abstract：:A cross-sectional serosurvey was conducted to assess the proportion of persons exposed to hantaviruses in a virus-endemic area of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Findings of this study suggested the presence of > or =1 hantaviruses circulating in this region causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, mild disease, or a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Limongi JE,da Costa FC,Pinto RM,de Oliveira RC,Bragagnolo C,Lemos ER,de Paula MB,Pajuaba Neto AA,Ferreira MS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the molecular identification of Apodemus agrarius (striped field mouse) as reservoir host of the Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) lineage DOBV-Aa in 3 federal states of Germany. Phylogenetic analyses provided evidence for multiple spillover of DOBV-Aa to A. flavicollis, a crucial prerequisite for host switch a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Schlegel M,Klempa B,Auste B,Bemmann M,Schmidt-Chanasit J,Büchner T,Groschup MH,Meier M,Balkema-Buschmann A,Zoller H,Krüger DH,Ulrich RG

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested 55 deceased vespertilionid bats of 12 species from southern Germany for virus infections. A new adenovirus was isolated from tissue samples of 2 Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats, which represents the only chiropteran virus isolate found in Europe besides lyssavirus (rabies virus). Evidence was found for adenov...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sonntag M,Mühldorfer K,Speck S,Wibbelt G,Kurth A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2008, acute hepatitis E infection was confirmed in 4 passengers returning to the United Kingdom after a world cruise. Epidemiologic investigation showed that of 789 persons who provided blood samples, 195 (25%) were seropositive, 33 (4%) had immunoglobulin [Ig] M levels consistent with recent acute infection (11 of...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Said B,Ijaz S,Kafatos G,Booth L,Thomas HL,Walsh A,Ramsay M,Morgan D,Hepatitis E Incident Investigation Team.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 1,432 febrile travelers from Sweden who had returned from malaria-endemic areas during March 2005-March 2008. In 383 patients, paired serum samples were blindly analyzed for influenza and 7 other agents. For 21% of 115 patients with fever of unknown origin, serologic analysis showed that influenza was the m...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Askling HH,Lesko B,Vene S,Berndtson A,Björkman P,Bläckberg J,Bronner U,Follin P,Hellgren U,Palmerus M,Ekdahl K,Tegnell A,Struwe J

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:The reservoir and mode of transmission of Pneumocystis jirovecii remain uncertain. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 126 San Francisco General Hospital staff in clinical (n = 103) and nonclinical (n = 23) occupations to assess whether occupational exposure was associated with immune responses to P. jirovecii. We...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Tipirneni R,Daly KR,Jarlsberg LG,Koch JV,Swartzman A,Roth BM,Walzer PD,Huang L

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the effectiveness of ducks as sentinels for avian influenza virus (AIV) infection, we placed mallards in contact with wild birds at resting sites in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Infections of sentinel birds with different AIV subtypes confirmed the value of such surveillance for AIV monitoring. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Globig A,Baumer A,Revilla-Fernández S,Beer M,Wodak E,Fink M,Greber N,Harder TC,Wilking H,Brunhart I,Matthes D,Kraatz U,Strunk P,Fiedler W,Fereidouni SR,Staubach C,Conraths FJ,Griot C,Mettenleiter TC,Stärk KD

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of Rickettsia akari in 2 human patients increased the diversity of rickettsioses affecting the public health in the southeast of Mexico. Rickettsialpox should be considered in the differential diagnosis with other febrile illnesses for the correct diagnosis and accurate treatment of this potential threat...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zavala-Castro JE,Zavala-Velázquez JE,Peniche-Lara GF,Sulú Uicab JE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus related to yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Japanese encephalitis viruses. In 2007 ZIKV caused an outbreak of relatively mild disease characterized by rash, arthralgia, and conjunctivitis on Yap Island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. This was the first time that ZIKV was detect...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hayes EB

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a widespread respiratory virus. To improve diagnostic methods, we conducted immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM enzyme immunoassays with recombinant virus-like particles of HBoV as antigen. Acute-phase and follow-up serum samples from 258 wheezing children and single serum samples from 115 healthy ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Söderlund-Venermo M,Lahtinen A,Jartti T,Hedman L,Kemppainen K,Lehtinen P,Allander T,Ruuskanen O,Hedman K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the vectors of bluetongue virus (BTV) in Germany, we monitored Culicoides spp. biting midges during April 2007-May 2008. Molecular characterization of batches of midges that tested positive for BTV suggests C. obsoletus sensu stricto as a relevant vector of bluetongue disease in central Europe. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hoffmann B,Bauer B,Bauer C,Bätza HJ,Beer M,Clausen PH,Geier M,Gethmann JM,Kiel E,Liebisch G,Liebisch A,Mehlhorn H,Schaub GA,Werner D,Conraths FJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from the 2000-2004 US Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample, we found that total hospital admissions for skin and soft tissue infections increased by 29% during 2000-2004; admissions for pneumonia were largely unchanged. These results are consistent with recent reported increases...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Edelsberg J,Taneja C,Zervos M,Haque N,Moore C,Reyes K,Spalding J,Jiang J,Oster G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) and KI polyomavirus (KIPyV) are novel human polyomaviruses. They were originally identified in human respiratory secretions, but the extent of human infection caused by these viruses has not been described to date. To determine the seroepidemiology of WUPyV and KIpyIV, we used an ELISA to scree...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Nguyen NL,Le BM,Wang D

