Saturday, 26 September 2020

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (415): vertical transmission, Fido, WHO, global

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
Background: The occurrence of transplacental transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains highly debated. Placental positivity for SARS-CoV-2 has been reported in selected cases, but infection or virus-associated disease of fetal tissues or newborns remains to be demonstrated.
Methods: We screened for SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein expression [in] placentas from 101 women who delivered between 7 Feb 2020 and 15 May 2020, including 15 tested

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7814181&promed&0

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