Brasilia : Brazilian researchers found traces of zika virus in the saliva and urine of patients with symptoms of the disease, which means the virus is potentially transmissible via the two fluids, the media reported on Saturday, according to IANS report.
The announcement was made on Friday by Paulo Gavel, president of Brazil’s world-renowned public health research institution Ossa Crud Foundation (Fisc), Xinhua news agency reported.Gavel said more tests need to be carried out to definitively confirm the above-mentioned hypothesis.”The meaning of this discovery still must be clarified,” he said.
After the warning, Brazil’s health ministry recommended additional hygenie precautions.