital in Beijing and colleagues wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if the virus cannot replicate in the male reproductive system, it may persist, possibly resulting from the privileged immunity of testes,\u201d the team added. Privileged immunity means the immune system cannot fully reach the region to attack viral invaders.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a surprising finding. Many viruses can live in the male reproductive tract. Ebola and Zika virus were both found to spread in semen, sometimes months after a male patient had recovered.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not yet clear if coronavirus can spread this way. Finding evidence of virus does not necessarily mean it\u2019s infectious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it could be proved that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted sexually in future studies, sexual transmission might be a critical part of the prevention of transmission,\u201d the team wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbstinence or condom use might be considered as preventive means for these patients. In addition, it is worth noting that there is a need for studies monitoring fetal development. Therefore, to avoid contact with the patient\u2019s saliva and blood may not be enough, since the survival of SARS-CoV-2 in a recovering patient\u2019s semen maintains the likelihood to infect others.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/outbreak-coronavirus-found-in-semen-report-claims\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Maggie Fox | CNN The new coronavirus can persist in men\u2019s semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexually transmitted, Chinese researchers said Thursday. 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