Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: molecular perspectives.

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：:Phylogenetic analysis of a collection of 103 E1 gene sequences from rubella viruses isolated from 17 countries from 1961 to 2000 confirmed the existence of at least two genotypes. Rubella genotype I (RGI) isolates, predominant in Europe, Japan, and the Western Hemisphere, segregated into discrete subgenotypes; interna...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zheng DP,Frey TK,Icenogle J,Katow S,Abernathy ES,Song KJ,Xu WB,Yarulin V,Desjatskova RG,Aboudy Y,Enders G,Croxson M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R. helvetica was detected in 1 Ceratophyllus gallinae (hen flea). ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gilles J,Just FT,Silaghi C,Pradel I,Passos LM,Lengauer H,Hellmann K,Pfister K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A task force of experts on influenza, public health, and animal health met at the conference One Health Approach to Influenza: Assessment of Critical Issues and Options in Washington, DC, on December 1-2, 2009. These experts discussed the role of the One Health approach in preparing for and responding to an influenza ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Powdrill TF,Nipp TL,Rinderknecht JL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 2,882 Streptococcus pneumoniae sent to the Spanish Reference Laboratory during 2002, 75 (2.6%) were ciprofloxacin-resistant. Resistance was associated with older patients (3.9% in adults and 7.2% in patients > or =65 years of age), with isolation from noninvasive sites (4.3% vs. 1.0%), and with penicillin and ma...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： de la Campa AG,Balsalobre L,Ardanuy C,Fenoll A,Pérez-Trallero E,Liñares J,Spanish Pneumococcal Infection Study Network G03\/103.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

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：:Recently, a new paramyxovirus closely related to human mumps virus (MuV) was detected in bats. We generated recombinant MuVs carrying either or both of the fusion and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase bat virus glycoproteins. These viruses showed replication kinetics similar to human MuV in cultured cells and were neutraliz...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Katoh H,Kubota T,Ihara T,Maeda K,Takeda M,Kidokoro M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade tuberculosis (TB) has reemerged as a major worldwide public health hazard with increasing incidence among adults and children. Although cases among children represent a small percentage of all TB cases, infected children are a reservoir from which many adult cases will arise. TB diagnosis in childre...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Khan EA,Starke JR

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) occurred aboard a U.S. Navy ship in February 1996, despite 95% of the crew's having been appropriately vaccinated. Virus isolated from ill crew members was antigenically distinct from the vaccination strain. With an attack rate of 42%, this outbreak demonstrates the potential for rapi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Earhart KC,Beadle C,Miller LK,Pruss MW,Gray GC,Ledbetter EK,Wallace MR

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Babesia microti, an intraerythrocytic parasite, is tickborne in nature. In contrast to transmission by blood transfusion, which has been well documented, transmission associated with solid organ transplantation has not been reported. We describe parasitologically confirmed cases of babesiosis diagnosed ≈8 weeks posttr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Brennan MB,Herwaldt BL,Kazmierczak JJ,Weiss JW,Klein CL,Leith CP,He R,Oberley MJ,Tonnetti L,Wilkins PP,Gauthier GM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective, observational, population-based study to investigate the effect of staphylococcal infections on the hospitalization of children in California during 1985-2009. Hospitalized children with staphylococcal infections were identified through the California Office of Statewide Health Planning a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gutierrez K,Halpern MS,Sarnquist C,Soni S,Arroyo AC,Maldonado Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus is normally transmitted by mosquitos, but cases of sexual transmission have been reported. We describe a patient with symptomatic Zika virus infection in whom the virus was detected in semen for 92 days. Our findings support recommendations for 6 months of barrier contraceptive use after symptomatic Zika vi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gaskell KM,Houlihan C,Nastouli E,Checkley AM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 420 rodents in China were examined for Francisella tularensis by polymerase chain reaction. The infection rates were 4.76% in total, and 11.65%, 10.00%, 6.56%, 1.77%, and 0% in Jilin, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Zhejiang, respectively. Sequence analysis showed that all the detected agents be...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zhang F,Liu W,Chu MC,He J,Duan Q,Wu XM,Zhang PH,Zhao QM,Yang H,Xin ZT,Cao WC

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E is transmitted mainly by water or food, but in industrialized countries, all routes of transmission have not been identified. We describe possible zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E virus that involved direct contact between a pet pig and its owner. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Renou C,Cadranel JF,Bourlière M,Halfon P,Ouzan D,Rifflet H,Carenco P,Harafa A,Bertrand JJ,Boutrouille A,Muller P,Igual JP,Decoppet A,Eloit M,Pavio N

