abstract：:Subclinical infection of vaccinated chickens with a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N2) virus was identified through routine surveillance in China. Investigation suggested that the virus has evolved into multiple genotypes. To better control transmission of the virus, we recommend a strengthened program of educa...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ma QX,Jiang WM,Liu S,Wang SC,Zhuang QY,Hou GY,Liu XM,Sui ZH,Chen JM

更新日期：2014-12-01 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

abstract：:Interspecies transmission of equine influenza A(H3N8) virus has resulted in establishment of a canine influenza virus. To determine if something similar could happen with cats, we experimentally infected 14 cats with the equine influenza A(H3N8) virus. All showed clinical signs, shed virus, and transmitted the virus t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Su S,Wang L,Fu X,He S,Hong M,Zhou P,Lai A,Gray G,Li S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of influenza-associated hospitalizations in tropical settings are lacking. To increase understanding of the effect of influenza in Singapore, we estimated the age-specific influenza-associated hospitalizations for pneumonia and influenza during 2004-2008 and 2010-2012. The rate of hospitalization was 28.3/100,...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ang LW,Lim C,Lee VJ,Ma S,Tiong WW,Ooi PL,Lin RT,James L,Cutter J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic gastric banding is a common bariatric procedure worldwide. Rapidly growing mycobacteria are environmental organisms increasingly seen as pathogens,often in infected prosthetic material. We report 18 cases of infection associated with laparoscopic gastric banding caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum and M. ab...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wright HL,Thomson RM,Reid AB,Carter R,Bartley PB,Newton P,Coulter C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeless persons in San Francisco, California, USA,have been shown to have head and body lice infestations and Bartonella quintana infections. We surveyed a self selected population of homeless persons in San Francisco to assess infestations of head and body lice, risks of having body lice, and presence of B. quintana...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bonilla DL,Cole-Porse C,Kjemtrup A,Osikowicz L,Kosoy M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An expert conference on Dengue in Africa was held in Accra, Ghana, in February 2013 to consider key questions regarding the possible expansion of dengue in Africa. Four key action points were highlighted to advance our understanding of the epidemiology of dengue in Africa. First, dengue diagnostic tools must be made m...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Jaenisch T,Junghanss T,Wills B,Brady OJ,Eckerle I,Farlow A,Hay SI,McCall PJ,Messina JP,Ofula V,Sall AA,Sakuntabhai A,Velayudhan R,Wint GR,Zeller H,Margolis HS,Sankoh O,Dengue in Africa Study Group.

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cholera outbreak began in Haiti during October, 2010. Spatiotemporal patterns of household-level cholera in Ouest Department showed that the initial clusters tended to follow major roadways; subsequent clusters occurred further inland. Our data highlight transmission pathway complexities and the need for case and ho...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Blackburn JK,Diamond U,Kracalik IT,Widmer J,Brown W,Morrissey BD,Alexander KA,Curtis AJ,Ali A,Morris JG Jr

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of serious infections associated with heroin use in persons who inject drugs (PWIDs) occur intermittently and require vigilance and rapid reporting of individual cases. Here, we give a firsthand account of the cases in London during an outbreak of heroin-associated anthrax during 2009-2010 in the United King...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Abbara A,Brooks T,Taylor GP,Nolan M,Donaldson H,Manikon M,Holmes A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to clarify changes in serotypes and genotypes mediating β-lactam and macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Japanese children who had invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) after the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced into Japan; 341 participating general hospit...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chiba N,Morozumi M,Shouji M,Wajima T,Iwata S,Ubukata K,Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases Surveillance Study Group.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the presence in US pigs of rotavirus H (RVH), identified in pigs in Japan and Brazil. From 204 samples collected during 2006-2009, we identified RVH in 15% of fecal samples from 10 US states, suggesting that RVH has circulated in the United States since 2002, but probably longer. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Marthaler D,Rossow K,Culhane M,Goyal S,Collins J,Matthijnssens J,Nelson M,Ciarlet M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In late 2013, outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infection recurred in South Korea. Genetic and phylogenetic analyses showed that isolates from the outbreaks were most closely related to emergent US strains of PEDV. These US strain-like PEDV variants are prevalent in South Korea and responsible for re...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lee S,Lee C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

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 the near-full-genome sequence (29,908 nt, >99%) of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a nasal swab specimen from a dromedary camel in Egypt. We found that viruses genetically very similar to human MERS-CoV are infecting dromedaries beyond the Arabian Peninsula, where human MERS-...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chu DK,Poon LL,Gomaa MM,Shehata MM,Perera RA,Abu Zeid D,El Rifay AS,Siu LY,Guan Y,Webby RJ,Ali MA,Peiris M,Kayali G

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:After the last reported cases of rabies in a human in 1959 and a nonhuman animal in 1961, Taiwan was considered free from rabies. However, during 2012-2013, an outbreak occurred among ferret badgers in Taiwan. To examine the origin of this virus strain, we sequenced 3 complete genomes and acquired multiple rabies viru...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chiou HY,Hsieh CH,Jeng CR,Chan FT,Wang HY,Pang VF

