Proximity to goat farms and Coxiella burnetii seroprevalence among pregnant women.

abstract：:Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV; family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus) is an arbovirus that causes severe disease in humans in North America and in equids throughout the Americas. The enzootic transmission cycle of EEEV in North America involves passerine birds and the ornithophilic mosquito vector, Culiseta m...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Arrigo NC,Adams AP,Watts DM,Newman PC,Weaver SC

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:We describe a new Bartonella species for which we propose the name Candidatus Bartonella mayotimonensis. It was isolated from native aortic valve tissue of a person with infective endocarditis. The new species was identified by using PCR amplification and sequencing of 5 genes (16S rRNA gene, ftsZ, rpoB, gltA, and int...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lin EY,Tsigrelis C,Baddour LM,Lepidi H,Rolain JM,Patel R,Raoult D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Murine typhus was diagnosed by PCR in 50 (7%) of 756 adults with febrile illness seeking treatment at Patan Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Of patients with murine typhus, 64% were women, 86% were residents of Kathmandu, and 90% were unwell during the winter. No characteristics clearly distinguished typhus patients from...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zimmerman MD,Murdoch DR,Rozmajzl PJ,Basnyat B,Woods CW,Richards AL,Belbase RH,Hammer DA,Anderson TP,Reller LB

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a detention facility experiencing a coronavirus disease outbreak and evaluate testing strategies, we conducted a prospective cohort investigation in a facility in Louisiana, USA. We conducted SARS-CoV-2 testing for detained perso...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wallace M,James AE,Silver R,Koh M,Tobolowsky FA,Simonson S,Gold JAW,Fukunaga R,Njuguna H,Bordelon K,Wortham J,Coughlin M,Harcourt JL,Tamin A,Whitaker B,Thornburg NJ,Tao Y,Queen K,Uehara A,Paden CR,Zhang J,Tong S

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the presence of various Beta-lactamase genes within the bacteriophages in sewage. Results showed the occurrence of phage particles carrying sequences of bla(OXA-2), bla(PSE-1) or bla(PSE-4) and bla(PSE)-type genes. Phages may contribute to the spread of some Beta-lactamase genes. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Muniesa M,García A,Miró E,Mirelis B,Prats G,Jofre J,Navarro F

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An expert conference on Dengue in Africa was held in Accra, Ghana, in February 2013 to consider key questions regarding the possible expansion of dengue in Africa. Four key action points were highlighted to advance our understanding of the epidemiology of dengue in Africa. First, dengue diagnostic tools must be made m...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Jaenisch T,Junghanss T,Wills B,Brady OJ,Eckerle I,Farlow A,Hay SI,McCall PJ,Messina JP,Ofula V,Sall AA,Sakuntabhai A,Velayudhan R,Wint GR,Zeller H,Margolis HS,Sankoh O,Dengue in Africa Study Group.

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who had initial infection with mixed strains of drug-susceptible and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was presumed to have acquired drug resistance before confirmation that sequential strains were genotypically distinct. Transmitted infection with mixed strains is likely underappreciated; identifying these i...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Baffoe-Bonnie A,Houpt ER,Turner L,Dodge D,Heysell SK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy (VPSPr), a recently identified and seemingly sporadic human prion disease, is distinct from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) but shares features of Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS). However, contrary to exclusively inherited GSS, no prion protein (PrP) gene variations...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Notari S,Xiao X,Espinosa JC,Cohen Y,Qing L,Aguilar-Calvo P,Kofskey D,Cali I,Cracco L,Kong Q,Torres JM,Zou W,Gambetti P

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:A previously unidentified strain of avian hepatitis E virus (aHEV) is now endemic among chickens in Taiwan. Analysis showed that the virus is 81.5%-86.5% similar to other aHEVs. In Taiwan, aHEV infection has been reported in chickens without aHEV exposure, suggesting transmission from asymptomatic cases or repeated in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hsu IW,Tsai HJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using shotgun metagenomics, we identified an imported case of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium leprae in a Filipino resident of Saudi Arabia in 2017. We determined the phylogenomic lineage (3K1) and identified mutations in rpoB and rrs corresponding to the multidrug-resistance phenotype clinically observed. Metagenom...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Guan Q,Almutairi TS,Alhalouli T,Pain A,Alasmari F

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue is a major cause of illness among travelers and a threat to military troops operating in areas to which it is endemic. Before and during World War II, dengue frequently occurred in US military personnel in Asia and the South Pacific. From the 1960s into the 1990s, dengue often occurred in US troops in Vietnam, ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gibbons RV,Streitz M,Babina T,Fried JR

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a pilot study that attempted to infect human volunteers with Cyclospora cayetanensis. Seven healthy volunteers ingested an inoculum of Cyclospora oocysts (approximately 200-49,000 oocysts). The volunteers did not experience symptoms of gastroenteritis, and no oocysts were detected in any stool samples duri...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Alfano-Sobsey EM,Eberhard ML,Seed JR,Weber DJ,Won KY,Nace EK,Moe CL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In September 2010, autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus was recorded in southeastern France, where the Aedes albopictus mosquito vector is present. Sequence analysis of the viral genomes of imported and autochthonous isolates indicated new features for the potential emergence and spread of the virus in Euro...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Grandadam M,Caro V,Plumet S,Thiberge JM,Souarès Y,Failloux AB,Tolou HJ,Budelot M,Cosserat D,Leparc-Goffart I,Desprès P

