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| India quarantines Ebola patient from Liberia who has traces of virus | India quarantines Ebola patient from Liberia who has traces of virus |
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| NEW DELHI — An Indian man who had been treated for Ebola in Africa will remain quarantined at an airport after tests showed traces of the disease, officials said Wednesday. | NEW DELHI — An Indian man who had been treated for Ebola in Africa will remain quarantined at an airport after tests showed traces of the disease, officials said Wednesday. |
| The 26-year-old man returned home Nov. 10 after being treated and recovering from the Ebola virus in Liberia in September, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. | The 26-year-old man returned home Nov. 10 after being treated and recovering from the Ebola virus in Liberia in September, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. |
| The man, who underwent mandatory screening when he arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, carried a certificate of medical clearance from Liberia, the statement said. | The man, who underwent mandatory screening when he arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, carried a certificate of medical clearance from Liberia, the statement said. |
| Three blood samples from the man were tested at India’s National Center for Disease Control between Nov. 10 and 13 and were found to be negative for the virus. But because the virus may live on in bodily fluids for longer periods of time, the health ministry decided to test his semen as well, and the test came back positive on Monday. | Three blood samples from the man were tested at India’s National Center for Disease Control between Nov. 10 and 13 and were found to be negative for the virus. But because the virus may live on in bodily fluids for longer periods of time, the health ministry decided to test his semen as well, and the test came back positive on Monday. |
| Once a person recovers from Ebola, he or she can no longer spread the virus, experts say. But because the virus has been found in semen for up to three months, abstinence from sex is recommended, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. | Once a person recovers from Ebola, he or she can no longer spread the virus, experts say. But because the virus has been found in semen for up to three months, abstinence from sex is recommended, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. |
| Treating the matter with “abundant caution,” health officials ordered the man quarantined at the special health facility at the airport until those tests are negative. It is the first confirmed detection of the Ebola virus in India. | |
| Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda told reporters Wednesday that “the situation is under control” and that there is no need for alarm. Screening measures have been expanded to 24 airports throughout the country, he said. | Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda told reporters Wednesday that “the situation is under control” and that there is no need for alarm. Screening measures have been expanded to 24 airports throughout the country, he said. |
| More than 30,000 people have been screened since India began monitoring incoming traffic at its airports in August, said Palliri Ravindran, the director of emergency medical relief for the health ministry. In addition, the government has been training thousands of health-care workers and has set up Ebola isolation wards at hospitals in each state. | More than 30,000 people have been screened since India began monitoring incoming traffic at its airports in August, said Palliri Ravindran, the director of emergency medical relief for the health ministry. In addition, the government has been training thousands of health-care workers and has set up Ebola isolation wards at hospitals in each state. |
| Jalees Andrabi contributed to this report. | Jalees Andrabi contributed to this report. |