Lack of Transmission of Zika Virus Infection to Breastfed Infant

Pasin Hemachudha; Supaporn Wacharapluesadee; Rome Buathong; Sininat Petcharat; Saowalak Bunprakob; Chanida Ruchiseesarod; Pankeaw Roeksomtawin; Thiravat Hemachudha

doi:10.1177/1179547619835179

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports (Mar 2019)

Lack of Transmission of Zika Virus Infection to Breastfed Infant

Pasin Hemachudha,
Supaporn Wacharapluesadee,
Rome Buathong,
Sininat Petcharat,
Saowalak Bunprakob,
Chanida Ruchiseesarod,
Pankeaw Roeksomtawin,
Thiravat Hemachudha

Affiliations

Pasin Hemachudha: Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases – Health Science Centre, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Supaporn Wacharapluesadee: Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases – Health Science Centre, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Rome Buathong: Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Sininat Petcharat: Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases – Health Science Centre, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Saowalak Bunprakob: Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases – Health Science Centre, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Chanida Ruchiseesarod: Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases – Health Science Centre, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Pankeaw Roeksomtawin: Relief and Public Health Bureau, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
Thiravat Hemachudha: Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases – Health Science Centre, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547619835179
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12

Abstract

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Zika virus (ZIKV) continues to affect certain parts of the World. Here we report a case that supports breastfeeding regardless of mother ZIKV status by providing clinical and virological studies.

Published in Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports

ISSN: 1179-5476 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
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