New Ebola case in Congo likely linked to virus that remained active in survivor’s semen – Washington Post

The evidence has grown over the years that the virus can be found in semen beyond three, to even nine months, or even two years in some cases, said Ngoy Nsenga, the WHO official. Part of our counseling of survivors is to teach them that sexual activity does carry a risk of transmission, and even to conduct testing on their semen to ascertain whether they are free of the virus.
Studies conducted after the worlds worst Ebola outbreak, which spread widely across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone between…

Click here to view the original article.