2025
Early Release - Mycobacterium nebraskense Isolated from Patients in Connecticut and Oregon, USA - Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Metersky M, Losier A, Fraulino D, Warnock T, Varley C, Le A, Winthrop K, McArdle J, Shakir S, Khare R. Early Release - Mycobacterium nebraskense Isolated from Patients in Connecticut and Oregon, USA - Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2025, 31: 507-515. PMID: 40023800, PMCID: PMC11878316, DOI: 10.3201/eid3103.240608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary diseaseMycobacterial pulmonary diseaseAmerican Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America criteriaAntimicrobial drug susceptibility testingPulmonary diseaseDrug susceptibility testingRefractory to treatmentClinically significant causeClarithromycin susceptibilitySusceptibility testingConnecticut patientsRespiratory secretionsPatientsNo symptomsOptimum treatmentSignificant causeInfectionHuman casesDiseaseTreatmentCDCClarithromycinCasesClinicM. nebraskense
2022
1373. Using Geospatial Analysis to Describe the Association between Active Tick Surveillance Data and Clinical Cases of Anaplasmosis
Desiato J, Banach D, Chan G, Palmeri M. 1373. Using Geospatial Analysis to Describe the Association between Active Tick Surveillance Data and Clinical Cases of Anaplasmosis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.1202. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCases of anaplasmosisClinical cases of anaplasmosisConnecticut Agricultural Experiment StationTick surveillanceActive tick surveillanceInfected ticksProportion of infected ticksTick infection prevalenceAgricultural Experiment StationIncidence rateIxodes scapularis ticksHuman casesAnaplasma infectionExperiment StationInfection prevalence dataTick infectionAnaplasmosisClinical casesVector-borne diseasesHuman anaplasmosisTicksNortheastern United StatesHuman incidence ratesTick surveillance dataInfection prevalence
2021
Plague risk in the western United States over seven decades of environmental change
Carlson C, Bevins S, Schmid B. Plague risk in the western United States over seven decades of environmental change. Global Change Biology 2021, 28: 753-769. PMID: 34796590, PMCID: PMC9299200, DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWestern United StatesRodent communitiesSpillover riskRodent species richnessEnvironmental changesImpacts of climate changeClimate change impactsInfectious disease distributionsLong-term persistenceSpecies richnessMid-elevationsSoil biochemistryChange impactsDisease geographyChanging ClimateLong-term trendsClimate changePlague reservoirsReservoirs of plagueWildlife reservoirsSpillover eventsInterannual variationsPlague ecologyClimateHuman casesFour Human Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Connecticut, USA, during a Larger Regional Outbreak, 2019 - Volume 27, Number 8—August 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Brown SC, Cormier J, Tuan J, Lier AJ, McGuone D, Armstrong PM, Kaddouh F, Parikh S, Landry ML, Gobeske KT. Four Human Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Connecticut, USA, during a Larger Regional Outbreak, 2019 - Volume 27, Number 8—August 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2021, 27: 2042-2051. PMID: 34289334, PMCID: PMC8314835, DOI: 10.3201/eid2708.203730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatial and Simultaneous Seroprevalence of Anti-Leptospira Antibodies in Owners and Their Domiciled Dogs in a Major City of Southern Brazil
do Nascimento Benitez A, Monica T, Miura A, Romanelli M, Giordano L, Freire R, Mitsuka-Breganó R, Martins C, Biondo A, Serrano I, Lopes T, Reis R, Gomes J, Costa F, Wunder E, Ko A, Navarro I. Spatial and Simultaneous Seroprevalence of Anti-Leptospira Antibodies in Owners and Their Domiciled Dogs in a Major City of Southern Brazil. Frontiers In Veterinary Science 2021, 7: 580400. PMID: 33490126, PMCID: PMC7820180, DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.580400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factorsAnti-Leptospira antibodiesLogistic regression analysisRisk of infectionDog casesPositive dogsHigh titersSerogroup CanicolaInfectionSeropositivityHuman casesDogsFrequent serogroupsSame titerCanicolaTitersGreater likelihoodRegression analysisSeroprevalenceCase distributionSame householdDog ownersAntibodiesPresent studySerogroups
2020
Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors
Brummitt SI, Kjemtrup AM, Harvey DJ, Petersen JM, Sexton C, Replogle A, Packham AE, Bloch EM, Barbour AG, Krause PJ, Green V, Smith WA. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0243950. PMID: 33370341, PMCID: PMC7769429, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseBlood donorsB. miyamotoiB. burgdorferiEndemic countiesWestern blotBorrelia miyamotoiB. burgdorferi antibodiesAdult blood donorsBorrelia burgdorferiIgG Western blotBlood donor seraRisk of infectionELISA test systemBurgdorferi antibodiesDonor seraC6 ELISAClinical casesEquivocal samplesHuman casesDiseaseAntibodiesI. pacificus ticksMiyamotoiBurgdorferiLocal persistence of novel regional variants of La Crosse virus in the Northeast USA
