Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012-2013.

abstract：:Understanding which emerging infectious diseases are of international public health concern is vital. The International Health Regulations include a decision instrument to help countries determine which public health events are of international concern and require reporting to the World Health Organization (WHO) on th...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Edelstein M,Heymann DL,Giesecke J,Weinberg J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of spongiform encephalopathy in a zebu (Bos indicus) was identified in a zoo in Switzerland. Although histopathologic and immunohistochemical analyses of the central nervous system indicated a diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), molecular typing showed some features different from those...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Seuberlich T,Botteron C,Wenker C,Café-Marçal VA,Oevermann A,Haase B,Leeb T,Heim D,Zurbriggen A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the summer of 2002, an epidemic of West Nile meningoencephalitis occurred in southern Louisiana. Following the outbreak, blood samples were collected from 1,692 captive rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), pigtail macaques (M. nemestrina), and baboons (Papio spp.) that were permanently housed outdoors at a nonhuman...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ratterree MS,da Rosa AP,Bohm RP Jr,Cogswell FB,Phillippi KM,Caillouet K,Schwanberger S,Shope RE,Tesh RB

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is the first confirmation of Rickettsia felis in Australia. The organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in Western Australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein A genes. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Schloderer D,Owen H,Clark P,Stenos J,Fenwick SG

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a polio-like disease that results in paralysis in previously healthy persons. Although the definitive cause of AFM remains unconfirmed, enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is suspected based on 2014 data demonstrating an increase in AFM cases concomitant with an EV-D68 outbreak. We examined the pr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Uprety P,Curtis D,Elkan M,Fink J,Rajagopalan R,Zhao C,Bittinger K,Mitchell S,Ulloa ER,Hopkins S,Graf EH

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The water-borne pathogen Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) is the most commonly reported etiologic agent of legionellosis. To examine the genetic diversity, the long-term epidemiology, and the molecular evolution of Lp1 clinical isolates, we conducted sequence-based typing on a collection of clinical isolates r...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tijet N,Tang P,Romilowych M,Duncan C,Ng V,Fisman DN,Jamieson F,Low DE,Guyard C

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the pediatric population...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Loo LH,Tan BH,Ng LM,Tee NW,Lin RT,Sugrue RJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular methods applied to 2,855 strains of Campylobacter-like organisms received from a surveillance network of Campylobacter infections in France identified 29 Arcobacter butzleri infections. This species ranks fourth for Campylobacteraceae isolation and appears to have the same pathogenic potential as the other s...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Prouzet-Mauléon V,Labadi L,Bouges N,Ménard A,Mégraud F

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 161 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica occurred in the Jerusalem district during 2004-2005; 127 (79%) cases were in a town just outside Jerusalem. Environmental models suggest that in the context of global warming, this outbreak has the potential to extend into Jerusalem. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Singer SR,Abramson N,Shoob H,Zaken O,Zentner G,Stein-Zamir C

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccinia virus (VACV) is a zoonotic agent that causes a disease called bovine vaccinia, which is detected mainly in milking cattle and humans in close contact with these animals. Even though many aspects of VACV infection have been described, much is still unknown about its circulation in the environment and its natur...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Miranda JB,Borges IA,Campos SPS,Vieira FN,de Ázara TMF,Marques FA,Costa GB,Luis APMF,de Oliveira JS,Ferreira PCP,Bonjardim CA,da Silva SLM,Eiras ÁE,Abrahão JS,Kroon EG,Drumond BP,Paglia AP,Trindade GS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is thought to be transmitted primarily through dispersal of droplets, but little is known about the load of SARS-CoV in oral droplets. We examined oral specimens, including throat wash and saliva, and found large amounts of SARS-CoV RNA in both th...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wang WK,Chen SY,Liu IJ,Chen YC,Chen HL,Yang CF,Chen PJ,Yeh SH,Kao CL,Huang LM,Hsueh PR,Wang JT,Sheng WH,Fang CT,Hung CC,Hsieh SM,Su CP,Chiang WC,Yang JY,Lin JH,Hsieh SC,Hu HP,Chiang YP,Wang JT,Yang PC,Ch

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the genetic diversity of measles virus (MV) in Nigeria (2004-2005) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (2002-2006). Genotype B3 strains circulating in Kinshasa, DRC, in 2002-2003 were fully replaced by genotype B2 in 2004 at the end of the second Congo war. In Nigeria (2004-2005), two geneti...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kremer JR,Nkwembe E,Bola Oyefolu AO,Smit SB,Pukuta E,Omilabu SA,Adu FD,Muyembe Tamfum JJ,Muller CP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the influence of a mass poultry vaccination campaign on passive surveillance of highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype (H5N1) outbreaks among poultry in Egypt. Passive reporting dropped during the campaign, although probability of infection remained unchanged. Future poultry vaccination campaigns sh...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Vergne T,Grosbois V,Jobre Y,Saad A,El Nabi AA,Galal S,Kalifa M,El Kader SA,Dauphin G,Roger F,Lubroth J,Peyre M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously healthy man from eastern Kansas, USA, sought medical care in late spring because of a history of tick bite, fever, and fatigue. The patient had thrombocytopenia and leukopenia and was given doxycycline for a presumed tickborne illness. His condition did not improve. Multiorgan failure developed, and he di...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kosoy OI,Lambert AJ,Hawkinson DJ,Pastula DM,Goldsmith CS,Hunt DC,Staples JE

