Post by cjm on Oct 24, 2015 18:54:05 GMT
What first case of sexually transmitted Ebola means for public health
The risk of transmission is low, but could become a focus once West Africa is declared Ebola-free.
Declan Butler
16 October 2015
It has long been known that the Ebola virus can remain in semen for months after patients have recovered from the disease. But two studies published on 14 October in the New England Journal of Medicine1, 2 have raised concerns that sexual transmission of the virus might cause flare-ups of Ebola in West Africa after the region has been declared Ebola-free. Nature explains the implications of the findings.
The risk of transmission is low, but could become a focus once West Africa is declared Ebola-free.
Declan Butler
16 October 2015
It has long been known that the Ebola virus can remain in semen for months after patients have recovered from the disease. But two studies published on 14 October in the New England Journal of Medicine1, 2 have raised concerns that sexual transmission of the virus might cause flare-ups of Ebola in West Africa after the region has been declared Ebola-free. Nature explains the implications of the findings.