Volume 14, Number 5—May 2008

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Perspective
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Scale-up of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Laboratory Services, Peru
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S. S. Shin et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Over the past 10 years, the Peruvian National Tuberculosis (TB) Program, the National Reference Laboratory (NRL), Socios en Salud, and US partners have worked to strengthen the national TB laboratory network to support treatment of multidrug-resistant TB. We review key lessons of this experience. The preparation phase involved establishing criteria for drug susceptibility testing (DST), selecting appropriate DST methods, projecting the quantity of DST and culture to ensure adequate supplies, creating biosafe laboratory facilities for DST, training laboratory personnel on methods, and validating DST methods at the NRL. Implementation involved training providers on DST indications, validating conventional and rapid first-line DST methods at district laboratories, and eliminating additional delays in specimen transport and result reporting. Monitoring included ongoing quality control and quality assurance procedures. Hurdles included logistics, coordinating with policy, competing interests, changing personnel, communications, and evaluation. Operational research guided laboratory scale-up and identified barriers to effective capacity building.
EID Shin SS, Yagui M, Ascencios L, Yale G, Suarez C, Quispe N, et al. Scale-up of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Laboratory Services, Peru. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):701-708. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070721 AMA Shin SS, Yagui M, Ascencios L, et al. Scale-up of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Laboratory Services, Peru. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):701-708. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070721. APA Shin, S. S., Yagui, M., Ascencios, L., Yale, G., Suarez, C., Quispe, N....Cegielski, P. (2008). Scale-up of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Laboratory Services, Peru. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 701-708. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070721. Email this Article
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Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a Health Disparities Perspective
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P. Blumenshine et al.View AbstractCite This Article
We explored how different socioeconomic and racial/ethnic groups in the United States might fare in an influenza pandemic on the basis of social factors that shape exposure, vulnerability to influenza virus, and timeliness and adequacy of treatment. We discuss policies that might differentially affect social groups’ risk for illness or death. Our purpose is not to establish the precise magnitude of disparities likely to occur; rather, it is to call attention to avoidable disparities that can be expected in the absence of systematic attention to differential social risks in pandemic preparedness plans. Policy makers at the federal, state, and local levels should consider potential sources of socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities during a pandemic and formulate specific plans to minimize these disparities.
EID Blumenshine P, Reingold AL, Egerter S, Mockenhaupt R, Braveman P, Marks J. Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a Health Disparities Perspective. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):709-715. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071301 AMA Blumenshine P, Reingold AL, Egerter S, et al. Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a Health Disparities Perspective. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):709-715. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071301. APA Blumenshine, P., Reingold, A. L., Egerter, S., Mockenhaupt, R., Braveman, P., & Marks, J. (2008). Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a Health Disparities Perspective. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 709-715. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071301. Email this Article
Synopses
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Declining Artesunate-Mefloquine Efficacy against Falciparum Malaria on the Cambodia–Thailand Border
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C. Wongsrichanalai and S. MeshnickView AbstractCite This Article
Resistance to many antimalaria drugs developed on the Cambodia–Thailand border long before developing elsewhere. Because antimalaria resistance is now a global problem, artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the first-line therapies in most malaria-endemic countries. However, recent clinical and molecular studies suggest the emergence of ACT-resistant Plasmodium falciparum infections in the Cambodia–Thailand border area, where standard ACT is artesunate and mefloquine. These ACT failures might be caused by high-level mefloquine resistance because mefloquine was used for monotherapy long before the introduction of ACT. This observation raises 2 questions. First, how can existing P. falciparum–resistant strains be controlled? Second, how can the evolution of new ACT- resistant strains be avoided elsewhere, e.g., in Africa? Enforcement of rational drug use and improved diagnostic capacity are among the measures needed to avoid and contain ACT resistance.
EID Wongsrichanalai C, Meshnick S. Declining Artesunate-Mefloquine Efficacy against Falciparum Malaria on the Cambodia–Thailand Border. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):716-719. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071601 AMA Wongsrichanalai C, Meshnick S. Declining Artesunate-Mefloquine Efficacy against Falciparum Malaria on the Cambodia–Thailand Border. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):716-719. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071601. APA Wongsrichanalai, C., & Meshnick, S. (2008). Declining Artesunate-Mefloquine Efficacy against Falciparum Malaria on the Cambodia–Thailand Border. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 716-719. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071601. Email this Article
Research
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Increasing Hospitalizations and General Practice Prescriptions for Community-onset Staphylococcal Disease, England
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A. Hayward et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Rates of hospital-acquired staphylococcal infection increased throughout the 1990s; however, information is limited on trends in community-onset staphylococcal disease in the United Kingdom. We used Hospital Episode Statistics to describe trends in hospital admissions for community-onset staphylococcal disease and national general practice data to describe trends in community prescribing for staphylococcal disease. Hospital admission rates for staphyloccocal septicemia, staphylococcal pneumonia, staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome, and impetigo increased >5-fold. Admission rates increased 3-fold for abscesses and cellulitis and 1.5-fold for bone and joint infections. In primary care settings during 1991–2006, floxacillin prescriptions increased 1.8-fold and fusidic acid prescriptions 2.5-fold. The increases were not matched by increases in admission rates for control conditions. We identified a previously undescribed but major increase in pathogenic community-onset staphylococcal disease over the past 15 years. These trends are of concern given the international emergence of invasive community-onset staphylococcal infections.
