Emerging Infectious Diseases journal

THEME ISSUE
Emerging Infections Program

• Emerging Infections Program—20 Years of Achievements and Future Prospects PDF Version [PDF - 859 KB - 2 pages]
  R. Lynfield and W. Schaffner
• Cultivation of an Adaptive Domestic Network for Surveillance and Evaluation of Emerging Infections PDF Version [PDF - 1.98 MB - 11 pages]
  R. W. Pinner et al.
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  Accomplishments of this program have provided numerous dividends and might benefit areas outside infectious diseases.

• Emerging Infections Program—State Health Department Perspective PDF Version [PDF - 505 KB - 6 pages]
  J. L. Hadler et al.
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  This network has enriched research and workforce training and produced a synergy between state and federal levels.

• Training in Infectious Disease Epidemiology through the Emerging Infections Program Sites PDF Version [PDF - 1.07 MB - 4 pages]
  D. J. Vugia et al.
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  EIP sites contribute substantially to training current and future public health professionals.

• Twenty Years of Active Bacterial Core Surveillance PDF Version [PDF - 1.56 MB - 9 pages]
  G. Langley et al.
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  This program has directly affected public health policies and practices.

• Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network—2 Decades of Achievements, 1996–2015 PDF Version [PDF - 2.22 MB - 8 pages]
  O. L. Henao et al.
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  FoodNet has provided a foundation for food safety policy and illness prevention since 1996.

• Evaluating Epidemiology and Improving Surveillance of Infections Associated with Health Care, United States PDF Version [PDF - 632 KB - 6 pages]
  S. S. Magill et al.
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  This national resource provides much-needed data on pathogens, infections, and antimicrobial drug use.

• The US Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network PDF Version [PDF - 2.33 MB - 8 pages]
  S. Chaves et al.
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  This network has helped determine risk, define outbreak severity, and guide recommendations for treatment and vaccination programs.

• Use of Pneumococcal Disease Epidemiology to Set Policy and Prevent Disease during 20 Years of the Emerging Infections Program PDF Version [PDF - 838 KB - 6 pages]
  M. R. Moore and C. G. Whitney
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  This program has been a flexible platform for following trends of this disease and evaluating vaccine effectiveness.

• Monitoring Effect of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines in US Population, Emerging Infections Program, 2008–2012 PDF Version [PDF - 474 KB - 5 pages]
  S. Hariri et al.
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  Methods for surveillance of cervical precancers and associated types were developed to monitor effect of HPV vaccination.

• Medscape CME Activity
  Encephalitis Surveillance through the Emerging Infections Program, 1997–2010 PDF Version [PDF - 471 KB - 6 pages]
  K. C. Bloch and C. A. Glaser
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  A 3-state syndromic surveillance system documented reduction and emergence of neurologic infectious diseases.

• Tracking Pertussis and Evaluating Control Measures through Enhanced Pertussis Surveillance, Emerging Infections Program, United States PDF Version [PDF - 541 KB - 6 pages]
  T. H. Skoff et al.
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  This network can improve pertussis prevention and control and be a model for surveillance programs.

• TickNET—A Collaborative Public Health Approach to Tickborne Disease Surveillance and Research PDF Version [PDF - 2.83 MB - 4 pages]
  P. Mead et al.
• Emerging Infections Program as Surveillance for Antimicrobial Drug Resistance PDF Version [PDF - 1.54 MB - 4 pages]
  S. K. Fridkin et al.
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  This program is a national resource for data on the epidemiology of antimicrobial drug–resistant infections and characteristics of isolates.

• Effect of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests on Future Emerging Infections Program Surveillance PDF Version [PDF - 724 KB - 7 pages]
  G. Langley et al.
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  Use of such tests in clinical settings presents opportunities and challenges.

• Emerging Infections Program Efforts to Address Health Equity PDF Version [PDF - 845 KB - 6 pages]
  J. L. Hadler et al.
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  The EIP has expanded efforts to measure health inequities by using area-based socioeconomic analyses.

• Improving Accuracy of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization Rate Estimates PDF Version [PDF - 1.50 MB - 6 pages]
  A. J. Millman et al.
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  Adjusting for diagnostic test sensitivity enables more accurate and timely comparisons over time.

• Socioeconomic Disparities and Influenza Hospitalizations, Tennessee, USA PDF Version [PDF - 2.34 MB - 9 pages]
  C. Sloan et al.
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  High rates of poverty, low education, and female single-parent households are associated with these hospitalizations.

