Emerging disease issues and fungal pathogens associated with HIV infection.

abstract：:Dengue was first reported in Puerto Rico in 1899 and sporadically thereafter. Following outbreaks in 1963 and 1969, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has worked closely with the Puerto Rico Department of Health to monitor and reduce the public health burden of dengue. During that time, evolving epidemiolo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sharp TM,Ryff KR,Santiago GA,Margolis HS,Waterman SH

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:From July to September 2002, an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) caused a high number of deaths in captive owls at the Owl Foundation, Vineland, Ontario, Canada. Peak death rates occurred in mid-August, and the epidemiologic curve resembled that of corvids in the surrounding Niagara region. The outbreak occurred in t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gancz AY,Barker IK,Lindsay R,Dibernardo A,McKeever K,Hunter B

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Puerto Rico, risk for transmission of B-virus from free-ranging rhesus monkeys to humans has become a serious challenge. An incident with an injured rhesus monkey, seropositive for B-virus, resulted in inappropriate administration of antiviral postexposure prophylaxis. This incident underscores the importance of ed...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Jensen K,Alvarado-Ramy F,González-Martínez J,Kraiselburd E,Rullán J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After returning from Europe to the United States, on March 1, 2020, a symptomatic teacher received positive test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Of the 21 students exposed to the teacher in the classroom, serologic results suggested past infection for 2. Classroom contact may result in vir...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Brown NE,Bryant-Genevier J,Bandy U,Browning CA,Berns AL,Dott M,Gosciminski M,Lester SN,Link-Gelles R,Quilliam DN,Sejvar J,Thornburg NJ,Wolff BJ,Watson J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of virus attachment to the respiratory tract of 4 marine mammal species were determined for avian and human influenza viruses. Attachment of avian influenza A viruses (H4N5) and (H7N7) and human influenza B viruses to trachea and bronchi of harbor seals is consistent with reported influenza outbreaks in this ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ramis AJ,van Riel D,van de Bildt MW,Osterhaus A,Kuiken T

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echovirus 13 (EV13), considered rare, was reported worldwide in 2000, mostly related to aseptic meningitis outbreaks. In Spain, 135 EV13 isolates were identified. The genetic relationships between 64 representative strains from Spain and other reported isolates from the United States, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Sweden...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Avellón A,Casas I,Trallero G,Pérez C,Tenorio A,Palacios G

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first genetic characterization of wildtype measles viruses from Uganda. Thirty-six virus isolates from outbreaks in 6 districts were analyzed from 2000 to 2002. Analyses of sequences of the nucleoprotein (N) and hemagglutinin (H) genes showed that the Ugandan isolates were all closely related, and phylog...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Muwonge A,Nanyunja M,Rota PA,Bwogi J,Lowe L,Liffick SL,Bellini WJ,Sylvester S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During April 2011-March 2012, we retrospectively reviewed medical records for South Korea soldiers to assess the etiology and epidemiology of acute viral lower respiratory tract infections. Adenovirus was the most commonly identified virus (63.2%) and the most common cause of pneumonia (79.3%) and hospitalization (76....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Heo JY,Lee JE,Kim HK,Choe KW

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:A decision analytical model was developed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of stockpiling antiviral (AV) drugs for a potential influenza pandemic in the United Kingdom and the possible role of near-patient testing in conserving AV drug stocks. Under base-case assumptions (including a fixed stockpile that was smal...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Siddiqui MR,Edmunds WJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a study of the distribution and prevalence of tickborne infections in Denmark by using roe deer as sentinels. Blood samples from 237 roe deer were collected during the 2002-2003 hunting season. Overall, 36.6% of deer were Borrelia seropositive, while 95.6% were Anaplasma phagocytophilum positive; all anim...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Skarphédinsson S,Jensen PM,Kristiansen K

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a population-based case-control study of community acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD), we matched 1,233 cases to 12,330 controls. CDAD risk increased 3-fold with use of any antimicrobial agent and 6-fold with use of fluoroquinolones. Prior use of antimicrobial agents did not affect risk for CD...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Delaney JA,Dial S,Barkun A,Suissa S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Connecticut established telephone-based gram-positive rod (GPR) reporting primarily to detect inhalational anthrax cases more quickly. From March to December 2003, annualized incidence of blood isolates was 21.3/100,000 persons; reports included 293 Corynebacterium spp., 193 Bacillus spp., 73 Clostridium spp., 26 Lact...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Begier EM,Barrett NL,Mshar PA,Johnson DG,Hadler JL,Connecticut Bioterrorism Field Epidemiology Response Team.