EID Hayward A, Knott F, Petersen I, Livermore DM, Duckworth G, Islam A, et al. Increasing Hospitalizations and General Practice Prescriptions for Community-onset Staphylococcal Disease, England. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):720-726. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070153 AMA Hayward A, Knott F, Petersen I, et al. Increasing Hospitalizations and General Practice Prescriptions for Community-onset Staphylococcal Disease, England. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):720-726. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070153. APA Hayward, A., Knott, F., Petersen, I., Livermore, D. M., Duckworth, G., Islam, A....Johnson, A. M. (2008). Increasing Hospitalizations and General Practice Prescriptions for Community-onset Staphylococcal Disease, England. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 720-726. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070153. Email this Article
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Increasing Hospital Admissions for Pneumonia, England
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C. L. Trotter et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Pneumonia is an important cause of illness and death in England. To describe trends in pneumonia hospitalizations, we extracted information on all episodes of pneumonia that occurred from April 1997 through March 2005 recorded in the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) database by searching for International Classification of Diseases 10th revision codes J12–J18 in any diagnostic field. The age-standardized incidence of hospitalization with a primary diagnosis of pneumonia increased by 34% from 1.48 to 1.98 per 1,000 population between 1997–98 and 2004–05. The increase was more marked in older adults, in whom the mortality rate was also highest. The proportion of patients with recorded coexisting conditions (defined by using the Charlson Comorbidity Index score) increased over the study period. The rise in pneumonia hospital admissions was not fully explained by demographic change or increasing coexisting conditions. It may be attributable to other population factors, changes in HES coding, changes to health service organization, other biologic phenomenon, or a combination of these effects.
EID Trotter CL, Stuart JM, George RC, Miller E. Increasing Hospital Admissions for Pneumonia, England. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):727-733. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071011 AMA Trotter CL, Stuart JM, George RC, et al. Increasing Hospital Admissions for Pneumonia, England. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):727-733. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071011. APA Trotter, C. L., Stuart, J. M., George, R. C., & Miller, E. (2008). Increasing Hospital Admissions for Pneumonia, England. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 727-733. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071011. Email this Article
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Increasing Incidence of Listeriosis in France and Other European Countries
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V. Goulet et al.View AbstractCite This Article
From 1999 through 2005, the incidence of listeriosis in France declined from 4.5 to 3.5 cases/million persons. In 2006, it increased to 4.7 cases/million persons. Extensive epidemiologic investigations of clusters in France have ruled out the occurrence of large foodborne disease outbreaks. In addition, no increase has occurred in pregnancy-associated cases or among persons <60 years of age who have no underlying disease. Increases have occurred mainly among persons >60 years of age and appear to be most pronounced for persons >70 years of age. In 8 other European countries, the incidence of listeriosis has increased, or remained relatively high, since 2000. As in France, these increases cannot be attributed to foodborne outbreaks, and no increase has been observed in pregnancy-associated cases. European countries appear to be experiencing an increased incidence of listeriosis among persons >60 years of age. The cause of this selective increased incidence is unknown.
EID Goulet V, Hedberg C, Le Monnier A, de Valk H. Increasing Incidence of Listeriosis in France and Other European Countries. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):734-740. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071395 AMA Goulet V, Hedberg C, Le Monnier A, et al. Increasing Incidence of Listeriosis in France and Other European Countries. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):734-740. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071395. APA Goulet, V., Hedberg, C., Le Monnier, A., & de Valk, H. (2008). Increasing Incidence of Listeriosis in France and Other European Countries. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 734-740. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071395. Email this Article
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Transmission of Avian Influenza Virus (H3N2) to Dogs
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D. Song et al.View AbstractCite This Article
In South Korea, where avian influenza virus subtypes H3N2, H5N1, H6N1, and H9N2 circulate or have been detected, 3 genetically similar canine influenza virus (H3N2) strains of avian origin (A/canine/Korea/01/2007, A/canine/Korea/02/2007, and A/canine/Korea/03/2007) were isolated from dogs exhibiting severe respiratory disease. To determine whether the novel canine influenza virus of avian origin was transmitted among dogs, we experimentally infected beagles with this influenza virus (H3N2) isolate. The beagles shed virus through nasal excretion, seroconverted, and became ill with severe necrotizing tracheobronchitis and bronchioalveolitis with accompanying clinical signs (e.g., high fever). Consistent with histologic observation of lung lesions, large amounts of avian influenza virus binding receptor (SAα 2,3-gal) were identified in canine tracheal, bronchial, and bronchiolar epithelial cells, which suggests potential for direct transmission of avian influenza virus (H3N2) from poultry to dogs. Our data provide evidence that dogs may play a role in interspecies transmission and spread of influenza virus.
