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One case was confirmed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and the other fulfilled clinical and epidemiological criteria. Both infants presented on day 3 with abdominal distension, reduced perfusion pressure, and hypotension; acrocyanosis progressing to ischemic digits; and respiratory distress. Both died within 24\u201348 hours of presentation. The severity of symptoms observed is likely due to a combination of contamination of the fetal blood from highly viremic mothers during delivery and a low innate antiviral type-1 interferon response. 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