Human metapneumovirus detection in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

abstract：:Human parvovirus 4 infections are primarily associated with parenteral exposure in western countries. By ELISA, we demonstrate frequent seropositivity for antibody to parvovirus 4 viral protein 2 among adult populations throughout sub-Saharan Africa (Burkina Faso, 37%; Cameroon, 25%; Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sharp CP,Vermeulen M,Nébié Y,Djoko CF,LeBreton M,Tamoufe U,Rimoin AW,Kayembe PK,Carr JK,Servant-Delmas A,Laperche S,Harrison GL,Pybus OG,Delwart E,Wolfe ND,Saville A,Lefrère JJ,Simmonds P

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has established a syndromic surveillance system that monitors emergency department visits to detect disease outbreaks early. Routinely collected chief complaint information is transmitted electronically to the health department daily and analyzed for temporal a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Heffernan R,Mostashari F,Das D,Karpati A,Kulldorff M,Weiss D

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report epidemic typhus in a French patient returning from Algeria. The diagnosis was confirmed by serologic testing and the isolation of Rickettsia prowazekii in blood. Initially the patient was thought to have typhoid fever. Because body lice are prevalent in industrialized regions, the introduction of typhus to p...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Niang M,Brouqui P,Raoult D

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartonella spp. infect humans and many animal species. Mainly because PCR studies have demonstrated Bartonella DNA in ticks, some healthcare providers believe that these microorganisms are transmitted by ticks. B. henselae, in particular, is regarded as being present in and transmissible by the Ixodes scapularis tick....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Telford SR 3rd,Wormser GP

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Vellore, a region in southern India, has a high incidence of severe human infections with Beta-hemolytic group C and G streptococci (GCGS). To determine the causative species in these infections, we conducted 16S rRNA gene sequencing: Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (81%) and S. anginosus (19%) were the ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Reissmann S,Friedrichs C,Rajkumari R,Itzek A,Fulde M,Rodloff AC,Brahmadathan KN,Chhatwal GS,Nitsche-Schmitz DP

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1,068 asymptomatic close contacts of patients with severe acute respiratory (SARS) from the 2003 epidemic in Hong Kong were serologically tested, and 2 (0.19%) were positive for SARS coronavirus immunoglobulin G antibody. SARS rarely manifests as a subclinical infection, and at present, wild animal species ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Leung GM,Chung PH,Tsang T,Lim W,Chan SK,Chau P,Donnelly CA,Ghani AC,Fraser C,Riley S,Ferguson NM,Anderson RM,Law YL,Mok T,Ng T,Fu A,Leung PY,Peiris JS,Lam TH,Hedley AJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From July to September 1999, a widespread outbreak of meningoencephalitis associated with West Nile virus (Flavivirus, Flaviviridae) occurred in southern Russia, with hundreds of cases and dozens of deaths. Two strains of West Nile virus isolated from patient serum and brain-tissue samples reacted in hemagglutination-...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lvov DK,Butenko AM,Gromashevsky VL,Larichev VP,Gaidamovich SY,Vyshemirsky OI,Zhukov AN,Lazorenko VV,Salko VN,Kovtunov AI,Galimzyanov KM,Platonov AE,Morozova TN,Khutoretskaya NV,Shishkina EO,Skvortsova TM

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsia felis has been reported to be a cause of fever in sub-Saharan Africa, but this association has been poorly evaluated in Gabon. We assessed the prevalence of this bacterium among children <15 years of age in 4 areas of Gabon; the locations were in urban, semiurban, and rural areas. DNA samples from 410 febri...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mourembou G,Lekana-Douki JB,Mediannikov O,Nzondo SM,Kouna LC,Essone JC,Fenollar F,Raoult D

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of influenza-associated hospitalizations in tropical settings are lacking. To increase understanding of the effect of influenza in Singapore, we estimated the age-specific influenza-associated hospitalizations for pneumonia and influenza during 2004-2008 and 2010-2012. The rate of hospitalization was 28.3/100,...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ang LW,Lim C,Lee VJ,Ma S,Tiong WW,Ooi PL,Lin RT,James L,Cutter J

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:A 56-year-old man receiving rituximab who had months of neurologic symptoms was found to have Jamestown Canyon virus in cerebrospinal fluid by clinical metagenomic sequencing. The patient died, and postmortem examination revealed extensive neuropathologic abnormalities. Deep sequencing enabled detailed characterizatio...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Solomon IH,Ganesh VS,Yu G,Deng XD,Wilson MR,Miller S,Milligan TA,Mukerji SS,Mathewson A,Linxweiler J,Morse D,Ritter JM,Staples JE,Hughes H,Gould CV,Sabeti PC,Chiu CY,Piantadosi A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed data from the 2015 and 2016 meningitis epidemic seasons in Central African Republic as part of the national disease surveillance. Of 80 tested specimens, 66 belonged to meningococcal serogroup W. Further analysis found that 97.7% of 44 isolates belonged to the hyperinvasive clonal complex sequence type 11....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Frank T,Hong E,Mbecko JR,Lombart JP,Taha MK,Rubbo PA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropheryma whipplei endocarditis differs from classic Whipple disease, which primarily affects the gastrointestinal system. We diagnosed 28 cases of T. whipplei endocarditis in Marseille, France, and compared them with cases reported in the literature. Specimens were analyzed mostly by molecular and histologic techniq...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fenollar F,Célard M,Lagier JC,Lepidi H,Fournier PE,Raoult D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of Q fever occurred in South Wales, United Kingdom, from July 15 through September 30, 2002. To investigate the outbreak a cohort and nested case-control study of persons who had worked at a cardboard manufacturing plant was conducted. The cohort included 282 employees and subcontractors, of whom 253 (90%)...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： van Woerden HC,Mason BW,Nehaul LK,Smith R,Salmon RL,Healy B,Valappil M,Westmoreland D,de Martin S,Evans MR,Lloyd G,Hamilton-Kirkwood M,Williams NS