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spring 2013, influenza A(H7N9) virus was isolated from an apparently healthy tree sparrow in Chongming Dongping National Forest Park, Shanghai City, China. The entire gene constellation of the virus is similar to that of isolates from humans, highlighting the need to monitor influenza A(H7N9) viruses in different s...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zhao B,Zhang X,Zhu W,Teng Z,Yu X,Gao Y,Wu D,Pei E,Yuan Z,Yang L,Wang D,Shu Y,Wu F

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used comprehensive serodiagnostic methods (IgM, IgG, and IgG avidity) and PCR to study Merkel cell polyomavirus and trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus infections in children observed from infancy to adolescence. Comparing seroconversion intervals with previous and subsequent intervals, we found that ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chen T,Tanner L,Simell V,Hedman L,Mäkinen M,Sadeghi M,Veijola R,Hyöty H,Ilonen J,Knip M,Toppari J,Simell O,Söderlund-Venermo M,Hedman K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of recent interest in bats as reservoirs of emerging diseases, we investigated the presence of viruses in Mystacina tuberculata bats in New Zealand. A novel alphacoronavirus sequence was detected in guano from roosts of M. tuberculata bats in pristine indigenous forest on a remote offshore island (Codfish Isla...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hall RJ,Wang J,Peacey M,Moore NE,McInnes K,Tompkins DM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Waddlia chondrophila is an intracellular bacterium suspected to cause human and bovine abortion. We confirmed an association between antibodies against W. chondrophila and human miscarriage and identified this organism in placenta or genital tract of women who had had miscarriages. These results suggest a possible rol...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Baud D,Goy G,Osterheld MC,Croxatto A,Borel N,Vial Y,Pospischil A,Greub G

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare but serious infection. In March 2012, several cases of probable and laboratory-confirmed fungal endophthalmitis occurring after invasive ocular procedures were reported nationwide. We identified 47 cases in 9 states: 21 patients had been exposed to the intraocular dye Brilliant Blue G ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mikosz CA,Smith RM,Kim M,Tyson C,Lee EH,Adams E,Straif-Bourgeois S,Sowadsky R,Arroyo S,Grant-Greene Y,Duran J,Vasquez Y,Robinson BF,Harris JR,Lockhart SR,Török TJ,Mascola L,Park BJ,Fungal Endophthalmitis Outbreak Resp

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously unidentified strain of avian hepatitis E virus (aHEV) is now endemic among chickens in Taiwan. Analysis showed that the virus is 81.5%-86.5% similar to other aHEVs. In Taiwan, aHEV infection has been reported in chickens without aHEV exposure, suggesting transmission from asymptomatic cases or repeated in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hsu IW,Tsai HJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:“Mycobacterium canettii,” an opportunistic human pathogen living in an unknown environmental reservoir, is the progenitor species from which Mycobacterium tuberculosis emerged. Since its discovery in 1969, most of the ≈70 known M. canettii strains were isolated in the Republic of Djibouti, frequently from expatriate c...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Blouin Y,Cazajous G,Dehan C,Soler C,Vong R,Hassan MO,Hauck Y,Boulais C,Andriamanantena D,Martinaud C,Martin É,Pourcel C,Vergnaud G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic virus for which pigs are the primary animal reservoir. To investigate whether HEV occurs in mink in Denmark, we screened feces and tissues from domestic and wild mink. Our finding of a novel HEV variant supports previous findings of HEV variants in a variety of species. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Krog JS,Breum SØ,Jensen TH,Larsen LE

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During surveillance for pneumonia of unknown etiology and sentinel hospital-based surveillance in Beijing, China, we detected avian influenza A(H7N9) virus infection in 4 persons who had pneumonia, influenza-like illness, or asymptomatic infections. Samples from poultry workers, associated poultry environments, and wi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Yang P,Pang X,Deng Y,Ma C,Zhang D,Sun Y,Shi W,Lu G,Zhao J,Liu Y,Peng X,Tian Y,Qian H,Chen L,Wang Q

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified human bocavirus (HBoV) DNA by PCR in cerebrospinal fluid from adults and children with encephalitis in Sri Lanka. HBoV types 1, 2, and 3 were identified among these cases. Phylogenetic analysis of HBoV1 strain sequences found no subclustering with strains previously identified among encephalitis cases in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mori D,Ranawaka U,Yamada K,Rajindrajith S,Miya K,Perera HK,Matsumoto T,Dassanayake M,Mitui MT,Mori H,Nishizono A,Söderlund-Venermo M,Ahmed K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous findings have suggested that the nosocomial transmission capacity of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is lower than that of other MRSA genotypes. We therefore performed a 6-month (June 1-November 30, 2011) nationwide study to quantify the single-admission reproduction...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hetem DJ,Bootsma MC,Troelstra A,Bonten MJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropheryma whipplei endocarditis differs from classic Whipple disease, which primarily affects the gastrointestinal system. We diagnosed 28 cases of T. whipplei endocarditis in Marseille, France, and compared them with cases reported in the literature. Specimens were analyzed mostly by molecular and histologic techniq...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fenollar F,Célard M,Lagier JC,Lepidi H,Fournier PE,Raoult D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory-confirmed cases of subclinical infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in humans are rare, and the true number of these cases is unknown. We describe the identification of a laboratory-confirmed subclinical case in a woman during an influenza A(H5N1) contact investigation in northern Vietnam. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Le MQ,Horby P,Fox A,Nguyen HT,Le Nguyen HK,Hoang PM,Nguyen KC,de Jong MD,Jeeninga RE,Rogier van Doorn H,Farrar J,Wertheim HF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the emergence and spread of virulent subtypes of Cryptosporidium hominis, the predominant species responsible for human cryptosporidiosis. We conducted sequence analyses of 32 genetic loci of 53 C. hominis specimens isolated from a longitudinally followed cohort of children living in a small comm...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Li N,Xiao L,Cama VA,Ortega Y,Gilman RH,Guo M,Feng Y

