Mycobacterium shimoidei, a Rare Pulmonary Pathogen, Queensland, Australia.

abstract：:To determine effects of school breaks on influenza virus transmission in the Southern Hemisphere, we analyzed 2004-2010 influenza-like-illness surveillance data from Chile. Winter breaks were significantly associated with a two-thirds temporary incidence reduction among schoolchildren, which supports use of school clo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chowell G,Towers S,Viboud C,Fuentes R,Sotomayor V

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified a new polyomavirus in skin lesions from a patient with trichodysplasia spinulosa (TS). Apart from TS being an extremely rare disease, little is known of its epidemiology. On the basis of knowledge regarding other polyomaviruses, we anticipated that infections with trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated pol...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： van der Meijden E,Kazem S,Burgers MM,Janssens R,Bouwes Bavinck JN,de Melker H,Feltkamp MC

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Failure of sulfa or sulfone prophylaxis is associated with mutations in Pneumocystis carinii gene coding for dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS). The DHPS genotype was analyzed in AIDS patients who had two separate episodes of P. carinii pneumonia. The results suggest that DHPS mutations can be selected de novo within pat...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Nahimana A,Rabodonirina M,Helweg-Larsen J,Meneau I,Francioli P,Bille J,Hauser PM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We detected Marburg virus genome in Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) captured in Zambia in September 2018. The virus was closely related phylogenetically to the viruses that previously caused Marburg outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This finding demonstrates that Zambia is at risk for Marb...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kajihara M,Hang'ombe BM,Changula K,Harima H,Isono M,Okuya K,Yoshida R,Mori-Kajihara A,Eto Y,Orba Y,Ogawa H,Qiu Y,Sawa H,Simulundu E,Mwizabi D,Munyeme M,Squarre D,Mukonka V,Mweene A,Takada A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated an outbreak of encephalitis in Tangail District, Bangladesh. We defined case-patients as persons from the outbreak area in whom fever developed with new onset of seizures or altered mental status from December 15, 2004, through January 31, 2005. Twelve persons met the definition; 11 (92%) died. Serum s...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Luby SP,Rahman M,Hossain MJ,Blum LS,Husain MM,Gurley E,Khan R,Ahmed BN,Rahman S,Nahar N,Kenah E,Comer JA,Ksiazek TG

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After our recent discovery of a Streptococcus pneumoniae 19A "superbug" (Legacy strain) that is resistant to all Food and Drug Administration-approved antimicrobial drugs for treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) in children, other S. pneumoniae isolates from children with AOM were characterized by multilocus sequence...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Xu Q,Pichichero ME,Casey JR,Zeng M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus strain sequence type (ST) 398 has emerged during the last decade, largely among persons who have contact with swine or other livestock. Although colonization with ST398 is common in livestock workers, infections are not frequently documented. We report recurrent ST398-IIa infection in an Iowa far...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wardyn SE,Stegger M,Price LB,Smith TC

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Since the late 1970s, 8.4 million people worldwide, including 1.7 million children, have died of AIDS, and an estimated 22 million people are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)(1). During 1995 and 1996, major clinical and laboratory discoveries regarding HIV pathogenesis provided new hope for the prevent...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： McNicholl JM,Smith DK,Qari SH,Hodge T

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：:Severe thrombocytopenia during or after the course of Zika virus infection has been rarely reported. We report 7 cases of severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic signs and symptoms in Guadeloupe after infection with this virus. Clinical course and laboratory findings strongly suggest a causal link between Zika virus i...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Boyer Chammard T,Schepers K,Breurec S,Messiaen T,Destrem AL,Mahevas M,Soulillou A,Janaud L,Curlier E,Herrmann-Storck C,Hoen B

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:An exceptionally smooth and glossy morphotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex was isolated from a 56-year-old Swiss patient with mesenteric tuberculosis. Direct 16S rRNA sequence analysis of the hypervariable signature gene regions revealed a 100% homology to the specific M. tuberculosis complex sequence. Spolig...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pfyffer GE,Auckenthaler R,van Embden JD,van Soolingen D

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 139 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis in Ethiopia, 2012-2013, meningococci (19.4%) and pneumococci (12.9%) were the major disease-causing organisms. Meningococcal serogroups detected were A (n = 11), W (n = 7), C (n = 1), and X (n = 1). Affordable, multivalent meningitis vaccines for the African menin...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mihret W,Lema T,Merid Y,Kassu A,Abebe W,Moges B,Tenna A,Woldegebriel F,Yidnekachew M,Mekonnen W,Ahmed A,Yamuah L,Silamsaw M,Petros B,Oksnes J,Rosenqvist E,Ayele S,Aseffa A,Caugant DA,Norheim G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central venous catheters, often needed by cancer patients, can be the source of Nocardia bacteremia. We evaluated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of 17 cancer patients with Nocardia bacteremia. For 10 patients, the bacteremia was associated with the catheter; for the other 7, it was a disseminated infection....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Al Akhrass F,Hachem R,Mohamed JA,Tarrand J,Kontoyiannis DP,Chandra J,Ghannoum M,Haydoura S,Chaftari AM,Raad I

