Inactivation of Zika virus in human breast milk by prolonged storage or pasteurization

Pfänder, Stephanie; Vielle, Nathalie Jane; Ebert, Nadine; Steinmann, E; Alves, Marco; Thiel, Volker Earl (2017). Inactivation of Zika virus in human breast milk by prolonged storage or pasteurization. Virus research, 228, pp. 58-60. Elsevier 10.1016/j.virusres.2016.11.025

Preview

Text Pfaender, Vielle et al. .pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works (CC-BY-NC-ND). Download (547kB) | Preview

Zika virus infection during pregnancy poses a serious risk for pregnant women as it can cause severe birth defects. Even though the virus is mainly transmitted via mosquitos, human-to-human transmission has been described. Infectious viral particles have been detected in breast milk of infected women which raised concerns regarding the safety of breastfeeding in areas of Zika virus transmission or in case of a suspected or confirmed Zika virus infection. In this study, we show that Zika virus is effectively inactivated in human breast milk after prolonged storage or upon pasteurization of milk.

Interest & Impact

Downloads

399 since deposited on 06 Sep 2017
19 in the past 12 months

Citations

5 Citations in Web of Science ®
6 Citations in Scopus

Search

in Google Scholar™

Services

Actions (login required)

Edit item

Actions (login required)

Edit item