EID Song D, Kang B, Lee C, Saif LJ, Ha G, Kang D, et al. Transmission of Avian Influenza Virus (H3N2) to Dogs. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):741-746. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071471 AMA Song D, Kang B, Lee C, et al. Transmission of Avian Influenza Virus (H3N2) to Dogs. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):741-746. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071471. APA Song, D., Kang, B., Lee, C., Saif, L. J., Ha, G., Kang, D....Oh, J. (2008). Transmission of Avian Influenza Virus (H3N2) to Dogs. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 741-746. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071471. Email this Article
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Efficacy of Aerial Spraying of Mosquito Adulticide in Reducing Incidence of West Nile Virus, California, 2005
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R. M. Carney et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Epidemic transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) in Sacramento County, California, in 2005 prompted aerial application of pyrethrin, a mosquito adulticide, over a large urban area. Statistical analyses of geographic information system datasets indicated that adulticiding reduced the number of human WNV cases within 2 treated areas compared with the untreated area of the county. When we adjusted for maximum incubation period of the virus from infection to onset of symptoms, no new cases were reported in either of the treated areas after adulticiding; 18 new cases were reported in the untreated area of Sacramento County during this time. Results indicated that the odds of infection after spraying were ≈6× higher in the untreated area than in treated areas, and that the treatments successfully disrupted the WNV transmission cycle. Our results provide direct evidence that aerial mosquito adulticiding is effective in reducing human illness and potential death from WNV infection.
EID Carney RM, Husted S, Jean C, Glaser CA, Kramer VL. Efficacy of Aerial Spraying of Mosquito Adulticide in Reducing Incidence of West Nile Virus, California, 2005. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):747-754. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071347 AMA Carney RM, Husted S, Jean C, et al. Efficacy of Aerial Spraying of Mosquito Adulticide in Reducing Incidence of West Nile Virus, California, 2005. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):747-754. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071347. APA Carney, R. M., Husted, S., Jean, C., Glaser, C. A., & Kramer, V. L. (2008). Efficacy of Aerial Spraying of Mosquito Adulticide in Reducing Incidence of West Nile Virus, California, 2005. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 747-754. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071347. Email this Article
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Cryptococcus neoformans Strains and Infection in Apparently Immunocompetent Patients, China
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J. Chen et al.View AbstractCite This Article
To determine the population structure of the cryptococcosis agents in China, we analyzed the genotype of 120 Cryptococcus neoformans and 9 Cryptococcus gattii strains isolated from 1980 through 2006 from cryptococcosis patients residing in 16 provinces of mainland China. A total of 71% (91/129) of the clinical strains isolated from 1985 through 2006 were from patients without any apparent risk factors. Only 8.5% (11/129) were from AIDS patients; the remaining 20.5% (27/129) were from patients with underlying diseases other than HIV infection. One hundred twenty of the 129 isolates were C. neoformans serotype A, mating type MATα strains that exhibited an identical M13-based VNI subtype, which was distinguishable from the reference VNI molecular type. The 9 remaining isolates were serotype B, MATα strains of C. gattii and portrayed a typical VGI molecular type. Data analyzed from multilocus sequences showed no variation and that these Chinese C. neoformans isolates belong to a cluster that has phylogenetically diverged from the VNI reference strain. Our finding that most cryptococcosis patients in China had no apparent risk factor is in stark contrast with reports from other countries.
EID Chen J, Varma A, Diaz MR, Litvintseva AP, Wollenberg KK, Kwon-Chung KJ. Cryptococcus neoformans Strains and Infection in Apparently Immunocompetent Patients, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):755-762. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071312 AMA Chen J, Varma A, Diaz MR, et al. Cryptococcus neoformans Strains and Infection in Apparently Immunocompetent Patients, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):755-762. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071312. APA Chen, J., Varma, A., Diaz, M. R., Litvintseva, A. P., Wollenberg, K. K., & Kwon-Chung, K. J. (2008). Cryptococcus neoformans Strains and Infection in Apparently Immunocompetent Patients, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 755-762. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071312. Email this Article
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Risk Factors for Sporadic Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli Infections in Children, Argentina
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M. Rivas et al.View AbstractCite This Article
We evaluated risk factors for sporadic Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection among children in Argentina. We conducted a prospective case–control study in 2 sites and enrolled 150 case-patients and 299 controls. The median age of case-patients was 1.8 years; 58% were girls. Serotype O157:H7 was the most commonly isolated STEC. Exposures associated with infection included eating undercooked beef, living in or visiting a place with farm animals, and contact with a child <5 years of age with diarrhea. Protective factors included the respondent reporting that he or she always washed hands after handling raw beef and the child eating more than the median number of fruits and vegetables. Many STEC infections in children could be prevented by avoiding consumption of undercooked beef, limiting exposure to farm animals and their environment, not being exposed to children with diarrhea, and washing hands after handling raw beef.
