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From: Rod.M@p19.f9.n125.z1.fidonet.org (Rod M)
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Subject: (2352) RE: (2340) TRANSMI
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In a message to Bill Sklar <14 Aug 90  9:52:00> Greg2 wrote:

 Gr> Transmission via milk (if really true) would suggest that HIV is
 Gr> a lot easier to contract than we've thought.  Has anyone looked
 Gr> at the research on this one?
 
The following references are cited in the 6th Conference abstracts:

     Th.C.48 - This was the Soviet study that indicated infant to mother 
transmission was possible - after eliminating all other risk factors for the 
mother.  The infants seemingly were infected by either blood products or 
reused needles.  The transmission seems to have been blood to blood - i.e. 
cracks in the mothers' nipples and aphthae in the infants' mouths.

     Th.C.609 - Maternal-Infant HIV-1 Transmission (MIT) in Breastfed Haitian 
Infants. In the conclusions, "... The rate of MIT in this breast-fed 
polulation was similar to that observed in non-breastfed populations."

     Th.C.660 - Epidemiology and Natural History of HIV Infection in Children. 
Results From the Italian Multicentre Study on 1316 Subjects.  "The 
mother-to-child transmission rate of infection can be estimated to be about 
25%, with a possible negative influence of breast-feeding."

     2525 - [Listed in index - but could not locate in the publications?]

Hope that this gives you a start.

Rod

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