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Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) is a peer-reviewed, monthly journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It offers the latest scientific information on emerging infectious diseases and trends. Emerging Infectious Diseases is freely available to the public as Diamond Open Access. For more on EID, visit https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid.
A Clinician’s Dictionary of Pathogenic MicroorganismsJames H. Jorgensen and Michael A. Pfeller, authorsASM Press, Washington, DC ISBN: 1-55581-280-5Pages: 273, Price: US $29.95
The absence of urban yellow fever virus (YFV) in Bolivian cities has been attributed to the lack of competent urban mosquito vectors. Experiments with Aedes aegypti from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, demonstrated infection (100%), dissemination (20%), and transmission of a Bolivian YFV strain (CENETROP-322).
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Mutebi, J. P., Gianella, A., Travassos da Rosa, A., Tesh, R. B., Barrett, A. D. T., & Higgs, S. (2004). Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14576
Mutebi, John-Paul, Alberto Gianella, Amelia Travassos da Rosa, Robert B. Tesh, Alan D. T. Barrett, and Stephen Higgs. Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14576.
Mutebi, John-Paul, et al. Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes. 2004, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14576.
Foodborne botulism, a potentially lethal neuroparalytic disease, is caused by ingesting preformed Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin. We reviewed surveillance data and reports from 1990 to 2000. Of 263 cases from 160 foodborne botulism events (episode of one or more related cases) in the United States, 103 (39%) cases and 58 events occurred in Alaska
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Sobel, J., Tucker, N., Sulka, A., McLaughlin, J., & Maslanka, S. (2004). Foodborne Botulism in the United States, 1990–2000. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7748
Sobel, Jeremy, Nicole Tucker, Alana Sulka, Joseph McLaughlin, and Susan Maslanka. Foodborne Botulism in the United States, 1990–2000. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7748.
During 2001, an outbreak of severe acute gastroenteritis swept through Central and northern Australia and caused serious disruption to health services. We tracked and characterized the rotavirus strain implicated in the outbreak. Comparison of the electropherotypes of outbreak samples suggested that one G9P[8] strain was likely responsible for the
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Kirkwood, C., Bogdanovic-Sakran, N., Barnes, G., & Bishop, R. (2004). Rotavirus Serotype G9P[8] and Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Children, Northern Australia. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14587
Kirkwood, Carl, Nada Bogdanovic-Sakran, Graeme Barnes, and Ruth Bishop. Rotavirus Serotype G9P[8] and Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Children, Northern Australia. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14587.
Kirkwood, Carl, et al. Rotavirus Serotype G9P[8] and Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Children, Northern Australia. 2004, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14587.
A peptide-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can be used for retrospective serosurveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) by helping identify undetected chains of disease transmission. The assay was developed by epitope mapping, using synthetic peptides from the spike, membrane, and nucleocapsid protein sequences of SARS-
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Hsueh, P. R., Kao, C. L., Lee, C. N., Chen, L. K., Ho, M. S., Sia, C., De Fang, X., Lynn, S., Chang, T. Y., Liu, S. K., Walfield, A. M., & Wang, C. Y. (2004). SARS Antibody Test for Serosurveillance. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14603
Hsueh, Po-Ren, Chuan-Liang Kao, Chun-Nan Lee, Li-Kuan Chen, Mei-Shang Ho, Charles Sia, and Xin De Fang, et al.. SARS Antibody Test for Serosurveillance. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14603.
Much remains unknown of the phylogeny and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an organism that kills 2 million people annually. Using a population-based approach that analyzes multiple loci around the chromosome, we demonstrate that neutral genetic variation in genes associated with antimicrobial drug resistance has sufficient variation to con
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Baker, L., Brown, T., Maiden, M. C., & Drobniewski, F. (2004). Silent Nucleotide Polymorphisms and a Phylogeny for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14591
Baker, Lucy, Tim Brown, Martin C. Maiden, and Francis Drobniewski. Silent Nucleotide Polymorphisms and a Phylogeny for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14591.
Baker, Lucy, et al. Silent Nucleotide Polymorphisms and a Phylogeny for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 2004, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14591.
We explored the variation in proportions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between and within countries participating in the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System and temporal trends in its occurrence. This system collects routine antimicrobial susceptibility tests for S. aureus. We examined data collected from J
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Tiemersma, E. W., Bronzwaer, S. L., Lyytikäinen, O., Degener, J. E., Schrijnemakers, P., Bruinsma, N., Monen, J., Witte, W., & Grundmann, H. (2004). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Europe, 1999–2002. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14597
Tiemersma, Edine W., Stef L.A.M. Bronzwaer, Outi Lyytikäinen, John E. Degener, Paul Schrijnemakers, Nienke Bruinsma, Jos Monen, Wolfgang Witte, and Hajo Grundmann. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Europe, 1999–2002. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14597.
A Clinician’s Dictionary of Pathogenic MicroorganismsJames H. Jorgensenand Michael A. Pfeller, authorsASM Press, Washington, DC ISBN: 1-55581-280-5Pages: 273, Price: US $29.95
Stockman, L. J., Lowther, S. A., Coy, K., Saw, J., & Parashar, U. D. (2004). SARS during Pregnancy, United States. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7793
Stockman, Lauren J., Sara A. Lowther, Karen Coy, Jenny Saw, and Umesh D. Parashar. SARS during Pregnancy, United States. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7793.
