A belated thank you for the many replies and help I received both directly and via Lactnet. The mother is being tested, as well as the baby. They had labs run this week, so hopefully she will have some answers soon. This mother has no risk factors, has never been to any of the countries where HTLV-1 is prevalant. I will update again when I learn something new. For now, she is plans to have her pumped milk (both fresh and frozen) tested for the presence of the antibodies. Mellanie Sheppard, IBCLC Arlington, TX *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html