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:Preventing emergence of new zoonotic viruses depends on understanding determinants for human risk. Nipah virus (NiV) is a lethal zoonotic pathogen that has spilled over from bats into human populations, with limited person-to-person transmission. We examined ecologic and human behavioral drivers of geographic variatio...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gurley ES,Hegde ST,Hossain K,Sazzad HMS,Hossain MJ,Rahman M,Sharker MAY,Salje H,Islam MS,Epstein JH,Khan SU,Kilpatrick AM,Daszak P,Luby SP

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide, West Nile virus (WNV) causes encephalitis in humans, horses, and birds. The Kunjin strain of WNV (WNVKUN) is endemic to northern Australia, but infections are usually asymptomatic. In 2011, an unprecedented outbreak of equine encephalitis occurred in southeastern Australia; most of the ≈900 reported cases w...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Prow NA,Edmonds JH,Williams DT,Setoh YX,Bielefeldt-Ohmann H,Suen WW,Hobson-Peters J,van den Hurk AF,Pyke AT,Hall-Mendelin S,Northill JA,Johansen CA,Warrilow D,Wang J,Kirkland PD,Doggett S,Andrade CC,Brault AC,Khromykh

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the proportion of Escherichia coli O157 cases in Scotland attributable to secondary spread, we analyzed data obtained through entire-population enhanced surveillance. We identified 11% of cases as secondary. Secondary cases in single households were younger than secondary cases in outbreaks affecting >1 h...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Locking ME,Pollock KG,Allison LJ,Rae L,Hanson MF,Cowden JM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a cause of hepatitis among HIV-infected persons, we evaluated 1985-2009 data for US military beneficiaries. Evidence of acute or prior HEV infection was detected for 7 (4%) and 5 (3%) of 194 HIV-infected persons, respectively. HEV might be a cause of acute hepatitis amon...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Crum-Cianflone NF,Curry J,Drobeniuc J,Weintrob A,Landrum M,Ganesan A,Bradley W,Agan BK,Kamili S,Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program HIV Working Group.

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for hepatitis E virus in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pas SD,de Man RA,Mulders C,Balk AH,van Hal PT,Weimar W,Koopmans MP,Osterhaus AD,van der Eijk AA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus gattii is a fungal pathogen endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. Isolated cases and outbreaks have been reported in areas of North America and Europe, expanding the distribution pattern beyond warmer regions. We describe a case of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infection by C. gattii in an immunocomp...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Moritz D,Mena Lora A,Blumer B,Harrington AT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique physical feature of Treponema pallidum, the venereally transmitted agent of human syphilis, is that its outer membrane contains 100-fold less membrane-spanning protein than the outer membranes of typical gram-negative bacteria, a property that has been related to the chronicity of syphilitic infection. These ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Blanco DR,Miller JN,Lovett MA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By applying cumulative sums (CUSUM), a quality control method commonly used in manufacturing, we constructed a process for detecting unusual clusters among reported laboratory isolates of disease-causing organisms. We developed a computer algorithm based on minimal adjustments to the CUSUM method, which cumulates sums...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hutwagner LC,Maloney EK,Bean NH,Slutsker L,Martin SM

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the dynamics of seroconversion in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. During March 29-May 22, 2020, we collected serum samples and associated clinical data from 177 persons in London, UK, who had SARS-CoV-2 infection. We measured IgG against SARS-CoV-2 and compared a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Staines HM,Kirwan DE,Clark DJ,Adams ER,Augustin Y,Byrne RL,Cocozza M,Cubas-Atienzar AI,Cuevas LE,Cusinato M,Davies BMO,Davis M,Davis P,Duvoix A,Eckersley NM,Forton D,Fraser AJ,Garrod G,Hadcocks L,Hu Q,Johnson M,

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the susceptibility to Usutu virus (Flavivirus) of 13 permanent cell lines, 3 primary cell cultures, and chicken embryos. Vero, PK-15, and goose embryo fibroblast cells developed cytopathic effects; however, viral multiplication was detected in all mammalian cell types by immunohistochemical tests. Chic...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bakonyi T,Lussy H,Weissenböck H,Hornyák A,Nowotny N

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:The pyrethroid knockdown resistance gene (kdr) has become widespread in Anopheles gambiae in West Africa. A trial to test the continuing efficacy of insecticide-treated nets (ITN) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) was undertaken in experimental huts at 2 sites in Benin, the first where kdr is present at high frequenc...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： N'Guessan R,Corbel V,Akogbéto M,Rowland M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Madagascar is more seriously affected by plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, than any other country. The Plague National Control Program was established in 1993 and includes human surveillance. During 1998-2016, a total of 13,234 suspected cases were recorded, mainly from the central highlands; 27% were conf...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Andrianaivoarimanana V,Piola P,Wagner DM,Rakotomanana F,Maheriniaina V,Andrianalimanana S,Chanteau S,Rahalison L,Ratsitorahina M,Rajerison M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2013, the first government-led oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign in Haiti was implemented in Petite Anse and Cerca Carvajal. To evaluate vaccination coverage, barriers to vaccination, and adverse events following vaccination, we conducted a cluster survey. We enrolled 1,121 persons from Petite Anse and 809 pe...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tohme RA,François J,Wannemuehler K,Iyengar P,Dismer A,Adrien P,Hyde TB,Marston BJ,Date K,Mintz E,Katz MA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain (≈700,000 inhabitants), 7-12 episodes of human listeriosis were recorded annually during 2009-2012. However, during January 2013-February 2014, 27 episodes were detected, including 11 pregnancy-associated cases. Fifteen cases in 2 epidemiologically unrelated outbreaks were caused by ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pérez-Trallero E,Zigorraga C,Artieda J,Alkorta M,Marimón JM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00