EID Rivas M, Sosa-Estani S, Rangel J, Caletti MG, Vallés P, Roldán CD, et al. Risk Factors for Sporadic Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli Infections in Children, Argentina. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):763-771. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071050 AMA Rivas M, Sosa-Estani S, Rangel J, et al. Risk Factors for Sporadic Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli Infections in Children, Argentina. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):763-771. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071050. APA Rivas, M., Sosa-Estani, S., Rangel, J., Caletti, M. G., Vallés, P., Roldán, C. D....Griffin, P. M. (2008). Risk Factors for Sporadic Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli Infections in Children, Argentina. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 763-771. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071050. Email this Article
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Medscape CME Activity
Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006 PDF Version[PDF - 219 KB - 6 pages]J. Rainbow et al.View AbstractCite This ArticleNursing home residents are at high risk for invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease, and clusters of cases in nursing homes are common.To characterize the epidemiologic features of invasive GAS disease in nursing homes, we conducted active, statewide, population- and laboratory-based surveillance in Minnesota from April 1995 through 2006. Of 1,858 invasive GAS disease cases, 134 (7%) occurred in nursing home residents; 34 of these cases were identified as part of 13 clusters. Recognizing cases of GAS disease in nursing homes posed challenges. Measures to ensure identification of case-patients as residents of specific nursing homes need to be included in standard guidelines for the prevention and control of invasive GAS disease in this setting.
EID Rainbow J, Jewell B, Danila RN, Boxrud D, Beall B, Van Beneden C, et al. Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):772-777. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.0704072 AMA Rainbow J, Jewell B, Danila RN, et al. Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):772-777. doi:10.3201/eid1405.0704072. APA Rainbow, J., Jewell, B., Danila, R. N., Boxrud, D., Beall, B., Van Beneden, C....Lynfield, R. (2008). Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 772-777. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.0704072. Email this Article
Policy Review
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Public Response to Community Mitigation Measures for Pandemic Influenza
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R. J. Blendon et al.View AbstractCite This Article
We report the results of a national survey conducted to help public health officials understand the public’s response to community mitigation interventions for a severe outbreak of pandemic influenza. Survey results suggest that if community mitigation measures are instituted, most respondents would comply with recommendations but would be challenged to do so if their income or job were severely compromised. The results also indicate that community mitigation measures could cause problems for persons with lower incomes and for racial and ethnic minorities. Twenty-four percent of respondents said that they would not have anyone available to take care of them if they became sick with pandemic influenza. Given these results, planning and public engagement will be needed to encourage the public to be prepared.
EID Blendon RJ, Koonin LM, Benson JM, Cetron MS, Pollard WE, Mitchell EW, et al. Public Response to Community Mitigation Measures for Pandemic Influenza. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):778-786. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071437 AMA Blendon RJ, Koonin LM, Benson JM, et al. Public Response to Community Mitigation Measures for Pandemic Influenza. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):778-786. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071437. APA Blendon, R. J., Koonin, L. M., Benson, J. M., Cetron, M. S., Pollard, W. E., Mitchell, E. W....Herrmann, M. J. (2008). Public Response to Community Mitigation Measures for Pandemic Influenza. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 778-786. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071437. Email this Article
Dispatches
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Spread of Streptococcus suis Sequence Type 7, China
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C. Ye et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Streptococcus suis sequence type (ST) 7 has been spreading throughout China. To determine events associated with its emergence, we tested 114 isolates. In all 106 ST7 strains responsible for human outbreaks and sporadic infections, the tetracycline-resistance gene, tetM, was detected on the conjugative transposon Tn916. Horizontal transmission of tetM is suspected.
EID Ye C, Bai X, Zhang J, Jing H, Zheng H, Du H, et al. Spread of Streptococcus suis Sequence Type 7, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):787-791. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070437 AMA Ye C, Bai X, Zhang J, et al. Spread of Streptococcus suis Sequence Type 7, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):787-791. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070437. APA Ye, C., Bai, X., Zhang, J., Jing, H., Zheng, H., Du, H....Xu, Y. (2008). Spread of Streptococcus suis Sequence Type 7, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 787-791. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070437. Email this Article
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Morbillivirus and Pilot Whale Deaths, Mediterranean Sea
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A. Fernández et al.View AbstractCite This Article
An outbreak of a lethal morbillivirus infection of long-finned pilot whales occurred in the Mediterranean Sea from the end of October 2006 through April 2007. Sequence analysis of a 426-bp conserved fragment of the morbillivirus phosphoprotein gene indicates that the virus is more closely related to dolphin morbillivirus than to pilot whale morbillivirus.
EID Fernández A, Esperón F, Herraéz P, de los Monteros AE, Clavel C, Bernabé A, et al. Morbillivirus and Pilot Whale Deaths, Mediterranean Sea. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):792-794. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070948 AMA Fernández A, Esperón F, Herraéz P, et al. Morbillivirus and Pilot Whale Deaths, Mediterranean Sea. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):792-794. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070948. APA Fernández, A., Esperón, F., Herraéz, P., de los Monteros, A. E., Clavel, C., Bernabé, A....Bayón, A. (2008). Morbillivirus and Pilot Whale Deaths, Mediterranean Sea. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 792-794. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070948. Email this Article
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Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus, Algeria
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A. Izri et al.View AbstractCite This Article
To determine whether sandfly fever Sicilian virus (SFSV) is present in Algeria, we tested sandflies for phlebovirus RNA. A sequence closely related to that of SFSV was detected in a Phlebotomus ariasi sandfly. Of 60 human serum samples, 3 contained immunoglobulin G against SFSV. These data suggest SFSV is present in Algeria.
