TY - JOUR T1 - Ebola Virus Transmission Caused by Persistently Infected Survivors of the 2014-2016 Outbreak in West Africa. JF - J Infect Dis Y1 - 2018 A1 - Lorenzo Subissi A1 - Keita Mory A1 - Samuel Mesfin A1 - Giovanni Rezza A1 - Boubacar Diallo A1 - Steven Van Gucht A1 - Emmanuel Onuche Musa A1 - Yoti, Zabulon A1 - Keita, Sakoba A1 - Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey A1 - Amadou Bailo Diallo A1 - Ibrahima Socé Fall KW - Ebola virus; ebola; survivors; persistence AB -

The 2014-2016 Ebola virus (EBOV) disease outbreak affected over 29000 people and left behind the biggest cohort (over 17000 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.

M3 - 10.1093/infdis/jiy280 ER -