title: Identification of antibody against porcine coronavirus in human milk.
abstract: A total of 239 human milk samples collected from mothers in Chiba City, Japan during 1994-1997 were tested for the presence of anti-coronavirus antibody. Interestingly, twelve human milk samples were positive for IgA against porcine transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus, and this represented 5%. These findings provided evidence that the interspecies transmission of coronavirus between human and porcine might occur in nature. This report is noteworthy because it is the first, to the best of our knowledge, demonstrating the presence of antibody against porcine transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus in human milk.
authors: Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Institute of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Yoshitaka
authors: Y
authors: Terao
authors: Hirotaka
authors: H
authors: Takagi
authors: Tung Gia
authors: TG
authors: Phan
authors: Shoko
authors: S
authors: Okitsu
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Ushijima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005761:Gastroenteritis, Transmissible, of Swine / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases; D005760:Transmissible gastroenteritis virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007070:Immunoglobulin A