EID Izri A, Temmam S, Moureau G, Hamrioui B, de Lamballerie X, Charrel RN. Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus, Algeria. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):795-797. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071487 AMA Izri A, Temmam S, Moureau G, et al. Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus, Algeria. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):795-797. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071487. APA Izri, A., Temmam, S., Moureau, G., Hamrioui, B., de Lamballerie, X., & Charrel, R. N. (2008). Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus, Algeria. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 795-797. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071487. Email this Article
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Lakes as Source of Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo
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D. Bompangue et al.View AbstractCite This Article
We studied the epidemiology of cholera in Katanga and Eastern Kasai, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by compiling a database including all cases recorded from 2000 through 2005. Results show that lakes were the sources of outbreaks and demonstrate the inadequacy of the strategy used to combat cholera.
EID Bompangue D, Giraudoux P, Handschumacher P, Piarroux R, Sudre B, Ekwanzala M, et al. Lakes as Source of Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):798-800. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071260 AMA Bompangue D, Giraudoux P, Handschumacher P, et al. Lakes as Source of Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):798-800. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071260. APA Bompangue, D., Giraudoux, P., Handschumacher, P., Piarroux, R., Sudre, B., Ekwanzala, M....Piarroux, M. (2008). Lakes as Source of Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 798-800. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071260. Email this Article
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Serologic Evidence for Novel Poxvirus in Endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, Western Uganda
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T. L. Goldberg et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot, and virus neutralization assays indicated that red colobus monkeys in Kibale National Park, western Uganda, had antibodies to a virus that was similar, but not identical, to known orthopoxviruses. The presence of a novel poxvirus in this endangered primate raises public health and conservation concerns.
EID Goldberg TL, Chapman CA, Cameron K, Saj T, Karesh WB, Wolfe ND, et al. Serologic Evidence for Novel Poxvirus in Endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, Western Uganda. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):801-803. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071686 AMA Goldberg TL, Chapman CA, Cameron K, et al. Serologic Evidence for Novel Poxvirus in Endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, Western Uganda. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):801-803. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071686. APA Goldberg, T. L., Chapman, C. A., Cameron, K., Saj, T., Karesh, W. B., Wolfe, N. D....Slifka, M. K. (2008). Serologic Evidence for Novel Poxvirus in Endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, Western Uganda. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 801-803. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071686. Email this Article
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Increase in West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease after Hurricane Katrina
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K. A. Caillouët et al.View AbstractCite This Article
After Hurricane Katrina, the number of reported cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND) sharply increased in the hurricane-affected regions of Louisiana and Mississippi. In 2006, a >2-fold increase in WNND incidence was observed in the hurricane-affected areas than in previous years.
EID Caillouët KA, Michaels SR, Xiong X, Foppa I, Wesson DM. Increase in West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease after Hurricane Katrina. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):804-807. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071066 AMA Caillouët KA, Michaels SR, Xiong X, et al. Increase in West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease after Hurricane Katrina. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):804-807. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071066. APA Caillouët, K. A., Michaels, S. R., Xiong, X., Foppa, I., & Wesson, D. M. (2008). Increase in West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease after Hurricane Katrina. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 804-807. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071066. Email this Article
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Outbreak of Puumala Virus Infection, Sweden
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L. Pettersson et al.View AbstractCite This Article
An unexpected and large outbreak of Puumala virus infection in Sweden resulted in 313 nephropathia epidemica patients/100,000 persons in Västerbotten County during 2007. An increase in the rodent population, milder weather, and less snow cover probably contributed to the outbreak.
EID Pettersson L, Boman J, Juto P, Evander M, Ahlm C. Outbreak of Puumala Virus Infection, Sweden. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):808-810. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071124 AMA Pettersson L, Boman J, Juto P, et al. Outbreak of Puumala Virus Infection, Sweden. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):808-810. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071124. APA Pettersson, L., Boman, J., Juto, P., Evander, M., & Ahlm, C. (2008). Outbreak of Puumala Virus Infection, Sweden. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 808-810. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071124. Email this Article
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Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines
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J. Luchavez et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Five human cases of infection with the simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi from Palawan, the Philippines, were confirmed by nested PCR. This study suggests that this zoonotic infection is found across a relatively wide area in Palawan and documents autochthonous cases in the country.
EID Luchavez J, Espino F, Curameng P, Espina R, Bell D, Chiodini PL, et al. Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):811-813. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071407 AMA Luchavez J, Espino F, Curameng P, et al. Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):811-813. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071407. APA Luchavez, J., Espino, F., Curameng, P., Espina, R., Bell, D., Chiodini, P. L....Singh, B. (2008). Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 811-813. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071407. Email this Article
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Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore
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L. C. Ng et al.View AbstractCite This Article
We report a case of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi in Singapore, a malaria-free country. Diagnosis was confirmed by PCR with validated species-specific primers. In industrialized countries, free-ranging primates are a potential source of P. knowlesi human infection. P. knowlesi infection is a differential diagnosis of febrile illness acquired in Singapore.