Eastwood G, Shepard J, Misencik M, Andreadis T, Armstrong P. Local persistence of novel regional variants of La Crosse virus in the Northeast USA. Parasites & Vectors 2020, 13: 569. PMID: 33176861, PMCID: PMC7659055, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04440-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman casesMosquito-borne virusLa Crosse virusPediatric encephalitisField-collected mosquitoesLACV infectionConclusionOur analysisLocal mosquito populationsVirusPublic healthVirus lineagesLACVNew York StateMosquito populationsMosquitoesEncephalitisIsolatesLong-term persistenceInfectionPrevalenceCasesYellow fever transmission in non-human primates, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil
de Jesus J, Gräf T, Giovanetti M, Mares-Guia M, Xavier J, Maia M, Fonseca V, Fabri A, dos Santos R, Pereira F, Santos L, da Silva L, Maia Z, Cerqueira J, Thèze J, Abade L, de Carvalho Santana Cordeiro M, Torquato S, Santana E, de Jesus Silva N, Dourado R, Alves A, do Socorro Guedes A, da Silva Filho P, Faria N, de Albuquerque C, de Abreu A, Romano A, Croda J, do Carmo Said R, Cunha G, da Fonseca Cerqueira J, de Mello A, de Filippis A, Alcantara L. Yellow fever transmission in non-human primates, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2020, 14: e0008405. PMID: 32780745, PMCID: PMC7418952, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYellow fever virusNon-human primatesHuman casesPositive tissue samplesYFV genomesAutochthonous human casesClinical syndromeMolecular epidemiologySurveillance teamYFV transmissionFever virusTissue samplesYellow fever transmissionYFV outbreakGenotype IPrimatesAffected areaHepatitisHumansCasesSyndromeEpidemiology
2019
West Nile Virus Mosquito Vectors in North America
Rochlin I, Faraji A, Healy K, Andreadis T. West Nile Virus Mosquito Vectors in North America. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2019, 56: 1475-1490. PMID: 31549725, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjz146.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka
Warnasekara J, Agampodi S. Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 7: 67-75. DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v7i2.8155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase fatality ratioImportant infectious diseasesRisk groupsFatality ratioDifferent occupational categoriesLarge outbreakInfectious diseasesHuman casesLeptospirosisDiseaseFurther studiesComplicated casesExposure riskOccupational categoriesPriority research areasDifferent strainsSri LankaOutbreakClinicopathologyCasesYearsPhysiciansDiagnosis
2015
Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans
Krause PJ, Fish D, Narasimhan S, Barbour AG. Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2015, 21: 631-639. PMID: 25700888, PMCID: PMC4470780, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsB. miyamotoi infectionMiyamotoi infectionClinical manifestationsB. miyamotoiLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoi infectionAcute febrile illnessCommon clinical manifestationsBlood smear examinationPublic health importanceHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisFever group spirochetesFebrile illnessAntibiotic therapyDisease groupEtiologic diagnosisSevere diseaseSmear examinationIxodes persulcatus ticksHealth importanceInfectionHuman casesGranulocytic anaplasmosisBorrelia miyamotoiDisease
2014
Monitoring Human Babesiosis Emergence through Vector Surveillance New England, USA - Volume 20, Number 2—February 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Diuk-Wasser MA, Liu Y, Steeves TK, Folsom-O’Keefe C, Dardick KR, Lepore T, Bent SJ, Usmani-Brown S, Telford SR, Fish D, Krause PJ. Monitoring Human Babesiosis Emergence through Vector Surveillance New England, USA - Volume 20, Number 2—February 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2014, 20: 225-231. PMID: 24447577, PMCID: PMC3901474, DOI: 10.3201/eid2002.130644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman babesiosisInfectious Diseases journal - CDCProtozoan Babesia microtiDisease-endemic areasTick-borne diseaseBabesiosis-endemic areasSame tick vectorInfection rateInfection ratioTick infection ratesLyme diseaseBabesia microtiHuman casesDiseaseDisease expansionBabesiosisReservoir hostsTick vectorHuman diseasesSurveillanceClose association
2010
Serosurveillance study on transmission of H5N1 virus during a 2006 avian influenza epidemic
CEYHAN M, YILDIRIM I, FERRARIS O, BOUSCAMBERT-DUCHAMP M, FROBERT E, UYAR N, TEZER H, ONER AF, BUZGAN T, TORUNOGLU MA, OZKAN B, YILMAZ R, KURTOGLU MG, LALELI Y, BADUR S, LINA B. Serosurveillance study on transmission of H5N1 virus during a 2006 avian influenza epidemic. Epidemiology And Infection 2010, 138: 1274-1280. PMID: 20092669, DOI: 10.1017/s095026880999166x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum samplesSubclinical infectionAvian influenza patientsSingle serum sampleAvian influenzaEnzyme-linked immunoassayPoultry cullersInfluenza patientsMicroneutralization assaysNasopharyngeal swabsPolymerase chain reactionSerosurveillance studiesH5N1 infectionHealthcare workersHaemagglutination inhibitionInfluenza epidemicsHuman infectionsSerological surveyFamily contactsHuman casesH5N1 virusInfectionDiseased poultryInfected chickensChain reaction
