Ebola virus lasts in semen for up to 565 days

[cronus]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt ... SKCN1152UF

Ebola virus lasts in semen for up to 565 days: study

The largest analysis yet has found Ebola virus particles present in semen as long as 565 days after recovery from an infection, highlighting the potential role of sex in sparking another outbreak, researchers reported on Tuesday.

The study, published in the Lancet Global Health, involved 429 men seen between July 2015 and May 2016 who were part of the Liberian government's Men's Health Screening Program (MHSP), the first national semen testing program for Ebola virus.

Of the participants, 38 men tested positive during the study period. Within this group, 24 men, or nearly two thirds, had semen samples that tested positive for Ebola fragments a year after recovering from disease. Ebola tended to linger longer in men over age 40, the researchers said.

In one case, Ebola was detected at least 565 days after a man recovered from his illness.

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[Sean Hayden]

How anyone can believe the universe doesn't care about our suffering is beyond me, clearly it revels in it.

[Feck]

How anyone can believe the universe doesn't care about our suffering is beyond me, clearly it revels in it.

"Tell me, Will. Did you enjoy it? Your first murder? Of course you did. And why shouldn't it feel good? It does to God. Why, only last week in Texas, He dropped a whole church roof on the heads of 34 of His worshippers, just as they were groveling through a hymn. He wouldn't begrudge you one journalist." :Dr. Hannibal Lecter

[Tyrannical]

Virus fragments, not a viable live virus. Vaccines are virus fragments, so this could actually be good news.

[JimC]

And on the 566th day the virus says "fuck this shit, I'm done..."

[Brian Peacock]

But does it alter the flavour?

[cronus]

But does it alter the flavour?

No, but you dribble more afterwards...