Rickettsia felis in fleas, Western Australia.

abstract：:We screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for hepatitis E virus in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pas SD,de Man RA,Mulders C,Balk AH,van Hal PT,Weimar W,Koopmans MP,Osterhaus AD,van der Eijk AA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective population-based study of 140 episodes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis bacteremia occurring in Finland during 1995-2004. Rare emm types were associated with more severe disease and increased mortality rates. Skin and soft tissue infections were more frequent clinical signs...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rantala S,Vahakuopus S,Vuopio-Varkila J,Vuento R,Syrjanen J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed 56 Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) in the United States and identified costs incurred since 2014 ($1.76 million/ETC) and sustainability strategies. ETCs reported heavy reliance on federal funding. It is uncertain if, or for how long, ETCs can maintain capabilities should federal funding expire in 2020. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Herstein JJ,Le AB,McNulty LA,Buehler SA,Biddinger PD,Hewlett AL,Lowe JJ,Gibbs SG

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a laboratory-confirmed case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in a pregnant woman. Although the patient had respiratory failure, a healthy infant was subsequently delivered, and the mother is now well. There was no evidence of viral shedding at delivery. Antibodies to SARS virus were detected in co...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Robertson CA,Lowther SA,Birch T,Tan C,Sorhage F,Stockman L,McDonald C,Lingappa JR,Bresnitz E

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to clarify changes in serotypes and genotypes mediating β-lactam and macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Japanese children who had invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) after the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced into Japan; 341 participating general hospit...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chiba N,Morozumi M,Shouji M,Wajima T,Iwata S,Ubukata K,Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases Surveillance Study Group.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global surveillance for a novel rhinovirus genotype indicated its association with community outbreaks and pediatric respiratory disease in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Molecular dating indicates that these viruses have been circulating for at least 250 years. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Briese T,Renwick N,Venter M,Jarman RG,Ghosh D,Köndgen S,Shrestha SK,Hoegh AM,Casas I,Adjogoua EV,Akoua-Koffi C,Myint KS,Williams DT,Chidlow G,van den Berg R,Calvo C,Koch O,Palacios G,Kapoor V,Villari J,Dominguez S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the pediatric population...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Loo LH,Tan BH,Ng LM,Tee NW,Lin RT,Sugrue RJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Madagascar is more seriously affected by plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, than any other country. The Plague National Control Program was established in 1993 and includes human surveillance. During 1998-2016, a total of 13,234 suspected cases were recorded, mainly from the central highlands; 27% were conf...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Andrianaivoarimanana V,Piola P,Wagner DM,Rakotomanana F,Maheriniaina V,Andrianalimanana S,Chanteau S,Rahalison L,Ratsitorahina M,Rajerison M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High frequencies of antimicrobial drug resistance were observed in O157 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli strains recovered from patients in Michigan during 2010-2014. Resistance was more common in non-O157 strains and independently associated with hospitalization, indicating that resistance could contribute ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mukherjee S,Mosci RE,Anderson CM,Snyder BA,Collins J,Rudrik JT,Manning SD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, bed bugs have been considered uncommon in the industrialized world. This study determined the extent of reemerging bed bug infestations in homeless shelters and other locations in Toronto, Canada. Toronto Public Health documented complaints of bed bug infestations from 46 locations in 2003, most common...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hwang SW,Svoboda TJ,De Jong IJ,Kabasele KJ,Gogosis E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis occurred in Delhi, India, during August and September 1996. The etiologic agent was confirmed as enterovirus type 70 by a modified centrifugation-enhanced culture method followed by immunofluorescence and neutralization tests. After nearly a decade, this virus is reemerg...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Maitreyi RS,Dar L,Muthukumar A,Vajpayee M,Xess I,Vajpayee RB,Seth P,Broor S

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian influenza that infects poultry in close proximity to humans is a concern because of its pandemic potential. In 2004, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N3 occurred in poultry in British Columbia, Canada. Surveillance identified two persons with confirmed avian influenza infection. Symptoms includ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tweed SA,Skowronski DM,David ST,Larder A,Petric M,Lees W,Li Y,Katz J,Krajden M,Tellier R,Halpert C,Hirst M,Astell C,Lawrence D,Mak A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a newly discovered pathogen thought to be associated with respiratory disease. We report the results of a study of 587 children hospitalized with respiratory infection over a 13-month period. HMPV was detected in the nasopharyngeal aspirates from 32 (5.5%) children by reverse transcript...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Peiris JS,Tang WH,Chan KH,Khong PL,Guan Y,Lau YL,Chiu SS

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated chikungunya outbreaks in South India and observed a high attack rate, particularly among adults and women. Transmission was facilitated by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in peridomestic water containers, as indicated by a high Breteau index. We recommended vector control measures and health education to prom...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kaur P,Ponniah M,Murhekar MV,Ramachandran V,Ramachandran R,Raju HK,Perumal V,Mishra AC,Gupte MD

