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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Subissi L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249578 | biostudies-other | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
The Journal of infectious diseases 20181101 suppl_5
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 o ...[more]