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- Title
Ebola Virus Transmission Caused by Persistently Infected Survivors of the 2014–2016 Outbreak in West Africa.
- Authors
Subissi, Lorenzo; Keita, Mory; Mesfin, Samuel; Rezza, Giovanni; Diallo, Boubacar; Gucht, Steven Van; Musa, Emmanuel Onuche; Yoti, Zabulon; Keita, Sakoba; Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna
- Abstract
The 2014–2016 Ebola virus (EBOV) disease outbreak affected over 29000 people and left behind the biggest cohort (over 17000 individuals) of Ebola survivors in history. Although the persistence of EBOV in body fluids of survivors was reported before the recent outbreak, new evidence revealed that the virus can be detected up to 18 months in the semen, which represents the biggest risk of Ebola resurgence in affected communities. In this study, we review the knowledge on the Ebola flare-ups that occurred after the peak of the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
- Subjects
EBOLA viral disease transmission; DISEASE outbreaks; BODY fluids; MARBURG virus; REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018, Vol 218, pS287
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/infdis/jiy280