The World Health Oganisation (WHO) on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 has raised an alarm after traces of the Ebola Virus was found in the semen of a Liberian man six months after he recovered from the deadly virus, urging all survivors to practice safe sex until further notice.
According to WHO Spokesman, Tarik Jasarevic, the man whose semen tested positive for Ebola had tested negated negative for the virus in September 2014.
He said: “He has provided a semen sample which has tested positive for Ebola, 175 days after his negative blood test.
“Ebola survivors should consider correct and consistent use of condoms for all sexual acts beyond three months until more information is available,”
“We need to understand better if this particular case is an anomaly or if there really are groups of people who might (carry) parts of the Ebola virus longer,” he said.
“Until more is known, Ebola survivors should abstain from sex or practice safe sex “until further notice,” Bruce Aylward, head of WHO’s Ebola response said.
He continued: “We should have answers to allow us to give more definitive advice to survivors very, very quickly.”
