Mother-to-Child Transmission of Andes Virus through Breast Milk, Chile

Mother-to-Child Transmission of Andes Virus through Breast Milk, Chile

Andes virus (ANDV) is the only hantavirus transmitted between humans through close contact. We detected the genome and proteins of ANDV in breast milk cells from an infected mother in Chile who transmitted the virus to her child, suggesting gastrointestinal infection through breast milk as a route o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marcela Ferrés, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Jenniffer Angulo, Carolina Henríquez, Jorge Vera-Otárola, María José Vergara, Javier Pérez, Jorge Fernández, Viviana Sotomayor, María Francisca Valdés, Diego González-Candia, Nicole D. Tischler, Cecilia Vial, Pablo Vial, Gregory Mertz, Nicole Le Corre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Andes virus
hantavirus
viruses
gastrointestinal tract
breast-feeding
transmission
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0204_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0204_article

Similar Items