A 40-Month Follow-Up of Ebola Virus Disease Survivors in Guinea (PostEbogui) Reveals Long-Term Detection of Ebola Viral Ribonucleic Acid in Semen and Breast Milk.
Alpha Kabinet KeitaNicole VidalAbdoulaye ToureMamadou Saliou Kalifa DialloN'fally MagassoubaSylvain BaizeMathieu MateoHerve RaoulStephane MelyFabien SubtilCécé KpamouLamine KoivoguiFalaye TraoreMamadou Saliou SowAhidjo AyoubaJean Francois EtardEric DelaporteMartine Peetersnull nullPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)
The frequency and potential long-term presence of viral RNA in semen confirmed that systematic prevention measures in male survivors are required. Our observation in breast milk suggests that our knowledge on viral reservoir in immune-privileged sites and its impact are still incomplete.