2015-03-25 10:17
Monrovia - A Liberian official says a woman who tested positive
for Ebola last week is dating a survivor of the disease, offering a
possible explanation for how she became the first confirmed case in
Liberia after a total absence of cases for more than two weeks.
Survivors
of Ebola are not generally considered contagious, but the virus lingers
in semen. Scientists urge survivors not to have sex for three months
after treatment. Sexual transmission of Ebola has not yet been
documented, but it may be possible.
Dr
Francis Kateh, acting head of Liberia's Ebola Case Management Team,
said on Tuesday that samples have been taken from the boyfriend for
testing.
Before this new case
was confirmed last week, Liberia had been counting down to being
declared Ebola-free after weeks without an infection.
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