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella longbeachae, found in soil and compost-derived products, is a globally underdiagnosed cause of Legionnaires' disease. We conducted a case-control study of L. longbeachae Legionnaires' disease in Canterbury, New Zealand. Case-patients were persons hospitalized with L. longbeachae pneumonia, and controls were...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kenagy E,Priest PC,Cameron CM,Smith D,Scott P,Cho V,Mitchell P,Murdoch DR

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:A mark-recapture longitudinal study of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody to Sin Nombre virus (SNV) in rodent populations in western Colorado (1994-results summarized to October 1997) indicates the presence of SNV or a closely related hantavirus at two sites. Most rodents (principally deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus, a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Calisher CH,Sweeney W,Mills JN,Beaty BJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartonella species are increasingly associated with a range of human and animal diseases. Despite this, we have a poor understanding of the ecology and epidemiology of many species, especially those circulating in wild populations. Previous studies have demonstrated that a diverse range of Bartonella species are abund...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bown KJ,Bennet M,Begon M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodent trapping and drag sampling in Van Cortlandt Park, New York City, yielded all stages of Ixodes scapularis, the deer tick vector of Lyme disease and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE). Polymerase chain reaction analyses of the ticks showed Borrelia burgdorferi and the Ehrlichia sp. that causes HGE. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Daniels TJ,Falco RC,Schwartz I,Varde S,Robbins RG

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some areas of Africa, health facility data have indicated declines in malaria that might have resulted from increasingly effective control programs. Most such reports have been from countries where malaria transmission is highly seasonal or of modest intensity. In Malawi, perennial malaria transmission is intense, ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Roca-Feltrer A,Kwizombe CJ,Sanjoaquin MA,Sesay SS,Faragher B,Harrison J,Geukers K,Kabuluzi S,Mathanga DP,Molyneux E,Chagomera M,Taylor T,Molyneux M,Heyderman RS

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:We conducted a case-control study to investigate factors associated with epidemic cholera. Water treatment and handwashing may have been protective, highlighting the need for personal hygiene for cholera prevention in contaminated urban environments. We also found a diverse diet, a possible proxy for improved nutritio...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Dunkle SE,Mba-Jonas A,Loharikar A,Fouché B,Peck M,Ayers T,Archer WR,De Rochars VM,Bender T,Moffett DB,Tappero JW,Dahourou G,Roels T,Quick R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From July to September 1999, a widespread outbreak of meningoencephalitis associated with West Nile virus (Flavivirus, Flaviviridae) occurred in southern Russia, with hundreds of cases and dozens of deaths. Two strains of West Nile virus isolated from patient serum and brain-tissue samples reacted in hemagglutination-...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lvov DK,Butenko AM,Gromashevsky VL,Larichev VP,Gaidamovich SY,Vyshemirsky OI,Zhukov AN,Lazorenko VV,Salko VN,Kovtunov AI,Galimzyanov KM,Platonov AE,Morozova TN,Khutoretskaya NV,Shishkina EO,Skvortsova TM

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveillance for alveolar echinococcosis in central Europe was initiated in 1998. On a voluntary basis, 559 patients were reported to the registry. Most cases originated from rural communities in regions from eastern France to western Austria; single cases were reported far away from the disease-"endemic" zone through...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kern P,Bardonnet K,Renner E,Auer H,Pawlowski Z,Ammann RW,Vuitton DA,Kern P,European Echinococcosis Registry.

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:Human yaws has historically been endemic to Kenya, but current epidemiologic data are lacking. We report seroprevalence for Treponema pallidum antibodies in olive baboons (Papio anubis) and vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in Laikipia County, Kenya. Our results suggest endemicity of the yaws bacterium in monke...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zimmerman DM,Hardgrove EH,von Fricken ME,Kamau J,Chai D,Mutura S,Kivali V,Hussein F,Ambala P,Surmat A,Maina JG,Knauf S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report Rickettsia parkeri and Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae in ticks of the Amblyomma maculatum group collected from dogs in Sonora, Mexico. Molecular characterization of these bacteria was accomplished by DNA amplification and sequence analysis of portions of the rickettsial genes gltA, htrA, ompA, and ompB. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Delgado-de la Mora J,Sánchez-Montes S,Licona-Enríquez JD,Delgado-de la Mora D,Paddock CD,Beati L,Colunga-Salas P,Guzmán-Cornejo C,Zambrano ML,Karpathy SE,López-Pérez AM,Álvarez-Hernández G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia. We investigated TBEV in Kyrgyzstan by collecting small mammals and ticks from diverse localities and analyzing them for evidence of TBEV infection. We found TBEV circulating in Kyrgyzstan much farther south and at higher altitudes than pr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Briggs BJ,Atkinson B,Czechowski DM,Larsen PA,Meeks HN,Carrera JP,Duplechin RM,Hewson R,Junushov AT,Gavrilova ON,Breininger I,Phillips CJ,Baker RJ,Hay J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00