Evidence for Mother-to-Child Transmission of Zika Virus Through Breast Milk
Author(s) -
Gabriela M. Blohm,
John A. Lednicky,
Marilianna Márquez,
Sarah K. White,
Julia C. Loeb,
Carlos Pacheco,
David J. Nolan,
Taylor Paisie,
Marco Salemi,
Alfonso J. RodríguezMorales,
J. Glenn Morris,
Juliet R. C. Pulliam,
Alberto PanizMondolfi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix968
Subject(s) - zika virus , breastfeeding , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , breast milk , virology , breast feeding , virus , pediatrics , telecommunications , biology , biochemistry , computer science
Zikavirus (ZIKV) is an emerging viral pathogen that continues to spread throughout different regions of the world. Herein we report a case that provides further evidence that ZIKV transmission can occur through breastfeeding by providing a detailed clinical, genomic, and virological case-based description.
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