Breast milk as a possible route of vertical transmission of dengue virus?

doi:10.1093/cid/cit227

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Breast milk as a possible route of vertical transmission of dengue virus?

A. Barthel, A. Gourinat, C. Cazorla

Aug 1, 2013

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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

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Key Takeaway

Key Takeaway: Dengue virus can be transmitted vertically through breast milk, but not cord blood, posing questions about the risk of breastfeeding transmission of the virus.

Abstract

We report a case of vertical transmission of dengue infection. The virus was detected and quantified by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction in sequential blood samples from mother and child as well as in breast milk, but not in cord blood. This case poses questions about the risk of breastfeeding transmission of dengue virus.

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