Progenitor “Mycobacterium canettii” clone responsible for lymph node tuberculosis epidemic, Djibouti.

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：:We document linezolid dependence among 5 highly linezolid-resistant (LRSE) Staphylococcus epidermidis bloodstream isolates that grew substantially faster at 32 µg/mL linezolid presence. These isolates carried the mutations T2504A and C2534T in multiple 23S rRNA copies and 2 mutations leading to relevant amino acid sub...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pournaras S,Ntokou E,Zarkotou O,Ranellou K,Themeli-Digalaki K,Stathopoulos C,Tsakris A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reemergence of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) occurred among lambs (n = 50) in a sheep flock in Belgium between mid-July and mid-October 2012. Bimonthly assessment by quantitative reverse transcription PCR and seroneutralization demonstrated that 100% of lambs were infected. Viremia duration may be longer in naturally infe...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Claine F,Coupeau D,Wiggers L,Muylkens B,Kirschvink N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether seasonal influenza vaccination results in a net increase or decrease in the risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). To assess the effect of seasonal influenza vaccination on the absolute risk of acquiring GBS, we used simulation models and published estimates of age- and sex-specific risks for GB...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hawken S,Kwong JC,Deeks SL,Crowcroft NS,McGeer AJ,Ducharme R,Campitelli MA,Coyle D,Wilson K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 2007-2009, we tested serum samples from 2,004 pregnant women living in an area of high Q fever incidence in the Netherlands. Results confirmed that presence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii is related to proximity to infected dairy goat farms. Pregnant women and patients with certain cardiovascular condi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： van der Hoek W,Meekelenkamp JC,Dijkstra F,Notermans DW,Bom B,Vellema P,Rietveld A,van Duynhoven YT,Leenders AC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Puumala virus causes nephropathia epidemica, a rodent-borne zoonosis that is endemic to Europe. We sequenced the complete Puumala virus genome that was directly recovered from a person who died and compared it with those of viruses from local bank voles. The virus strain involved was neither a unique nor rare genetic ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Plyusnina A,Razzauti M,Sironen T,Niemimaa J,Vapalahti O,Vaheri A,Henttonen H,Plyusnin A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of polymerase chain reaction-single-stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) to study rpoB gene mutations in rifampin-resistant (RIFr) Mycobacterium tuberculosis has yielded contradictory results. To determine the sensitivity of this method, we analyzed 35 RIFr strains and 11 rifampin-susceptible (RIFs)...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bobadilla-del-Valle M,Ponce-de-Leon A,Arenas-Huertero C,Vargas-Alarcon G,Kato-Maeda M,Small PM,Couary P,Ruiz-Palacios GM,Sifuentes-Osornio J

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：: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：:Using reported case data from ArboNET and previous seroprevalence data stratified by age and sex, we conservatively estimate that ≈7 million persons in the United States have been infected with West Nile virus since its introduction in 1999. Our data support the need for public health interventions and improved survei...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ronca SE,Murray KO,Nolan MS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus gattii has emerged as a human and animal pathogen in the Pacific Northwest. First recognized on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, it now involves mainland British Columbia, and Washington and Oregon in the United States. In Canada, the incidence of disease has been one of the highest worldwide. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Datta K,Bartlett KH,Baer R,Byrnes E,Galanis E,Heitman J,Hoang L,Leslie MJ,MacDougall L,Magill SS,Morshed MG,Marr KA,Cryptococcus gattii Working Group of the Pacific Northwest.

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：: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：:We estimated cost-effectiveness of annually vaccinating children not at high risk with inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) to range from US $12,000 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) saved for children ages 6-23 months to $119,000 per QALY saved for children ages 12-17 years. For children at high risk (preexisting ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Prosser LA,Bridges CB,Uyeki TM,Hinrichsen VL,Meltzer MI,Molinari NA,Schwartz B,Thompson WW,Fukuda K,Lieu TA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better define areas of human Lyme disease risk, we compared US surveillance data with published data on the seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies among domestic dogs. Canine seroprevalence >5% was a sensitive but nonspecific marker of human risk, whereas seroprevalence <1% was associated with minimal ri...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mead P,Goel R,Kugeler K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human metapneumovirus pneumonia, most commonly found in children, was diagnosed in an adult with encephalitis. This case suggests that testing for human metapneumovirus RNA in nasopharyngeal aspirate and cerebrospinal fluid samples should be considered in adults with encephalitis who have a preceding respiratory infec...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fok A,Mateevici C,Lin B,Chandra RV,Chong VH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease. In 2015, leptospirosis was diagnosed in 2 prison inmates in South Africa. Using real-time PCR and DNA sequencing, we identified Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae in rodents and water samples within the prison. Leptospirosis might be frequently underdiag...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Naidoo K,Moseley M,McCarthy K,Chingonzoh R,Lawrence C,Setshedi GM,Frean J,Rossouw J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On November 11, 2001, following the bioterrorism-related anthrax attacks, the U.S. Postal Service collected samples at the Southern Connecticut Processing and Distribution Center; all samples were negative for Bacillus anthracis. After a patient in Connecticut died from inhalational anthrax on November 19, the center ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Teshale EH,Painter J,Burr GA,Mead P,Wright SV,Cseh LF,Zabrocki R,Collins R,Kelley KA,Hadler JL,Swerdlow DL,Connecticut Anthrax Response Team.

