Detecting Ebola virus in spermatozoa who got sick 9 months earlier

WHO has identified this study reinforcing the evidence that Ebola virus can "stay" in the body, causing many health problems for months or even years.

Ebola virus can stay long in the human body

The latest New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a scientific study of the Ebola virus that could last for up to 9 months in the sperm of infected people, even though they were evaluated to be cured. This information has "darkened" humanity's efforts to end Ebola outbreaks, especially the focal countries of the epidemic.

Scientists routinely test pathological signs by collating genetic samples from experimental tissues to find information about DNA or RNA. This time, scientists have found that the Ebola virus's RNA appears in some people's semen after they have recovered from their plague . Of the 40 men who participated in the trial in Sierra Leone, 26 people still showed signs of Ebola through ARN after 6 months from the onset of illness. Even 11 of 43 other people who were thought to be cured had Ebola positive results after 9 months of treatment ending.

The genetic code of Ebola can exist in semen for a long time.

That means that the genetic code of Ebola can exist in semen for a long time . This is an extremely important information for disease control when there are 300-400 people infected in a week in Liberia when the disease outbreaks at an alarming rate. In the past three weeks, only four people have been infected, all in Guinea - although not significant, but apparently the Ebola epidemic has not been extinguished completely. For the goal of completely eradicating Ebola, finding out how long this virus can last is certainly a right step.

Tom Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said: "Patients who are believed to have cured Ebola are increasingly showing abnormal pathological complications. New research This helps us become more aware of the situation and the possibility of re-outbreaks, thus giving timely solutions. "

This is not the first case that people who are believed to have cured are still showing signs of Ebola virus in their bodies or manifesting abnormal pathological complications. Earlier, a Scottish nurse who was infected with Ebola virus who had been cured in January 2015 was in critical condition due to complications.
WHO has confirmed that this study reinforces the evidence that Ebola virus can "stay" in the body, causing many health problems for months or even years, which will again be a challenge. more for the world medicine.