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of a novel strain of influenza virus A (H1N1) in April 2009 focused attention on influenza surveillance capabilities worldwide. In consultations before the 2009 outbreak of influenza subtype H1N1, the World Health Organization had concluded that the world was unprepared to respond to an influenza pandemi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ortiz JR,Sotomayor V,Uez OC,Oliva O,Bettels D,McCarron M,Bresee JS,Mounts AW

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a human rabies outbreak in southeastern Peru, we collected bats to estimate the prevalence of rabies in various species. Among 165 bats from 6 genera and 10 species, 10.3% were antibody positive; antibody prevalence was similar in vampire and nonvampire bats. Thus, nonvampire bats may also be a source for human ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Salmón-Mulanovich G,Vásquez A,Albújar C,Guevara C,Laguna-Torres VA,Salazar M,Zamalloa H,Cáceres M,Gómez-Benavides J,Pacheco V,Contreras C,Kochel T,Niezgoda M,Jackson FR,Velasco-Villa A,Rupprecht C,Montgomery JM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus gattii has emerged as a human and animal pathogen in the Pacific Northwest. First recognized on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, it now involves mainland British Columbia, and Washington and Oregon in the United States. In Canada, the incidence of disease has been one of the highest worldwide. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Datta K,Bartlett KH,Baer R,Byrnes E,Galanis E,Heitman J,Hoang L,Leslie MJ,MacDougall L,Magill SS,Morshed MG,Marr KA,Cryptococcus gattii Working Group of the Pacific Northwest.

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:Molecular surveillance of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was implemented in Europe as case reporting in 2005. For all new MDR TB cases detected from January 2003 through June 2007, countries reported case-based epidemiologic data and DNA fingerprint patterns of MDR TB strains when available. International c...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Devaux I,Kremer K,Heersma H,Van Soolingen D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eczema herpeticum can clinically resemble smallpox. On the basis of the algorithm for rapid evaluation of patients with an acute generalized vesiculopustular rash illness, our patient met criteria for high risk for smallpox. The Tzanck preparation was critical for rapid diagnosis of herpetic infection and exclusion of...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Boyd DA,Sperling LC,Norton SA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San Francisco, California, USA. The California Department of Public Health in collaboration with San Francisco Project Homeless Connect initiated a program in 2007 to col...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bonilla DL,Kabeya H,Henn J,Kramer VL,Kosoy MY

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1999 outbreak of Nipah virus encephalitis in humans and pigs in Peninsular Malaysia ended with the evacuation of humans and culling of pigs in the epidemic area. Serologic screening showed that, in the absence of infected pigs, dogs were not a secondary reservoir for Nipah virus. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mills JN,Alim AN,Bunning ML,Lee OB,Wagoner KD,Amman BR,Stockton PC,Ksiazek TG

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the recent global spread of CTX-M beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolates from community-acquired urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs), their dissemination has been little studied in developing countries. In a 2-year prospective study, we documented the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ruppé E,Hem S,Lath S,Gautier V,Ariey F,Sarthou JL,Monchy D,Arlet G

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the presence of Clostridium difficile, we sampled cooked and uncooked meat products sold in Tucson, Arizona. Forty-two percent contained toxigenic C. difficile strains (either ribotype 078/toxinotype V [73%] or 027/toxinotype III [NAP1 or NAP1-related; 27%]). These findings indicate that food products may...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Songer JG,Trinh HT,Killgore GE,Thompson AD,McDonald LC,Limbago BM

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:An outbreak of febrile illness occurred in Gabon in 2007, with 20,000 suspected cases. Chikungunya or dengue-2 virus infections were identified in 321 patients; 8 patients had documented co-infections. Aedes albopictus was identified as the principal vector for the transmission of both viruses. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Leroy EM,Nkoghe D,Ollomo B,Nze-Nkogue C,Becquart P,Grard G,Pourrut X,Charrel R,Moureau G,Ndjoyi-Mbiguino A,De-Lamballerie X

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica bacteria have become increasingly resistant to antimicrobial agents, partly as a result of genes carried on integrons. Clonal expansion and horizontal gene transfer may contribute to the spread of antimicrobial drug-resistance integrons in these organisms. We investigated this resistance and integr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Krauland MG,Marsh JW,Paterson DL,Harrison LH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (H5N1) isolated in July 2008 in Nigeria indicates that a distinct genotype, never before detected in Africa, reached the continent. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the viruses are genetically closely related to European and Middle Eastern influenz...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fusaro A,Joannis T,Monne I,Salviato A,Yakubu B,Meseko C,Oladokun T,Fassina S,Capua I,Cattoli G

