Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2017)
Ebola Virus RNA in Semen from an HIV-Positive Survivor of Ebola
- Lawrence J. Purpura,
- Emerson Rogers,
- April Baller,
- Stephen White,
- Moses Soka,
- Mary J. Choi,
- Nuha Mahmoud,
- Christine Wasunna,
- Moses Massaquoi,
- Jomah Kollie,
- Straker Dweh,
- Philip Bemah,
- Victor Ladele,
- Jonathan Kpaka,
- Mary Jawara,
- Margaret Mugisha,
- Onyekachi Subah,
- Mylene Faikai,
- Jeff A. Bailey,
- Pierre E. Rollin,
- Barbara J. Marston,
- Tolbert G. Nyenswah,
- Alex Gasasira,
- Barbara Knust,
- Stuart T. Nichol,
- Desmond Williams
Affiliations
- Lawrence J. Purpura
- Emerson Rogers
- April Baller
- Stephen White
- Moses Soka
- Mary J. Choi
- Nuha Mahmoud
- Christine Wasunna
- Moses Massaquoi
- Jomah Kollie
- Straker Dweh
- Philip Bemah
- Victor Ladele
- Jonathan Kpaka
- Mary Jawara
- Margaret Mugisha
- Onyekachi Subah
- Mylene Faikai
- Jeff A. Bailey
- Pierre E. Rollin
- Barbara J. Marston
- Tolbert G. Nyenswah
- Alex Gasasira
- Barbara Knust
- Stuart T. Nichol
- Desmond Williams
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161743
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 23,
no. 4
pp. 714 – 715
Abstract
Ebola virus is known to persist in semen of male survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD). However, maximum duration of, or risk factors for, virus persistence are unknown. We report an EVD survivor with preexisting HIV infection, whose semen was positive for Ebola virus RNA 565 days after recovery from EVD.
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