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June 2012
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Volume 18, Number 6—June 2012

Synopsis

Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
P. Brown et al.
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Disease recognition and disinfection practices should continue to minimize new cases until a blood screening test is validated.

Research

Infection with Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae after Liver Transplant and Pretransplant Fecal Carriage
F. Bert et al.
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Presence of ESBL in feces before transplant is an independent risk factor for infection.
Virulence Potential of Fusogenic Orthoreoviruses A. H. Wong et al.
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Virus evolution should be monitored because frequent reassortment, which contributes to virus diversity, creates the potential for more severe infections.
Molecular Epidemiology of Geographically Dispersed Vibrio cholerae, Kenya, January 2009–May 2010 A. Mohamed et al.
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Isolates represent multiple genetic lineages, a finding consistent with multiple emergences from endemic reservoirs.
Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA A. M. McCollum et al.
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Educational outreach should inform the public about dangers of translocation of wild animals and general aspects of rabies.
Trichomonas vaginalis Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in 6 US Cities, STD Surveillance Network, 2009–2010 R. D. Kirkcaldy et al.
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Such isolates should undergo drug susceptibility testing periodically to detect emerging resistance.
Medscape CME Activity
Trends in Invasive Infection with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Connecticut, USA, 2001–2010 J. L. Hadler et al.
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Decreases in health care–related isolates accounted for all reductions in MRSA during 2007–2010.
Intrafamilial Circulation of Tropheryma whipplei, France F. Fenollar et al.
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High prevalence within families might reflect a specific immune condition.
Human Gyrovirus DNA in Human Blood, Italy F. Maggi et al.
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HGyV in blood suggests the infection might be systemic.

Volume 18, Number 7—July 2012

Perspective

Assessment of Public Health Events through International Health Regulations, United States, 2007–2011
K. S. Kohl et al.
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Information exchange facilitated by these regulations will lead to increased awareness of emerging threats.
Implementation of International Health Regulations
M. Hardiman
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The regulations have substantially helped prevent and control the international spread of diseases, but their full potential has yet to be realized.
International Health Regulations: What Gets Measured Gets Done
K. Ijaz et al.
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Focus on goals and metrics for 4 core capacities illustrates an approach to implementing IHR.

Synopsis

Lessons Learned from Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Pandemic Response in Thailand
K. Ungchusak et al.
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The strengths and weaknesses of this response can inform planning for pandemics and other prolonged public health emergencies.

Research

Retrospective Evaluation of Control Measures for Contacts of Patient with Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever
A. Timen et al.
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Measures had substantial effects on contacts and household members.
Validity of International Health Regulations in Reporting Emerging Infectious Diseases
M. Edelstein et al.
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Validity could be improved by use of more prescriptive criteria and training of persons responsible for reporting.
Adenoviruses in Fecal Samples from Asymptomatic Rhesus Macaques in Primate Facilities, United States
S. Roy et al.
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Isolates contained fiber genes similar to those of adenovirus strains that can cause infectious diarrhea in humans.
Enterococcus faecalis Clones in Poultry and Humans with Urinary Tract Infections
L. Poulsen et al.
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Transmission routes and reservoirs for the enterococci and their resistance genes need to be elucidated.
Differences in Spike Protein Fusion Peptide and Correlation with Feline Coronavirus Virulence
H. Chang et al.
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Such mutations can occur erratically and accompany cross-species transmissions, resulting in unpredictable new diseases.
Loss of Protection from Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets against Pyrethroid-Resistant Mosquitoes, Benin
A. Asidi et al.
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Restoring protection requires innovation combining pyrethroids and novel insecticides.
Seroprevalence of Schmallenberg Virus Antibodies among Dairy Cattle, the Netherlands, Winter 2011–2012 A. Elbers et al.
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Seroprevalence was highest in the eastern part of the country, bordering Germany, where the virus was first identified.
Predicting Risk for Death from Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
M. Pastagia et al.
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Specific patient characteristics are more reliable predictors than MRSA strain type.
Costing Framework for International Health Regulations (2005)
R. Katz et al.
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The costs can be estimated by identifying functional pathways toward achieving all 8 core capacities and global indicators.

