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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.
Anyamba, A., Chretien, J. P., Formenty, P. B., Small, J., Tucker, C. J., Malone, J. L., El Bushra, H., Martin, V., & Linthicum, K. J. (2006). Rift Valley Fever Potential, Arabian Peninsula. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16043
Anyamba, Assaf, Jean-Paul Chretien, Pierre B.H. Formenty, Jennifer Small, Compton J. Tucker, Joseph L. Malone, Hassan El Bushra, Vincent Martin, and Kenneth J. Linthicum. Rift Valley Fever Potential, Arabian Peninsula. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16043.
Rickettsia prowazekii is the causative agent of epidemic typhus and a potential bioterrorism agent. Sensitive and specific rapid assays are needed to complement existing methods of detecting this organism. We developed a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay by using a species-specific probe targeting the gltA gene. This assay, whi
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Svraka, S., Rolain, J. M., Bechah, Y., Gatabazi, J., & Raoult, D. (2006). Rickettsia prowazekii and Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16017
Svraka, Sanela, Jean-Marc Rolain, Yassina Bechah, John Gatabazi, and Didier Raoult. Rickettsia prowazekii and Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16017.
Lyssavirus surveillance in bats was performed in Bangladesh during 2003 and 2004. No virus isolates were obtained. Three serum samples (all from Pteropus giganteus, n = 127) of 288 total serum samples, obtained from bats in 9 different taxa, neutralized lyssaviruses Aravan and Khujand. The infection occurs in bats in Bangladesh, but virus prevalenc
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Kuzmin, I. V., Niezgoda, M., Carroll, D. S., Keeler, N., Hossain, M. J., Breiman, R. F., Ksiazek, T. G., & Rupprecht, C. E. (2006). Lyssavirus Surveillance in Bats, Bangladesh. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7876
Kuzmin, Ivan V., Michael Niezgoda, Darin S. Carroll, Natalie Keeler, Mohammed Jahangir Hossain, Robert F. Breiman, Thomas G. Ksiazek, and Charles E. Rupprecht. Lyssavirus Surveillance in Bats, Bangladesh. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7876.
West Nile virus (WNV) was first detected in the Western Hemisphere in 1999 in New York City. From 1999 through 2004, >16,600 cases of WNV-related illnesses were reported in the United States, of which >7,000 were neuroinvasive disease and >600 were fatal. Several approaches are under way to develop a human vaccine. Through simulations and sensitivi
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Zohrabian, Armineh, Edward B. Hayes, and Lyle R. Petersen. Cost-effectiveness of West Nile Virus Vaccination. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7892.
Crowcroft, N. S., White, J. M., Efstratiou, A., & George, R. (2006). Screening and Toxigenic Corynebacteria Spread. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15939
Crowcroft, Natasha S., Joanne M. White, Androulla Efstratiou, and Robert George. Screening and Toxigenic Corynebacteria Spread. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15939.
To determine the effect of chemoprophylaxis on the case-fatality rate of malaria, we analyzed all cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in nonimmune persons reported from 1993 to 2004 in Germany. In univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis, we determined the effect of age, sex, chemoprophylaxis, chemoprophylactic regimen, complianc
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Krause, Gérard, Irene Schöneberg, Doris Altmann, and Klaus Stark. Chemoprophylaxis and Malaria Death Rates. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15967.
Necrotizing pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying the Panton-Valentin leukocidin gene is a newly described disease entity. We report a new fatal case of necrotizing pneumonia. An S. aureus strain with an agr1 allele and of a new sequence type 377 was recovered, representing a new, emerging, community-acquired methicillin-resist
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Garnier, F., Tristan, A., François, B., Etienne, J., Delage-Corre, M., Martin, C., Liassine, N., Wannet, W., Denis, F., & Ploy, M. C. (2006). Pneumonia and New Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16062
Garnier, Fabien, Anne Tristan, Bruno François, Jerome Etienne, Manuella Delage-Corre, Christian Martin, Nadia Liassine, Wim Wannet, François Denis, and Marie-Cécile Ploy. Pneumonia and New Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16062.
Among the many mammals infected with Bartonella spp., pets represent a large reservoir for human infection because most Bartonella spp. infecting them are zoonotic. Cats are the main reservoir for Bartonella henselae, B. clarridgeiae, and B. koehlerae. Dogs can be infected with B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, B. henselae, B. clarridgeiae, B. washoen
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Chomel, B. B., Boulouis, H. J., Maruyama, S., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2006). Bartonella Spp. in Pets and Effect on Human Health. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16029
Chomel, Bruno B., Henri-Jean Boulouis, Soichi Maruyama, and Edward B. Breitschwerdt. Bartonella Spp. in Pets and Effect on Human Health. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16029.
The first major outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) outside a laboratory environment occurred in the subdistrict of Watsa, Democratic Republic of Congo, from October 1998 to August 2000. We performed a serosurvey of household contacts of MHF patients to identify undetected cases, ascertain the frequency of asymptomatic Marburg infection, an
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Borchert, M., Mulangu, S., Swanepoel, R., Libande, M. L., Tshomba, A., Kulidri, A., Muyembe-Tamfum, J. J., & Van der Stuyft, P. (2006). Serosurvey on Household Contacts of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Patients. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15945
Borchert, Matthias, Sabue Mulangu, Robert Swanepoel, Modeste Lifenya Libande, Antoine Tshomba, Amayo Kulidri, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, and Patrick Van der Stuyft. Serosurvey on Household Contacts of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Patients. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15945.
Borchert, Matthias, et al. Serosurvey on Household Contacts of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Patients. 2006, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15945.
