The first case of sexually transmitted Ebola has been confirmed
Genetic tests have confirmed that a Liberian woman contracted Ebola in March after having sex with a survivor of the disease. Even though it was known that Ebola could survive in semen for weeks after a patient's symptoms had cleared up, this is the first time it's been confirmed that the disease can be transmitted sexually - and it also show that the virus can persist in bodily fluids a lot longer than we ever suspected. The couple in question had unprotected sex six months after the man was first infected with Ebola, and 155 days after a blood test declared
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