Ebola virus RNA can reside for months or years in semen of survivors of Ebola virus disease and is probably associated with increased risk for cryptic sexual transmission of the virus. A modified protocol resulted in increased detection of Ebola virus RNA in semen and improved disease surveillance.
Keywords: EBOV; EVD; Ebola virus; Ebola virus disease; Liberia; ebolavirus; persistence; sample pelleting; semen; sexual transmission; virus RNA; viruses; zoonoses.