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Lyme Disease
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Lyme Disease
© 2017-2024 IABLE, Inc.
Lyme Disease
IABLE
Topic Outline
Lyme Disease
© 2017-2024 IABLE, Inc.
Maternal/Parental Infections Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease

There is no evidence that Lyme disease is spread through breastmilk.1 There are no documented cases of infants developing Lyme disease via breastmilk. There is no absolute indication to pump and dump.

References

(1)          Kimberline, D.; Brady, M.; Jackson, M.; Long, S. Red Book: 2021 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases – Section 3: Summary of Infectious Diseases. In Red Book: 2018-2021 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases 31st; American Academy of Pediatrics: Itasca, IL, 2021. p. 516.