Babesiosis among elderly Medicare beneficiaries, United States, 2006-2008.

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：:To estimate effectiveness of seasonal trivalent and monovalent influenza vaccines against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus, we conducted a test-negative case-control study in Victoria, Australia, in 2010. Patients seen for influenza-like illness by general practitioners in a sentinel surveillance network during ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fielding JE,Grant KA,Garcia K,Kelly HA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Africa, although emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) represents a serious threat in countries severely affected by the HIV epidemic, most countries lack drug-resistant TB data. This finding was particularly true in the Kingdom of Swaziland, which has the world's highest HIV and TB prevalences. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sanchez-Padilla E,Dlamini T,Ascorra A,Rüsch-Gerdes S,Tefera ZD,Calain P,de la Tour R,Jochims F,Richter E,Bonnet M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique physical feature of Treponema pallidum, the venereally transmitted agent of human syphilis, is that its outer membrane contains 100-fold less membrane-spanning protein than the outer membranes of typical gram-negative bacteria, a property that has been related to the chronicity of syphilitic infection. These ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Blanco DR,Miller JN,Lovett MA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endemic scrub typhus was recently detected on Chiloé Island in southern Chile. We report a series of cases, acquired over a wide geographical range in continental Chile during 2016-2018, demonstrating that this emerging rickettsial infection is also found on the mainland of South America. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Weitzel T,Martínez-Valdebenito C,Acosta-Jamett G,Jiang J,Richards AL,Abarca K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Russia, 131,590 cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by 6 different hantaviruses were reported during 2000-2017. Most cases, 98.4%, were reported in western Russia. The average case-fatality rate was 0.4%, and strong regional differences were seen, depending on the predominant virus type. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tkachenko EA,Ishmukhametov AA,Dzagurova TK,Bernshtein AD,Morozov VG,Siniugina AA,Kurashova SS,Balkina AS,Tkachenko PE,Kruger DH,Klempa B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first genetic characterization of wildtype measles viruses from Uganda. Thirty-six virus isolates from outbreaks in 6 districts were analyzed from 2000 to 2002. Analyses of sequences of the nucleoprotein (N) and hemagglutinin (H) genes showed that the Ugandan isolates were all closely related, and phylog...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Muwonge A,Nanyunja M,Rota PA,Bwogi J,Lowe L,Liffick SL,Bellini WJ,Sylvester S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe the epidemiology and clinical course of patients hospitalized with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Kenya, we reviewed medical records of 49 such patients hospitalized during July-November 2009. The median age (7 years) was lower than that in industrialized countries. More patients had HIV than the general Kenyan p...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Osoro EM,Munyua P,Muthoka P,Gikundi S,Njenga MK,Lifumo S,Achilla R,Waiboci L,Nzioka C,Omolo J,Feikin DR,Breiman RF,Katz MA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first two recognized cases of rapidly fatal hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Pennsylvania occurred within an 8-month period in 1997. Illness in the two patients was confirmed by immunohistochemical techniques on autopsy material. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis of tissue from one patient a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rhodes LV 3rd,Huang C,Sanchez AJ,Nichol ST,Zaki SR,Ksiazek TG,Humphreys JG,Freeman JJ,Knecht KR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a widespread respiratory virus. To improve diagnostic methods, we conducted immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM enzyme immunoassays with recombinant virus-like particles of HBoV as antigen. Acute-phase and follow-up serum samples from 258 wheezing children and single serum samples from 115 healthy ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Söderlund-Venermo M,Lahtinen A,Jartti T,Hedman L,Kemppainen K,Lehtinen P,Allander T,Ruuskanen O,Hedman K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively studied 298 patients with cystic fibrosis (mean age 11.3 years; range 2 months to 32 years; sex ratio, 0.47) for nontuberculous mycobacteria in respiratory samples from January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1999. Mycobacterium abscessus was by far the most prevalent nontuberculous mycobacterium: 15 patient...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sermet-Gaudelus I,Le Bourgeois M,Pierre-Audigier C,Offredo C,Guillemot D,Halley S,Akoua-Koffi C,Vincent V,Sivadon-Tardy V,Ferroni A,Berche P,Scheinmann P,Lenoir G,Gaillard JL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1995 to 1998, outbreaks of bubonic plague occurred annually in the coastal city of Mahajanga, Madagascar. A total of 1,702 clinically suspected cases of bubonic plague were reported, including 515 laboratory confirmed by Yersinia pestis isolation (297), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, or both. Incidence was hi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Boisier P,Rahalison L,Rasolomaharo M,Ratsitorahina M,Mahafaly M,Razafimahefa M,Duplantier JM,Ratsifasoamanana L,Chanteau S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing availability of big data in healthcare and public health opens possibilities for infectious disease control in local settings. We prospectively evaluated a method for integrated local detection and prediction (nowcasting) of influenza epidemics over 5 years, using the total population in Östergötland Count...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Spreco A,Eriksson O,Dahlström Ö,Cowling BJ,Timpka T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 1,432 febrile travelers from Sweden who had returned from malaria-endemic areas during March 2005-March 2008. In 383 patients, paired serum samples were blindly analyzed for influenza and 7 other agents. For 21% of 115 patients with fever of unknown origin, serologic analysis showed that influenza was the m...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Askling HH,Lesko B,Vene S,Berndtson A,Björkman P,Bläckberg J,Bronner U,Follin P,Hellgren U,Palmerus M,Ekdahl K,Tegnell A,Struwe J

