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Published on: April 28, 2019
Perinatal transmission of dengue: a report of 7 cases
Christiane Fernandes Ribeiro1, Vânia Glória Silami Lopes, Patrícia Brasil
1Department of Materno-infantil, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Perinatal transmission of dengue virus was confirmed by the evidence of virus in fetal tissue, newborn serum, and placenta of pregnant women. Abortion, several different clinical findings, and placental inflammatory findings were documented. No association was seen between severity of maternal dengue and disease of the newborn.
Perinatal transmission of dengue virus was confirmed by the evidence of virus in fetal tissue, newborn serum, and placenta of pregnant women. Abortion, several different clinical findings, and placental inflammatory findings were documented. No association was seen between severity of maternal dengue and disease of the newborn.
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