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Sex the Hidden Culprit: A New Dimension in Ebola Infections in Liberia
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Wed, 2015-03-25 02:05 — Kathy Gilbeaux
africansuntimes.com - by Mardia Stone, M.D. - March 23, 2015
On March 20th, a newly confirmed Ebola case was reported [in Liberia] . . . This time, sexual contact is presumed to be the hidden culprit in this new Ebola virus transmission, according to a statement from the Ministry of Information and case reports from the National Ebola Response Team.
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Official: Ebola Survivor May Have Infected New Liberia Case
news.yahoo.com - AP - by JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH - March 24, 2015
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A woman who tested positive for Ebola in Liberia last week is dating a survivor of the disease, a health official said Tuesday, offering a possible explanation for how she became the country's first confirmed case in weeks.
Ebola is typically transmitted through contact with the blood, vomit or feces of people who are sick. Survivors of Ebola are not generally considered contagious, but the virus lingers in semen, and so scientists urge survivors not to have sex for three months after recovering. Even though sexual transmission of Ebola has not yet been documented, it may be possible.
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