1998
Black Creek Canal Virus infection in Sigmodon hispidus in southern Florida.
Glass G, Livingstone W, Mills J, Hlady W, Fine J, Biggler W, Coke T, Frazier D, Atherley S, Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. Black Creek Canal Virus infection in Sigmodon hispidus in southern Florida. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 699-703. PMID: 9840584, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.699.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Cluster of five children with acute encephalopathy associated with cat-scratch disease in South Florida
NOAH D, BRESEE J, GORENSEK M, ROONEY J, CRESANTA J, REGNERY R, WONG J, DEL TORO J, OLSON J, CHILDS J. Cluster of five children with acute encephalopathy associated with cat-scratch disease in South Florida. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1995, 14: 866-869. PMID: 8584313, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199510000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCat-scratch diseaseAcute encephalopathyEvaluation of childrenIndirect fluorescent antibodyRegional lymphadenopathyStatus epilepticusSingle hospitalEncephalopathy casesBartonella henselaeEncephalopathyB. henselaeFocal clustersCausative agentFluorescent antibodyStray catsDiseaseChildrenAntibodiesHenselaeHigher proportionCatsLymphadenopathyEpilepticusEncephalitisPatientsIsolation of black creek canal virus, a new hantavirus from Sigmodon hispidus in Florida
Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Elliott L, Ravkov E, Martin M, Morzunov S, Livingstone W, Monroe M, Glass G, Ruo S, Khan A, Childs J, Nichol S, Peters C. Isolation of black creek canal virus, a new hantavirus from Sigmodon hispidus in Florida. Journal Of Medical Virology 1995, 46: 35-39. PMID: 7623004, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890460108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack Creek Canal virusReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assaysNew hantavirusCotton ratsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction assaysVero E6 cellsHantavirus pulmonary syndrome casesVirologic studiesChain reaction assaysHantavirus antigensHigh seroprevalenceSyndrome casesE6 cellsSpleen homogenatesRT-PCRReaction assaysDirect RT-PCRVirusSerologic relationshipHantavirusesRatsRodentsSigmodon hispidusDade CountySeroprevalence