The impact of semen testing for Ebola virus RNA on sexual behavior of male Ebola survivors in Liberia.

• Main Authors: Kathleen Tompkins (Author), Jerry Brown (Author), Sam Tozay (Author), Edwina Reeves (Author), Korto Pewu (Author), Harrietta Johnson (Author), Gerald Williams (Author), Tonia Conneh (Author), Joseph Diggs (Author), Jean DeMarco (Author), Katherine King (Author), Darrius McMillian (Author), Carson Merenbloom (Author), William Fischer (Author), David Alain Wohl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sexual transmission of Ebola virus (EBOV) is well established and has been implicated in multiple resurgences during the West African Ebola epidemic. Given the persistence of viral RNA in semen, guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend abstinence or condom use for at least 1 yea...