Ebola Virus Infection Associated with Transmission from Survivors

Ebola Virus Infection Associated with Transmission from Survivors

Ebola virus (EBOV) can persist in immunologically protected body sites in survivors of Ebola virus disease, creating the potential to initiate new chains of transmission. From the outbreak in West Africa during 2014–2016, we identified 13 possible events of viral persistence–derived transmission of...

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Main Authors: Saskia Den Boon, Barbara J. Marston, Tolbert G. Nyenswah, Amara Jambai, Moumie Barry, Sakoba Keita, Kara Durski, Schabbethai S. Senesie, Devin Perkins, Anita Shah, Hugh H. Green, Esther L. Hamblion, Margaret Lamunu, Alex Gasasira, Nuha O. Mahmoud, Mamadou H. Djingarey, Oliver Morgan, Ian Crozier, Christopher Dye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebola virus disease
viruses
West Africa
sexual transmission
viral persistence
survivors
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-1011_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-1011_article

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