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Study: Ebola lasts longer than expected in semen
Study: Ebola lasts longer than expected in semen
A new study found that Ebola lasts much longer than previously thought in semen, in some cases lasting for a year and a half.The study published Tuesday in the Lancet medical journal provides new evidence about the persistence of Ebola and the role of sexual transmission of the virus that killed more than 10,000 people during an outbreak that started in 2014.Before the latest outbreak, scientists thought the virus could last for three months in semen after a man recovered from Ebola.
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Ebola RNA can remain in semen for hundreds of days
Ebola RNA can remain in semen for hundreds of days
Traces of Ebola can stay in semen for over a year and a half after a patient's recovery, a period longer than originally believed, according to a study published in Lancet Global Health.The report includes data from 429 men seen between July 2015 and May 2016 as part of the Liberian government's Men's Health Screening Program, the first national initiative to test semen for the virus."Before this outbreak, scientists believed that Ebola virus could be found in semen for three months after recovery," said Dr. Moses Soka, coordinator of the Ebola Virus Disease Survivor Clinical Care at Liberia's Health Ministry.
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