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the epidemiology of relapsing fever from 1971 to 2003 in Israel. In civilians, incidence declined from 0.35 to 0.11 cases per 100,000 persons annually; in military personnel it averaged 6.4 cases per 100,000 persons annually. These data imply that the pathogen and vector continue to exist in Israel. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sidi G,Davidovitch N,Balicer RD,Anis E,Grotto I,Schwartz E

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for closer linkages between scientific and programmatic areas focused on addressing vaccine-preventable and acute respiratory infections led to establishment of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During its first 10 years (2...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Schuchat A,Anderson LJ,Rodewald LE,Cox NJ,Hajjeh R,Pallansch MA,Messonnier NE,Jernigan DB,Wharton M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A >600% increase in monkeypox cases occurred in the Bokungu Health Zone of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the second half of 2013; this increase prompted an outbreak investigation. A total of 104 possible cases were reported from this health zone; among 60 suspected cases that were tested, 50 (48.1%) case...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Nolen LD,Osadebe L,Katomba J,Likofata J,Mukadi D,Monroe B,Doty J,Hughes CM,Kabamba J,Malekani J,Bomponda PL,Lokota JI,Balilo MP,Likafi T,Lushima RS,Ilunga BK,Nkawa F,Pukuta E,Karhemere S,Tamfum JJ,Nguete B,Wemak

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seoul hantavirus-associated hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome cases are rare outside Asia and have not yet been found in Germany. We report clinical and molecular evidence for a Seoul virus infection in a patient in Germany. The infection was most likely acquired during a stay in Sulawesi, Indonesia. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hofmann J,Weiss S,Kuhns M,Zinke A,Heinsberger H,Kruger DH

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vancouver Island, Canada, reports the world's highest incidence of Cryptococcus gattii infection among humans and animals. To identify key biophysical factors modulating environmental concentrations, we evaluated monthly concentrations of C. gatti in air, soil, and trees over a 3-year period. The 2 study datasets were...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Uejio CK,Mak S,Manangan A,Luber G,Bartlett KH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baylisascaris procyonis, a common roundworm of raccoons, causes severe or fatal human infections, often in suburban areas. To evaluate the effectiveness of a baiting strategy requiring minimal labor, we distributed medicated baits near raccoon latrines in suburban Chicago, Illinois, USA. This strategy lowered B. procy...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Page K,Smyser TJ,Dunkerton E,Gavard E,Larkin B,Gehrt S

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) was detected in a bone marrow transplant recipient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome who died in 2001. Crystalline lattices of polyomavirus-like particles were observed in the patient's lung by electron microscopy. WUPyV was detected in the lung and other tissues by real-time quan...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Siebrasse EA,Nguyen NL,Willby MJ,Erdman DD,Menegus MA,Wang D

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:We identified human bocavirus (HBoV) DNA by PCR in cerebrospinal fluid from adults and children with encephalitis in Sri Lanka. HBoV types 1, 2, and 3 were identified among these cases. Phylogenetic analysis of HBoV1 strain sequences found no subclustering with strains previously identified among encephalitis cases in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mori D,Ranawaka U,Yamada K,Rajindrajith S,Miya K,Perera HK,Matsumoto T,Dassanayake M,Mitui MT,Mori H,Nishizono A,Söderlund-Venermo M,Ahmed K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic characteristics of 15 cases of eastern equine encephalitis in children during 1970-2010. The most common clinical and laboratory features were fever, headache, seizures, peripheral leukocytosis, and cerebrospinal fluid neutrophilic pleocytosis. Radiographic lesion...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Silverman MA,Misasi J,Smole S,Feldman HA,Cohen AB,Santagata S,McManus M,Ahmed AA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the global illness and deaths caused by rotavirus disease, we reviewed studies published from 1986 to 2000 on deaths caused by diarrhea and on rotavirus infections in children. We assessed rotavirus-associated illness in three clinical settings (mild cases requiring home care alone, moderate cases requirin...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Parashar UD,Hummelman EG,Bresee JS,Miller MA,Glass RI

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was notified of severe illnesses and one death, temporally associated with yellow fever (YF) vaccination, in two elderly U.S. residents. Because the cases were unusual and adverse events following YF vaccination had not been studied, we estimated age-related repo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Martin M,Weld LH,Tsai TF,Mootrey GT,Chen RT,Niu M,Cetron MS,GeoSentinel Yellow Fever Working Group.

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial treatments and vaccines can alter bacterial interactions in the nasopharynx, thereby altering disease processes. To better understand these interactions, we examined colonization rates of 3 respiratory bacterial pathogens among 320 children when healthy and at onset of acute otitis media (AOM). Bacterial...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Xu Q,Almudervar A,Casey JR,Pichichero ME

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses from a hospital outbreak in Jordan in 2015. The viruses from Jordan were highly similar to isolates from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, except for deletions in open reading frames 4a and 3. Transmissibility and pathogenicity of this strain remains to be determined...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lamers MM,Raj VS,Shafei M,Ali SS,Abdallh SM,Gazo M,Nofal S,Lu X,Erdman DD,Koopmans MP,Abdallat M,Haddadin A,Haagmans BL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified Salmonella genomic island I (SGI1) in an isolate of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B. This antibiotic-resistance gene cluster, which confers multidrug resistance, has been previously identified in S. enterica serotype Typhimurium phage types DT 104 and DT 120 and in S. enterica serotype Agon...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Meunier D,Boyd D,Mulvey MR,Baucheron S,Mammina C,Nastasi A,Chaslus-Dancla E,Cloeckaert A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00