Ebola Virus RNA in Semen from an HIV-Positive Survivor of Ebola

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 fr...

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Autores principales: Purpura, Lawrence J., Rogers, Emerson, Baller, April, White, Stephen, Soka, Moses, Choi, Mary J., Mahmoud, Nuha, Wasunna, Christine, Massaquoi, Moses, Kollie, Jomah, Dweh, Straker, Bemah, Philip, Ladele, Victor, Kpaka, Jonathan, Jawara, Mary, Mugisha, Margaret, Subah, Onyekachi, Faikai, Mylene, Bailey, Jeff A., Rollin, Pierre, Marston, Barbara, Nyenswah, Tolbert, Gasasira, Alex, Knust, Barbara, Nichol, Stuart, Williams, Desmond
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28287374
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161743
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Sumario: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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