(Reuters) - Men who recover from Ebola should abstain from sex for three months to minimize the risk of passing the virus on in their semen, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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But Dr. Omurutu alarmed over one disturbing trend where male Ebola survivors are infecting their partners and putting entire families at risk. "Almost all the wives of male Ebola survivors is coming to the ETU as patients," Dr. Omurutu stressed and appealed to President Sirleaf to see how the Ministry of Health can freely distribute condoms in the various communities to avoid this disturbing trend.
The Ugandan doctor confirmed that once a person survives Ebola, they still have the virus in the semen for up to three months, and it's extremely important that one abstains from sex during that period or use a condom to avoid infecting one's partner.
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