1. e-lactancia has classified the Zika virus as low risk, compatible with
breastfeeding, with no risk for breastfeeding or the infant.
2. The Zika
virus is a Flavivirus which is mainly transmitted by the bite of the
Aedes mosquitoes from infected carriers (humans and various animals).
3. Sexual
transmission as well as vertical transmission from mother to child (placental
and perinatal) has been documented sporadically.
4. The relationship between placental transmission and
congenital microcephaly is being researched.
5. Possible
transmission via transfusion is also a concern.
6. Although
Zika virus RNA has been found in breast milk, transmission of the infection
through breastfeeding has not been documented.
7. Viral
infection is asymptomatic in 75% of cases. Only one in four people develop symptoms
which are generally benign, with few complications in adults and children,
including infants, and which rarely require hospitalization.
8. In the
case of two infants who had tested positive for the virus, presumably after
perinatal transmission, one was asymptomatic and the other had mild symptoms with
doubtful links to the virus. Both infants, as well as their mothers, progressed
favorably (Besnard, 2014).
9. Given
the benefits of breastfeeding, expert committees – the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) – recommend breastfeeding even in areas where
there the Zika virus is present.
For more
detailed information, containing nine bibliographical references, please
consult the e-lactancia.org entry on the compatibility of breastfeeding withthe Zika virus prepared by pediatricians from APILAM (Association for the promotion
and scientific and cultural research of breastfeeding)
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