Comparative genomics and host resistance against infectious diseases.

abstract：:We investigated the dynamics of seroconversion in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. During March 29-May 22, 2020, we collected serum samples and associated clinical data from 177 persons in London, UK, who had SARS-CoV-2 infection. We measured IgG against SARS-CoV-2 and compared a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Staines HM,Kirwan DE,Clark DJ,Adams ER,Augustin Y,Byrne RL,Cocozza M,Cubas-Atienzar AI,Cuevas LE,Cusinato M,Davies BMO,Davis M,Davis P,Duvoix A,Eckersley NM,Forton D,Fraser AJ,Garrod G,Hadcocks L,Hu Q,Johnson M,

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 161 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica occurred in the Jerusalem district during 2004-2005; 127 (79%) cases were in a town just outside Jerusalem. Environmental models suggest that in the context of global warming, this outbreak has the potential to extend into Jerusalem. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Singer SR,Abramson N,Shoob H,Zaken O,Zentner G,Stein-Zamir C

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two different West Nile virus (WNV) strains caused lethal encephalitis in a flock of geese and a goshawk in southeastern Hungary in 2003 and 2004, respectively. During the outbreak in geese, 14 confirmed human cases of WNV encephalitis and meningitis were reported in the same area. Sequencing of complete genomes of bo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bakonyi T,Ivanics E,Erdélyi K,Ursu K,Ferenczi E,Weissenböck H,Nowotny N

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oropouche fever is a neglected arthropodborne disease and zoonosis responsible for several outbreaks of a febrile disease in Central and South America. We present a clinical case of aseptic meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient that resulted from Oropouche virus acquired in northern Brazil but diagnosed in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Vernal S,Martini CCR,da Fonseca BAL

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From December 1999 to April 2001, the greater Edmonton region had 61 cases of invasive meningococcal infection, two fatal. The outbreak was due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C, electrophoretic type 15, serotype 2a. Analysis of the strains showed that 50 of 56 culture-confirmed cases were due to a single clone an...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tyrrell GJ,Chui L,Johnson M,Chang N,Rennie RP,Talbot JA,Edmonton Meningococcal Study Group.

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica bacteria have become increasingly resistant to antimicrobial agents, partly as a result of genes carried on integrons. Clonal expansion and horizontal gene transfer may contribute to the spread of antimicrobial drug-resistance integrons in these organisms. We investigated this resistance and integr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Krauland MG,Marsh JW,Paterson DL,Harrison LH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human metapneumovirus pneumonia, most commonly found in children, was diagnosed in an adult with encephalitis. This case suggests that testing for human metapneumovirus RNA in nasopharyngeal aspirate and cerebrospinal fluid samples should be considered in adults with encephalitis who have a preceding respiratory infec...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fok A,Mateevici C,Lin B,Chandra RV,Chong VH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During February and March 2010, the New York State Department of Health investigated secondary and tertiary vaccinia contact transmission from a military vaccinee to 4 close contacts. Identification of these cases underscores the need for strict adherence to postvaccination infection control guidance to avoid transmis...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Young GE,Hidalgo CM,Sullivan-Frohm A,Schult C,Davis S,Kelly-Cirino C,Egan C,Wilkins K,Emerson GL,Noyes K,Blog D

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4 spread into West Africa in late 2016 during the autumn bird migration. Genetic characterization of the complete genome of these viruses detected in wild and domestic birds in Cameroon in January 2017 demonstrated the occurrence of multiple virus introd...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wade A,Jumbo SD,Zecchin B,Fusaro A,Taiga T,Bianco A,Rodrigue PN,Salomoni A,Kameni JMF,Zamperin G,Nenkam R,Foupouapouognigni Y,Abdoulkadiri S,Aboubakar Y,Wiersma L,Cattoli G,Monne I

