Transmission of Zika virus through breast milk and other breastfeeding-related bodily-fluids: A systematic review.

BACKGROUND:Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is an emerging mosquito-borne disease, which is associated with an increase in central nervous system malformations and newborn microcephaly cases. This review investigated evidence of breastfeeding transmission from ZIKV-infected mothers to their children and...

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Main Authors: Susannah Colt, Maria N Garcia-Casal, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, Julia L Finkelstein, Pura Rayco-Solon, Zita C Weise Prinzo, Saurabh Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5398716?pdf=render