Cross-jurisdictional transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Maryland and Washington, D C, 1996-2000, linked to the homeless.

abstract：:In the 19th century, it was discovered that immune sera were useful in treating infectious diseases. Serum therapy was largely abandoned in the 1940s because of the toxicity associated with the administration of heterologous sera and the introduction of effective antimicrobial chemotherapy. Recent advances in the tech...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Casadevall A

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of febrile illness occurred in Gabon in 2007, with 20,000 suspected cases. Chikungunya or dengue-2 virus infections were identified in 321 patients; 8 patients had documented co-infections. Aedes albopictus was identified as the principal vector for the transmission of both viruses. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Leroy EM,Nkoghe D,Ollomo B,Nze-Nkogue C,Becquart P,Grard G,Pourrut X,Charrel R,Moureau G,Ndjoyi-Mbiguino A,De-Lamballerie X

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widespread deaths recently devastated the smallest known population of Ethiopian wolves. Of 7 carcasses found, all 3 tested were positive for rabies. Two wolves were subsequently vaccinated for rabies; 1 of these later died from canine distemper. Only 2 of a known population of 13 wolves survived. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Marino J,Sillero-Zubiri C,Deressa A,Bedin E,Bitewa A,Lema F,Rskay G,Banyard A,Fooks AR

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is the prototype of the family Arenaviridae. LCMV can be associated with severe disease in humans, and its global distribution reflects the broad dispersion of the primary rodent reservoir, the house mouse (Mus musculus). Recent interest in the natural history of the virus has...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Albariño CG,Palacios G,Khristova ML,Erickson BR,Carroll SA,Comer JA,Hui J,Briese T,St George K,Ksiazek TG,Lipkin WI,Nichol ST

更新日期：2010-07-01 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

abstract：:Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a polio-like disease that results in paralysis in previously healthy persons. Although the definitive cause of AFM remains unconfirmed, enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is suspected based on 2014 data demonstrating an increase in AFM cases concomitant with an EV-D68 outbreak. We examined the pr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Uprety P,Curtis D,Elkan M,Fink J,Rajagopalan R,Zhao C,Bittinger K,Mitchell S,Ulloa ER,Hopkins S,Graf EH

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides have a role in public health as part of sustainable integrated mosquito management. Other components of such management include surveillance, source reduction or prevention, biological control, repellents, traps, and pesticide-resistance management. We assess the future use of mosquito control pesticides in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rose RI

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the specificity of Morogoro virus for its reservoir host, we studied its host range and genetic diversity in Tanzania. We found that 2 rodent species other than Mastomys natalensis mice carry arenaviruses. Analysis of 340 nt of the viral RNA polymerase gene showed sympatric occurrence of 3 distinct arenav...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： de Bellocq JG,Borremans B,Katakweba A,Makundi R,Baird SJ,Becker-Ziaja B,Günther S,Leirs H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 2,882 Streptococcus pneumoniae sent to the Spanish Reference Laboratory during 2002, 75 (2.6%) were ciprofloxacin-resistant. Resistance was associated with older patients (3.9% in adults and 7.2% in patients > or =65 years of age), with isolation from noninvasive sites (4.3% vs. 1.0%), and with penicillin and ma...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： de la Campa AG,Balsalobre L,Ardanuy C,Fenoll A,Pérez-Trallero E,Liñares J,Spanish Pneumococcal Infection Study Network G03\/103.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, the seroprevalence rate for hepatitis E virus (HEV) is approximately 20%. This study examined HEV seroprevalence in persons with and without chronic liver disease. Our data indicate that HEV seropositivity is high in patients with chronic liver disease and that HEV seroprevalence increases signif...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Atiq M,Shire NJ,Barrett A,Rouster SD,Sherman KE,Shata MT

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe the epidemiology and clinical course of patients hospitalized with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Kenya, we reviewed medical records of 49 such patients hospitalized during July-November 2009. The median age (7 years) was lower than that in industrialized countries. More patients had HIV than the general Kenyan p...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Osoro EM,Munyua P,Muthoka P,Gikundi S,Njenga MK,Lifumo S,Achilla R,Waiboci L,Nzioka C,Omolo J,Feikin DR,Breiman RF,Katz MA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2006, Tahyna virus was isolated from Culex spp. mosquitoes collected in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. In 2007, to determine whether this virus was infecting humans, we tested serum from febrile patients. We found immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG against the virus, which suggests human infection in this region....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lu Z,Lu XJ,Fu SH,Zhang S,Li ZX,Yao XH,Feng YP,Lambert AJ,Ni da X,Wang FT,Tong SX,Nasci RS,Feng Y,Dong Q,Zhai YG,Gao XY,Wang HY,Tang Q,Liang GD

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1992 to 1999, we analyzed >2.5 million cases of influenzalike illness (ILI). Nationwide influenza epidemics generally lasted 3-4 months in winter. Kriging analysis, which illustrates geographic movement, showed that the starting areas of peak ILI activity were mostly found in western Japan. Two spreading patterns...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sakai T,Suzuki H,Sasaki A,Saito R,Tanabe N,Taniguchi K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1994 and 1996, three elephants from an exotic animal farm in Illinois died of pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In October 1996, a fourth living elephant was culture-positive for M. tuberculosis. Twenty-two handlers at the farm were screened for tuberculosis (TB); eleven had positive reactio...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Michalak K,Austin C,Diesel S,Bacon MJ,Zimmerman P,Maslow JN

