Acute lower respiratory tract infections in soldiers, South Korea, April 2011-March 2012.

abstract：:Human penicilliosis marneffei is an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungus Penicillium marneffei. High prevalence of infection among bamboo rats of the genera Rhizomys and Cannomys suggest that these rodents are a key facet of the P. marneffei life cycle. We trapped bamboo rats during June 2004-July 2005 acr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cao C,Liang L,Wang W,Luo H,Huang S,Liu D,Xu J,Henk DA,Fisher MC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We obtained ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences from residents of Amazonas state, Brazil, with Mansonella parasitemias. Phylogenetic analysis of these sequences confirm that M. ozzardi and M. perstans parasites occur in sympatry and reveal the close relationship between M. perstans in Africa and Brazil, providin...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tavares da Silva LB,Crainey JL,Ribeiro da Silva TR,Suwa UF,Vicente AC,Fernandes de Medeiros J,Pessoa FA,Luz SL

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three pandemics have been attributed to plague in the last 1,500 years. Yersinia pestis caused the third, and its DNA was found in human remains from the second. The Antiqua biovar of Y. pestis may have caused the first pandemic; the other two biovars, Medievalis and Orientalis, may have caused the second and third pa...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Drancourt M,Roux V,Dang LV,Tran-Hung L,Castex D,Chenal-Francisque V,Ogata H,Fournier PE,Crubézy E,Raoult D

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective population-based study of 140 episodes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis bacteremia occurring in Finland during 1995-2004. Rare emm types were associated with more severe disease and increased mortality rates. Skin and soft tissue infections were more frequent clinical signs...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rantala S,Vahakuopus S,Vuopio-Varkila J,Vuento R,Syrjanen J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lassa virus, the cause of Lassa fever in humans, is endemic to West Africa. Treatment of Lassa fever is primarily supportive, although ribavirin has shown limited efficacy if administered early during infection. We tested favipiravir in Lassa virus-viremic macaques and found that 300 mg/kg daily for 2 weeks successful...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rosenke K,Feldmann H,Westover JB,Hanley PW,Martellaro C,Feldmann F,Saturday G,Lovaglio J,Scott DP,Furuta Y,Komeno T,Gowen BB,Safronetz D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After severe neurocognitive decline developed in an otherwise healthy 63-year-old man, brain magnetic resonance imaging showed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis and enhancing lesions. The patient tested positive for antibodies to Baylisascaris spp. roundworms, was treated with albendazole and dexamethasone, and showed ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Langelier C,Reid MJ,Halabi C,Witek N,LaRiviere A,Shah M,Wilson MR,Chin-Hong P,Douglas V,Kazacos KR,Babik JM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were investigated for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) through RNA tests, serologic response, and viral culture. Of 537 specimens from patients in whom SARS was clinically diagnosed, 332 (60%) had SARS-CoV RNA in one or more clinical specimens, compared with 1 (0.3%) of 332...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chan KH,Poon LL,Cheng VC,Guan Y,Hung IF,Kong J,Yam LY,Seto WH,Yuen KY,Peiris JS

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:Conjugate vaccines have reduced the incidence of invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae, type b (Hib), in industrialized countries and may be highly effective against Streptococcus pneumoniae. However, the serotype specificity of these vaccines has led to concern that their use may increase carriage of and ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lipsitch M

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1994 and 1996, three elephants from an exotic animal farm in Illinois died of pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In October 1996, a fourth living elephant was culture-positive for M. tuberculosis. Twenty-two handlers at the farm were screened for tuberculosis (TB); eleven had positive reactio...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Michalak K,Austin C,Diesel S,Bacon MJ,Zimmerman P,Maslow JN

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent Hendra virus outbreak at a veterinary clinic in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, involved 5 equine and 2 human infections. In contrast to previous outbreaks, infected horses had predominantly encephalitic, rather than respiratory, signs. After an incubation period of 9-16 days, influenza-like illnesses develo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Playford EG,McCall B,Smith G,Slinko V,Allen G,Smith I,Moore F,Taylor C,Kung YH,Field H

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two immunosuppressed female patients with fever and Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteremia, a combination documented once previously in an immunocompetent male patient. The patients were treated with doxycycline and clindamycin; these drugs, with beta-lactams, are effective treatment for A. odontolyticus inf...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cone LA,Leung MM,Hirschberg J

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：: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：:In the United States, outbreaks of avian influenza H5 and H7 virus infections in poultry have raised concern about the risk for infections in humans. We reviewed the data collected during 2014-2017 and found no human infections among 4,555 exposed responders who were wearing protection. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Olsen SJ,Rooney JA,Blanton L,Rolfes MA,Nelson DI,Gomez TM,Karli SA,Trock SC,Fry AM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 2014 outbreak, 450 patients with confirmed chikungunya virus infection were admitted to the University Hospital of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Of these, 110 were nonpregnant adults; 42 had severe disease, and of those, 25 had severe sepsis or septic shock and 12 died. Severe sepsis may be a rare complication ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rollé A,Schepers K,Cassadou S,Curlier E,Madeux B,Hermann-Storck C,Fabre I,Lamaury I,Tressières B,Thiery G,Hoen B

