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| NEW DELHI — A 26-year-old Indian man who recovered from Ebola was being held at a quarantine facility at the New Delhi airport as a cautionary measure after his semen tested positive for the virus, health officials announced Tuesday. | NEW DELHI — A 26-year-old Indian man who recovered from Ebola was being held at a quarantine facility at the New Delhi airport as a cautionary measure after his semen tested positive for the virus, health officials announced Tuesday. |
| When he arrived at the airport on Nov. 10, the man said he had been successfully treated for Ebola in a Liberian hospital and was released on Sept. 30. | When he arrived at the airport on Nov. 10, the man said he had been successfully treated for Ebola in a Liberian hospital and was released on Sept. 30. |
| Though tests of three blood samples came up negative, Indian officials opted to hold him because the virus can linger in other bodily fluids, like semen or urine, for as long as three months, according to a government statement carried by the Press Trust of India. Two samples of the man’s semen tested positive on Monday. | Though tests of three blood samples came up negative, Indian officials opted to hold him because the virus can linger in other bodily fluids, like semen or urine, for as long as three months, according to a government statement carried by the Press Trust of India. Two samples of the man’s semen tested positive on Monday. |
| The statement urged calm, saying, “The person concerned is a treated and cured case of Ebola virus disease.” Nevertheless, it said, the patient will remain in quarantine until all of his bodily fluids test negative for the virus. | The statement urged calm, saying, “The person concerned is a treated and cured case of Ebola virus disease.” Nevertheless, it said, the patient will remain in quarantine until all of his bodily fluids test negative for the virus. |
| “All necessary precautions are being taken at the isolation facility,” the statement said. “This would rule out even the remote possibility of spread of this disease by the sexual route.” | “All necessary precautions are being taken at the isolation facility,” the statement said. “This would rule out even the remote possibility of spread of this disease by the sexual route.” |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States have said that the virus has been detected in semen “for up to three months,” and recommends that men abstain from sex for that period. | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States have said that the virus has been detected in semen “for up to three months,” and recommends that men abstain from sex for that period. |
| For months, Indian officials have been preparing for cases, mainly by installing screening systems at international airports and preparing quarantine sites in major cities in case people with the virus enter the country. | For months, Indian officials have been preparing for cases, mainly by installing screening systems at international airports and preparing quarantine sites in major cities in case people with the virus enter the country. |
| An estimated 45,000 Indians work in West Africa, where the Ebola outbreak is centered, many as health professionals. Passengers arriving from countries affected by Ebola are directed to airport health centers, where they undergo medical examinations, including a review of travel history and a test of body temperature. By mid-October, about 22,000 people had been screened and 485 people quarantined in Delhi, Health Ministry officials told The Hindustan Times. | An estimated 45,000 Indians work in West Africa, where the Ebola outbreak is centered, many as health professionals. Passengers arriving from countries affected by Ebola are directed to airport health centers, where they undergo medical examinations, including a review of travel history and a test of body temperature. By mid-October, about 22,000 people had been screened and 485 people quarantined in Delhi, Health Ministry officials told The Hindustan Times. |