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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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CDC testing for West Nile in breast milk
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 ...