New Delhi , India ( CNN ) An Ebola survivor has been quarantined in India after his semen tested positive for the virus , health officials there have announced . The 26-year-old man , an Indian national , traveled to New Delhi from Liberia on November 10 , almost two months after he was hospitalized in the West African nation after showing symptoms of the illness , India 's health ministry said in a statement . He was released from the Liberian hospital on September 30 with documents declaring him free of clinical signs linked to Ebola , the ministry added . As a precautionary measure , Indian authorities carried out tests on his body fluids , which confirmed traces of the virus in his semen , the statement said . `` Currently , this person is not having any symptoms of the disease . However , he would be kept under isolation in the special health facility of ( the ) Delhi Airport Health Organization , till such time his body fluids test negative and he is found medically fit to be discharged , '' it said . In the wake of the first detection of the deadly virus in India , the country 's health minister , J.P. Nadda , held talks with top officials from various departments , the government said . The minister advised strengthening passenger surveillance at the country 's airports and seaports , the government said . He also ordered expert teams to visit states and report back to him on preparedness to deal with the virus , it added . India 's health ministry , however , urged calm . `` The situation is under control and there is no need for any alarm . However , all precautions are being taken in this regard , '' it said in its statement . According to the ministry and doctors , patients whose blood samples test negative for Ebola after treatment continue to shed the virus in their body fluids , such as urine and semen , for variable periods . A survivor with infected semen can transmit the disease to his sexual partners , they say . `` There is no cure that actually kills the virus , '' explained Naresh Trehan , chairman and managing director of Medanta The Medicity hospital near New Delhi . Patients , he said , are treated with supportive care . Experimental vaccines and treatments for Ebola are under development , but they have not yet been fully tested for safety or effectiveness , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta . Healthcare providers , Trehan emphasized , must adhere to standard safety protocols while attending to Ebola patients and survivors carrying the virus in their body fluids . India has screened thousands of passengers arriving from the Ebola-hit countries since the outbreak of the disease in West Africa . `` This is like a dress-rehearsal for India , and while we are already in the mode of preparation , this case will help us galvanize into action , '' said Hemant Thacker , a consultant physician and cardio-metabolic specialist at Mumbai 's Bhatia Hospital . `` I believe we are theoretically prepared because we have learned the lessons from the West . That , however , does n't mean that our medical authorities become complacent , '' he cautioned .
Man , 26 , traveled to India from Liberia on November 10 . Indian authorities confirmed traces of the virus in his semen after tests . He is being kept in isolation in a special health facility at Delhi 's international airport . India 's health minister has ordered increased surveillance of passengers at airports and seaports .