Secondary and tertiary transmission of vaccinia virus from US military service member.

abstract：:Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a major cause of invasive disease in neonates in the United States. Surveillance of invasive GBS disease in Minnesota, USA, during 2000-2010 yielded 449 isolates from 449 infants; 257 had early-onset (EO) disease (by age 6 days) and 192 late-onset (LO) disease (180 at age 7-89 days, 12 a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ferrieri P,Lynfield R,Creti R,Flores AE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare but serious infection. In March 2012, several cases of probable and laboratory-confirmed fungal endophthalmitis occurring after invasive ocular procedures were reported nationwide. We identified 47 cases in 9 states: 21 patients had been exposed to the intraocular dye Brilliant Blue G ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mikosz CA,Smith RM,Kim M,Tyson C,Lee EH,Adams E,Straif-Bourgeois S,Sowadsky R,Arroyo S,Grant-Greene Y,Duran J,Vasquez Y,Robinson BF,Harris JR,Lockhart SR,Török TJ,Mascola L,Park BJ,Fungal Endophthalmitis Outbreak Resp

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migratory birds have been implicated in the long-range spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A virus (H5N1) from Asia to Europe and Africa. Although sampling of healthy wild birds representing a large number of species has not identified possible carriers of influenza virus (H5N1) into Europe, surveillanc...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pasick J,Berhane Y,Embury-Hyatt C,Copps J,Kehler H,Handel K,Babiuk S,Hooper-McGrevy K,Li Y,Mai Le Q,Lien Phuong S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high percentage of camel handlers in Saudi Arabia are seropositive for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We found that 12/100 camel handlers and their family members in Pakistan, a country with extensive camel MERS-CoV infection, were seropositive, indicating that MERS-CoV infection of these populations ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zheng J,Hassan S,Alagaili AN,Alshukairi AN,Amor NMS,Mukhtar N,Nazeer IM,Tahir Z,Akhter N,Perlman S,Yaqub T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four calves were experimentally inoculated with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A/cat/Germany/R606/2006 (H5N1) isolated from a cat in 2006. All calves remained healthy, but several animals shed low amounts of virus, detected by inoculation of nasal swab fluid into embryonated chicken eggs and onto MDCK cells. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kalthoff D,Hoffmann B,Harder T,Durban M,Beer M

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:To confirm whether respiratory virus infections increase susceptibility to invasive pneumococcal pneumonia, we examined data from 11 influenza seasons (1994-2005) in the United States. Invasive pneumococcal pneumonia was significantly associated with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus activities in 5 seasons. A...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zhou H,Haber M,Ray S,Farley MM,Panozzo CA,Klugman KP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In September 2015, 4CMenB meningococcal vaccine was introduced into the United Kingdom infant immunization program without phase 3 trial information. Understanding the effect of this program requires enhanced surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) Neisseria meningitidis isolates and comparison with preva...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rodrigues CMC,Lucidarme J,Borrow R,Smith A,Cameron JC,Moxon ER,Maiden MCJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Infection by Baylisascaris procyonis is an uncommon but devastating cause of eosinophilic meningitis. We report the first case-patient, to our knowledge, who recovered from B. procyonis eosinophilic meningitis without any recognizable neurologic deficits. The spectrum of illness for this organism may be wider than pre...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pai PJ,Blackburn BG,Kazacos KR,Warrier RP,Bégué RE

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We detected 2 hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains in an acutely infected immunocompetent patient. Two populations of genotype 3 virus were observed in the hypervariable regions and open reading frames 2 and 3, indicating multiple infection with hepatitis E virus. Persons with mixed infections may provide the opportunity f...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Smith DB,Vanek J,Wellington L,Johannessen I,Ramalingam S,Simmonds P

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi in Singapore, a malaria-free country. Diagnosis was confirmed by PCR with validated species-specific primers. In industrialized countries, free-ranging primates are a potential source of P. knowlesi human infection. P. knowlesi infection is a differential diag...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ng OT,Ooi EE,Lee CC,Lee PJ,Ng LC,Pei SW,Tu TM,Loh JP,Leo YS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eczema herpeticum can clinically resemble smallpox. On the basis of the algorithm for rapid evaluation of patients with an acute generalized vesiculopustular rash illness, our patient met criteria for high risk for smallpox. The Tzanck preparation was critical for rapid diagnosis of herpetic infection and exclusion of...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Boyd DA,Sperling LC,Norton SA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past exposure to diverse pathogens. Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus, but broader testing of existing serologic surveys with multiplex...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Arnold BF,Scobie HM,Priest JW,Lammie PJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the clinical and epidemiologic features of an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The study comprised 63 patients hospitalized in 2017. The overall case-fatality rate was 22.2%; fatal outcome was significantly associated with a negative IgM test result, longer prothro...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Niazi AU,Jawad MJ,Amirnajad A,Durr PA,Williams DT

