Ferrés, MarcelaMartínez-Valdebenito, ConstanzaAngulo, JennifferHenríquez, CarolinaVera-Otaróla, JorgeVergara, María JoséPérez, JavierFernández, JorgeSotomayor, VivianaValdés, María FranciscaGonzález-Candia, DiegoTischler, Nicole D.Vial, CeciliaVial, PabloMertz, GregoryLe Corre, Nicole2021-07-222021-07-222020-08Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 august, vol.26(8)https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.200204http://hdl.handle.net/11447/4195Andes virus (ANDV) is the only hantavirus transmitted between humans through close contact. We detected the genome and proteins of ANDV in breast milk cells from an infected mother in Chile who transmitted the virus to her child, suggesting gastrointestinal infection through breast milk as a route of ANDV person-to-person transmission.enAndes virusChileBreast-feedingGastrointestinal tractHantavirusNeonatal deathTransmissionVirusesArticle