Resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea Linked to a Survivor With Virus Persistence in Seminal Fluid for More Than 500 Days.
Diallo B., Sissoko D., Loman NJ., Bah HA., Bah H., Worrell MC., Conde LS., Sacko R., Mesfin S., Loua A., Kalonda JK., Erondu NA., Dahl BA., Handrick S., Goodfellow I., Meredith LW., Cotten M., Jah U., Guetiya Wadoum RE., Rollin P., Magassouba N., Malvy D., Anglaret X., Carroll MW., Aylward RB., Djingarey MH., Diarra A., Formenty P., Keïta S., Günther S., Rambaut A., Duraffour S.
We report on an Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivor who showed Ebola virus in seminal fluid 531 days after onset of disease. The persisting virus was sexually transmitted in February 2016, about 470 days after onset of symptoms, and caused a new cluster of EVD in Guinea and Liberia.