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsia felis has been reported to be a cause of fever in sub-Saharan Africa, but this association has been poorly evaluated in Gabon. We assessed the prevalence of this bacterium among children <15 years of age in 4 areas of Gabon; the locations were in urban, semiurban, and rural areas. DNA samples from 410 febri...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mourembou G,Lekana-Douki JB,Mediannikov O,Nzondo SM,Kouna LC,Essone JC,Fenollar F,Raoult D

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:In 2017, a dengue epidemic of unexpected magnitude occurred in Sri Lanka. A total of 186,101 suspected cases and 440 dengue-related deaths occurred. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of this epidemic by comparing national surveillance data for 2017 with data from the preceding 5 years. In all Sri Lanka districts, ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tissera HA,Jayamanne BDW,Raut R,Janaki SMD,Tozan Y,Samaraweera PC,Liyanage P,Ghouse A,Rodrigo C,de Silva AM,Fernando SD

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oropouche fever is a neglected arthropodborne disease and zoonosis responsible for several outbreaks of a febrile disease in Central and South America. We present a clinical case of aseptic meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient that resulted from Oropouche virus acquired in northern Brazil but diagnosed in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Vernal S,Martini CCR,da Fonseca BAL

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The large size and complexity of the human genome have limited the identification and functional characterization of components of the innate immune system that play a critical role in front-line defense against invading microorganisms. However, advances in genome analysis (including the development of comprehensive s...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Qureshi ST,Skamene E,Malo D

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Faced with an epidemic of an infectious disease, persons may take precautionary actions to try to reduce their risk. Such actions include avoiding situations that persons perceive to be risky, which can have negative health and economic effects. Therefore, we conducted a population-based survey of persons' precautiona...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sadique MZ,Edmunds WJ,Smith RD,Meerding WJ,de Zwart O,Brug J,Beutels P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella suis infection was diagnosed in a man from Tonga, Polynesia, who had butchered swine in Oregon, USA. Although the US commercial swine herd is designated brucellosis-free, exposure history suggested infection from commercial pigs. We used whole-genome sequencing to determine that the man was infected in Tonga,...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Quance C,Robbe-Austerman S,Stuber T,Brignole T,DeBess EE,Boyd L,LeaMaster B,Tiller R,Draper J,Humphrey S,Erdman MM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several severe respiratory virus infections that have emerged during the past decade originated in animals, including bats. In Indonesia, exposure to bats has been associated with increased risk of acquiring orthoreovirus infection. Although orthoreovirus infections are mild and self-limiting, we explored their potent...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wong AH,Cheng PK,Lai MY,Leung PC,Wong KK,Lee WY,Lim WW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used physician sentinel surveillance to identify 25 (7.7%) mild to severe infections with enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in children and adults among 325 outpatients with acute respiratory infections in Germany during August-October 2014. Results suggested low-level circulation of enterovirus D68 in Germany. Viruses were...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Reiche J,Böttcher S,Diedrich S,Buchholz U,Buda S,Haas W,Schweiger B,Wolff T

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In August 2003, a communitywide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis occurred in Kansas. We conducted a case-control study to assess risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium infection by using the telephone survey infrastructure of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Using existing state-based infrastructure ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fox LM,Ocfemia MC,Hunt DC,Blackburn BG,Neises D,Kent WK,Beach MJ,Pezzino G

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the distribution and antimicrobial drug resistance in bacterial pathogens causing nosocomial infections, surveillance data on nosocomial infections documented from 1981 to 1999 at National Taiwan University Hospital were analyzed. During this period, 35,580 bacterial pathogens causing nosocomial infection...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hsueh PR,Chen ML,Sun CC,Chen WH,Pan HJ,Yang LS,Chang SC,Ho SW,Lee CY,Hsieh WC,Luh KT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from travelers to 4 countries in the Middle East, we estimated 3,250 (95% CI 1,300-6,600) severe cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome occurred in this region during September 2012-January 2016. This number is 2.3-fold higher than the number of laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in these countries. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： O'Hagan JJ,Carias C,Rudd JM,Pham HT,Haber Y,Pesik N,Cetron MS,Gambhir M,Gerber SI,Swerdlow DL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 belonging to four phage types (PTs) caused 11 outbreaks of infection in England and Wales in 1995. Outbreak strains of different PTs were distinguishable by DNA-based methods. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis best discriminated among strains belonging to the same PT, dist...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Willshaw GA,Smith HR,Cheasty T,Wall PG,Rowe B

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of West Nile (WN) virus occurred in the New York metropolitan area in 1999 and 2000. Nineteen patients diagnosed with WN infection were hospitalized in New York and New Jersey in 2000 and were included in this review. Eleven patients had encephalitis or meningoencephalitis, and eight had meningitis alone. Ag...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Weiss D,Carr D,Kellachan J,Tan C,Phillips M,Bresnitz E,Layton M,West Nile Virus Outbreak Response Working Group.

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00