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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.
We report a clinical case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis acquired in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Definitive diagnosis was supported by seroconversion between acute-phase and convalescent-phase serum samples. Molecular analysis of skin samples indicated the agent was a novel spotted fever group strain closely related to Rickettsia africae, R. parkeri,
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Spolidorio, M. G., Labruna, M. B., Mantovani, E., Brandão, P. E., Richtzenhain, L. J., & Yoshinari, N. H. (2010). Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Brazil. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18083
Spolidorio, Mariana G., Marcelo B. Labruna, Elenice Mantovani, Paulo E. Brandão, Leonardo J. Richtzenhain, and Natalino H. Yoshinari. Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Brazil. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18083.
In 2007 and 2008 in Myanmar, we detected influenza viruses A (H3N2) that exhibited reduced sensitivity to both zanamivir and amantadine. These rare and naturally occurring viruses harbored a novel Q136K mutation in neuraminidase and S31N mutation in M2.
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Dapat, C., Suzuki, Y., Saito, R., Kyaw, Y., Myint, Y. Y., Lin, N., Oo, H. N., Oo, K. Y., Win, N., Naito, M., Hasegawa, G., Dapat, I. C., Zaraket, H., Baranovich, T., Nishikawa, M., Saito, T., & Suzuki, H. (2010). Rare Influenza A (H3N2) Variants with Reduced Sensitivity to Antiviral Drugs. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18080
Dapat, Clyde, Yasushi Suzuki, Reiko Saito, Yadanar Kyaw, Yi Yi Myint, Nay Lin, and Htun Naing Oo, et al.. Rare Influenza A (H3N2) Variants with Reduced Sensitivity to Antiviral Drugs. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18080.
Dapat, Clyde, et al. Rare Influenza A (H3N2) Variants with Reduced Sensitivity to Antiviral Drugs. 2010, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18080.
Mühldorfer, K., Wibbelt, G., Haensel, J., Riehm, J., & Speck, S. (2010). Yersinia Species Isolated from Bats, Germany. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18023
Mühldorfer, Kristin, Gudrun Wibbelt, Joachim Haensel, Julia Riehm, and Stephanie Speck. Yersinia Species Isolated from Bats, Germany. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18023.
Banna viruses (BAVs) have been isolated from pigs, cattle, ticks, mosquitoes, and human encephalitis patients. We isolated and analyzed 20 BAVs newly isolated in China; this finding extends the distribution of BAVs from tropical zone to north temperate climates and demonstrate regional variations in BAV phylogeny and mosquito species possibly invol
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Liu, H., Li, M. H., Zhai, Y. G., Meng, W. S., Sun, X. H., Cao, Y. X., Fu, S. H., Wang, H. Y., Xu, L. H., Tang, Q., & Liang, G. D. (2010). Banna Virus, China, 1987–2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1603.091160
Mother-to-child transmission of chikungunya virus was reported during the 2005-2006 outbreak on Reunion Island, France. To determine the effects of this virus on pregnancy outcomes, we conducted a study of pregnant women in Reunion in 2006. The study population was composed of 1,400 pregnant women (628 uninfected, 658 infected during pregnancy, 27
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Fritel, X., Rollot, O., Gérardin, P., Gaüzère, B. A., Bideault, J., Lagarde, L., Dhuime, B., Orvain, E., Cuillier, F., Ramful, D., Sampériz, S., Jaffar-Bandjee, M. C., Michault, A., Cotte, L., Kaminski, M., & Fourmaintraux, A. (2010). Chikungunya Virus Infection during Pregnancy, Réunion, France, 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18095
Fritel, Xavier, Olivier Rollot, Patrick Gérardin, Bernard-Alex Gaüzère, Jacques Bideault, Louis Lagarde, and Barbara Dhuime, et al.. Chikungunya Virus Infection during Pregnancy, Réunion, France, 2006. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18095.
Data regarding the type, frequency, and distribution of tick-borne pathogens and bacterial agents are not widely available for many tick species that parasitize persons in the southern United States. We therefore analyzed the frequency and identity of pathogens and bacterial agents in ticks removed from humans and subsequently submitted to the Texa
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Williamson, P. C., Billingsley, P. M., Teltow, G. J., Seals, J. P., Turnbough, M. A., & Atkinson, S. F. (2010). Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Removed from Persons, Texas, USA. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18082
Williamson, Phillip C., Peggy M. Billingsley, Glenna J. Teltow, Janel P. Seals, Meredith A. Turnbough, and Samuel F. Atkinson. Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Removed from Persons, Texas, USA. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18082.
