Infectious Toscana Virus in Seminal Fluid of Young Man Returning from Elba Island, Italy

We report detecting infectious Toscana virus in the seminal fluid of a 25-year-old man from Italy returning from Elba Island. The presence of infectious virus in human semen adds Toscana virus to the long list of viruses detected in this genital fluid and indicates a potential for sexual transmission.

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This study reports the detection of infectious Toscana virus in the seminal fluid of a 25-year-old man from Italy returning from Elba Island. The presence of infectious virus in human semen indicates the potential for sexual transmission, adding Toscana virus to the long list of viruses detected in genital fluid.