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia. We investigated TBEV in Kyrgyzstan by collecting small mammals and ticks from diverse localities and analyzing them for evidence of TBEV infection. We found TBEV circulating in Kyrgyzstan much farther south and at higher altitudes than pr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Briggs BJ,Atkinson B,Czechowski DM,Larsen PA,Meeks HN,Carrera JP,Duplechin RM,Hewson R,Junushov AT,Gavrilova ON,Breininger I,Phillips CJ,Baker RJ,Hay J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess dissemination of OXA-23-producing strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, we obtained 20 carbapenem-resistant, OXA-23-producing isolates from different regions. Their clonal relationship was assessed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing. We identified 8 sequence types, including 4 n...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mugnier PD,Poirel L,Naas T,Nordmann P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To our knowledge, previous population-based surveys have not assessed misconceptions about antibacterial drug use over time. We documented a 26.3% decline in a key misconception in California women in 2003 compared to 2000; declines varied significantly by education level. Educational campaigns specifically designed t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cummings KC,Rosenberg J,Vugia DJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated transmission characteristics of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a mother and son from Spain. Despite differences in patient age and disease manifestations, we found the same strain properties in these patients as in UK vCJD cases. A single strain of agent appears to be responsible for all vCJD cas...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Diack AB,Boyle A,Ritchie D,Plinston C,Kisielewski D,de Pedro-Cuesta J,Rábano A,Will RG,Manson JC

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was isolated from 12 febrile humans in Yucatan, Mexico, in 2015. One patient was co-infected with dengue virus type 1. Two additional CHIKV isolates were obtained from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes collected in the homes of patients. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the CHIKV isolates belong to t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cigarroa-Toledo N,Blitvich BJ,Cetina-Trejo RC,Talavera-Aguilar LG,Baak-Baak CM,Torres-Chablé OM,Hamid MN,Friedberg I,González-Martinez P,Alonzo-Salomon G,Rosado-Paredes EP,Rivero-Cárdenas N,Reyes-Solis GC,Farfan-Ale JA,Garcia

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence now confirms that noncommunicable chronic diseases can stem from infectious agents. Furthermore, at least 13 of 39 recently described infectious agents induce chronic syndromes. Identifying the relationships can affect health across populations, creating opportunities to reduce the impact of chronic disease b...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： O'Connor SM,Taylor CE,Hughes JM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Babesia microti, an intraerythrocytic parasite, is tickborne in nature. In contrast to transmission by blood transfusion, which has been well documented, transmission associated with solid organ transplantation has not been reported. We describe parasitologically confirmed cases of babesiosis diagnosed ≈8 weeks posttr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Brennan MB,Herwaldt BL,Kazmierczak JJ,Weiss JW,Klein CL,Leith CP,He R,Oberley MJ,Tonnetti L,Wilkins PP,Gauthier GM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A is increasingly a cause of enteric fever. Sequence analysis of an Indian isolate showed a unique strain with high-level resistance to ciprofloxacin associated with double mutations in the DNA gyrase subunit gyrA (Ser83-->Phe and Asp87-->Gly) and a mutation in topoisomerase IV su...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Nair S,Unnikrishnan M,Turner K,Parija SC,Churcher C,Wain J,Harish N

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reservoir and mode of transmission of Pneumocystis jirovecii remain uncertain. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 126 San Francisco General Hospital staff in clinical (n = 103) and nonclinical (n = 23) occupations to assess whether occupational exposure was associated with immune responses to P. jirovecii. We...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tipirneni R,Daly KR,Jarlsberg LG,Koch JV,Swartzman A,Roth BM,Walzer PD,Huang L

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed attack rates for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in three categories of hospital workers (nurses, nonmedical support staff, and other technical or medical staff) in all public hospitals in Hong Kong that had admitted SARS patients. Of 16 such hospitals, 14 had cases. The overall attack rate was 1....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lau JT,Yang X,Leung PC,Chan L,Wong E,Fong C,Tsui HY

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite high vaccination coverage in most European countries, large community outbreaks of measles do occur, normally clustered around schools and resulting from suboptimal vaccination coverage. To determine whether or when it is worth implementing outbreak-response vaccination campaigns in schools, we used stochastic...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bonačić Marinović AA,Swaan C,Wichmann O,van Steenbergen J,Kretzschmar M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to be a notable cause of hospital-acquired infections. A statewide screening and control policy was implemented in Western Australia (WA) after an outbreak of epidemic MRSA in a Perth hospital in 1982. We report on statutory notifications from 1998 to 2002 a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Dailey L,Coombs GW,O'Brien FG,Pearman JW,Christiansen K,Grubb WB,Riley TV

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three worldwide (pandemic) outbreaks of influenza occurred in the 20th century: in 1918, 1957, and 1968. The latter 2 were in the era of modern virology and most thoroughly characterized. All 3 have been informally identified by their presumed sites of origin as Spanish, Asian, and Hong Kong influenza, respectively. T...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kilbourne ED

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of spongiform encephalopathy in a zebu (Bos indicus) was identified in a zoo in Switzerland. Although histopathologic and immunohistochemical analyses of the central nervous system indicated a diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), molecular typing showed some features different from those...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Seuberlich T,Botteron C,Wenker C,Café-Marçal VA,Oevermann A,Haase B,Leeb T,Heim D,Zurbriggen A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the cause of Lyme borreliosis) seropositivity in Germany, we tested serum samples from health survey (2008-2011) participants. Seroprevalence was 5.8% among women and 13.0% among men; infection risk was highest among persons >60 years of age. Public health interventions, incl...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wilking H,Fingerle V,Klier C,Thamm M,Stark K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is the first confirmation of Rickettsia felis in Australia. The organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in Western Australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein A genes. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Schloderer D,Owen H,Clark P,Stenos J,Fenwick SG

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00