Mother-to-Child Transmission of Andes Virus through Breast Milk, Chile1
Marcela Ferrés

, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Jenniffer Angulo, Carolina Henríquez, Jorge Vera-Otárola, María José Vergara, Javier Pérez, Jorge Fernández, Viviana Sotomayor, María Francisca Valdés, Diego González-Candia, Nicole D. Tischler, Cecilia Vial, Pablo Vial, Gregory Mertz, and Nicole Le Corre
Author affiliations: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile (M. Ferrés, C. Martinez-Valdebenito, J. Angulo, C. Henriquez, J. Vera-Otarola, M.J. Vergara, J. Perez, N. Le Corre); Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago (J. Fernandez); Ministerio de Salud de Chile, Santiago (V. Sotomayor, M.F. Valdes); Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago (D. Gonzalez-Candia, N. Tischler); Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago (N. Tischler); Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago (C. Vial, P. Vial); University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (G. Mertz)
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Figure 1. Epidemiologic timeline for mother-to-child transmission of Andes virus through breast milk, Chile. A) Key epidemiologic events related to the mother (represented by M, red circles and lines) and the newborn (NB, blue circle and lines). Blue-and-red circle represents the birth of the newborn; light green rectangle represents the 15 days of close contact that included breastfeeding. We show details for the baby above the time bar and details for the mother below the time bar. B) Longest (black bar) and shortest (light gray bar) probable person-to-person incubation period.
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