Indian isolation who has Ebola virus in sperm

On November 19, Indian authorities ordered the isolation of a healthy man but the sperm contained the Ebola death virus.

According to CNN, the Indian Ministry of Health said the 26-year-old man returned to New Delhi from Liberia on November 10, nearly two months after receiving treatment in the West African nation because of the Ebola virus infection.

He was discharged from Liberia on September 30 after local doctors determined he had fully recovered.

However, when he returned to India, the authorities decided to test his body fluids to ensure safety. And test results show that the Ebola virus still exists in his sperm.

A hospital in New Delhi establishes an Ebola patient care unit - (Photo: NRP)

'Currently, this person has no symptoms. But we decided to isolate him at a Delhi Airport Health Organization facility - India's Ministry of Health said.

Health officials confirmed that he would only release this man until all tests showed that the Ebola virus had completely disappeared from his body.

This is the first time the Ebola virus has appeared in India. On November 19, Health Minister JP Nadda urgently met with government officials to discuss anti-epidemic measures.

The Ministry of Health recommends that the government strengthen the scanning of passenger body temperature at airports and seaports across the country. However, Minister Nadda also called for public opinion.

'We are controlling the situation and there is nothing to panic' - Mr. Nadda stressed.

Some Indian experts say that for those who have recovered from Ebola, tests will show that the virus no longer exists in the blood.

However, viruses can still occur in body fluids such as urine or sperm for a period of time.

A Ebola virus survivor in sperm can still infect others through sex.

Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the risk of Ebola virus spreading to India. There are about 45,000 Indian citizens living and working in West Africa.

WHO said that Ebola has already killed 5,177 people, mainly in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.