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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Ebolavirus Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Hiv Infections Humans Male Middle Aged Rna, Viral Semen Time Factors Viral Core Proteins Viral Matrix Proteins

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(4):714-715.
• Pubmed ID:
  28287374
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5367423
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Liberia
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8bd93ff802a3a78c4a72d812f08bcfbc7ae2168e75fdc5ce36b16653545b244a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45039/cdc_45039_DS1.pdf
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