RE: West Nile Virus in pregnancy

<x-charset iso-8859-1>Please keep us informed. Besides the human interest, the large number of
asymptomatic cases could make this an issue.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Snedeker [mailto:jsnedek2@twcny.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 9:42 PM
To: WESTNILEVIRUS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: West Nile Virus in pregnancy

I'm a pediatric infectious diseases practitioner who has been consulted
regarding a case of serologically-confirmed West Nile Virus infection in a
woman who is currently 32 weeks pregnant. The infection probably occurred
at 26-27 weeks gestation, but was unrecognized as a WNV infection at that
time for a variety of reasons.

I have been unable to learn anything at all about fetal outcomes following
WNV infection in pregnancy, despite extensive Medline searching and several
phone calls to WNV experts at CDC and elsewhere.

I would be most grateful if anyone on this listserv who has any personal
experience with WNV infections in pregnancy (in the US or elsewhere in the
world) would share information regarding any adverse effects on the child
either in the immediate postnatal period, or later in childhood (e.g.
developmental delay, seizures, etc.) Replies should be sent to me directly
if any personal or confidential information is included that might not be
appropriate for posting on the listserv. Many thanks!

--
Jeff Snedeker, MD
Northeast Pediatrics
10 Graham Road West
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone (607) 257-2188
Fax (607) 266-7341
email jsnedek2@twcny.rr.com
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