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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2026

Mosquito-borne viruses and male infertility: Zika was just the beginning - the impact of dengue on sperm DNA integrity.

Hafsa Tariq, Dua Asim, Mahnoor Sheikh, Jaber Hamad Jaber Amin

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hafsa TariqDepartment of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Dua AsimDepartment of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Mahnoor SheikhDepartment of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Jaber Hamad Jaber AminDepartment of Medicine, University of Sinnar, Sinnar, Sudan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3493-7314

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dengue is resurging globally (~14 million cases in 2024). Emerging evidence suggests that dengue infection may transiently impair male fertility. Acute dengue has been associated with reversible declines in sperm count, with potential increases in sperm DNA fragmentation, possibly mediated by fever-induced oxidative stress. We review dengue's effects on sperm, compare them with Zika's impact, and highlight implications for fertility counseling.

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dengue virusmale infertilityoxidative stresssperm DNA fragmentationsperm DNA integrityZika virus

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PMCPMC13354459

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