Characterization of Nipah virus from naturally infected Pteropus vampyrus bats, Malaysia.

abstract：:In 2015, Clostridium difficile testing rates among 30 US community, multispecialty, and cancer hospitals were 14.0, 16.3, and 33.9/1,000 patient-days, respectively. Pooled hospital onset rates were 0.56, 0.84, and 1.57/1,000 patient-days, respectively. Higher testing rates may artificially inflate reported rates of C....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kamboj M,Brite J,Aslam A,Kennington J,Babady NE,Calfee D,Furuya Y,Chen D,Augenbraun M,Ostrowsky B,Patel G,Mircescu M,Kak V,Tuma R,Karre TA,Fry DA,Duhaney YP,Moyer A,Mitchell D,Cantu S,Hsieh C,Warren N,Martin S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After 70 years with no confirmed autochthonous cases of dengue fever in Japan, 19 cases were reported during August-September 2014. Dengue virus serotype 1 was detected in 18 patients. Phylogenetic analysis of the envelope protein genome sequence from 3 patients revealed 100% identity with the strain from the first pa...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kutsuna S,Kato Y,Moi ML,Kotaki A,Ota M,Shinohara K,Kobayashi T,Yamamoto K,Fujiya Y,Mawatari M,Sato T,Kunimatsu J,Takeshita N,Hayakawa K,Kanagawa S,Takasaki T,Ohmagari N

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few data exist about perceptions regarding the etiology of foodborne illness. Among public health staff throughout Tennessee, the three pathogens most commonly believed to cause foodborne illness in the United States actually account for only 12% of disease. Fewer than 3% of respondents correctly identified the leadin...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Jones TF,Gerber DE

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:In 2008, acute hepatitis E infection was confirmed in 4 passengers returning to the United Kingdom after a world cruise. Epidemiologic investigation showed that of 789 persons who provided blood samples, 195 (25%) were seropositive, 33 (4%) had immunoglobulin [Ig] M levels consistent with recent acute infection (11 of...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Said B,Ijaz S,Kafatos G,Booth L,Thomas HL,Walsh A,Ramsay M,Morgan D,Hepatitis E Incident Investigation Team.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diphtheritic polyneuropathy is a vaccine-preventable illness caused by exotoxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. We present a retrospective convenience case series of 15 children (6 girls)<15 years of age (mean age 5.2 years, case-fatality rate 53%, and 1 additional case-patient who was ventilator dep...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mateen FJ,Bahl S,Khera A,Sutter RW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight fatal cases of tick-borne encephalitis with an unusual hemorrhagic syndrome were identified in 1999 in the Novosibirsk Region, Russia. To study these strains, we sequenced cDNA fragments of protein E gene from six archival formalin-fixed brain samples. Phylogenetic analysis showed tick-borne encephalitis variant...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ternovoi VA,Kurzhukov GP,Sokolov YV,Ivanov GY,Ivanisenko VA,Loktev AV,Ryder RW,Netesov SV,Loktev VB

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize genetic variation of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) transmitted in the Beijing area during the epidemic outbreak of 2003, we sequenced 29 full-length S genes of SARS-CoV from 20 hospitalized SARS patients on our unit, the Beijing 302 Hospital. Viral RNA templates fo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Xu D,Zhang Z,Chu F,Li Y,Jin L,Zhang L,Gao GF,Wang FS

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：:Japanese spotted fever (JSF) and scrub typhus (ST) are endemic to Japan and share similar clinical features. To document the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics that distinguish these 2 rickettsial diseases, during 2004-2015 we recruited 31 JSF patients, 188 ST patients, and 97 nonrickettsial disease patients f...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sando E,Suzuki M,Katoh S,Fujita H,Taira M,Yaegashi M,Ariyoshi K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria with intrinsic resistance to antibiotics are found in nature. Such organisms may acquire additional resistance genes from bacteria introduced into soil or water, and the resident bacteria may be the reservoir or source of widespread resistant organisms found in many environments. We isolated antibiotic-resist...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ash RJ,Mauck B,Morgan M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By using data from a 2015 clinical trial on Ebola convalescent-phase plasma in Guinea, we assessed the prevalence of electrolyte and metabolic abnormalities at admission and their predictive value to stratify patients into risk groups. Patients underwent testing with a point-of-care device. We used logistic regression...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： van Griensven J,Bah EI,Haba N,Delamou A,Camara BS,Olivier KJ,De Clerck H,Nordenstedt H,Semple MG,Van Herp M,Buyze J,De Crop M,Van Den Broucke S,Lynen L,De Weggheleire A,Ebola-Tx Consortium.