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1992 to 1999, we analyzed >2.5 million cases of influenzalike illness (ILI). Nationwide influenza epidemics generally lasted 3-4 months in winter. Kriging analysis, which illustrates geographic movement, showed that the starting areas of peak ILI activity were mostly found in western Japan. Two spreading patterns...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sakai T,Suzuki H,Sasaki A,Saito R,Tanabe N,Taniguchi K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), found in many environments, are associated with clinical infections. Examining diverse species and strains from different environments with multilocus sequence typing, we identified > 20% of 381 clinical isolates as indistinguishable from those in the environment. Thi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Baldwin A,Mahenthiralingam E,Drevinek P,Vandamme P,Govan JR,Waine DJ,LiPuma JJ,Chiarini L,Dalmastri C,Henry DA,Speert DP,Honeybourne D,Maiden MC,Dowson CG

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：: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：:We investigated the dynamics of seroconversion in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. During March 29-May 22, 2020, we collected serum samples and associated clinical data from 177 persons in London, UK, who had SARS-CoV-2 infection. We measured IgG against SARS-CoV-2 and compared a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Staines HM,Kirwan DE,Clark DJ,Adams ER,Augustin Y,Byrne RL,Cocozza M,Cubas-Atienzar AI,Cuevas LE,Cusinato M,Davies BMO,Davis M,Davis P,Duvoix A,Eckersley NM,Forton D,Fraser AJ,Garrod G,Hadcocks L,Hu Q,Johnson M,

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, usually a sexually transmitted disease, is a risk factor for cervical cancer. Given the substantial disease and death associated with HPV and cervical cancer, development of a prophylactic HPV vaccine is a public health priority. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of vaccinating ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sanders GD,Taira AV

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) isolates that are genetically homogenous and from the Beijing family has been reported in Russia. To map TB transmission caused by these strains, new genotyping systems are needed. Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units (MIRUs) offer the possibility of rapid PCR-based typing...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Nikolayevskyy V,Gopaul K,Balabanova Y,Brown T,Fedorin I,Drobniewski F

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite widespread use of communicable disease surveillance data to inform public health intervention and control measures, the reporting completeness of the notifiable disease surveillance system remains incompletely assessed. Therefore, we conducted a comprehensive study of reporting completeness with an analysis of...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sickbert-Bennett EE,Weber DJ,Poole C,MacDonald PD,Maillard JM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the incidence of and risk factors for clinical and subclinical dengue virus (DENV) infection, we prospectively studied 1,207 adult short-term travelers from the Netherlands to dengue-endemic areas. Participants donated blood samples for serologic testing before and after travel. Blood samples were tested for...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Baaten GG,Sonder GJ,Zaaijer HL,van Gool T,Kint JA,van den Hoek A

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:In the United States, the seroprevalence rate for hepatitis E virus (HEV) is approximately 20%. This study examined HEV seroprevalence in persons with and without chronic liver disease. Our data indicate that HEV seropositivity is high in patients with chronic liver disease and that HEV seroprevalence increases signif...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Atiq M,Shire NJ,Barrett A,Rouster SD,Sherman KE,Shata MT

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the role of ameba-associated microorganisms (AAMs) as etiologic agents of pneumonia, we screened for Legionella spp., Parachlamydia acanthamoeba, Afipia sp., Bosea spp., Bradyrhizobium spp., Mesorhizobium amorphae, Rasbo bacterium, Azorhizobium caulinodans, Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus, and convention...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Berger P,Papazian L,Drancourt M,La Scola B,Auffray JP,Raoult D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interspecies transmission of equine influenza A(H3N8) virus has resulted in establishment of a canine influenza virus. To determine if something similar could happen with cats, we experimentally infected 14 cats with the equine influenza A(H3N8) virus. All showed clinical signs, shed virus, and transmitted the virus t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Su S,Wang L,Fu X,He S,Hong M,Zhou P,Lai A,Gray G,Li S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of a large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a German university hospital, we estimated costs ( approximately 1 million Euros) that could have been avoided by early detection of the imminent outbreak. For this purpose, we demonstrate an easy-to-use statistical method. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sagel U,Schulte B,Heeg P,Borgmann S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis seriously threaten tuberculosis (TB) control and prevention efforts. Molecular studies of the mechanism of action of antitubercular drugs have elucidated the genetic basis of drug resistance in M. tuberculosis. Drug resistance in M. tuberculosis is attributed p...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rattan A,Kalia A,Ahmad N

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00