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, the seroprevalence rate for hepatitis E virus (HEV) is approximately 20%. This study examined HEV seroprevalence in persons with and without chronic liver disease. Our data indicate that HEV seropositivity is high in patients with chronic liver disease and that HEV seroprevalence increases signif...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Atiq M,Shire NJ,Barrett A,Rouster SD,Sherman KE,Shata MT

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-species transmission of retroviruses is common in Cameroon. To determine risk for simian T-cell lymphotropic virus (STLV) transmission from nonhuman primates to hunters, we examined 170 hunter-collected dried blood spots (DBS) from 12 species for STLV. PCR with generic tax and group-specific long terminal repeat...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sintasath DM,Wolfe ND,Lebreton M,Jia H,Garcia AD,Le Doux-Diffo J,Tamoufe U,Carr JK,Folks TM,Mpoudi-Ngole E,Burke DS,Heneine W,Switzer WM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to 50% of persons with HIV and a diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in Thailand die during TB treatment. In a prospective observational study, a team of physicians ascribed the cause of death after reviewing verbal autopsies (interviews of family members about events preceding death), laboratory data, and medical recor...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cain KP,Anekthananon T,Burapat C,Akksilp S,Mankhatitham W,Srinak C,Nateniyom S,Sattayawuthipong W,Tasaneeyapan T,Varma JK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2006, Tahyna virus was isolated from Culex spp. mosquitoes collected in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. In 2007, to determine whether this virus was infecting humans, we tested serum from febrile patients. We found immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG against the virus, which suggests human infection in this region....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lu Z,Lu XJ,Fu SH,Zhang S,Li ZX,Yao XH,Feng YP,Lambert AJ,Ni da X,Wang FT,Tong SX,Nasci RS,Feng Y,Dong Q,Zhai YG,Gao XY,Wang HY,Tang Q,Liang GD

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed results of recent microbiologic surveillance of meningitis in northern Cameroon. During the 2007 and 2008 meningitis seasons, all 57 identified meningococcal isolates were serogroup W135. This situation might indicate that the area is experiencing a period between epidemic waves due to 2 different clones o...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Massenet D,Inrombe J,Mevoula DE,Nicolas P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. During 2006-2008, we identified 3 HIV-infected patients in northern Tanzania who had invasive NTM; 2 were infected with "Mycobacterium sherrisii" and 1 with M. avium complex sequevar MAC-D. Invasive NTM disease is present in HIV-infe...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Crump JA,van Ingen J,Morrissey AB,Boeree MJ,Mavura DR,Swai B,Thielman NM,Bartlett JA,Grossman H,Maro VP,van Soolingen D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess diversity of rotavirus strains in Lilongwe, Malawi, we conducted a cross-sectional study of children with acute gastroenteritis, July 2005-June 2007. Serotype G12 was identified in 30 (5%) of 546 rotavirus-positive fecal specimens. The G12 strain possessed multiple electropherotypes and P-types, but their vi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cunliffe NA,Ngwira BM,Dove W,Nakagomi O,Nakagomi T,Perez A,Hart CA,Kazembe PN,Mwansambo CC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis causes appreciable economic losses in livestock. Examination of milk and tissues from animals in Egypt for Brucella spp. showed increased prevalence rates of serologically reactive animals. All isolates were B. melitensis biovar 3. One Brucella sp. was isolated from milk of serologically nonreactive buffal...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Samaha H,Al-Rowaily M,Khoudair RM,Ashour HM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic research into the select agents Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei is currently hampered by a paucity of approved antimicrobial drug-selection markers. The strict regulations imposed on researchers in the United States but not in other parts of the world lead to discrepancies in practice, hinder distribut...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Schweizer HP,Peacock SJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjustable rate mortgages and the downturn in the California housing market caused a 300% increase in notices of delinquency in Bakersfield, Kern County. This led to large numbers of neglected swimming pools, which were associated with a 276% increase in the number of human West Nile virus cases during the summer of 2...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Reisen WK,Takahashi RM,Carroll BD,Quiring R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared travel histories of case-patients with Cryptococcus gattii infection during 1999-2006 to travel destinations of the general public on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Findings validated and refined estimates of risk on the basis of place of residence and showed no spatial progression of risk are...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chambers C,MacDougall L,Li M,Galanis E

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated chikungunya outbreaks in South India and observed a high attack rate, particularly among adults and women. Transmission was facilitated by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in peridomestic water containers, as indicated by a high Breteau index. We recommended vector control measures and health education to prom...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kaur P,Ponniah M,Murhekar MV,Ramachandran V,Ramachandran R,Raju HK,Perumal V,Mishra AC,Gupte MD

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00