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1996 to 2000, 23 Maryland and Washington, D.C., tuberculosis cases were identified in one six-band DNA cluster. Cases were clustered on the basis of their Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. Medical record reviews and interviews were conducted to identify epidemiologic linkages. Eighteen (78%) of the 23 case-pat...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lathan M,Mukasa LN,Hooper N,Golub J,Baruch N,Mulcahy D,Benjamin W,Cronin WA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a serosurvey of 155 healthcare workers and 124 household and community members who had close contact with 18 patients who had laboratory-confirmed Nipah virus infections in Kerala, India. We detected 3 subclinical infections; 2 persons had IgM and IgG and 1 only IgM against Nipah virus. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kumar CPG,Sugunan AP,Yadav P,Kurup KK,Aarathee R,Manickam P,Bhatnagar T,Radhakrishnan C,Thomas B,Kumar A 5th,Jayasree J,Philomina B,Kumar KGS,Thulaseedharan NK,Gupta N 5th,Rajendran R,Saritha RL,Mourya DT,Gangakhedkar

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On April 23, 2009, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) was notified of a school outbreak of respiratory illness; 2 days later the infection was identified as pandemic (H1N1) 2009. This was the first major outbreak of the illness in the United States. To guide decisions on the public healt...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Balter S,Gupta LS,Lim S,Fu J,Perlman SE,New York City 2009 H1N1 Flu Investigation Team.

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We estimated cost-effectiveness of annually vaccinating children not at high risk with inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) to range from US $12,000 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) saved for children ages 6-23 months to $119,000 per QALY saved for children ages 12-17 years. For children at high risk (preexisting ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Prosser LA,Bridges CB,Uyeki TM,Hinrichsen VL,Meltzer MI,Molinari NA,Schwartz B,Thompson WW,Fukuda K,Lieu TA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild red foxes was found in southern France, where livestock and other wildlife species are infected. Foxes frequently interact with cattle but have been underestimated as a reservoir of M. bovis. Our results suggest a possible role of the red fox in the epidemiology of bovine tubercul...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Michelet L,De Cruz K,Hénault S,Tambosco J,Richomme C,Réveillaud É,Gares H,Moyen JL,Boschiroli ML

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed university-based outbreaks of meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B and vaccination responses in the United States in the years following serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine availability. Ten university-based outbreaks occurred in 7 states during 2013-2018, causing a total of 39 cases and 2 deat...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Soeters HM,McNamara LA,Blain AE,Whaley M,MacNeil JR,Hariri S,Mbaeyi SA,Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease University Outbreak Group.

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Residents of the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam have a long tradition of eating raw fish. Fish-borne zoonotic trematodes (FZTs) are estimated to infect ≈1 million persons in Vietnam. It remains uncertain at what stages in the aquaculture production cycle fish become infected with FZTs. Newly hatched fish (...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Phan VT,Ersbøll AK,Nguyen TT,Nguyen KV,Nguyen HT,Murrell D,Dalsgaard A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 3 cases of spotted fever group rickettsial infection (presumed Queensland tick typhus) in residents of northern Queensland, Australia, who had unusually severe clinical manifestations. Complications included renal failure, purpura fulminans, and severe pneumonia. Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia austral...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： McBride WJ,Hanson JP,Miller R,Wenck D

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective investigation of skin and soft tissue infections caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains among inmates in a Wisconsin correctional facility suggested a shift in MRSA genotype. Case timeline indicated a displacement of USA400 clone by USA300 clone. The U...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Stemper ME,Brady JM,Qutaishat SS,Borlaug G,Reed J,Reed KD,Shukla SK

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a major cause of illness and death worldwide. We analyzed temporal trends of SAB incidence and death in Denmark during 2008-2015. SAB incidence increased 48%, from 20.76 to 30.37 per 100,000 person-years, during this period (p<0.001). The largest change in incidence was observ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Thorlacius-Ussing L,Sandholdt H,Larsen AR,Petersen A,Benfield T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the global illness and deaths caused by rotavirus disease, we reviewed studies published from 1986 to 2000 on deaths caused by diarrhea and on rotavirus infections in children. We assessed rotavirus-associated illness in three clinical settings (mild cases requiring home care alone, moderate cases requirin...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Parashar UD,Hummelman EG,Bresee JS,Miller MA,Glass RI

