WHO advises male Ebola survivors to abstain from sex

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Adjusting a pair of protective goggles before the burial team sets off - Ebola crisis in Liberia
Adjusting a pair of protective goggles before the burial team sets off - Ebola crisis in Liberia

(Reuters) – Men who recover from Ebola should abstain from sex for three months to minimize the risk of passing the virus on in their semen, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Ebola, a disease that has infected and killing thousands in a vast epidemic in West Africa, normally spreads via bodily fluids such as blood, saliva and faeces. Although sexual transmission of Ebola virus disease has never been documented, the virus has been detected in the survivors’ semen.

“Men who have recovered from Ebola virus disease should be aware that seminal fluid may be infectious for as long as three months after onset of symptoms,” the WHO said in a statement.

Reuters

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