Persistence of Zika Virus in Breast Milk after Infection in Late Stage of Pregnancy

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sotelo, José R. ; Sotelo, Andre B. ; Sotelo, Fabio J.B. ; Doi, André M. ; Pinho, Joao R.R. ; Oliveira, Rita de Cassia ; Bezerra, Alanna M.P.S. ; Deutsch, Alice D. ; Villas-Boas, Lucy S. ; Felix, Alvina C. ; Romano, Camila M. ; Machado, Clarisse M. ; Mendes-Correa, Maria C.J. ; Santana, Rubia A.F. ; Menezes, Fernando G. ; Mangueira, Cristovao L.P.
• Description:
  We detected Zika virus in breast milk of a woman in Brazil infected with the virus during the 36th week of pregnancy. Virus was detected 33 days after onset of signs and symptoms and 9 days after delivery. No abnormalities were found during fetal assessment or after birth of the infant.
• Subjects:
  Adult Female Humans Infant Milk, Human Polymerase Chain Reaction Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Pregnancy Outcome Rna, Viral Viral Load Zika Virus Zika Virus Infection

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(5):854-856.
• Pubmed ID:
  28192072
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5403055
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:53a71edf97b9860292ed0ac809d48af4310a7c8e5f4d9d62a338e20150df6166
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45622/cdc_45622_DS1.pdf
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