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:To identify the vectors of bluetongue virus (BTV) in Germany, we monitored Culicoides spp. biting midges during April 2007-May 2008. Molecular characterization of batches of midges that tested positive for BTV suggests C. obsoletus sensu stricto as a relevant vector of bluetongue disease in central Europe. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hoffmann B,Bauer B,Bauer C,Bätza HJ,Beer M,Clausen PH,Geier M,Gethmann JM,Kiel E,Liebisch G,Liebisch A,Mehlhorn H,Schaub GA,Werner D,Conraths FJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 19th century, it was discovered that immune sera were useful in treating infectious diseases. Serum therapy was largely abandoned in the 1940s because of the toxicity associated with the administration of heterologous sera and the introduction of effective antimicrobial chemotherapy. Recent advances in the tech...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Casadevall A

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report key epidemiologic parameter estimates for coronavirus disease identified in peer-reviewed publications, preprint articles, and online reports. Range estimates for incubation period were 1.8-6.9 days, serial interval 4.0-7.5 days, and doubling time 2.3-7.4 days. The effective reproductive number varied widely...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Biggerstaff M,Cowling BJ,Cucunubá ZM,Dinh L,Ferguson NM,Gao H,Hill V,Imai N,Johansson MA,Kada S,Morgan O,Pastore Y Piontti A,Polonsky JA,Prasad PV,Quandelacy TM,Rambaut A,Tappero JW,Vandemaele KA,Vespignani A,Warmbr

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated an indirect immunofluorescence assay based on virus-infected cells for detecting anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibody. All confirmed SARS cases demonstrated seroconversion or fourfold rise in IgG antibody titer; no control was positive. Se...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chan PK,Ng KC,Chan RC,Lam RK,Chow VC,Hui M,Wu A,Lee N,Yap FH,Cheng FW,Sung JJ,Tam JS

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve understanding of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we assessed the epidemiology of an outbreak on a cruise ship, February 5-24, 2020. The study population included persons on board on February 3 (2,666 passengers, 1,045 crew). Passengers had a mean age of 66.1 years and were 55% female; crew had a mean age of...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Expert Taskforce for the COVID-19 Cruise Ship Outbreak.

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foodborne transmission of pathogenic and toxigenic microorganisms has been a recognized hazard for decades. Even half a century ago we knew about the dangers of botulism from underprocessed canned foods; staphylococcal poisoning from unrefrigerated cream-filled pastries, sliced ham, meat, and poultry salads; and salmo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Foster EM

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined if infection indicators were sufficiently consistent across health plans to allow comparison of hospitals' risks of infection after coronary artery bypass surgery. Three managed care organizations accounted for 90% of managed care in eastern Massachusetts, from October 1996 through March 1999. We searche...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Platt R,Kleinman K,Thompson K,Dokholyan RS,Livingston JM,Bergman A,Mason JH,Horan TC,Gaynes RP,Solomon SL,Sands KE

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Legionella longbeachae, found in soil and compost-derived products, is a globally underdiagnosed cause of Legionnaires' disease. We conducted a case-control study of L. longbeachae Legionnaires' disease in Canterbury, New Zealand. Case-patients were persons hospitalized with L. longbeachae pneumonia, and controls were...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kenagy E,Priest PC,Cameron CM,Smith D,Scott P,Cho V,Mitchell P,Murdoch DR

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholera outbreaks have occurred in Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya almost every year since 1977-1978, when the disease emerged in these countries. We used a multiscale, geographic information system-based approach to assess the link between cholera outbreaks, climate, and env...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bompangue Nkoko D,Giraudoux P,Plisnier PD,Tinda AM,Piarroux M,Sudre B,Horion S,Tamfum JJ,Ilunga BK,Piarroux R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used latent class analysis to examine Zika virus-related information-accessing behavior of US residents during the 2016 international outbreak. We characterized 3 classes of information-accessing behavior patterns: universalists, media seekers, and passive recipients. Understanding these patterns is crucial to plan...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Piltch-Loeb R,Abramson D

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four persons with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection had traveled on the same flight from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, to Hong Kong, China. Their virus genetic sequences are identical, unique, and belong to a clade not previously identified in Hong Kong, which strongly suggests that the virus can...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Choi EM,Chu DKW,Cheng PKC,Tsang DNC,Peiris M,Bausch DG,Poon LLM,Watson-Jones D

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strategies to investigate the possible existence of sporadic bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) require systematic testing programs to identify cases in countries considered to have little or no risk of orally acquired disease or to detect a stable occurrence of atypical cases in countries in which orally acquired...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Brown P,McShane LM,Zanusso G,Detwile L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00