Williamson, Phillip C., et al. Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Removed from Persons, Texas, USA. 2010, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18082.
Cassar, O., Bassot, S., Plancoulaine, S., Quintana-Murci, L., Harmant, C., Gurtsevitch, V., Senyuta, N. B., Yakovleva, L. S., de Thé, G., & Gessain, A. (2010). Human Herpesvirus 8, Southern Siberia. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18092
Cassar, Olivier, Sylviane Bassot, Sabine Plancoulaine, Lluis Quintana-Murci, Christine Harmant, Vladimir Gurtsevitch, Natalia B. Senyuta, Larissa S. Yakovleva, Guy de Thé, and Antoine Gessain. Human Herpesvirus 8, Southern Siberia. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18092.
During 1997-2006, general practitioner consultations for skin conditions for children <18 years of age in England increased 19%, from 128.5 to 152.9/1,000 child-years, and antistaphylococcal drug prescription rates increased 64%, from 17.8 to 29.1/1,000 child-years. During the same time period, hospital admissions for Staphylococcus aureus infections rose 49% from 53.4 to 79.3/100,000 child-years.
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Saxena, S., Thompson, P., Birger, R., Bottle, A., Spyridis, N., Wong, I., Johnson, A. P., Gilbert, R., & Sharland, M. (2010). Increasing Skin Infections and Staphylococcus aureus Complications in Children, England, 1997–2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17974
Saxena, Sonia, Paula Thompson, Ruthie Birger, Alex Bottle, Nikos Spyridis, Ian Wong, Alan P. Johnson, Ruth Gilbert, and Mike Sharland. Increasing Skin Infections and Staphylococcus aureus Complications in Children, England, 1997–2006. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17974.
Saxena, Sonia, et al. Increasing Skin Infections and Staphylococcus aureus Complications in Children, England, 1997–2006. 2010, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17974.
Mediannikov, O., Trape, J. F., Diatta, G., Parola, P., Fournier, P. E., & Raoult, D. (2010). Rickettsia africae, Western Africa. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17877
Mediannikov, Oleg, Jean-François Trape, Georges Diatta, Philippe Parola, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, and Didier Raoult. Rickettsia africae, Western Africa. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17877.
Increased tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases have been reported in central Europe. To investigate temporal trends in the altitude at which TBE cases occur in Slovakia, we analyzed the number of TBE cases during 1961-2004. Since 1980, TBE cases moved from lowlands to submountainous areas, most likely because of rising temperature.
Porcine plasma and factor VIII preparations were screened for parvovirus 4 (PARV)-like viruses. Although the prevalence of PARV4-like viruses in plasma samples was relatively low, viruses appeared to be concentrated during manufacture of factor VIII. PARV4-like viruses from human and porcine origins coevolved likewise with their hosts.
Szelei, Jozsef, Kaiyu Liu, Yi Li, Sandra Fernandes, and Peter Tijssen. Parvovirus 4–like Virus in Blood Products. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17964.
Kelly, P. J., Lucas, H., Eremeeva, M. E., Dirks, K. G., Rolain, J. M., Yowell, C., Thomas, R., Douglas, T., Dasch, G. A., & Raoult, D. (2010). Rickettsia felis, West Indies. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7943
Kelly, Patrick J., Helene Lucas, Marina E. Eremeeva, Kathryn G. Dirks, Jean Marc Rolain, Charles Yowell, Reginald Thomas, Trevrone Douglas, Gregory A. Dasch, and Didier Raoult. Rickettsia felis, West Indies. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7943.
Avian bornavirus (ABV) is a newly discovered member of the family Bornaviridae that has been associated with the development of a lethal neurologic syndrome in birds, termed proventricular dilatation disease (PDD). We successfully isolated and characterized ABV from the brains of 8 birds with confirmed PDD. One isolate was passed 6 times in duck em
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Gray, P., Hoppes, S., Suchodolski, P., Mirhosseini, N., Payne, S., Villanueva, I., Shivaprasad, H., Honkavuori, K. S., Briese, T., Reddy, S. M., & Tizard, I. (2010). Use of Avian Bornavirus Isolates to Induce Proventricular Dilatation Disease in Conures. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18062
Gray, Patricia, Sharman Hoppes, Paulette Suchodolski, Negin Mirhosseini, Susan Payne, Itamar Villanueva, and H.L Shivaprasad, et al.. Use of Avian Bornavirus Isolates to Induce Proventricular Dilatation Disease in Conures. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18062.
