title: Case report: probable transmission of vaccine strain of yellow fever virus to an infant via breast milk.
abstract: The 17D yellow fever vaccine is a live-virus vaccine that has been in use since the 1940s. The incidence of encephalitis after yellow fever vaccination among young infants is much higher than among children older than nine months of age. Until recently, avoidance of vaccination by breastfeeding women who have received yellow fever vaccine had been based on theoretical grounds only. We report the probable transmission of vaccine strain of yellow fever virus from a mother to her infant through breastfeeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. susan.kuhn@albertahealthservices.ca
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: Loreto
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Twele-Montecinos
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Law
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000821:virology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D022341:Yellow Fever Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D022341:Yellow Fever Vaccine