EID Ng LC, Ooi EE, Lee CC, Lee PJ, Tan N, Pei SW, et al. Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):814-816. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070863 AMA Ng LC, Ooi EE, Lee CC, et al. Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):814-816. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070863. APA Ng, L. C., Ooi, E. E., Lee, C. C., Lee, P. J., Tan, N., Pei, S. W....Leo, Y. (2008). Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 814-816. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070863. Email this Article
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Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus and Tick-borne Lymphadenopathy, Tuscany, Italy
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M. Selmi et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Of 263 patients in Tuscany, Italy, from whom ticks were removed during July 2005–May 2007, five showed signs of tick-borne encephalopathy. Of the ticks, 17 were Dermacentor marginatus; 6 (35.3%) of these were identified by sequence analysis as containing Rickettsia slovaca. Tick-borne lympadenopathy occurs in this area.
EID Selmi M, Bertolotti L, Tomassone L, Mannelli A. Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus and Tick-borne Lymphadenopathy, Tuscany, Italy. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):817-820. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070976 AMA Selmi M, Bertolotti L, Tomassone L, et al. Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus and Tick-borne Lymphadenopathy, Tuscany, Italy. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):817-820. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070976. APA Selmi, M., Bertolotti, L., Tomassone, L., & Mannelli, A. (2008). Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus and Tick-borne Lymphadenopathy, Tuscany, Italy. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 817-820. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070976. Email this Article
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Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel
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M. Weinberger et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Underdiagnosis of fatal spotted fever may be attributed to nonspecific clinical features and insensitive acute-phase serologic studies. We describe the importance of molecular and immunohistochemical methods in establishing the postmortem diagnosis of locally acquired Israeli spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis in a traveler returning to Israel from India.
EID Weinberger M, Keysary A, Sandbank J, Zaidenstein R, Itzhaki A, Strenger C, et al. Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):821-824. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071278 AMA Weinberger M, Keysary A, Sandbank J, et al. Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):821-824. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071278. APA Weinberger, M., Keysary, A., Sandbank, J., Zaidenstein, R., Itzhaki, A., Strenger, C....Eremeeva, M. E. (2008). Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 821-824. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071278. Email this Article
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Social Support and Response to AIDS and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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A. Nandi et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Negative public reactions to emerging infectious diseases can adversely affect population health. We assessed whether social support was associated with knowledge of, worry about, and attitudes towards AIDS and severe acute respiratory syndrome. Our findings suggest that social support may be central to our understanding of public responses to emerging infectious diseases.
EID Nandi A, Tracy M, Aiello A, Des Jarlais DC, Galea S. Social Support and Response to AIDS and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):825-827. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071070 AMA Nandi A, Tracy M, Aiello A, et al. Social Support and Response to AIDS and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):825-827. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071070. APA Nandi, A., Tracy, M., Aiello, A., Des Jarlais, D. C., & Galea, S. (2008). Social Support and Response to AIDS and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 825-827. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071070. Email this Article
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Acute Encephalitis Caused by Intrafamilial Transmission of Enterovirus 71 in Adult
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T. Hamaguchi et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a common cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease and sometimes causes severe neurologic complications, mainly in children. We report a case of adult-onset encephalitis caused by intrafamilial transmission of a subgenogroup C4 strain of EV71. This case elucidates the risk for EV71 encephalitis even in adults.
EID Hamaguchi T, Fujisawa H, Sakai K, Okino S, Kurosaki N, Nishimura Y, et al. Acute Encephalitis Caused by Intrafamilial Transmission of Enterovirus 71 in Adult. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):828-830. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071121 AMA Hamaguchi T, Fujisawa H, Sakai K, et al. Acute Encephalitis Caused by Intrafamilial Transmission of Enterovirus 71 in Adult. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):828-830. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071121. APA Hamaguchi, T., Fujisawa, H., Sakai, K., Okino, S., Kurosaki, N., Nishimura, Y....Yamada, M. (2008). Acute Encephalitis Caused by Intrafamilial Transmission of Enterovirus 71 in Adult. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 828-830. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071121. Email this Article
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Seasonal Cholera from Multiple Small Outbreaks, Rural Bangladesh
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O. Stine et al.View AbstractCite This Article
Clinical and environmental Vibrio cholerae organisms collected from February 2004 through April 2005 were systematically isolated from 2 rural Bangladeshi locales. Their genetic relatedness was evaluated at 5 loci that contained a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR). The observed minimal overlap in VNTR patterns between the 2 communities was consistent with sequential, small outbreaks from local sources.
EID Stine O, Alam M, Tang L, Nair GB, Siddique AK, Faruque SM, et al. Seasonal Cholera from Multiple Small Outbreaks, Rural Bangladesh. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):831-833. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071116 AMA Stine O, Alam M, Tang L, et al. Seasonal Cholera from Multiple Small Outbreaks, Rural Bangladesh. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):831-833. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071116. APA Stine, O., Alam, M., Tang, L., Nair, G. B., Siddique, A. K., Faruque, S. M....Morris, J. (2008). Seasonal Cholera from Multiple Small Outbreaks, Rural Bangladesh. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 831-833. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071116. Email this Article
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New Saffold Cardioviruses in 3 Children, Canada
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Y. Abed and G. BoivinView AbstractCite This Article
In Canada, cardiovirus isolates related to Saffold virus were detected in nasopharyngeal aspirates from 3 children with respiratory symptoms. Polyprotein sequence of the Can112051-06 isolate had 91.2% aa identity with Saffold virus; however, EF and CD loops of the viral surface varied substantially.