Gray, Patricia, et al. Use of Avian Bornavirus Isolates to Induce Proventricular Dilatation Disease in Conures. 2010, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18062.
We infected squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) with Nipah virus to determine the monkeys' suitability for use as primate models in preclinical testing of preventive and therapeutic treatments. Infection of squirrel monkeys through intravenous injection was followed by high death rates associated with acute neurologic and respiratory illness and vi
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Marianneau, P., Guillaume, V., Wong, K. T., Badmanathan, M., Looi, R. Y., Murri, S., Loth, P., Tordo, N., Wild, T. F., Horvat, B., & Contamin, H. (2010). Experimental Infection of Squirrel Monkeys with Nipah Virus. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18086
Marianneau, Philippe, Vanessa Guillaume, K. Thong Wong, Munisamy Badmanathan, Ren Yih Looi, Séverine Murri, and Philippe Loth, et al.. Experimental Infection of Squirrel Monkeys with Nipah Virus. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18086.
To ascertain the presence of West Nile virus (WNV), we sampled mosquitoes in 2006 in locations in southern Spain where humans had been infected. WNV genomic RNA was detected in 1 pool from unfed female Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this sequence cannot be assigned to previously described lineages of WNV.
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Vázquez, A., Sánchez-Seco, M. P., Ruiz, S., Molero, F., Hernández, L., Moreno, J., Magallanes, A., Tejedor, C. G., & Tenorio, A. (2010). Putative New Lineage of West Nile Virus, Spain. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18022
Vázquez, Ana, María Paz Sánchez-Seco, Santiago Ruiz, Francisca Molero, Lourdes Hernández, Juana Moreno, Antonio Magallanes, Concepción Gómez Tejedor, and Antonio Tenorio. Putative New Lineage of West Nile Virus, Spain. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18022.
An international collaboration was established in 1996 to monitor the impact of routine Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination on invasive H. influenzae disease; 14 countries routinely serotype all clinical isolates. Of the 10,081 invasive H. influenzae infections reported during 1996-2006, 4,466 (44%, incidence 0.28 infections/100,000 pop
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Ladhani, S., Slack, M. P., Heath, P. T., von Gottberg, A., Chandra, M., & Ramsay, M. E. (2010). Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease, Europe, 1996–2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17867
Ladhani, Shamez, Mary P.E. Slack, Paul T. Heath, Anne von Gottberg, Manosree Chandra, and Mary E. Ramsay. Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease, Europe, 1996–2006. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17867.
Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus continues to rapidly spread worldwide. In 2009, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection in a domestic cat from Iowa was diagnosed by a novel PCR assay that distinguishes between Eurasian and North American pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus matrix genes. Human-to-cat transmission is presumed.
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Sponseller, B. A., Strait, E., Jergens, A., Trujillo, J., Harmon, K., Koster, L., Jenkins-Moore, M., Killian, M., Swenson, S., Bender, H., Waller, K., Miles, K., Pearce, T., Yoon, K. J., & Nara, P. (2010). Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infection in Domestic Cat. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18158
Sponseller, Brett A., Erin Strait, Albert Jergens, Jessie Trujillo, Karen Harmon, Leo Koster, and Melinda Jenkins-Moore, et al.. Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infection in Domestic Cat. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18158.
After the appearance of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in April 2009, influenza activity was monitored within the Kaiser Permanente Northern California division by using laboratory, pharmacy, telephone calls, and utilization (services patients received) data. A combination of testing and utilization data showed a pattern of disease activity, but this pattern
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Baxter, Roger Surveillance Lessons from First-wave Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Northern California, USA. 2010, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18072.
Pathogenicity of Rickettsia helvetica is relatively unknown. We isolated a spotted fever group rickettsial organism from a patient with subacute meningitis. Nucleotide sequences of the 16S rRNA, ompB, and 17kDa genes identified the isolate as R. helvetica. This organism may be associated with serious infections such as central nervous system disord
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Nilsson, K., Elfving, K., & Påhlson, C. (2010). Rickettsia helvetica in Patient with Meningitis, Sweden, 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17841
Nilsson, Kenneth, Karin Elfving, and Carl Påhlson. Rickettsia helvetica in Patient with Meningitis, Sweden, 2006. 2010. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17841.
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