• Improved Phenotype-Based Definition for Identifying Carbapenemase Producers among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae PDF Version [PDF - 449 KB - 6 pages]
  N. Chea et al.
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  A new, less restrictive definition increases detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase producers.

• Socioeconomic Status and Foodborne Pathogens in Connecticut, USA, 2000–2011 PDF Version [PDF - 1.06 MB - 8 pages]
  B. M. Whitney et al.
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  Diseases were associated with socioeconomic status and age of patients and with serotype of organism.

• Incidence of Clinician-Diagnosed Lyme Disease, United States, 2005–2010 PDF Version [PDF - 1.29 MB - 7 pages]
  C. A. Nelson et al.
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  Extrapolation from a large medical claims database suggests that 329,000 cases occur annually.

• Enhancing Lyme Disease Surveillance by Using Administrative Claims Data, Tennessee, USA PDF Version [PDF - 1019 KB - 2 pages]
  J. L. Clayton et al.
• Photo Quiz PDF Version [PDF - 577 KB - 3 pages]
  M. G. Schultz and W. Schaffner

Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Continued

Synopses

• Medscape CME Activity
  Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Infections in Humans PDF Version [PDF - 1.25 MB - 9 pages]
  M. Lee et al.
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  New treatments, rapid and inexpensive identification methods, and measures to contain nosocomial transmission and outbreaks are urgently needed.

Dispatches

• Putative Lineage of Novel African Usutu Virus, Central Europe PDF Version [PDF - 1001 KB - 4 pages]
  D. Cadar et al.
• Randomness of Dengue Outbreaks on the Equator PDF Version [PDF - 1.32 MB - 3 pages]
  Y. Chen et al.
• Acute Respiratory Infections in Travelers Returning from MERS-CoV–Affected Areas PDF Version [PDF - 575 KB - 3 pages]
  M. German et al.
• Third Wave of Influenza A(H7N9) Virus from Poultry, Guangdong Province, China, 2014–2015 PDF Version [PDF - 1.92 MB - 4 pages]
  S. Xie et al.
• Disseminated Enteroviral Infection Associated with Obinutuzumab PDF Version [PDF - 965 KB - 3 pages]
  C. Dendle et al.
• Laboratory Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, California, USA, 2013–2014 PDF Version [PDF - 1.06 MB - 3 pages]
  M. Shahkarami et al.
• Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus–Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014 PDF Version [PDF - 278 KB - 3 pages]
  M. Mollers et al.
• Reemergence and Autochthonous Transmission of Dengue Virus, Eastern China, 2014 PDF Version [PDF - 715 KB - 4 pages]
  W. Wang et al.

Letters

• Bifidobacterium breve Sepsis in Child with High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia PDF Version [PDF - 356 KB - 2 pages]
  S. Avcin et al.
• Filovirus RNA in Fruit Bats, China PDF Version [PDF - 627 KB - 3 pages]
  B. He et al.
• Increase in Lymphadenitis Cases after Shift in BCG Vaccine Strain PDF Version [PDF - 300 KB - 3 pages]
  G. Kuchukhidze et al.
• Fatal Accelerated Cirrhosis after Imported HEV Genotype 4 Infection PDF Version [PDF - 1.85 MB - 3 pages]
  R. B. Perumpail et al.
• Measles Reemergence in Ceará, Northeast Brazil, 15 Years after Elimination PDF Version [PDF - 378 KB - 3 pages]
  R. D. Leite et al.
• Chikungunya Virus in Macaques, Malaysia PDF Version [PDF - 500 KB - 3 pages]
  I. Sam et al.
• Functional Immune Reconstitution by Interleukin-2 Adjunctive Therapy for HIV/Mycobacterial Co-infection PDF Version [PDF - 470 KB - 3 pages]
  J. Heyckendorf et al.
• Corynebacterium bovis Eye Infections, Washington, USA, 2013 PDF Version [PDF - 905 KB - 3 pages]
  S. Chow et al.

About the Cover

• Ceaseless Experimentation Sparks Fireworks, Art, and Science PDF Version [PDF - 2.69 MB - 2 pages]
  B. Breedlove

Etymologia

• Etymologia: Surveillance PDF Version [PDF - 399 KB - 1 page]

Corrections

• Correction: Vol. 21, No. 7

News and Notes

• International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015 Poster and Oral Presentation Abstracts PDF Version [PDF - 3.01 MB - 480 pages]