No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 seminal shedding despite SARS-CoV-2 persistence in the upper respiratory tract

RNA viruses (e g Zika, Ebola, HIV), are often shed in male genital secretions We evaluated the presence and level of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in semen, nasal secretion, and saliva collected after confirmed infection SARS-CoV-2 RNA was not detected in semen 6-17 days following the onset of symptoms despite concomitant shedding in oral secretions