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the presence of various Beta-lactamase genes within the bacteriophages in sewage. Results showed the occurrence of phage particles carrying sequences of bla(OXA-2), bla(PSE-1) or bla(PSE-4) and bla(PSE)-type genes. Phages may contribute to the spread of some Beta-lactamase genes. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Muniesa M,García A,Miró E,Mirelis B,Prats G,Jofre J,Navarro F

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is the only zoonotic prion disease described to date. Although the zoonotic potential of atypical BSE prions have been partially studied, an extensive analysis is still needed. We conducted a systematic study by inoculating atypical BSE isolates from different countries...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Marín-Moreno A,Huor A,Espinosa JC,Douet JY,Aguilar-Calvo P,Aron N,Píquer J,Lugan S,Lorenzo P,Tillier C,Cassard H,Andreoletti O,Torres JM

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a case-control study to investigate factors associated with epidemic cholera. Water treatment and handwashing may have been protective, highlighting the need for personal hygiene for cholera prevention in contaminated urban environments. We also found a diverse diet, a possible proxy for improved nutritio...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Dunkle SE,Mba-Jonas A,Loharikar A,Fouché B,Peck M,Ayers T,Archer WR,De Rochars VM,Bender T,Moffett DB,Tappero JW,Dahourou G,Roels T,Quick R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired Enterobacteriaceae infection and culture-negative meningitis are rare and atypical subtypes of meningitis in adults. Of 37 patients who had atypical suppurative meningitis during 1993-2015 in Okinawa, Japan, 54.5% had strongyloidiasis, of which 9.1% cases were hyperinfections and 3.0% dissemination....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mukaigawara M,Nakayama I,Gibo K

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2017, a patient became febrile within 4 days after visiting a rustic conference center in Austin, Texas, USA, where Austin Public Health suspected an outbreak of tickborne relapsing fever a month earlier. Evaluation of a patient blood smear and molecular diagnostic assays identified Borrelia turicatae as the ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bissett JD,Ledet S,Krishnavajhala A,Armstrong BA,Klioueva A,Sexton C,Replogle A,Schriefer ME,Lopez JE

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2005, a marked increase in hantavirus infections was observed in Germany. Large cities and areas where hantaviruses were not known to be endemic were affected. A case-control study identified the following independent risk factors for infection: occupational exposure for construction workers, living <100 meter from...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Abu Sin M,Stark K,van Treeck U,Dieckmann H,Uphoff H,Hautmann W,Bornhofen B,Jensen E,Pfaff G,Koch J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human penicilliosis marneffei is an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungus Penicillium marneffei. High prevalence of infection among bamboo rats of the genera Rhizomys and Cannomys suggest that these rodents are a key facet of the P. marneffei life cycle. We trapped bamboo rats during June 2004-July 2005 acr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cao C,Liang L,Wang W,Luo H,Huang S,Liu D,Xu J,Henk DA,Fisher MC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most exposures of residents of Marseille to nonhuman primates occurred among unvaccinated adult travelers to Southeast Asia within the first 10 days of their arrival at 2 major tourist locations in Thailand and 1 in Indonesia. A small proportion of travelers received rabies immunoglobulin in the country of exposure. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Blaise A,Parola P,Brouqui P,Gautret P

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:St. Louis encephalitis virus infection was detected in summer 2015 in southern California after an 11-year absence, concomitant with an Arizona outbreak. Sequence comparisons showed close identity of California and Arizona isolates with 2005 Argentine isolates, suggesting introduction from South America and underscori...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： White GS,Symmes K,Sun P,Fang Y,Garcia S,Steiner C,Smith K,Reisen WK,Coffey LL

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial distribution and antimicrobial drug resistance were monitored in patients with bacterial bloodstream infections in rural hospitals in Ghana. In 2001-2002 and in 2009, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi was the most prevalent pathogen. Although most S. enterica serovar Typhi isolates were chloramphenicol resis...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gross U,Amuzu SK,de Ciman R,Kassimova I,Gross L,Rabsch W,Rosenberg U,Schulze M,Stich A,Zimmermann O

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00