WASHINGTON:  Live Ebola virus can persist in the semen of some survivors for at least nine months, according to preliminary results of a study published Wednesday.

Previously, Ebola has been detected in the semen of men after their recovery but little information is available about the duration of its persistence in that body fluid.

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