Good morning to you all,
Breaking news: Data show transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via breastmilk is very unlikely.
A study, launched by University of California, San Diego, in close collaboration with it’s sister campus in Los Angeles, shortly after the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, has had some great results.
They tested 64 samples from 18 women infected with SARS-CoV-2. Only one of the samples tested positive for presence of viral RNA and none contained active virus (ie, capable of replicating and causing disease).
This is significant as previous studies had reported presence of Viral DNA, but did not test for its’ activity and the sample size was very small.
The new study shows that the presence of viral RNA in breastmilk is not only rare, but also does not represent active virus that can replicate and cause disease.
The study can be found here:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.12.20127944v1
Funding for the study was provided also by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation as an unrestricted emergency grant.
https://www.larsson-rosenquist.org/en/activities/news/p20-lrf-momi-core-...
Janet Prince RM IBCLC
Head Relationship Management
Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation
Rheinstrasse 1
8500 Frauenfeld / Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 41 510 05 11
Mobile: +41 (0) 79 890 37 34
www.larsson-rosenquist.org
CHIFA profile: Janet Prince is Head of Relationship Management at the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation in Switzerland. Professional interests: Breastfeeding, IYCF, Emergency/crisis situations. janet.prince AT larsson-rosenquist.org
