Lactating mothers infected with Ebola virus: EBOV RTPCR of blood only may be insufficient

M. Moreau; C. Spencer; J. G. Gozalbes; R. Colebunders; A. Lefevre; S. Gryseels; B. Borremans; S. Gunther; D. Becker; J. A. Bore; F. R. Koundouno; A. Di Caro; R. Wölfel; T. Decroo; M. Van Herp; L. Peetermans; A. M. Camara

Lactating mothers infected with Ebola virus: EBOV RTPCR of blood only may be insufficient

M. Moreau, C. Spencer, J. G. Gozalbes, R. Colebunders, A. Lefevre, S. Gryseels, B. Borremans, S. Gunther, D. Becker, J. A. Bore, F. R. Koundouno, A. Di Caro, R. Wölfel, T. Decroo, M. Van Herp, L. Peetermans, A. M. Camara

Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani

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We describe two Ebola virus (EBOV) RT-PCR discordant mother–child pairs. In the first, blood from the breastfeeding mother, recovering from EBOV infection, tested negative twice but her urine tested positive. Her child became infected by EBOV and died. In the second, the breastfed child remained EBOV-negative, although the mother’s blood tested positive. We highlight possible benefits of EBOV RT-PCR testing in urine and breast milk and the need for hygiene counselling when those fluids are EBOV-positive.

Original language	English
Article number	21017
Journal	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Volume	20
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - Jan 22 2015

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Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Virology

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Moreau, M., Spencer, C., Gozalbes, J. G., Colebunders, R., Lefevre, A., Gryseels, S., Borremans, B., Gunther, S., Becker, D., Bore, J. A., Koundouno, F. R., Di Caro, A., Wölfel, R., Decroo, T., Van Herp, M., Peetermans, L., & Camara, A. M. (2015). Lactating mothers infected with Ebola virus: EBOV RTPCR of blood only may be insufficient. Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 20(3), [21017].

Lactating mothers infected with Ebola virus : EBOV RTPCR of blood only may be insufficient. / Moreau, M.; Spencer, C.; Gozalbes, J. G.; Colebunders, R.; Lefevre, A.; Gryseels, S.; Borremans, B.; Gunther, S.; Becker, D.; Bore, J. A.; Koundouno, F. R.; Di Caro, A.; Wölfel, R.; Decroo, T.; Van Herp, M.; Peetermans, L.; Camara, A. M.

In: Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, Vol. 20, No. 3, 21017, 22.01.2015.

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Moreau, M, Spencer, C, Gozalbes, JG, Colebunders, R, Lefevre, A, Gryseels, S, Borremans, B, Gunther, S, Becker, D, Bore, JA, Koundouno, FR, Di Caro, A, Wölfel, R, Decroo, T, Van Herp, M, Peetermans, L & Camara, AM 2015, 'Lactating mothers infected with Ebola virus: EBOV RTPCR of blood only may be insufficient', Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, vol. 20, no. 3, 21017.

Moreau, M. ; Spencer, C. ; Gozalbes, J. G. ; Colebunders, R. ; Lefevre, A. ; Gryseels, S. ; Borremans, B. ; Gunther, S. ; Becker, D. ; Bore, J. A. ; Koundouno, F. R. ; Di Caro, A. ; Wölfel, R. ; Decroo, T. ; Van Herp, M. ; Peetermans, L. ; Camara, A. M. / Lactating mothers infected with Ebola virus : EBOV RTPCR of blood only may be insufficient. In: Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 2015 ; Vol. 20, No. 3.

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