Enteric pathogens in tropical aquaria.

abstract：:Mathematical modelling is an important tool for understanding the dynamics of the spread of infectious diseases, which could be the result of a natural outbreak or of the intentional release of pathogenic biological agents. Decision makers and policymakers responsible for strategies to contain disease, prevent epidemi...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Baldassi F,D'Amico F,Carestia M,Cenciarelli O,Mancinelli S,Gilardi F,Malizia A,DI Giovanni D,Soave PM,Bellecci C,Gaudio P,Palombi L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 598 isolates of Shigella species (24 S. dysenteriae, 254 S. flexneri, 30 S. boydii, 290 S. sonnei) submitted to the Ontario Public Health Laboratories in 1990 were tested for their susceptibility to 14 antimicrobial agents by the agar dilution method. Overall 79.6% of isolates were resistant to one or more ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Harnett N

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical site infections (SSI) are a significant cause of post-surgical morbidity and mortality. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of SSI and identify risk factors for infections following cesarean section (CS). A prospective study of SSI after CS was carried out from January 2014 to Decemb...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Alfouzan W,Al Fadhli M,Abdo N,Alali W,Dhar R

更新日期：2019-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis occurred in the Isle of Thanet during December 1990 and January 1991. A total of 47 cases ranging in age from 2 months to 85 years were identified in residents from the Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate areas, with dates of onset of illness from 3 December to 14 January. A case-control...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Joseph C,Hamilton G,O'Connor M,Nicholas S,Marshall R,Stanwell-Smith R,Sims R,Ndawula E,Casemore D,Gallagher P

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical records, for 2000 and 2001, of symptomatic amoebic patients who were treated at our hospitals in Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka were studied retrospectively for the purpose of gathering epidemiological data on symptomatic Entamoeba histolytica infection. A total of 58 patients were treated. Fifty-five of them were ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ohnishi K,Kato Y,Imamura A,Fukayama M,Tsunoda T,Sakaue Y,Sakamoto M,Sagara H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether straight-line distance from residential compounds to healthcare facilities influenced mortality, the incidence of pneumonia and vaccine efficacy against pneumonia in rural Gambia. Clinical surveillance for pneumonia was conducted on 6938 children living in the catchment areas of the two largest...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Zaman SM,Cox J,Enwere GC,Bottomley C,Greenwood BM,Cutts FT

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemiological model was developed for rabies, linking the risk of disease in a secondary species (cats) to the temporal dynamics of disease in a wildlife reservoir (raccoons). Data were obtained from cats, raccoons, and skunks tested for rabies in the northeastern United States during 1992-2000. An epizootic algo...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Gordon ER,Curns AT,Krebs JW,Rupprecht CE,Real LA,Childs JE

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyse sociodemographic, viroimmunological and clinical parameters in different HIV-transmission categories at baseline and during treatment, 3039 patients were followed up for 12 months after the initiation of a nelfinavir-based regimen. Multiple baseline parameters were significantly different in the diverse cat...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Collazos J,Asensi V,Carton JA,Grupo Español para el Estudio Multifactorial de la Adherencia (GEEMA).

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mumps outbreaks in recent years have given rise to questions about the effectiveness of the mumps vaccine. This study examined the epidemiological data from a recent mumps outbreak in Israel and from outbreaks in other countries with high vaccination coverage, and considered whether long-established vaccination polici...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Anis E,Grotto I,Moerman L,Warshavsky B,Slater PE,Lev B

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of Legionella spp. in the water of a Portuguese spa was ascertained during the spa season, between May and November. Simultaneously the prevalence of anti-legionella antibodies in people attending the spa was also investigated. The antibody titres of 172 randomly selected patients and 42 therapists were d...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Rocha G,Veríssimo A,Bowker R,Bornstein N,Da Costa MS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ireland reports the highest incidence of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) infection in Europe. This study investigated potential risk factors for confirmed sporadic and outbreak primary VTEC infections during 2008-2013. Overall, 989 VTEC infections including 521 serogroup O157 and 233 serogroup O26 were geo-refer...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Óhaiseadha C,Hynds PD,Fallon UB,O'Dwyer J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using DNA probes specific for the genes encoding Vero cytotoxins 1 and 2 in hybridization experiments on faecal samples, Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) of serogroup O 157 were detected in 21 of 63 cases of haemorrhagic colitis, 9 of 31 cases of non-bloody diarrhoea and 14 of 68 cases of haemolytic ur...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kleanthous H,Fry NK,Smith HR,Gross RJ,Rowe B

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines for the severity classification and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) were published by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) in 2010; however, compliance and efficacy of these guidelines has not been widely investigated. This pr...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Crowell KT,Julian KG,Katzman M,Berg AS,Tinsley A,Williams ED,Koltun WA,Messaris E

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A virus was assessed in a Dutch nationwide sample (n = 7367). A questionnaire was used to study the association with various sociodemographic characteristics. Overall, 33.8% (95% CI 31.6-36%) of the population had hepatitis A antibodies. The seroprevalence was less than 10% in...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Termorshuizen F,Dorigo-Zetsma JW,de Melker HE,van den Hof S,Conyn-Van Spaendonck MA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China rapidly spread throughout the world, becoming a threatening pandemic with unprecedented consequences. Mobile technologies have led to a revolution in health and their applicability in the context of COVID-19 is promising. In this commentary, we provide an overview of t...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Teixeira R,Doetsch J

