The WHO had directed all Ebola survivors and their sexual partners to receive counseling to guard against possible transmission of the disease.
This is contained in a statement made available by WHO to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. It indicated that the sexual transmission of the Ebola Virus had yet to be established.
WHO said;
“The sexual transmission of the Ebola Virus from males to females is a strong possibility, but has not yet been proven; less probable, but theoretically possible.
“Studies have shown that Ebola virus can be isolated from semen up to 82 days after symptom onset.
“A recent case investigation identified genetic material (RNA) from the virus by nucleic acid amplification tests (such as RT-PCR) 199 days after symptom onset.
“This is well beyond the period of virus detecting ability in the blood of survivors and long after recovery from illness.
More surveillance data and research are needed on the risks of sexual transmission and particularly on the prevalence of viable and transmissible virus in semen over time, WHO said.“The detection of virus genetic material many months after symptom onset is assumed to reflect the continuing, or at least very recent, presence of live and potentially transmissible Ebola virus.”
WHO recommends that, in the interim, all Ebola survivors and their sexual partners should receive counseling.
It added that this is to ensure safe sexual practices until their semen has twice tested negative; and survivors should be provided with condoms.
“Ebola survivors and their sexual partners should either abstain from all types of sex or observe safe sex through correct and consistent condom use until their semen has twice tested negative.
“Having tested negative, survivors can safely resume normal sexual practices without fear of Ebola virus transmission,” the statement added.
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Hmmm This is Serious o After how many months, Is't now they are bringing out this kind of topic? I believe some of those “Ebola survivors would have practice all type of rough sex by now after their Healing.. Well God have Mercy,Only God can save us
ReplyDeleteOkay o! We don hia una warning. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteYea..tanks to WHO,,hope our govt take note of this info...
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ReplyDeleteSometimes I wonder y oyibo's dey use Africa play. Ebola is a scam,one. Of the ways to slow Africa down on development. If. This warning is really true. Have WHO made the announcement in the US,Spain and other European countries where there's ebola survivors....
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ReplyDeleteThis ebola case never quench ni. As sweet. As sex may be, it is also a path to death sentence o.
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