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-genome analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected in Russia (N = 71) from patients with tuberculous spondylitis supports a detailed characterization of pathogen strain distributions and drug resistance phenotype, plus distinguished occurrence and association of known resistance mutations. We ident...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chernyaeva E,Rotkevich M,Krasheninnikova K,Yurchenko A,Vyazovaya A,Mokrousov I,Solovieva N,Zhuravlev V,Yablonsky P,O'Brien SJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic gastric banding is a common bariatric procedure worldwide. Rapidly growing mycobacteria are environmental organisms increasingly seen as pathogens,often in infected prosthetic material. We report 18 cases of infection associated with laparoscopic gastric banding caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum and M. ab...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wright HL,Thomson RM,Reid AB,Carter R,Bartley PB,Newton P,Coulter C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manifestations of human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME), a tick-borne infection caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, range from asymptomatic disease to fulminant infection and may be particularly severe in persons infected with HIV. We conducted a serologic study to determine the epidemiology of HME in HIV-positive patients ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Talbot TR,Comer JA,Bloch KC

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：: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：:Recent autochthonous transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria in previously malaria-free temperate regions has generated renewed interest in the epidemiology of this disease. Accurate estimates of the incubation period and time to relapse are required for effective malaria surveillance; however, this information is cu...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lover AA,Coker RJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmissible mink encepholapathy (TME) is a foodborne transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of ranch-raised mink; infection with a ruminant TSE has been proposed as the cause, but the precise origin of TME is unknown. To compare the phenotypes of each TSE, bovine-passaged TME isolate and 3 distinct natural bo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Baron T,Bencsik A,Biacabe AG,Morignat E,Bessen RA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children do not seem to drive transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We isolated culture-competent virus in vitro from 12 (52%) of 23 SARS-CoV-2-infected children; the youngest was 7 days old. Our findings show that symptomatic neonates, children, and teenagers shed infectious SA...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： L'Huillier AG,Torriani G,Pigny F,Kaiser L,Eckerle I

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection can be asymptomatic is unclear. We examined the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV among 674 healthcare workers from a hospital in which a SARS outbreak had occurred. A total of 353 (52%) experienced mild self-limiting illnesses, and 321 (48...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chan PK,Ip M,Ng KC,Rickjason CW,Wu A,Lee N,Rainer TH,Joynt GM,Sung JJ,Tam JS

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeless persons in San Francisco, California, USA,have been shown to have head and body lice infestations and Bartonella quintana infections. We surveyed a self selected population of homeless persons in San Francisco to assess infestations of head and body lice, risks of having body lice, and presence of B. quintana...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bonilla DL,Cole-Porse C,Kjemtrup A,Osikowicz L,Kosoy M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since Ebola virus disease was identified in West Africa on March 23, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has undertaken the most intensive response in the agency's history; >3,000 staff have been involved, including >1,200 deployed to West Africa for >50,000 person workdays. Efforts have include...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Frieden TR,Damon IK

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We detected 3 lyssaviruses in insectivorous bats sampled in South Africa during 2003-2018. We used phylogenetic analysis to identify Duvenhage lyssavirus and a potentially new lyssavirus, provisionally named Matlo bat lyssavirus, that is related to West Caucasian bat virus. These new detections highlight that much abo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Coertse J,Grobler CS,Sabeta CT,Seamark ECJ,Kearney T,Paweska JT,Markotter W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The massive reemergence of diphtheria in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union marked the first large-scale diphtheria epidemic in industrialized countries in 3 decades. Factors contributing to the epidemic included a large population of susceptible adults; decreased childhood immunization, which com...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Vitek CR,Wharton M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare workers accounted for a large proportion of persons with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) during the worldwide epidemic of early 2003. We conducted an investigation of healthcare workers exposed to laboratory-confirmed SARS patients in the United States to evaluate infection-control practices and po...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Park BJ,Peck AJ,Kuehnert MJ,Newbern C,Smelser C,Comer JA,Jernigan D,McDonald LC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baboons on South Africa's Cape Peninsula come in frequent contact with humans. To determine potential health risks for both species, we screened 27 baboons from 5 troops for 10 infections. Most (56%) baboons had antibodies reactive or cross-reactive to human viruses. Spatial overlap between these species poses low but...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Drewe JA,O'Riain MJ,Beamish E,Currie H,Parsons S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis and typhoid fever in Malawi and South Africa, we compared case frequency and patient age distribution. Invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis showed a clear bimodal age distribution; the infection developed in women at a younger age than in men. Case frequenc...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Feasey NA,Archer BN,Heyderman RS,Sooka A,Dennis B,Gordon MA,Keddy KH

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00