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Market surveillance showed continuing circulation of avian influenza A(H5N6) virus in live poultry markets in Guangdong Province in 2017, despite compulsory vaccination for avian influenza A(H5Nx) and A(H7N9). We analyzed H5N6 viruses from 2014-2018 from Guangdong Province, revealing antigenic drift and decreased anti...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bai R,Sikkema RS,Li CR,Munnink BBO,Wu J,Zou L,Jing Y,Lu J,Yuan R,Liao M,Koopmans MPG,Ke CW

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：: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：:Preventing campylobacteriosis depends on a thorough understanding of its epidemiology. We used case-case analysis to compare cases of Campylobacter coli infection with cases of C. jejuni infection, to generate hypotheses for infection from standardized, population-based sentinel surveillance information in England and...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gillespie IA,O'Brien SJ,Frost JA,Adak GK,Horby P,Swan AV,Painter MJ,Neal KR,Campylobacter Sentinel Surveillance Scheme Collaborators.

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1995 through July 1998, we investigated the occurrence of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection associated with gastrointestinal illness or diarrhea in foreign residents and natives of West Java, Indonesia. We found that C. cayetanensis was the main protozoal cause of gastrointestinal illness and diarrhea in ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fryauff DJ,Krippner R,Prodjodipuro P,Ewald C,Kawengian S,Pegelow K,Yun T,von Heydwolff-Wehnert C,Oyofo B,Gross R

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed 43 CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 6 plasmids encoding the blaCTX-M-15 gene from Canada, India, Kuwait, France, Switzerland, Portugal, and Spain. Most isolates belonged to phylogroups B2 (50%) and D (25%). An EC-B2 strain of clonal complex sequence type (ST) 131 was detected in all countri...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Coque TM,Novais A,Carattoli A,Poirel L,Pitout J,Peixe L,Baquero F,Cantón R,Nordmann P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Second Year of Life project of the Global Health Security Agenda aims to improve immunization systems and strengthen measles and rubella surveillance, including building laboratory capacity. A new laboratory assessment tool was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess the national labo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ogee-Nwankwo A,Opare D,Boateng G,Nyaku M,Haynes LM,Balajee SA,Conklin L,Icenogle JP,Rota PA,Waku-Kouomou D

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative data on the onset and evolution of malaria epidemics are scarce. We review case studies from recent African Plasmodium falciparum epidemics (Kisii and Gucha Districts, Kenya, 1999; Kayanza Province, Burundi, 2000-2001; Aweil East, southern Sudan, 2003; Gutten and Damot Gale, Ethiopia, 2003-2004). We highl...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Checchi F,Cox J,Balkan S,Tamrat A,Priotto G,Alberti KP,Guthmann JP

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:The incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Typhimurium infections in humans, and in particular MDR definitive phage type 104 (DT104), has increased substantially in many countries in the last 2 decades, often associated with increased illness. To examine the magnitude of this problem, a survey was conducted...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Helms M,Ethelberg S,Mølbak K,DT104 Study Group.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to be a notable cause of hospital-acquired infections. A statewide screening and control policy was implemented in Western Australia (WA) after an outbreak of epidemic MRSA in a Perth hospital in 1982. We report on statutory notifications from 1998 to 2002 a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Dailey L,Coombs GW,O'Brien FG,Pearman JW,Christiansen K,Grubb WB,Riley TV

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade tuberculosis (TB) has reemerged as a major worldwide public health hazard with increasing incidence among adults and children. Although cases among children represent a small percentage of all TB cases, infected children are a reservoir from which many adult cases will arise. TB diagnosis in childre...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Khan EA,Starke JR

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00