Study: Ebola lasts longer than expected in semen

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A new study found that Ebola lasts much longer than previously thought in semen, in some cases lasting for a year and a half.

The study published Tuesday in the Lancet medical journal provides new evidence about the persistence of Ebola and the role of sexual transmission of the virus that killed more than 10,000 people during an outbreak that started in 2014.

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