The epidemiology of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis was investigated in northwest Pakistan. Results suggested similar patterns of endemicity in both Afghan refugee and Pakistani populations and highlighted risk factors and household clustering of disease.
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Brooker, S., Mohammed, N., Adil, K., Agha, S., Reithinger, R., Rowland, M., Ali, I., & Kolaczinski, J. (2004). Leishmaniasis in Refugee and Local Pakistani Populations. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14620
Brooker, Simon, Nasir Mohammed, Khaksar Adil, Said Agha, Richard Reithinger, Mark Rowland, Iftikhar Ali, and Jan Kolaczinski. Leishmaniasis in Refugee and Local Pakistani Populations. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14620.
Partial sequencing of the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer showed two to four genotypes each for Borrelia hermsii and B. turicatae, both relapsing fever agents transmitted by argasid ticks, and for B. miyamotoi and B. lonestari, transmitted by ixodid ticks. Field surveys of Ixodes ticks in Connecticut and Sweden showed limited local diversity for B.
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Bunikis, J., Tsao, J., Garpmo, U., Berglund, J., Fish, D., & Barbour, A. G. (2004). Typing of Borrelia Relapsing Fever Group Strains. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14630
Bunikis, Jonas, Jean Tsao, Ulf Garpmo, Johan Berglund, Durland Fish, and Alan G. Barbour. Typing of Borrelia Relapsing Fever Group Strains. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14630.
Foodborne botulism is a potentially fatal, paralytic illness that can cause large outbreaks. A possible increase in botulism incidence during 2001 in the Republic of Georgia prompted this study. We reviewed surveillance data and abstracted records of patients with botulism who were hospitalized from 1980 to 2002. During this period, 879 botulism ca
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Varma, J. K., Katsitadze, G., Moiscrafishvili, M., Zardiashvili, T., Chokheli, M., Tarkhashvili, N., Jhorjholiani, E., Chubinidze, M., Kukhalashvili, T., Khmaladze, I., Chakvetadze, N., Imnadze, P., & Sobel, J. (2004). Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7760
Varma, Jay K., Guram Katsitadze, Maia Moiscrafishvili, Tamar Zardiashvili, Maia Chokheli, Natalia Tarkhashvili, and Ekaterina Jhorjholiani, et al.. Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7760.
We compared manual and computer-assisted bloodstream infection surveillance for adult inpatients at two hospitals. We identified hospital-acquired, primary, central-venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infections by using five methods: retrospective, manual record review by investigators; prospective, manual review by infection control prof
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Trick, W. E., Zagorski, B. M., Tokars, J. I., Vernon, M. O., Welbel, S. F., Wisniewski, M. F., Richards, C., & Weinstein, R. A. (2004). Computer Algorithms To Detect Bloodstream Infections. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.030978
Trick, William E., Brandon M. Zagorski, Jerome I. Tokars, Michael O. Vernon, Sharon F. Welbel, Mary F. Wisniewski, Chesley Richards, and Robert A. Weinstein. Computer Algorithms To Detect Bloodstream Infections. 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.030978.
While we were isolating Bartonella quintana from body lice, 40 Acinetobacter baumannii strains were also isolated and genotyped. One clone was unique and the other was ampicillin susceptible. A. baumannii DNA was later detected in 21% of 622 lice collected worldwide. These findings show an A. baumannii epidemic in human body lice.
A retrospective viral load study was performed on clinical specimens from 154 patients with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); the specimens were prospectively collected during patients' illness. Viral load in nasopharyngeal aspirates (n = 142) from day 10 to day 15 after onset of symptoms was associated with oxygen desa
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Hung, I., Cheng, V., Wu, A., Tang, B., Chan, K., Chu, C., Wong, M., Hui, W., Poon, L., Tse, D., Chan, K., Woo, P., Lau, S., Peiris, J., & Yuen, K. (2004). Viral Loads in Clinical Specimens and SARS Manifestations. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14594
Hung, I.F.N., V.C.C. Cheng, A.K.L. Wu, B.S.F. Tang, K.H. Chan, C.M. Chu, and M.M.L. Wong, et al.. Viral Loads in Clinical Specimens and SARS Manifestations. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14594.
The World Health Organization's goal for tuberculosis (TB) control is to detect 70% of new, smear-positive TB cases and cure 85% of these cases. The case detection rate is the number of reported cases per 100,000 persons per year divided by the estimated incidence rate per 100,000 per year. TB incidence is uncertain and not measured but estimated;
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Developing effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccines is a high priority. We use mathematical models to predict the potential public health impact of new TB vaccines in high-incidence countries. We show that preexposure vaccines would be almost twice as effective as postexposure vaccines in reducing the number of new infections. Postexposure vaccines wou
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Ziv, Elad, Charles L. Daley, and Sally Blower. Potential Public Health Impact of New Tuberculosis Vaccines. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14531.
Rodríguez, I., Fernández, C., Cinco, M., Pedroso, R., & Fuentes, O. (2004). Do Antiborrelial Antibodies Suggest Lyme Disease in Cuba?. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14563
Rodríguez, Islay, Carmen Fernández, Marina Cinco, Rodobaldo Pedroso, and Omar Fuentes. Do Antiborrelial Antibodies Suggest Lyme Disease in Cuba?. 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14563.
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