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   Ebola virus: Sexual contact may be causing it to spread, World Health Organisation says
Posted Tue at 2:47pm
PHOTO: The death toll from the Ebola outbreak has surpassed 10,000. (Reuters: James Gianhyue)
RELATED STORY: Police fire tear gas in Sierra Leone during Ebola lockdown
RELATED STORY: Three-day anti-Ebola lockdown begins in Sierra Leone
RELATED STORY: Ebola: Disease rages on a year after outbreak
MAP: Central African Republic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has found evidence that sexual contact may be causing the Ebola virus to spread.
A lack of education about treatment has meant sufferers are now hiding from aid organisations, creating the potential for new outbreaks.
The United Nations has described the fight against the deadly virus is at its "most critical" moment.
The WHO's Dr Margaret Harris, who recently toured Ebola-affected communities in West Africa, said international organisations are fighting a new front in the battle against the virus.
"There are still places where the virus is very active," Dr Harris said.
Victims of the disease are now hiding out, believing sufferers of the disease are taken to treatment centres to die.
"We had an instance a few weeks ago in Sierra Leone where we had a cluster of cases in the fishermen's community, on the wharves in Freetown," she said.
"And one of the people who was infected disappeared and went off to his home village in Bombali, he sparked another 30 cases."
New health warnings are being issued in the region.
"And we're really saying now use condoms at all times. Use condoms at all times and with all manner of sexual contact," Dr Harris said.
Rumours have spread within African villages that the purpose of treatment centres is to harvest organs from the dead and take blood from victims of the virus.
"It looked like there were no cases, and quite a few of the response teams believed that. So it simply went underground," Dr Harris said.
Authorities lose control as crowds become desperate for supplies
Last week, in an effort to find new cases, Sierra Leone placed 2.5 million people under lockdown in a desperate attempt to stamp out the deadly virus.
Residents in and around Freetown, an Ebola hotspot, were told to stock up on food and water but on the second day of the campaign some families ran out of food.
In the Devil Hole neighbourhood, hundreds of people left their homes to gather at a food collection point.
Authorities lost control, however, as the crowd become more desperate for supplies.
Adam Dumbuya was among those looking for food aid.
"People are desperate for food, because of how the distribution is going. They are not satisfied and think they will not be able to get any because of the number of people present for the distribution," Mr Dumbuya said.
The army was eventually called in.
The death toll from the disease has now risen to over 10,000 people.

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carbon20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 08 2006 Location: West Australia Status: Offline Points: 65816	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbon20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Ebola : Sexual contact spreading virus Posted: April 01 2015 at 1:10pm
	Ebola virus: Sexual contact may be causing it to spread, World Health Organisation says Posted Tue at 2:47pm PHOTO: The death toll from the Ebola outbreak has surpassed 10,000. (Reuters: James Gianhyue) RELATED STORY: Police fire tear gas in Sierra Leone during Ebola lockdown RELATED STORY: Three-day anti-Ebola lockdown begins in Sierra Leone RELATED STORY: Ebola: Disease rages on a year after outbreak MAP: Central African Republic The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has found evidence that sexual contact may be causing the Ebola virus to spread. A lack of education about treatment has meant sufferers are now hiding from aid organisations, creating the potential for new outbreaks. The United Nations has described the fight against the deadly virus is at its "most critical" moment. The WHO's Dr Margaret Harris, who recently toured Ebola-affected communities in West Africa, said international organisations are fighting a new front in the battle against the virus. "There are still places where the virus is very active," Dr Harris said. Victims of the disease are now hiding out, believing sufferers of the disease are taken to treatment centres to die. "We had an instance a few weeks ago in Sierra Leone where we had a cluster of cases in the fishermen's community, on the wharves in Freetown," she said. "And one of the people who was infected disappeared and went off to his home village in Bombali, he sparked another 30 cases." New health warnings are being issued in the region. "And we're really saying now use condoms at all times. Use condoms at all times and with all manner of sexual contact," Dr Harris said. Rumours have spread within African villages that the purpose of treatment centres is to harvest organs from the dead and take blood from victims of the virus. "It looked like there were no cases, and quite a few of the response teams believed that. So it simply went underground," Dr Harris said. Authorities lose control as crowds become desperate for supplies Last week, in an effort to find new cases, Sierra Leone placed 2.5 million people under lockdown in a desperate attempt to stamp out the deadly virus. Residents in and around Freetown, an Ebola hotspot, were told to stock up on food and water but on the second day of the campaign some families ran out of food. In the Devil Hole neighbourhood, hundreds of people left their homes to gather at a food collection point. Authorities lost control, however, as the crowd become more desperate for supplies. Adam Dumbuya was among those looking for food aid. "People are desperate for food, because of how the distribution is going. They are not satisfied and think they will not be able to get any because of the number of people present for the distribution," Mr Dumbuya said. The army was eventually called in. The death toll from the disease has now risen to over 10,000 people.
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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 01 2015 at 6:10pm
	Sexual Contact...DUH! These are people who believe that having sex with a 2 year old girl will cure them of AIDS! These poor people who have no money were supposed to stock up on food. How stupid are the leader in Africa? It is just a matter of time when Ebola gets worse and it spreads.

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	https://www.internationalsos.com/ebola/index.cfm?content_id=407&language_id=ENG A media source said there was genetic material from the Ebola virus in a semen sample her boyfriend provided to investigators. (However, it is not clear whether the virus traces in his semen would have been able to infect another person. More study is needed.) The timeline is concerning. He had been sick in September. His girlfriend got sick in March. Assuming Ebola has a 21 day incubation period – which is the accepted figure among authorities – the woman was infected in late February. That’s more than three months after her boyfriend recovered. The World Health Organization stated in 2014 that Ebola can stay in semen for seven weeks. They have been advising survivors – male and female – to be abstinent for three months after recovering from Ebola. Dr. David Nabarro, the United Nations secretary general’s special envoy for Ebola, said all countries should consider applying similar recommendations as those announced in Liberia in light of new developments.

Albert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: April 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 47746	Post Options Post Reply Quote Albert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 02 2015 at 1:23am
	That's a fact flumom. Given this information that somewhat fell by the wayside awhile ago with regard to sexual transmission, they're definitely going to have a problem containing it. Not only will they go have sex like little jack rabbits the day they're feeling better, but they will also engage in rape among children on a very large scale. Sadly, it's a way of life for those folks. How ironic .... many of them have survived to be able to rape children once again. A true cesspool.
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