biostudies-literature00390Unknown25(11)Koga SSevere fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) can be transmitted between humans. We describe a case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in which SFTSV RNA was detected in semen after its disappearance from serum. Our findings indicate possible sexual transmission of this emerging virus.Emerging infectious diseases2127-2128https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6810197biostudies-literatureSevere Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus RNA in Semen, Japan.PMC6810197Yamamoto KYanagihara KAndo TMorita KImamura YTakazono THayasaka DSaijo TKoga SSekino MMiyazaki TMukae HTashiro MIzumikawa KKurihara S39falseSevere Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus RNA in Semen, Japan.Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) can be transmitted between humans. We describe a case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in which SFTSV RNA was detected in semen after its disappearance from serum. Our findings indicate possible sexual transmission of this emerging virus.2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Nov2024-12-03T23:51:29.395Z2019-11-07T08:05:43ZS-EPMC68101973162585410.3201/eid2511.190061