Ebola Virus Transmission Caused by Persistently Infected Survivors of the 2014-2016 Outbreak in West Africa

Lorenzo Subissi; Mory Keita; Samuel Mesfin; Giovanni Rezza; Boubacar Diallo; Steven Van Gucht; Emmanuel Onuche Musa; Zabulon Yoti; Sakoba Keita; Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey; Amadou Bailo Diallo; Ibrahima Soce Fall

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiy280

Ebola Virus Transmission Caused by Persistently Infected Survivors of the 2014-2016 Outbreak in West Africa

Lorenzo Subissi, Mory Keita, Samuel Mesfin, Giovanni Rezza, Boubacar Diallo, Steven Van Gucht, Emmanuel Onuche Musa, Zabulon Yoti, Sakoba Keita, Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey, Amadou Bailo Diallo, Ibrahima Soce Fall

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Abstract

The 2014-2016 Ebola virus (EBOV) disease outbreak affected over 29 000 people and left behind the biggest cohort (over 17 000 individuals) of Ebola survivors in history. Although the persistence of EBOV in body fluids of survivors was reported before the recent outbreak, new evidence revealed that the virus can be detected up to 18 months in the semen, which represents the biggest risk of Ebola resurgence in affected communities. In this study, we review the knowledge on the Ebola flare-ups that occurred after the peak of the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S287-S291
Journal	Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	218
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy280
Publication status	Published - Nov 22 2018

Keywords

Ebola
re-emergence
resurgence
survivor
transmission.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology and Allergy
Infectious Diseases

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