Case Reports (HAV)

Intrauterine Transmission of Hepatitis A Reported

Published in Virus Weekly, November 25th, 1996

What is believed to be the first reported case of hepatitis A transmission from mother to fetus has occurred in New York State.

"Numerous viruses are known to cause clinical infection in utero," researcher Enid Leiken and colleagues wrote ("Intrauterine Transmission of Hepatitis A Virus," Obstetrics and Gynecology, October 1996;88(4):690-691).

"Among the hepatotrophic viruses, the role of hepatitis B virus is well known, and the role of hepatitis C is being researched. Implication of hepatitis A virus in the neonate by fecal-oral contamination at the time of delivery has been described, but we are unaware of previous reports of intrauterine...

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Source: Virus Weekly (1996-11-25)

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