Specific IgM and IgG responses in primary and secondary dengue virus infections determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

abstract：:Patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation become immunocompromised for various reasons. Deep granulocytopenia, induced by conditioning (chemotherapy and total body irradiation), renders the patient at risk for serious bacterial and fungal infections. Our strategy for prevention of these infections by selective d...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Guiot HF,van Furth R

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumption of poultry meat is considered as one of the main sources of human campylobacteriosis, and there is clearly a need for new surveillance and control measures based on quantitative data on Campylobacter spp. colonization dynamics in broiler chickens. We conducted four experimental infection trials, using four...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bahrndorff S,Garcia AB,Vigre H,Nauta M,Heegaard PM,Madsen M,Hoorfar J,Hald B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The co-existence of stroke and HIV has increased in recent years, but the impact of HIV on post-stroke outcomes is poorly understood. We examined the impact of HIV on inpatient mortality, length of acute hospital stay and complications (pneumonia, respiratory failure, sepsis and convulsions), in hospitalized strokes i...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Cumming K,Tiamkao S,Kongbunkiat K,Clark AB,Bettencourt-Silva JH,Sawanyawisuth K,Kasemsap N,Mamas MA,Seeley JA,Myint PK

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japan has been free from rabies since 1958. A strict import regimen has been adopted since 2004 consisting of identification of an animal with microchip, two-time rabies vaccination, neutralizing antibody titration test and a waiting period of 180 days. The present study aims to quantitatively assess the risk of rabie...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kwan NC,Sugiura K,Hosoi Y,Yamada A,Snary EL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzyme immunoassays (EIA) for IgG and IgM antibodies against influenza A and B virus are described. One hundred and seven subjects with a clinical diagnosis of acute respiratory infection (influenza, bronchitis or pneumonia) were selected for this study during two epidemics of influenza A which occurred in Finland in ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Koskinen P,Vuorinen T,Meurman O

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As feral swine continue to expand their geographical range and distribution across the United States, their involvement in crop damage, livestock predation, and pathogen transmission is likely to increase. Despite the relatively recent discovery of feral swine involvement in the aetiology of a variety of pathogens, th...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Pedersen K,Pabilonia KL,Anderson TD,Bevins SN,Hicks CR,Kloft JM,Deliberto TJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to investigate space-time patterns of Campylobacter spp. colonization in broiler flocks in Norway. Data on the Campylobacter spp. status at the time of slaughter of 16 054 broiler flocks from 580 farms between 2002 and 2006 was included in the study. Spatial relative risk maps together with ma...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Jonsson ME,Norström M,Sandberg M,Ersbøll AK,Hofshagen M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relationship of genetic polymorphisms in cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) with susceptibility to viral hepatitis was already investigated by many association studies. The aim of this study was to more comprehensively analyse associations between genetic polymorphisms in C...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Yu Y,Qu J,Zhou C,You G

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the methylene blue test for the examination of cows milk was investigated in an inter-laboratory survey. A poor relationship was found between results of these tests and total viable counts. Coliforms were detected in a large number of pasteurized milks, indicating frequent post-pasteurization contamination...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Greenwood MH,Gill P,Coetzee EF,Ford BM,Hooper WL,Matthews SC,Patrick S

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many infectious diseases in humans may manifest with no or mild symptoms. While numerous studies have estimated the proportion of infectious individuals in whom symptoms are absent during the entire course of infection, the contribution of asymptomatic cases to the overall cumulative incidence is difficult to untangle...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Champredon D,Moghadas SM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measles elimination goals have been adopted in a range of countries, sub-regions, and regions since the WHO declared an elimination goal by 2015 or 2020. All countries attempt to achieve and maintain high coverage through routine immunization programmes. This routine strategy, however, does not ensure the elimination ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bhattacharyya S,Ferrari MJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Spain, vaccination against rubella was initiated in schoolgirls in the mid-1970s. In Gipuzkoa, subsequent extensions to the vaccination schedule culminated in 1992 with the introduction of the two-dose measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in children and adolescents of both sexes. Moreover, in 1985 a programme for th...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Cilla G,Dorronsoro M,Sáenz-Domínguez JR,Serrano E,Pérez-Trallero E

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health threat. Misdiagnosis and delayed therapy of sputum smear-negative TB can affect the treatment outcomes and promote pathogen transmission. The application of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) has been recommended but needs clinical evidence. We c...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Liu Q,Ji Y,Martinez L,Lu W,Shi X,Wang J,Zeng Y

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus, commonly transmitted by mosquitoes, causes a human disease of significant social impact and presents a serious public health problem in Brazil. This report describes the unusual emergence of DENV-4 in northern Brazil after a nearly 30-year-long absence. DENV-4 genotype I is of Asian origin and was identi...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Pinho AC,Sardi SI,Paula FL,Peixoto IB,Brandão CJ,Fernandez FM,Campos GS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During June-August 2013, 25 US states reported 631 cyclosporiasis cases including Nebraska and Iowa where a regional investigation implicated common-source imported salad mix served in two chain restaurants. At least two common-origin growing fields were likely sources of contaminated romaine lettuce. Using producer- ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Buss BF,Joshi MV,Dement JL,Cantu V,Safranek TJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous modelling studies have estimated that between 1% and 10% of human salmonella infections are attributable to pig meat consumption. In response to this food safety threat the British pig industry have initiated a salmonella monitoring programme. It is anticipated that this programme will contribute to achieving...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hill AA,Snary EL,Arnold ME,Alban L,Cook AJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports on the clinical profiles of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) case-patients and the management of acyclovir prescriptions. We designed a study on the causes of encephalitis in France in 2007. Case-patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled in all the hospitals that volunteered to parti...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Stahl JP,Mailles A,De Broucker T,Steering Committee and Investigators Group.