2006
Absence of erythrocyte sequestration in a case of babesiosis in a splenectomized human patient
Clark IA, Budd AC, Hsue G, Haymore BR, Joyce AJ, Thorner R, Krause PJ. Absence of erythrocyte sequestration in a case of babesiosis in a splenectomized human patient. Malaria Journal 2006, 5: 69. PMID: 16887045, PMCID: PMC1552079, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-organ failureParasitized erythrocytesSevere multi-organ failureBabesia microti infectionChronic lymphocytic leukemiaCases of babesiosisFalciparum malariaSplenectomized patientsSimilar pathogenesisVascular occlusionMicroti infectionErythrocyte sequestrationLymphocytic leukemiaProtozoal infectionsVascular locationColon cancerHuman patientsResultsNo evidenceVascular lumenHuman casesB. microtiTissue sectionsPatientsPathogenesisInfection
2004
Enhancing West Nile Virus Surveillance, United States - Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Brownstein J, Holford T, Fish D. Enhancing West Nile Virus Surveillance, United States - Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004, 10: 1129-1133. PMID: 15207069, PMCID: PMC3323153, DOI: 10.3201/eid1006.030457.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Pathogenic strategies of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a unique bacterium that colonizes neutrophils
Carlyon J, Fikrig E. Pathogenic strategies of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a unique bacterium that colonizes neutrophils. 2001, 301-330. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511754845.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Human Exposure to a Granulocytic Ehrlichia and Other Tick-Borne Agents in Connecticut
Magnarelli L, Ijdo J, Anderson J, Padula S, Flavell R, Fikrig E. Human Exposure to a Granulocytic Ehrlichia and Other Tick-Borne Agents in Connecticut. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 2823-2827. PMID: 9738027, PMCID: PMC105071, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.10.2823-2827.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman monocytic ehrlichiosisWestern blot analysisTick-borne agentsProbable human casesTick-borne infectionsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agentBlot analysisSerologic testingMarked leukopeniaSeropositive specimensPositive seraHGE agentLyme borreliosisBabesia microtiHuman casesMonocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichia equiBorrelia burgdorferiGranulocytic EhrlichiaEhrlichia chaffeensisFrequent detectionHuman exposurePatientsInfectionAntibodies
1993
Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States
Daniels T, Fish D, Levine J, Greco M, Eaton A, Padgett P, Lapointe D. Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 171-178. PMID: 8433324, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.1.171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseEndemic areasHuman casesPublic health workersEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCanine exposureHigh-risk countiesNonendemic areasHealth workersCanine seroprevalenceEtiologic agentDisease riskSurveillance programDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiIxodes damminiCanine serumRegression analysisLyme disease riskPrevalenceSame countyRiskSignificant positive linear relationshipSeroprevalenceImmunosorbent
1992
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in western Venezuela caused by infection with Leishmania venezuelensis and L. braziliensis variants
Bonfante-Garrido R, Meléndez E, Barroeta S, de Alejos M, Momen H, Cupolillo E, McMahon-Pratt D, Grimaldi G. Cutaneous leishmaniasis in western Venezuela caused by infection with Leishmania venezuelensis and L. braziliensis variants. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1992, 86: 141-148. PMID: 1440772, DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(92)90544-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL. braziliensisEndemic regionsSame endemic regionLeishmania venezuelensisL. venezuelensisSpecific monoclonal antibodiesCutaneous leishmaniasisPositive culturesEpidemiological studiesInfected donkeysHuman casesMonoclonal antibodiesDomestic reservoirBraziliensisL. guyanensisVenezuelensisState of LaraIsoenzyme electrophoresisReference strains
1991
Metastatic capability of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis and Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in golden hamsters.
Martinez J, Travi B, Valencia A, Saravia N. Metastatic capability of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis and Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in golden hamsters. Journal Of Parasitology 1991, 77: 762-8. PMID: 1919926, DOI: 10.2307/3282713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous metastatic lesionsMetastatic lesionsFrequency of isolationLymph nodesL. panamensisL. guyanensisLeishmania panamensisLeishmania guyanensisGolden hamstersDistant lymph nodesCutaneous metastasesPrimary lesionLymphatic disseminationExperimental infectionLesionsMetastatic capabilityHuman casesTissue samplesHamstersParasite culturesSandfly vectorNineteen strainsInoculation siteGuyanensisInoculum dose
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