Virus detected in saliva, urine of infected pair
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Zika has been identified in the saliva and urine of two patients infected by the virus, a leading Brazilian health institute said yesterday, adding that further studies are needed to determine if those fluids could transmit the infection.
Scientists at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation said they used genetic testing to identify the virus in samples from two patients while they had symptoms and were known to have Zika.
It is the first time the virus has been detected in saliva and urine, scientists said in Rio de Janeiro. The virus was deemed active, meaning that it was able to cause infection, but the scientists stressed that it was too early to say whether Zika could be transmitted by either of the fluids.
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