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Article: CDC testing for West Nile in breast milk.
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- United Press International
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- September 27, 2002
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Sep 27, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX)
Doctors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Michigan public health officials said Friday they are trying to determine whether West Nile virus can be transmitted in breast milk after a lactating mother was confirmed with the disease.
CDC West Nile expert Dr. Lyle Petersen told a conference call a 40-year-old Michigan mother who delivered her baby Sept. 2 was confirmed with the mosquito-borne disease Thursday but so far the infant has shown no symptoms.
Petersen said tests on the mother's milk have indicated there is evidence of West Nile virus but it is unclear whether it is ...