EID Abed Y, Boivin G. New Saffold Cardioviruses in 3 Children, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):834-836. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071675 AMA Abed Y, Boivin G. New Saffold Cardioviruses in 3 Children, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):834-836. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071675. APA Abed, Y., & Boivin, G. (2008). New Saffold Cardioviruses in 3 Children, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 834-836. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071675. Email this Article
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Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
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C. Liao et al.View AbstractCite This Article
A retrospective observational study in Taiwan, 1998–2004, identified 92 patients with group G streptococcal bacteremia; 86 had Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis. The most common diagnosis was cellulitis (48 cases), followed by primary bacteremia (34 cases). Infection recurred in 9 patients. Mortality rate was low (3.3%); resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin was high.
EID Liao C, Liu L, Huang Y, Teng L, Hsueh P. Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):837-840. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070130 AMA Liao C, Liu L, Huang Y, et al. Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):837-840. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070130. APA Liao, C., Liu, L., Huang, Y., Teng, L., & Hsueh, P. (2008). Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 837-840. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070130. Email this Article
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Unique Cryptosporidium Population in HIV-Infected Persons, Jamaica
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W. Gatei et al.View AbstractCite This Article
A cryptosporidiosis survey showed the presence of Cryptosporidium hominis, C. parvum, C. canis, and C. felis in 25, 7, 1, and 1 HIV-positive persons from Jamaica, respectively; 1 person had both C. hominis and C. felis. Multilocus sequence typing indicated the presence of a homogeneous but geographically distinct C. hominis population in Jamaica.
EID Gatei W, Barrett D, Lindo JF, Eldemire-Shearer D, Cama V, Xiao L. Unique Cryptosporidium Population in HIV-Infected Persons, Jamaica. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):841-843. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071277 AMA Gatei W, Barrett D, Lindo JF, et al. Unique Cryptosporidium Population in HIV-Infected Persons, Jamaica. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):841-843. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071277. APA Gatei, W., Barrett, D., Lindo, J. F., Eldemire-Shearer, D., Cama, V., & Xiao, L. (2008). Unique Cryptosporidium Population in HIV-Infected Persons, Jamaica. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 841-843. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071277. Email this Article
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Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005
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D. C. Papaventsis et al.View AbstractCite This Article
We report data regarding the molecular epidemiology of human astrovirus (HAstV) infections among children in Madagascar. In a 13-month study, 5 HAstV isolates were detected in fecal samples from 237 children (2.1%) by reverse transcription–PCR. Phylogenetic analysis showed the cocirculation of usual and unusual HAstVs.
EID Papaventsis DC, Dove W, Cunliffe NA, Nakagomi O, Combe P, Grosjean P, et al. Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):844-846. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070563 AMA Papaventsis DC, Dove W, Cunliffe NA, et al. Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):844-846. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070563. APA Papaventsis, D. C., Dove, W., Cunliffe, N. A., Nakagomi, O., Combe, P., Grosjean, P....Hart, C. A. (2008). Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 844-846. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070563. Email this Article
Commentaries
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The Mystery of Increased Hospitalizations of Elderly Patients
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M. I. MeltzerCite This Article
EID Meltzer MI. The Mystery of Increased Hospitalizations of Elderly Patients. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):847-848. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.080217 AMA Meltzer MI. The Mystery of Increased Hospitalizations of Elderly Patients. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):847-848. doi:10.3201/eid1405.080217. APA Meltzer, M. I. (2008). The Mystery of Increased Hospitalizations of Elderly Patients. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 847-848. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.080217. Email this Article
Letters
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Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis,Taiwan
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M. Yu et al.Cite This Article
EID Yu M, Wu M, Jou R. Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis,Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):849-850. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071398 AMA Yu M, Wu M, Jou R. Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis,Taiwan. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):849-850. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071398. APA Yu, M., Wu, M., & Jou, R. (2008). Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis,Taiwan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 849-850. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071398. Email this Article
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Hantavirus Outbreak, Germany, 2007
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J. Hofmann et al.Cite This Article
EID Hofmann J, Meisel H, Klempa B, Vesenbeckh SM, Beck R, Michel D, et al. Hantavirus Outbreak, Germany, 2007. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):850-852. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071533 AMA Hofmann J, Meisel H, Klempa B, et al. Hantavirus Outbreak, Germany, 2007. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):850-852. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071533. APA Hofmann, J., Meisel, H., Klempa, B., Vesenbeckh, S. M., Beck, R., Michel, D....Kruger, D. H. (2008). Hantavirus Outbreak, Germany, 2007. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 850-852. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071533. Email this Article
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Chikungunya Virus in Aedes albopictus, Italy
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P. Bonilauri et al.Cite This Article
EID Bonilauri P, Bellini R, Calzolari M, Angelini R, Venturi L, Fallacara F, et al. Chikungunya Virus in Aedes albopictus, Italy. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):852-854. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071144 AMA Bonilauri P, Bellini R, Calzolari M, et al. Chikungunya Virus in Aedes albopictus, Italy. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):852-854. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071144. APA Bonilauri, P., Bellini, R., Calzolari, M., Angelini, R., Venturi, L., Fallacara, F....Dottori, M. (2008). Chikungunya Virus in Aedes albopictus, Italy. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 852-854. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071144. Email this Article
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Persistent Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Immunocompromised Child