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a nucleic acid dot-blot hybridization test for the detection of astroviruses in stool samples. The test was not as sensitive as electron microscopy for the detection of low numbers of well preserved astrovirus particles, but was able to identify astroviruses in stools containing particles of indistin...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Willcocks MM,Carter MJ,Silcock JG,Madeley CR

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are an estimated 277,000 cases of campylobacteriosis in Australia each year, most of which are thought to be sporadically acquired. To explore causes for these infections, we conducted a multi-centre case-control study of patients and community controls across five Australian States during 2001-2002. A total of ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Stafford RJ,Schluter P,Kirk M,Wilson A,Unicomb L,Ashbolt R,Gregory J,OzFoodNet Working Group.

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of environmental decontamination (ED) as a measure in the control of infectious diseases is controversial. This work quantifies the effectiveness of ED by analysing the transmission of pathogens from the environment to susceptible hosts in a Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible model. Analysis of the mod...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bani-Yaghoub M,Gautam R,Döpfer D,Kaspar CW,Ivanek R

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A micro-epidemic of hantavirus infections occurred in Lower Bavaria, South-East Germany, starting in April 2004. While only three cases were registered from 2001 to 2003, a dramatically increased number of clinically apparent human hantavirus infections (n=38) was observed in 2004, plus seven additional cases by June ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Essbauer S,Schmidt J,Conraths FJ,Friedrich R,Koch J,Hautmann W,Pfeffer M,Wölfel R,Finke J,Dobler G,Ulrich R

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent resurgence in serious infections due to Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) has been observed in the United Kingdom. More information on Hib transmission in the population is required in order to better understand the mechanism of this increase. The Public Health Laboratory Service (subsumed into the Health P...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： McVernon J,Howard AJ,Slack MP,Ramsay ME

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In April 2015, Finnish public health authorities alerted European Union member states of a possible multi-country Salmonella enteritidis outbreak linked to an international youth ice-hockey tournament in Latvia. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Finnish and Latvian authorities initiated an...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Pärn T,Dahl V,Lienemann T,Perevosčikovs J,De Jong B

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O157 infections cause an estimated 60 deaths and 73 000 illnesses annually in the United States. A marked summer peak in incidence is largely unexplained. We investigated an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections at an agricultural fair in Ohio and implicated consumption of beverages made with fairground...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Crump JA,Braden CR,Dey ME,Hoekstra RM,Rickelman-Apisa JM,Baldwin DA,De Fijter SJ,Nowicki SF,Koch EM,Bannerman TL,Smith FW,Sarisky JP,Hochberg N,Mead PS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influenza virus continues to pose a significant threat to public health throughout the world. Current avian influenza outbreaks in humans have heightened the need for improved surveillance and planning. Despite recent advances in the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs, seasonal epidemics of influenza cont...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Fleming DM,Elliot AJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plague, which is most often caused by the bite of Yersinia pestis-infected fleas, is a rapidly progressing, serious disease that can be fatal without prompt antibiotic treatment. In late December 2007, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred in Nimroz Province of southern Afghanistan. Of the 83 probable cases of...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Leslie T,Whitehouse CA,Yingst S,Baldwin C,Kakar F,Mofleh J,Hami AS,Mustafa L,Omar F,Ayazi E,Rossi C,Noormal B,Ziar N,Kakar R

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous respiratory tract infections (RTI) and antibiotics consumption as possible risk factors for extended duration of PRP carriage were investigated in 24 children (cases) with previous carriage of penicillin-resistant pneumococci (PRP) for a duration exceeding 120 days (median 168 days) and a control group of 53 ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Gunnarsson O,Ekdahl K

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the association between farm management factors, including antimicrobial drug usage, and resistance in commensal Escherichia coli isolates from the faeces of white veal calves. Ninety E. coli isolates from one pooled sample per farm (n = 48) were tested for their phenotypical res...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bosman AB,Wagenaar JA,Stegeman JA,Vernooij JC,Mevius DJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples from 2427 cattle, 661 goats, 104 sheep, 98 camels and 82 horses were screened for brucella infections by the Rose Bengal Test and positive reactors confirmed by the complement fixation test. In cattle, the highest individual seroprevalence was in dairy herds kept under the intensive husbandry system, with an i...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Omer MK,Skjerve E,Holstad G,Woldehiwet Z,Macmillan AP

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 23 August and 15 December 1990 an epidemic of cholera affected Mozambican refugees in Malawi causing 1931 cases (attack rate = 2.4%); 86% of patients had arrived in Malawi < 3 months before illness onset. There were 68 deaths (case-fatality rate = 3.5%); most deaths (63%) occurred within 24 h of hospital admis...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Swerdlow DL,Malenga G,Begkoyian G,Nyangulu D,Toole M,Waldman RJ,Puhr DN,Tauxe RV

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00