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. 2022 Oct;33(10):e13861.
doi: 10.1111/pai.13861.

Is monkeypox virus transmissible by breastfeeding?

Philippe Van de Perre  1 , Jean-Pierre Molès  1 , Nigel Rollins  2
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Is monkeypox virus transmissible by breastfeeding?

Philippe Van de Perre et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2022 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: breast milk; breastfeeding; human orthopoxviruses; monkeypox virus; mother-to-child-transmission.

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