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Y. Abed and G. BoivinCite This Article
EID Abed Y, Boivin G. Persistent Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Immunocompromised Child. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):854-856. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071459 AMA Abed Y, Boivin G. Persistent Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Immunocompromised Child. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):854-856. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071459. APA Abed, Y., & Boivin, G. (2008). Persistent Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Immunocompromised Child. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 854-856. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071459. Email this Article
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Leptospirosis in Taiwan, 2001–2006
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Y. Chou et al.Cite This Article
EID Chou Y, Chen C, Liu C. Leptospirosis in Taiwan, 2001–2006. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):856-857. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070940 AMA Chou Y, Chen C, Liu C. Leptospirosis in Taiwan, 2001–2006. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):856-857. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070940. APA Chou, Y., Chen, C., & Liu, C. (2008). Leptospirosis in Taiwan, 2001–2006. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 856-857. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070940. Email this Article
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Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonenis Infection, Suriname
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W. van der Meide et al.Cite This Article
EID van der Meide W, de Vries H, Pratlong F, van der Wal A, Sabajo L. Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonenis Infection, Suriname. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):857-859. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070433 AMA van der Meide W, de Vries H, Pratlong F, et al. Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonenis Infection, Suriname. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):857-859. doi:10.3201/eid1405.070433. APA van der Meide, W., de Vries, H., Pratlong, F., van der Wal, A., & Sabajo, L. (2008). Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonenis Infection, Suriname. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 857-859. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070433. Email this Article
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Household Transmission of Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
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T. Gottesman et al.Cite This Article
EID Gottesman T, Agmon O, Shwartz O, Dan M. Household Transmission of Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):859-860. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071340 AMA Gottesman T, Agmon O, Shwartz O, et al. Household Transmission of Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):859-860. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071340. APA Gottesman, T., Agmon, O., Shwartz, O., & Dan, M. (2008). Household Transmission of Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 859-860. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071340. Email this Article
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Alternatives to Ciprofloxacin Use for Enteric Fever, United Kingdom
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E. J. Threlfall et al.Cite This Article
EID Threlfall EJ, de Pinna E, Day M, Lawrence J, Jones J. Alternatives to Ciprofloxacin Use for Enteric Fever, United Kingdom. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):860-861. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071184 AMA Threlfall EJ, de Pinna E, Day M, et al. Alternatives to Ciprofloxacin Use for Enteric Fever, United Kingdom. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):860-861. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071184. APA Threlfall, E. J., de Pinna, E., Day, M., Lawrence, J., & Jones, J. (2008). Alternatives to Ciprofloxacin Use for Enteric Fever, United Kingdom. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 860-861. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071184. Email this Article
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Usutu Virus Sequences in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), Spain
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N. Busquets et al.Cite This Article
EID Busquets N, Alba A, Allepuz A, Aranda C, Nuñez JI. Usutu Virus Sequences in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), Spain. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):861-863. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071577 AMA Busquets N, Alba A, Allepuz A, et al. Usutu Virus Sequences in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), Spain. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):861-863. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071577. APA Busquets, N., Alba, A., Allepuz, A., Aranda, C., & Nuñez, J. I. (2008). Usutu Virus Sequences in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), Spain. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 861-863. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071577. Email this Article
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Rotavirus P[4]G2 in a Vaccinated Population, Brazil
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R. Gurgel et al.Cite This Article
EID Gurgel R, Vieira S, Barros V, Fontes P, Salustino EF, Nakagomi O, et al. Rotavirus P[4]G2 in a Vaccinated Population, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):863. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071440 AMA Gurgel R, Vieira S, Barros V, et al. Rotavirus P[4]G2 in a Vaccinated Population, Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):863. doi:10.3201/eid1405.071440. APA Gurgel, R., Vieira, S., Barros, V., Fontes, P., Salustino, E. F., Nakagomi, O....Parashar, U. D. (2008). Rotavirus P[4]G2 in a Vaccinated Population, Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 863. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071440. Email this Article
Another Dimension
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Bedtime at Nana and Pop’s House
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S. ShumanCite This Article
EID Shuman S. Bedtime at Nana and Pop’s House. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):868. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.ad1405 AMA Shuman S. Bedtime at Nana and Pop’s House. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):868. doi:10.3201/eid1405.ad1405. APA Shuman, S. (2008). Bedtime at Nana and Pop’s House. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 868. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.ad1405. Email this Article
Books and Media
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Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World
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J. W. WardCite This Article
EID Ward JW. Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):866. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.080072 AMA Ward JW. Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008;14(5):866. doi:10.3201/eid1405.080072. APA Ward, J. W. (2008). Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(5), 866. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.080072. Email this Article
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Superantigens: Molecular Basis for Their Role in Human Diseases
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D. S. SchmidCite This Article
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