4.7 Article

Ebola Virus Persistence in Semen of Male Survivors

Journal

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 62, Issue 12, Pages 1552-1555

Publisher

OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw202

Keywords

Ebola virus; semen; sexual transmission

Ask authors/readers for more resources

We investigated the duration of Ebola virus (EBOV) RNA and infectious EBOV in semen specimens of 5 Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors. EBOV RNA and infectious EBOV was detected by real-time RT-PCR and virus culture out to 290 days and 70 days, respectively, after EVD onset.

Authors

I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.

Reviews

Primary Rating

4.7
Not enough ratings

Secondary Ratings

Novelty
-
Significance
-
Scientific rigor
-
Rate this paper

Recommended

No Data Available
No Data Available