Dengue and US military operations from the Spanish-American War through today.

abstract：:We assessed Coxiella burnetii prevalence and genotypes in pigs in South Korea during 2014-2015. Prevalence was low among 1,030 samples tested by ELISA and immunofluorescent assay and 1,124 samples tested by PCR. Despite this finding, possible transmission of C. burnetii from pigs to humans cannot be excluded. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Seo MG,Ouh IO,Lee SH,Kwak D

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During February and March 2010, the New York State Department of Health investigated secondary and tertiary vaccinia contact transmission from a military vaccinee to 4 close contacts. Identification of these cases underscores the need for strict adherence to postvaccination infection control guidance to avoid transmis...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Young GE,Hidalgo CM,Sullivan-Frohm A,Schult C,Davis S,Kelly-Cirino C,Egan C,Wilkins K,Emerson GL,Noyes K,Blog D

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:This issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases contains 2 articles that report increases in England in the incidence of hospitalizations for specific diseases, one on pneumonias and the other on community-acquired staphylococcal diseases. Both articles report increases in disease among those >65 years of age. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Meltzer MI

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trapping and removing deer mice from ranch buildings resulted in an increased number of mice, including Sin Nombre virus antibody-positive mice, entering ranch buildings. Mouse removal without mouse proofing will not reduce and may even increase human exposure to Sin Nombre hantavirus. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Douglass RJ,Kuenzi AJ,Williams CY,Douglass SJ,Mills JN

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bedaquiline is recommended by the World Health Organization for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB). We pooled data from 5 cohorts of patients treated with bedaquiline in France, Georgia, Armenia, and South Africa and in a multicountry study. The rate of cu...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mbuagbaw L,Guglielmetti L,Hewison C,Bakare N,Bastard M,Caumes E,Fréchet-Jachym M,Robert J,Veziris N,Khachatryan N,Kotrikadze T,Hayrapetyan A,Avaliani Z,Schünemann HJ,Lienhardt C

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Southern Sudan is one of the areas in eastern Africa most affected by visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), but lack of security and funds has hampered control. Since 2005, the return of stability has opened up new opportunities to expand existing interventions and introduce new ones. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kolaczinski JH,Hope A,Ruiz JA,Rumunu J,Richer M,Seaman J

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:Investigation of a dengue case in a laboratory worker in North Carolina, USA, revealed that the case-patient prepared high-titer dengue virus stocks soon before illness onset. Improper doffing of gloves with an open finger wound likely resulted in cutaneous exposure. This case reinforces recommendations for enhanced p...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sharp TM,Fisher TG,Long K,Coulson G,Medina FA,Herzig C,Koza MB,Muñoz-Jordán J,Paz-Bailey G,Moore Z,Williams C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the global incidence and clinical effects of human trichinellosis, we analyzed outbreak report data for 1986-2009. Searches of 6 international databases yielded 494 reports. After applying strict criteria for relevance and reliability, we selected 261 reports for data extraction. From 1986 through 2009, ther...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Murrell KD,Pozio E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rectal lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has reemerged as a sexually transmitted infection among men who have sex with men (MSM), particularly those who are HIV-positive. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the efficacy of doxycycline (100 mg 2×/d for 21 days) for rectal LGV in MSM. Nine studi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Leeyaphan C,Ong JJ,Chow EP,Kong FY,Hocking JS,Bissessor M,Fairley CK,Chen M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention to environmental sources of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a vital component of disease prevention and control. We investigated MAC colonization of household plumbing in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. We used variable-number tandem-repeat genotyping and whole-genome sequencing with...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lande L,Alexander DC,Wallace RJ Jr,Kwait R,Iakhiaeva E,Williams M,Cameron ADS,Olshefsky S,Devon R,Vasireddy R,Peterson DD,Falkinham JO 3rd

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many serologic tests are now available for measuring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies to evaluate potential protective immunity and for seroprevalence studies. We describe an approach to standardizing positivity thresholds and quantitative values for different assays that uses z-scores to ena...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Das MK,Chaudhary A,Bryan A,Wener MH,Fink SL,Morishima C

