According to research conducted by NIH, survivors of Ebola virus disease can retain the virus in certain bodily fluids (i.e., sperm, breast milk, spinal fluid) for up to 32 months after testing negative for Ebola. Researchers in Liberia presented these findings during a regional meeting organized by APC in December 2016, thereby demonstrating the value of continuing surveillance of Ebola survivors and the need for regular testing for viral persistence in the semen of male survivors.
L’épidémie d’Ébola a gravement affecté le système de santé publique de la Guinée, laissant dans son sillage plus de 1 200 guéris, dont un grand nombre continue à avoir des problèmes médicaux liés au virus.
The Ebola epidemic severely impacted Guinea’s public health system and left over 1,200 survivors, many of whom continue to have medical problems related to the virus. From 2016–2018, APC, in collaboration with Guinea’s Ministry of Health, supported surveillance of Ebola survivors and their immediate contacts, rehabilitated and equipped health facilities in the regions hardest hit by Ebola, enhanced health system capacity for managing Ebola survivor care, and worked to reduce stigma and discrimination against survivors.
Two years after the devastating Ebola epidemic in Guinea, the Flamboyants Community Health Center (CHC) in the capital city of Conakry continues to provide health services to Ebola survivors and their families. Learn more about the work APC has been doing with Ebola survivors in Conakry.
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According to research conducted by NIH, survivors of Ebola virus disease can retain the virus in certain bodily fluids (i.e., sperm, breast milk, spinal fluid) for up to 32 months after testing negative for Ebola. Researchers in Liberia presented these findings during a regional meeting organized by APC in December 2016, thereby demonstrating the value of continuing surveillance of Ebola survivors and the need for regular testing for viral persistence in the semen of male survivors.