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were investigated for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) through RNA tests, serologic response, and viral culture. Of 537 specimens from patients in whom SARS was clinically diagnosed, 332 (60%) had SARS-CoV RNA in one or more clinical specimens, compared with 1 (0.3%) of 332...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chan KH,Poon LL,Cheng VC,Guan Y,Hung IF,Kong J,Yam LY,Seto WH,Yuen KY,Peiris JS

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During May-August 2016, mumps virus genotype K was detected in 12 Vietnam citizens who entered China at the Shuikou border crossing and 1 girl from China. We provide evidence that mumps genotype K is circulating in Vietnam and was imported to China from Vietnam. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Liu W,Deng L,Lin X,Wang X,Ma Y,Deng Q,Xue X,Zhong G,Jin L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental status after acute West Nile virus infection has not been examined objectively. We compared Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status scores of 116 patients with West Nile fever or West Nile neuroinvasive disease. Mental status was poorer and cognitive complaints more frequent with West Nile neuroinvasive diseas...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Haaland KY,Sadek J,Pergam S,Echevarria LA,Davis LE,Goade D,Harnar J,Nofchissey RA,Sewel CM,Ettestad P

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adventure travel is becoming more popular, increasing the likelihood of contact with unusual pathogens. We investigated an outbreak of leptospirosis in "Eco-Challenge" multisport race athletes to determine illness etiology and implement public health measures. Of 304 athletes, we contacted 189 (62%) from the United St...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sejvar J,Bancroft E,Winthrop K,Bettinger J,Bajani M,Bragg S,Shutt K,Kaiser R,Marano N,Popovic T,Tappero J,Ashford D,Mascola L,Vugia D,Perkins B,Rosenstein N,Eco-Challenge Investigation Team.

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：: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

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：:A major problem resulting from interrupted tuberculosis (TB) treatment is the development of drug-resistant TB, including multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB), a more deadly and costly-to-treat form of the disease. Global health systems are not equipped to diagnose and treat the current burden of MDR TB. TB-infected foreig...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tschampl CA,Garnick DW,Zuroweste E,Razavi M,Shepard DS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the presence in US pigs of rotavirus H (RVH), identified in pigs in Japan and Brazil. From 204 samples collected during 2006-2009, we identified RVH in 15% of fecal samples from 10 US states, suggesting that RVH has circulated in the United States since 2002, but probably longer. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Marthaler D,Rossow K,Culhane M,Goyal S,Collins J,Matthijnssens J,Nelson M,Ciarlet M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with immunodeficiency-associated vaccine-derived poliovirus (iVDPV) are potential poliovirus reservoirs in the posteradication era that might reintroduce polioviruses into the community. We update the iVDPV registry in Iran by reporting 9 new patients. In addition to national acute flaccid paralysis surveilla...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Shaghaghi M,Shahmahmoodi S,Nili A,Abolhassani H,Madani SP,Nejati A,Yousefi M,Kandelousi YM,Irannejad M,Shaghaghi S,Zahraei SM,Mahmoudi S,Gouya MM,Yazdani R,Azizi G,Parvaneh N,Aghamohammadi A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional serosurvey was conducted to assess the proportion of persons exposed to hantaviruses in a virus-endemic area of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Findings of this study suggested the presence of > or =1 hantaviruses circulating in this region causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, mild disease, or a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Limongi JE,da Costa FC,Pinto RM,de Oliveira RC,Bragagnolo C,Lemos ER,de Paula MB,Pajuaba Neto AA,Ferreira MS

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:In 2017, a dengue epidemic of unexpected magnitude occurred in Sri Lanka. A total of 186,101 suspected cases and 440 dengue-related deaths occurred. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of this epidemic by comparing national surveillance data for 2017 with data from the preceding 5 years. In all Sri Lanka districts, ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tissera HA,Jayamanne BDW,Raut R,Janaki SMD,Tozan Y,Samaraweera PC,Liyanage P,Ghouse A,Rodrigo C,de Silva AM,Fernando SD

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a cluster of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) cases among unusually young patients was reported recently from the United Kingdom, we examined trends and the current incidence of CJD in the United States. We found that the age-adjusted CJD death rate in the United States is similar to published estimates of the cr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Holman RC,Khan AS,Belay ED,Schonberger LB

更新日期：1996-10-01 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：:Several unique features characterize infectious disease epidemiology in New Zealand. Historically, well-organized, government-run control programs have eliminated several zoonoses. More recently, however, communicable disease control has been mixed. Rates of rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, and enteric infectious are hi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Crump JA,Murdoch DR,Baker MG

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the 2003 Kansas West Nile virus public education campaign. Awareness was widespread but compliance was low. Spanish-speaking persons were poorly informed. Relevant factors included population segment variability, campaign content, media choice, and materials delivery methods. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Averett E,Neuberger JS,Hansen G,Fox MH

更新日期：2005-11-01 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