학술논문
Mother-to-Child Transmission of Andes Virus through Breast Milk, Chile1 .
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Ferrés, Marcela; Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Angulo, Jenniffer; Henríquez, Carolina; Vera-Otárola, Jorge; José Vergara, María; Pérez, Javier; Fernández, Jorge; Sotomayor, Viviana; Francisca Valdés, María; González-Candia, Diego; Tischler, Nicole D.; Vial, Cecilia; Vial, Pablo; Mertz, Gregory; Le Corre, Nicole; Vergara, María José; Valdés, María Francisca
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ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
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 of ANDV person-to-person transmission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]