We surveyed the populations of 19 European countries to compare the prevalence of antimicrobial drug self-medication in the previous 12 months and intended self-medication and storage and to identify the associated demographic characteristics. By using a multistage sampling design, 1,000-3,000 adults in each country were randomly selected. The prev
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Grigoryan, L., Haaijer-Ruskamp, F. M., Burgerhof, J. G., Mechtler, R., Deschepper, R., Tambic-Andrasevic, A., Andrajati, R., Monnet, D. L., Cunney, R., Di Matteo, A., Edelstein, H., Valinteliene, R., Alkerwi, A., Scicluna, E. A., Grzesiowski, P., Bara, A. C., Tesar, T., Cizman, M., Campos, J., ... Birkin, J. (2006). Self-medication with Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16049
Grigoryan, Larissa, Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp, Johannes G.M. Burgerhof, Reli Mechtler, Reginald Deschepper, Arjana Tambic-Andrasevic, and Retnosari Andrajati, et al.. Self-medication with Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16049.
We report protease-resistant prion protein (PrPres) in spontaneous lymphoreticular tumors of mice infected with the agent of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). PrPres may accumulate in lymphoreticular system tumors of asymptomatic persons with vCJD. The statistical power of estimates of vCJD prevalence might be increased by expanding screeni
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Cervenakova, L., Yakovleva, O., & McKenzie, C. (2006). Protease-resistant Prion Protein in Lymphoreticular Tumors of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Mice. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16121
Cervenakova, Larisa, Oksana Yakovleva, and Carroll McKenzie. Protease-resistant Prion Protein in Lymphoreticular Tumors of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Mice. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16121.
Cervenakova, Larisa, et al. Protease-resistant Prion Protein in Lymphoreticular Tumors of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Mice. 2006, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16121.
We report the first laboratory-confirmed human infection due to a new rickettsial genotype in India, "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," in a 1-year-old boy with fever and maculopapular rash. The diagnosis was made by serologic testing, polymerase chain reaction detection, and immunohistochemical testing of the organism from a skin biopsy specimen.
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Rolain, J. M., Mathai, E., Lepidi, H., Somashekar, H. R., Mathew, L. G., Prakash, J. A., & Raoult, D. (2006). "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16005
Rolain, Jean-Marc, Elizabeth Mathai, Hubert Lepidi, Hosaagrahara R. Somashekar, Leni G. Mathew, John A.J. Prakash, and Didier Raoult. "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16005.
Multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi B dT+ isolates from patients with gastroenteritis were identical with isolates from their home aquariums. Matched isolates had identical phage types, XbaI and IS200 profiles, and Salmonella genomic island 1 (SGI1). Ornamental fish tanks are reservoirs for SGI1-containing S. Paratyphi B dT+.
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Levings, R. S., Lightfoot, D., Hall, R. M., & Djordjevic, S. P. (2006). Aquariums as Reservoirs for Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Paratyphi B. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16072
Levings, Renee S., Diane Lightfoot, Ruth M. Hall, and Steven P. Djordjevic. Aquariums as Reservoirs for Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Paratyphi B. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16072.
Levings, Renee S., et al. Aquariums as Reservoirs for Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Paratyphi B. 2006, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16072.
Three more isolates of Lagos bat virus were recently recovered from fruit bats in South Africa after an apparent absence of this virus for 13 years. The sporadic occurrence of cases is likely due to inadequate surveillance programs for lyssavirus infections among bat populations in Africa.
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Markotter, W., Randles, J., Rupprecht, C. E., Sabeta, C. T., Taylor, P. J., Wandeler, A. I., & Nel, L. H. (2006). Lagos Bat Virus, South Africa. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7908
Markotter, Wanda, Jenny Randles, Charles E. Rupprecht, Claude T. Sabeta, Peter J. Taylor, Alex I. Wandeler, and Louis H. Nel. Lagos Bat Virus, South Africa. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7908.
Salmonellae are a common cause of foodborne disease worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) supports international foodborne disease surveillance through WHO Global Salm-Surv and other activities. WHO Global Salm-Surv members annually report the 15 most frequently isolated Salmonella serotypes to a Web-based country databank. We describe the
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Galanis, E., Wong, D. M. L. F., Patrick, M. E., Binsztein, N., Cieslik, A., Chalermchaikit, T., Aidara-Kane, A., Ellis, A., Angulo, F. J., & Wegener, H. C. (2006). Web-based Surveillance and Global Salmonella Distribution, 2000–2002. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7896
Galanis, Eleni, Danilo M.A. Lo Fo Wong, Mary E. Patrick, Norma Binsztein, Anna Cieslik, Thongchai Chalermchaikit, Awa Aidara-Kane, Andrea Ellis, Frederick J. Angulo, and Henrik C. Wegener. Web-based Surveillance and Global Salmonella Distribution, 2000–2002. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7896.
Galanis, Eleni, et al. Web-based Surveillance and Global Salmonella Distribution, 2000–2002. 2006, Stacks. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7896.
Wagner, D., Vos, M. C., Buiting, A. G., Serr, A., Bergmans, A. M., Kern, W. V., & Schouls, L. M. (2006). "Mycobacterium tilburgii" Infections. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16082
Wagner, Dirk, Margreet C. Vos, Anton G.M. Buiting, Annerose Serr, Anneke M.C. Bergmans, Winfried V. Kern, and Leo M. Schouls. "Mycobacterium tilburgii" Infections. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16082.
Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Jean-Marc Rolain, and Didier Raoult. Rickettsioses in South Korea, Materials and Methods. 2006. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15883.
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