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Article: Breast Milk Blamed for West Nile
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- October 3, 2002
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ATLANTA (AP) _ A Michigan infant with the West Nile virus probably
got it from the breast milk of his infected mother, federal health
officials said Thursday.
The child is healthy and his mother is recovering, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention said. The CDC said it was virtually
certain the virus came from breast milk, though there is no way to
be 100 percent positive.
Doctors stressed that breast milk is the healthiest food for babies
and that mothers shouldn't quit nursing because of West Nile fears.
Last week, when the case was being investigated, the CDC urged new
mothers with the virus to talk with their doctor about whether to
continue ...