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:We conducted public health investigations of 8 organ transplant recipients who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Findings suggest the most likely source of transmission was community or healthcare exposure, not the organ donor. Transplant centers should educate transplant c...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Jones JM,Kracalik I,Rana MM,Nguyen A,Keller BC,Mishkin A,Hoopes C,Kaleekal T,Humar A,Vilaro J,Im G,Smith L,Justice A,Leaumont C,Lindstrom S,Whitaker B,La Hoz RM,Michaels MG,Klassen D,Kuhnert W,Basavaraju SV

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic virus for which pigs are the primary animal reservoir. To investigate whether HEV occurs in mink in Denmark, we screened feces and tissues from domestic and wild mink. Our finding of a novel HEV variant supports previous findings of HEV variants in a variety of species. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Krog JS,Breum SØ,Jensen TH,Larsen LE

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：:Two cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever were reported in Spain during 2016. We obtained the virus from a patient sample and characterized its full genomic sequence. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the virus corresponds to the African genotype III, which includes viruses previously found in West and South Afr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ramírez de Arellano E,Hernández L,Goyanes MJ,Arsuaga M,Cruz AF,Negredo A,Sánchez-Seco MP

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Cloth masks have been used in healthcare and community settings to protect the wearer from respiratory infections. The use of cloth masks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is under debate. The filtration effectiveness of cloth masks is generally lower than that of medical masks and respirators; howeve...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chughtai AA,Seale H,Macintyre CR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine trends, mortality rates, and costs of antimicrobial resistance in invasive bacterial infections in hospitalized children, we analyzed data from Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia, for 2007-2016. A total of 39,050 cultures yielded 1,341 target pathogens. Resistance rates were high; 82% each ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fox-Lewis A,Takata J,Miliya T,Lubell Y,Soeng S,Sar P,Rith K,McKellar G,Wuthiekanun V,McGonagle E,Stoesser N,Moore CE,Parry CM,Turner C,Day NPJ,Cooper BS,Turner P

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite use of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, incidence of pleural effusion and empyema (pediatric complicated pneumococcal pneumonia [PCPP]) is reportedly increasing globally. We cultured and performed PCR on 152 pleural fluid samples recovered from pediatric patients in Portugal during 2010-2015 to identif...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Silva-Costa C,Brito MJ,Pinho MD,Friães A,Aguiar SI,Ramirez M,Melo-Cristino J,Portuguese Group for the Study of Streptococcal Infections.,Portuguese Study Group of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society.

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：: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 conducted molecular typing of a Corynebacterium ulcerans isolate from a woman who died in Japan in 2016. Genomic DNA modification might have affected the isolate's ribotyping profile. Multilocus sequence typing results (sequence type 337) were more accurate. Whole-genome sequencing had greater ability to discrimina...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sekizuka T,Katsukawa C,Kuroda M,Shibayama K,Otsuji K,Saito M,Yamamoto A,Iwaki M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the detection of Bordetella holmesii as a cause of whooping cough in Spain. Prevalence was 3.9% in 2015, doubling to 8.8% in 2016. This emergence raises concern regarding the contribution of B. holmesii to the reemergence of whooping cough and the effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mir-Cros A,Codina G,Martín-Gómez MT,Fàbrega A,Martínez X,Jané M,Van Esso D,Cornejo T,Rodrigo C,Campins M,Pumarola T,González-López JJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients contains a section on hospital infection control including evidence-based recommendations regarding ventilation, construction, equipment, plants, play areas and toys, health-care workers, visitors, patient skin and o...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Dykewicz CA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a case-control investigation to identify risk factors for norovirus infections among children in Vietnam. Of samples from 1,419 children who had diarrhea and 609 who were asymptomatic, 20.6% and 2.8%, respectively, were norovirus positive. Risk factors included residential crowding and symptomatic contact...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： My PV,Thompson C,Phuc HL,Tuyet PT,Vinh H,Hoang NV,Minh PV,Vinh NT,Thuy CT,Nga TT,Hau NT,Campbell J,Chinh NT,Thuong TC,Tuan HM,Farrar J,Baker S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00