Prolonged Maternal Shedding and Maternal-fetal Transmission of Measles Virus

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Charlier, Caroline | Dina, Julia | Freymuth, François | Vabret, Astrid | Lortholary, Olivier | Antona, Denise | Lecuit, Marc

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International audience. Prolonged measles virus detection in maternal saliva and blood was evidenced in 6 pregnant women. Maternal-fetal transmission was evidenced in 2 of 4 infants who were asymptomatic at birth, 21–24 weeks after maternal infection. Whereas peripartum congenital measles is severe, asymptomatic measles virus vertical transmission can occur earlier in pregnancy.

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