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that lethal, urban rat control is associated with a significant increase in the odds that surviving rats carry Leptospira interrogans. Our results suggest that human interventions have the potential to affect and even increase the prevalence of zoonotic pathogens within rat populations. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lee MJ,Byers KA,Donovan CM,Bidulka JJ,Stephen C,Patrick DM,Himsworth CG

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endemic scrub typhus was recently detected on Chiloé Island in southern Chile. We report a series of cases, acquired over a wide geographical range in continental Chile during 2016-2018, demonstrating that this emerging rickettsial infection is also found on the mainland of South America. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Weitzel T,Martínez-Valdebenito C,Acosta-Jamett G,Jiang J,Richards AL,Abarca K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yaws is targeted for eradication by 2020. The mainstay of the eradication strategy is mass treatment followed by case finding. Modeling has been used to inform programmatic requirements for other neglected tropical diseases and could provide insights into yaws eradication. We developed a model of yaws transmission var...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Marks M,Mitjà O,Fitzpatrick C,Asiedu K,Solomon AW,Mabey DC,Funk S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) resistance remains a serious threat in the treatment of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections. We analyzed an international collection of 55 S. maltophilia TMP/SMX-sensitive (S) (n=30) and -resistant (R) (n=25) strains for integrons; sul1, sul2 and dhfr genes; and insertion el...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Toleman MA,Bennett PM,Bennett DM,Jones RN,Walsh TR

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San Francisco, California, USA. The California Department of Public Health in collaboration with San Francisco Project Homeless Connect initiated a program in 2007 to col...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bonilla DL,Kabeya H,Henn J,Kramer VL,Kosoy MY

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding which emerging infectious diseases are of international public health concern is vital. The International Health Regulations include a decision instrument to help countries determine which public health events are of international concern and require reporting to the World Health Organization (WHO) on th...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Edelstein M,Heymann DL,Giesecke J,Weinberg J

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:Veterinary diagnostic laboratories identify and characterize influenza A viruses primarily through passive surveillance. However, additional surveillance programs are needed. To meet this need, an active surveillance program was conducted at pig farms throughout the midwestern United States. From June 2009 through Dec...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Corzo CA,Culhane M,Juleen K,Stigger-Rosser E,Ducatez MF,Webby RJ,Lowe JF

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1) is a zoonotic virus that causes fatal encephalitis in humans who are infected after contact with exotic squirrels. We analyzed the brain lesions and the immune responses in all 4 known human cases that showed panencephalitis. Inflammatory infiltrates in areas positive for VSBV...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tappe D,Schmidt-Chanasit J,Rauch J,Allartz P,Herden C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used administrative databases to assess babesiosis among elderly persons in the United States by year, sex, age, race, state of residence, and diagnosis months during 2006-2008. The highest babesiosis rates were in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and Massachusetts, and findings suggested babesiosis expansion t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Menis M,Anderson SA,Izurieta HS,Kumar S,Burwen DR,Gibbs J,Kropp G,Erten T,Macurdy TE,Worrall CM,Kelman JA,Walderhaug MO

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterovirus 71 is reported to have emerged in Cambodia in 2012; at least 54 children with severe encephalitis died during that outbreak. We used serum samples collected during 2000-2011 to show that the virus had been widespread in the country for at least a decade before the 2012 outbreak. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Horwood PF,Andronico A,Tarantola A,Salje H,Duong V,Mey C,Ly S,Dussart P,Cauchemez S,Buchy P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV), a flavivirus belonging to the Japanese encephalitis serogroup, can cause severe clinical manifestations in humans. We report a fatal case of MVEV infection in a young woman who returned from Australia to Canada. The differential diagnosis for travel-associated encephalitis shou...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Niven DJ,Afra K,Iftinca M,Tellier R,Fonseca K,Kramer A,Safronetz D,Holloway K,Drebot M,Johnson AS

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquitoes and mosquitoborne disease transmission are sensitive to hydrologic variability. If local hydrologic conditions can be monitored or modeled at the scales at which these conditions affect the population dynamics of vector mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit, a means for monitoring or modeling mosquito p...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Shaman J,Day JF

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a new paramyxovirus closely related to human mumps virus (MuV) was detected in bats. We generated recombinant MuVs carrying either or both of the fusion and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase bat virus glycoproteins. These viruses showed replication kinetics similar to human MuV in cultured cells and were neutraliz...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Katoh H,Kubota T,Ihara T,Maeda K,Takeda M,Kidokoro M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:School closure is a proposed strategy for reducing influenza transmission during a pandemic. Few studies have assessed how families respond to closures, or whether other interactions during closure could reduce this strategy's effect. Questionnaires were administered to 220 households (438 adults and 355 children) wit...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Johnson AJ,Moore ZS,Edelson PJ,Kinnane L,Davies M,Shay DK,Balish A,McCarron M,Blanton L,Finelli L,Averhoff F,Bresee J,Engel J,Fiore A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00