Breastfeeding infants transmit influenza virus to the mammary glands during feeding [Dataset Part I]

ABSTRACT: Influenza virus transmission between mothers and nursing-infants has not been investigated although mothers and infants often develop severe disease. Ferrets are considered the most appropriate model for influenza studies. We investigated influenza transmission in infant and nursing-mother ferrets. Influenza infected infants transmitted virus to mother mammary glands leading to live virus excretion in milk and influenza virus positive mammary gland epithelial cells. Global gene expression analysis showed down-regulation of milk production and induction of breast involution and oncogenesis pathways. Our results provide insight into influenza transmission between mothers and infants which may impact fields of infectious disease, maternal/infant health and neoplasm etiology. Total RNA was

ORGANISM(S): Mustela putorius furo

SUBMITTER: Stephane Paquette 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-63082 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress