2001
Prospective Assessment of the Etiology of Acute Febrile Illness after a Tick Bite in Slovenia
Lotrič-Furlan S, Petrovec M, Avsic-Zupanc T, Nicholson W, Sumner J, Childs J, Strle F. Prospective Assessment of the Etiology of Acute Febrile Illness after a Tick Bite in Slovenia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001, 33: 503-510. PMID: 11462187, DOI: 10.1086/322586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBites and StingsBorrelia burgdorferi GroupCohort StudiesEhrlichiaEhrlichia chaffeensisEhrlichiosisEncephalitis Viruses, Tick-BorneEncephalitis, Tick-BorneFemaleFeverHumansLyme DiseaseMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSloveniaTick-Borne DiseasesTicksConceptsFebrile illnessTick biteEhrlichia phagocytophila infectionAcute febrile illnessTickborne diseasesEvidence of infectionBorrelia burgdorferi sensu latoMeningeal involvementProspective studyClinical criteriaBurgdorferi sensu latoTickborne encephalitisProspective assessmentPatientsLaboratory evidenceImportant causeBacterial infectionsIllnessLyme borreliosisInfectionDiseaseResidents of SloveniaEtiologyBiteEncephalitis
1994
Emergence of hantavirus disease in the USA and Europe
Childs J, Rollin P. Emergence of hantavirus disease in the USA and Europe. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 1994, 7: 220-224. DOI: 10.1097/00001432-199404000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWorldwide public health problemAcute pulmonary diseaseAcute renal failureHigh case fatality ratioCase fatality ratioPublic health problemRenal failurePulmonary diseaseHantavirus diseaseFatality ratioExplosive outbreaksImportant causeHealth problemsDiseaseZoonotic agentsHantavirusesFirst isolationOutbreakEnvironmental factorsImportant role