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Holder Pasteurization Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in Human Breast Milk

Carina Conzelmann, Rüdiger Groß, Toni Luise Meister, Daniel Todt, Adalbert Krawczyk, Ulf Dittmer, Steffen Stenger, Jan Münch, Eike Steinmann, Janis A Müller, Stephanie Pfaender
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.17.155689
Carina Conzelmann
1Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Rüdiger Groß
1Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Toni Luise Meister
2Department of Molecular and Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Daniel Todt
2Department of Molecular and Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Adalbert Krawczyk
3Department of Infectious Diseases, West German Centre of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
4Institute for Virology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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Ulf Dittmer
4Institute for Virology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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Steffen Stenger
5Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Jan Münch
1Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Eike Steinmann
2Department of Molecular and Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Janis A Müller
1Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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  • For correspondence: janis.mueller@uni-ulm.de
Stephanie Pfaender
2Department of Molecular and Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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  • For correspondence: janis.mueller@uni-ulm.de
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Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 RNA has been detected in the human breast milk of infected mothers, raising concerns regarding the safety of breastfeeding upon infection. We here show that holder pasteurization inactivates SARS-CoV-2 and provides an alternative and safe option for infected mothers to continue feeding breast milk to their infants.

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Holder Pasteurization Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in Human Breast Milk
Carina Conzelmann, Rüdiger Groß, Toni Luise Meister, Daniel Todt, Adalbert Krawczyk, Ulf Dittmer, Steffen Stenger, Jan Münch, Eike Steinmann, Janis A Müller, Stephanie Pfaender
bioRxiv 2020.06.17.155689; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.17.155689
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Holder Pasteurization Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in Human Breast Milk
Carina Conzelmann, Rüdiger Groß, Toni Luise Meister, Daniel Todt, Adalbert Krawczyk, Ulf Dittmer, Steffen Stenger, Jan Münch, Eike Steinmann, Janis A Müller, Stephanie Pfaender
bioRxiv 2020.06.17.155689; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.17.155689

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