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonal VGII subtypes (outbreak strains) of Cryptococcus gattii have caused an outbreak in the US Pacific Northwest since 2004. Outbreak-associated infections occur equally in male and female patients (median age 56 years) and usually cause pulmonary disease in persons with underlying medical conditions. Since 2009, a ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Harris JR,Lockhart SR,Sondermeyer G,Vugia DJ,Crist MB,D'Angelo MT,Sellers B,Franco-Paredes C,Makvandi M,Smelser C,Greene J,Stanek D,Signs K,Nett RJ,Chiller T,Park BJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent autochthonous transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria in previously malaria-free temperate regions has generated renewed interest in the epidemiology of this disease. Accurate estimates of the incubation period and time to relapse are required for effective malaria surveillance; however, this information is cu...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lover AA,Coker RJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reemergence of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) occurred among lambs (n = 50) in a sheep flock in Belgium between mid-July and mid-October 2012. Bimonthly assessment by quantitative reverse transcription PCR and seroneutralization demonstrated that 100% of lambs were infected. Viremia duration may be longer in naturally infe...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Claine F,Coupeau D,Wiggers L,Muylkens B,Kirschvink N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of transfusion-associated bacteremia caused by Psychrobacter arenosus. This psychrotolerant bacterium was previously isolated in 2004 from coastal sea ice and sediments in the Sea of Japan, but not from humans. P. arenosus should be considered a psychrotolerant bacterial species that can cause transfu...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Caspar Y,Recule C,Pouzol P,Lafeuillade B,Mallaret MR,Maurin M,Croize J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a case-control investigation to identify risk factors for norovirus infections among children in Vietnam. Of samples from 1,419 children who had diarrhea and 609 who were asymptomatic, 20.6% and 2.8%, respectively, were norovirus positive. Risk factors included residential crowding and symptomatic contact...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： My PV,Thompson C,Phuc HL,Tuyet PT,Vinh H,Hoang NV,Minh PV,Vinh NT,Thuy CT,Nga TT,Hau NT,Campbell J,Chinh NT,Thuong TC,Tuan HM,Farrar J,Baker S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to estimate the global occurrence of zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis or M. caprae infections in humans by performing a multilingual, systematic review and analysis of relevant scientific literature of the last 2 decades. Although information from many parts of the world was not availa...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Müller B,Dürr S,Alonso S,Hattendorf J,Laisse CJ,Parsons SD,van Helden PD,Zinsstag J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Veterinary diagnostic laboratories identify and characterize influenza A viruses primarily through passive surveillance. However, additional surveillance programs are needed. To meet this need, an active surveillance program was conducted at pig farms throughout the midwestern United States. From June 2009 through Dec...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Corzo CA,Culhane M,Juleen K,Stigger-Rosser E,Ducatez MF,Webby RJ,Lowe JF

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1985-2005, a total of 91 laboratory-confirmed outbreaks of foodborne botulism occurred in Canada; these outbreaks involved 205 cases and 11 deaths. Of the outbreaks, 75 (86.2%) were caused by Clostridium botulinum type E, followed by types A (7, 8.1%) and B (5, 5.7%). Approximately 85% of the outbreaks occurred...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Leclair D,Fung J,Isaac-Renton JL,Proulx JF,May-Hadford J,Ellis A,Ashton E,Bekal S,Farber JM,Blanchfield B,Austin JW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 2009-2012, Greece experienced a resurgence of domestic malaria transmission. To help guide malaria response efforts, we used spatial modeling to characterize environmental signatures of areas suitable for transmission. Nonlinear discriminant analysis indicated that sea-level altitude and land-surface temperatur...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sudre B,Rossi M,Van Bortel W,Danis K,Baka A,Vakalis N,Semenza JC

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a major cause of invasive disease in neonates in the United States. Surveillance of invasive GBS disease in Minnesota, USA, during 2000-2010 yielded 449 isolates from 449 infants; 257 had early-onset (EO) disease (by age 6 days) and 192 late-onset (LO) disease (180 at age 7-89 days, 12 a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ferrieri P,Lynfield R,Creti R,Flores AE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00