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment options for Hepatitis C infection have greatly improved with direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combinations achieving high cure rates. Nevertheless, the cost of this treatment is still high and access to treatment in many countries has been preferentially reserved for patients with more severe fibrosis (F3 and F...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Semenova T,Nemoz B,Thibault V,Lagathu G,Duverlie G,Brochot E,Trimoulet P,Payan C,Vallet S,Henquell C,Chevaliez S,Bouvier-Alias M,Maylin S,Roque-Afonso AM,Izquierdo L,Lunel-Fabiani F,Marcellin P,Morand P,Leroy V,Larr

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eradication of poliomyelitis most likely will occur. In fact, it is almost gone from the Western Hemisphere. Health workers in Sweden, Finland, and the Netherlands routinely vaccinate almost all children with the inactivated poliovaccines (IPV). Despite good vaccination coverage, polio can still occur. For example...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Melnick JL

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common blood-borne infection in the USA. Estimating prevalence is critical for monitoring diagnosis, treatment, and cure and for allocating resources. Surveillance data reported to the New York City (NYC) Health Department, 2000-2015, were used to estimate HCV prev...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bocour A,Greene SK,Laraque F,Winters A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studying the epidemiology of pertussis and impact of differing vaccine schedules is difficult because of differing methods of case ascertainment. The advent of internationally standardized serological diagnosis for recent infection has allowed comparison of age-specific pertussis infection among European countries and...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Cagney M,MacIntyre CR,McIntyre P,Puech M,Giammanco A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In long-term care facilities (LTCFs), the elderly are apt to be infected because those with latent tuberculosis infections (LTBIs) are at an increased risk for reactivation and post-primary TB disease. We report an outbreak of TB in staff and residents in a LTCF. An outbreak investigation was conducted after two TB ca...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Lai CC,Hsieh YC,Yeh YP,Jou RW,Wang JT,Pan SL,Chen HH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canine parvovirosis is a very contagious, severe and often lethal infectious disease of dogs caused by canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2). Parvoviruses are very resistant to several disinfectants while are sensitive to halogens such as sodium hypochlorite which is often used for decontamination of veterinary clinics and...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Cavalli A,Marinaro M,Desario C,Corrente M,Camero M,Buonavoglia C

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1985 to 1988, a total of 2496 swine sera from 60 farms in the Tohoku District of the Honshu Island of Japan were examined for antibodies to swine haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (HEV), human coronavirus (HCV) and bovine coronavirus (BCV) by haemagglutination-inhibition (HI) test. Antibodies to HEV 67N s...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hirano N,Suzuki Y,Haga S

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate associations between indicators of livestock farming intensity (manure surplus and livestock density) and acute gastroenteritis hospitalization (AGH) rate, we conducted an ecological study on 306 selected agricultural municipalities of Quebec. We estimated the AGH rate for the period 2000-2004 from the Que...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Febriani Y,Levallois P,Lebel G,Gingras S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) has been known to affect elephants for thousands of years. It was put into spotlight when few circus elephants were diagnosed carrying Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis. Because of the zoonotic risk and high susceptibility to M. tuberculosis, periodic testing was enacted since, in captive breeding prog...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hermes R,Saragusty J,Moser I,Holtze S,Nieter J,Sachse K,Voracek T,Bernhard A,Bouts T,Göritz F,Hildebrandt TB

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Lyme borreliosis is increasingly diagnosed in the United Kingdom, few systematic studies have been performed there. UK data suggest that the commonest complications are neurological, but inadequate information exists about their nature and the incidence of late neuroborreliosis. Local data are necessary becau...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Lovett JK,Evans PH,O'Connell S,Gutowski NJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria cuniculi was isolated, between March 1987 and March 1989, from 38 cases of respiratory disease in small and large ruminants. In all but five cases N. cuniculi was cultured together with other potential respiratory pathogens. A survey was conducted to assess the prevalence of N. cuniculi in the pharyngeal reg...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Elad D,Shlomovitz S,Bernstein M,Bassan J

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being the commonest bacterial cause of infectious intestinal disease (IID) in England and Wales, outbreaks of campylobacter infection are rarely reported. However, data from the Campylobacter Sentinel Surveillance Scheme suggested that outbreaks might be more common than was previously suspected, since a high ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Gillespie IA,O'Brien SJ,Adak GK,Tam CC,Frost JA,Bolton FJ,Tompkins DS,Campylobacter Sentinel Surveillance Scheme Collaborators.

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the prevalence, correlates and trends of H. pylori infection in Israel using residual sera obtained in 2007-2008 from 1466 Jewish subjects aged 0-77 years and 897 Arabs aged 0-19 years, and in 2000-2001 from 627 Jewish and 575 Arab subjects aged 0-19 years. H. pylori IgG antibodies were measured by ELISA. ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Muhsen K,Cohen D,Spungin-Bialik A,Shohat T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 2210 salmonella isolates referred to the New Zealand Communicable Disease Centre for epidemiological surveillance during 1987, 147 (6.7%) were resistant to one or more of 10 antibiotics. Resistance to streptomycin was most common (4.5%), followed by sulphamethoxazole (3.4%), tetracycline (3.3%), ampicillin (1.5%), ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Heffernan HM

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian influenza virus (AIV) is an important zoonotic pathogen, resulting in global human morbidity and mortality and substantial economic losses to the poultry industry. Poultry and wild birds have transmitted AIV to humans, most frequently subtypes H5 and H7, but also different strains and subtypes of H6, H9, and H10...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Fuller TL,Ducatez MF,Njabo KY,Couacy-Hymann E,Chasar A,Aplogan GL,Lao S,Awoume F,Téhou A,Langeois Q,Krauss S,Smith TB

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00