Dispatches

Migratory Birds as Reservoirs for Tick-borne Pathogens, Spain
A. M. Palomar et al.
Human Infection from Avian-like H1N1 Influenza Viruses in Pigs, China
H. Yang et al.
Changing Socioeconomic Indicators of Human Plague, New Mexico, USA
A. M. Schotthoefer et al.
Transmission of Bordetella holmesii during Pertussis Outbreak, Japan
H. Kamiya et al.
Detection of Human Calicivirus in Novel Genogroup, Bangladesh
S. L. Smits et al.
Disseminated Microsporidiosis in an Immunosuppressed Patient
E. G. Meissner et al.
Salmonella Outbreak traced to Playground Sand, Australia, 2007–2009
M. Staff et al.
Trap-Vaccinate-Release Program to Control Raccoon Rabies, New York, New York, USA
S. Slavinski et al.
Two Cholera Genotypes with Identical Pulsotypes Associated with Outbreak, Malaysia
C. Teh et al.
Seroconversion to Seasonal Influenza Viruses after Infection with Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus
M. Baz et al.
Probable Transmission of Coxsackie B3 Virus from Human to Chimpanzee, Denmark
S. C. Nielsen et al.
Dobrava Hantavirus Infection with Panhypopituitarism in Istanbul, Turkey
N. Sarıgüzel et al.
Avian Influenza A(H7N2) Virus Infection in Immunocompromised Adult, New York, USA, 2003
B. Ostrowsky et al.
Evidence of Influenza Virus Infection in Guinea Pigs Raised as Livestock, Ecuador
V. H. Leyva-Grado et al.
Multiple Introductions of Avian Influenza Viruses (H5N1), Laos, 2009–2010
S. Sonnberg et al.
Hybrid Plasmids in Multidrug-Resistant Invasive Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis from Africa
I. Rodríguez et al.
Electronic Event–based Surveillance for Monitoring Dengue, Latin America
A. G. Hoen et al.

Another Dimension

People, Poverty, Animals, and Parasites in a Rural Area of Greece
D. Otranto et al.

Letters

Ebolavirus Antibodies in Ghanaian Fruit Bats, West Africa
D. Hayman et al.
Outbreak-associated Novel Duck Reovirus, China, 2011
Z. Chen et al.
Withholding Oral Cholera Vaccine during Outbreak in Haiti, 2010–2011
L. von Seidlein and J. L. Deen
Buruli Ulcer in Gabon, Fifty Years after First Case
U. Ngoa et al.
Treatment Duration for Patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, United States
C. A. Winston and K. Mitruka
Exposure of US Travelers to Rabid Zebra, Kenya, 2011
E. W. Lankau et al.
Culicoids as Vectors of Schmallenberg Virus L. Rasmussen et al.

Books and Media

The Origins of AIDS
K. M. De Cock
The Context and Challenge of Disease Eradication
J. P. Koplan
Infectious Disease: A Geographic Guide and Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases
B. Petruccelli

Volume 18, Number 8—August 2012

Research

VIM-2–producing Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST175 Clone, Spain
E. Viedma et al.
Outbreak of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–producing Klebsiella oxytoca Associated with Contaminated Hand-washing Sinks
C. Lowe et al.
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Transmission occurred both environment-to-patient and patient-to-patient.
Population Diversity among Bordetella pertussis Isolates, United States, 1935–2009
A. J. Schmidtke et al.
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Resurgence of pertussis was not correlated with changes in vaccine composition or schedule.

Dispatches

Escherichia coli O104 Associated with Human Diarrhea, South Africa, 2004–2011
N. P. Tau et al.
Autochthonous Infections with Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4, France
P. Colson et al.
Vertical Transmission of Babesia microti, United States
J. T. Joseph et al.
Klebsiella pneumoniae in Gastrointestinal Tract and Pyogenic Liver Abscess
C. Fung et al.
Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant Vibrio cholera, India
J. Mandal et al.
Ban on Overnight Storage of Live Poultry in Markets and Avian Influenza A Virus (H9N2), Hong Kong
Y. Leung et al.
Paragonimus kellicotti in Missouri, USA
M. A. Lane et al.

Letters

Novel Hepatitis E Virus in Ferrets, the Netherlands
V. Raj et al.
Clonal Dissemination of bla–positive Klebsiella pneumoniae ST283, Vietnam
R. Isozumi et al.
Seroprevalence of Zoonotic Pathogens in White-Tailed Deer, Northern Mexico
C. Medrano et al.

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