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has recently emerged to cause a human pandemic. Although molecular diagnostic tests were rapidly developed, serologic assays are still lacking, yet urgently needed. Validated serologic assays are needed for contact tracing, identifying th...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Okba NMA,Müller MA,Li W,Wang C,GeurtsvanKessel CH,Corman VM,Lamers MM,Sikkema RS,de Bruin E,Chandler FD,Yazdanpanah Y,Le Hingrat Q,Descamps D,Houhou-Fidouh N,Reusken CBEM,Bosch BJ,Drosten C,Koopmans MPG,Haagmans BL

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some parts of western Africa, Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) have reached capacity. Unless capacity is rapidly scaled up, the chance to avoid a generalized Ebola epidemic will soon diminish. The World Health Organization and partners are considering additional Ebola patient care options, including community care ce...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kucharski AJ,Camacho A,Checchi F,Waldman R,Grais RF,Cabrol JC,Briand S,Baguelin M,Flasche S,Funk S,Edmunds WJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the genetic diversity of measles virus (MV) in Nigeria (2004-2005) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (2002-2006). Genotype B3 strains circulating in Kinshasa, DRC, in 2002-2003 were fully replaced by genotype B2 in 2004 at the end of the second Congo war. In Nigeria (2004-2005), two geneti...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kremer JR,Nkwembe E,Bola Oyefolu AO,Smit SB,Pukuta E,Omilabu SA,Adu FD,Muyembe Tamfum JJ,Muller CP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum specimens from fruit bats were obtained at restaurants in Cambodia. We detected antibodies cross-reactive to Nipah virus by enzyme immunoassay in 11 (11.5%) of 96 Lyle's flying foxes (Pteropus lylei). Our study suggests that viruses closely related to Nipah or Hendra viruses are more widespread in Southeast Asia...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Olson JG,Rupprecht C,Rollin PE,An US,Niezgoda M,Clemins T,Walston J,Ksiazek TG

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a program of population-based molecular typing of all Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained in Alabama since 1994. Of 2452 isolates, 1013 (41%) had fewer than 6 bands of IS6110; 348 (14%) had a single two-band pattern (JH2). With conventional epidemiologic methods, we identified three groups of rel...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lok KH,Benjamin WH Jr,Kimerling ME,Pruitt V,Mulcahy D,Robinson N,Keenan NB,Dunlap NE

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate whether Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) diversity in Sudan resulted from multiple introductions or from acquired changes over time from 1 introduction event, we generated complete genome sequences from RVFV strains detected during the 2007 and 2010 outbreaks. Phylogenetic analyses of small, medium, and lar...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Aradaib IE,Erickson BR,Elageb RM,Khristova ML,Carroll SA,Elkhidir IM,Karsany ME,Karrar AE,Elbashir MI,Nichol ST

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While studying respiratory infections in Peru, we identified Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) in a nasopharyngeal swab, indicating that this alphavirus can be present in human respiratory secretions. Because VEEV may be infectious when aerosolized, our finding is relevant for the management of VEEV-infected...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Juarez D,Guevara C,Wiley M,Torre A,Palacios G,Halsey ES,Ampuero S,Leguia M

更新日期：2018-08-01 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

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：: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：:Risk factors for sporadic cryptosporidiosis were determined in 152 patients and 466 unmatched controls who resided in two local government districts in North Cumbria, North West England, from March 1, 1996, to February 29, 2000. Risk was associated with the usual daily volume of cold unboiled tap water drunk (odds rat...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Goh S,Reacher M,Casemore DP,Verlander NQ,Chalmers R,Knowles M,Williams J,Osborn K,Richards S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a cause of hepatitis among HIV-infected persons, we evaluated 1985-2009 data for US military beneficiaries. Evidence of acute or prior HEV infection was detected for 7 (4%) and 5 (3%) of 194 HIV-infected persons, respectively. HEV might be a cause of acute hepatitis amon...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Crum-Cianflone NF,Curry J,Drobeniuc J,Weintrob A,Landrum M,Ganesan A,Bradley W,Agan BK,Kamili S,Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program HIV Working Group.

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified a case of fatal acute respiratory disease from household transmission of human adenovirus type 55 (HAdV-55) in Anhui Province, China. Computed tomography showed severe pneumonia. Comparative genomic analysis of HAdV-55 indicated the virus possibly originated in Shanxi Province, China. More attention shou...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Jing S,Zhang J,Cao M,Liu M,Yan Y,Zhao S,Cao N,Ou J,Ma K,Cai X,Wu J,Mei YF,Zhang Q

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:Genetic research into the select agents Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei is currently hampered by a paucity of approved antimicrobial drug-selection markers. The strict regulations imposed on researchers in the United States but not in other parts of the world lead to discrepancies in practice, hinder distribut...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Schweizer HP,Peacock SJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00