An Indian resident
who tested positive for Ebola—and was cured—has landed in Delhi from Liberia.
The 26-year-old man is being isolated
in a facility at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport, The
Times of India reports.
According to the Times, the
man had already been treated for Ebola in West Africa, currently does not have
symptoms and tested negative for the virus before he flew. However, his semen
tested positive for the virus.
He had a medical clearance certificate
from the Liberian government saying the had been treated and was confirmed
negative from blood tests—that would deem him Ebola-free, according to the
World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
His blood also tested negative in India. Semen can test positive after clinical
clearance for up to three months, according to the CDC. The agency
recommends abstinence from sex—including oral sex—for at least six months. If abstinence
cannot be followed, the CDC recommends condoms to prevent disease spread.
The patient in India is being kept in
isolation in a health facility at the airport until his semen tests negative.
It’s not likely that
he poses a threat, given the negative test from his blood, but experts have
long been concerned that a spread of Ebola in India could be devastating given
the population size.
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