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-distance transport of pathogens plays a critical role in the emergence of novel diseases. Shipping is a major contributor to such transport, and the role of ships in spreading disease has been recognized for centuries. However, statistical confirmation of pathogen spread by shipping is usually impractical. We pre...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Murray AG,Smith RJ,Stagg RM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare workers accounted for a large proportion of persons with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) during the worldwide epidemic of early 2003. We conducted an investigation of healthcare workers exposed to laboratory-confirmed SARS patients in the United States to evaluate infection-control practices and po...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Park BJ,Peck AJ,Kuehnert MJ,Newbern C,Smelser C,Comer JA,Jernigan D,McDonald LC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the association of colonization by Staphylococcus aureus and general population mortality, we followed 10,598 adults for 8.5 years on average. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus colonization was not associated with death. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus carriage predicted death in a crude analysis but not af...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mendy A,Vieira ER,Albatineh AN,Gasana J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of rats in human hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections remains controversial. A genetically distinct HEV was recently isolated from rats in Germany, and its genome was sequenced. We have isolated a genetically similar HEV from urban rats in Los Angeles, California, USA, and characterized its ability to infect la...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Purcell RH,Engle RE,Rood MP,Kabrane-Lazizi Y,Nguyen HT,Govindarajan S,St Claire M,Emerson SU

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During July 2007-June 2015, we enrolled 4,225 hospitalized children with pneumonia in a study to determine the seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in Beijing, China. We defined season as the period during which >10% of total PCRs performed each week were RSV positive. We identified 8 distinctive...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Yu J,Liu C,Xiao Y,Xiang Z,Zhou H,Chen L,Shen K,Xie Z,Ren L,Wang J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, we identified 38 hospitalized patients with Streptococcus suis infection during 2006-2012. Deafness developed in 12 patients; none died. Thirty-five reported recent exposure to pigs/pork. Annual incidence was 0.1-2.2 cases/100,000 population (0.2-3.2 in persons ≥20 years of age). Clinicians...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Praphasiri P,Owusu JT,Thammathitiwat S,Ditsungnoen D,Boonmongkon P,Sangwichian O,Prasert K,Srihapanya S,Sornwong K,Kerdsin A,Dejsirilert S,Baggett HC,Olsen SJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A virus isolated from a Natterer's bat (Myotis nattererii) in Germany was differentiated from other lyssaviruses on the basis of the reaction pattern of a panel of monoclonal antibodies. Phylogenetic analysis supported the assumption that the isolated virus, Bokeloh bat lyssavirus, may represent a new member of the ge...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Freuling CM,Beer M,Conraths FJ,Finke S,Hoffmann B,Keller B,Kliemt J,Mettenleiter TC,Mühlbach E,Teifke JP,Wohlsein P,Müller T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After an alert regarding ≈31 tuberculosis (TB) cases, 3 of which were rifampin-resistant TB cases, in Mbuji-Mayi Central Prison, Democratic Republic of the Congo, we conducted an outbreak investigation in January 2015. We analyzed sputum of presumptive TB patients by using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay. We also assessed the...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kayomo MK,Hasker E,Aloni M,Nkuku L,Kazadi M,Kabengele T,Muteteke D,Kapita F,Lufulwabo A,Mukadi YD,Muyembe-Tamfum JJ,Ieven M,de Jong BC,Boelaert M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of ulcerative stomatitis was observed in a donkey (Equus asinus) dairy herd. Similar lesions were also observed on the dams' udders and, sporadically, in genital areas. The lesions typically resolved in 1-3 weeks. An α-herpesvirus, Varicellovirus, genetically related to equid herpesvirus type 3, was identi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Martella V,Lanave G,Camero M,Larocca V,Lorusso E,Catella C,Capozza P,Tempesta M,Buonavoglia C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by predominantly vectorborne Leishmania spp. In the United States, canine visceral leishmaniasis is common among hounds, and L. infantum vertical transmission among hounds has been confirmed. We found that L. infantum from hounds remains infective in sandflies, underscoring t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Schaut RG,Robles-Murguia M,Juelsgaard R,Esch KJ,Bartholomay LC,Ramalho-Ortigao M,Petersen CA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Directors of all major BioSafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratories in the United States met in 2008 to review the current status of biocontainment laboratory operations and to discuss the potential impact of a proposed 2-person security rule on maximum-containment laboratory operations. Special attention was paid to the va...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： LeDuc JW,Anderson K,Bloom ME,Carrion R Jr,Feldmann H,Fitch JP,Geisbert JB,Geisbert TW,Holbrook MR,Jahrling PB,Ksiazek TG

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines available to school administrators to support school closure decisions during influenza outbreaks are usually not evidence-based. Using empirical data on absentee rates of elementary school students in Japan, we developed a simple and practical algorithm for determining the optimal timing of school closures...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sasaki A,Hoen AG,Ozonoff A,Suzuki H,Tanabe N,Seki N,Saito R,Brownstein JS

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：: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：: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：:The mean annual incidence of hemolytic uremic syndrome in persons

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tozzi AE,Caprioli A,Minelli F,Gianviti A,De Petris L,Edefonti A,Montini G,Ferretti A,De Palo T,Gaido M,Rizzoni G,Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Study Group.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00