Emerging Infectious Diseases back issues from August 2007:
Ecologic immunology of avian influenza (H5N1) in migratory birds.(PERSPECTIVE)
Aug 01, 2007; ... The claim that migratory birds are responsible for the long-distance spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of subtype H5N1 rests on the assumption that infected wild birds can remain asymptomatic and migrate long distances unhampered. We critically assess this claim from the ...
Risk factors for colonization with extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase-producing bacteria and intensive care unit admission.(RESEARCH)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria are emerging pathogens. To analyze risk factors for colonization with ESBL-producing bacteria at intensive care unit (ICU) admission, we conducted a prospective study of a 3.5-year cohort of patients admitted to medical and ...
Occupational risks during a monkeypox outbreak, Wisconsin, 2003.(RESEARCH)
Aug 01, 2007; ... We determined factors associated with occupational transmission in Wisconsin during the 2003 outbreak of prairie dog--associated monkeypox virus infections. Our investigation included active contact surveillance, exposure-related interviews, and a veterinary facility cohort study. We ...
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus infection of cotton rats.(RESEARCH)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is an emerging pathogen of equids and humans, but infection of its rodent reservoir hosts has received little study. To determine whether responses to infection vary among geographic populations, we inoculated 3 populations of cotton rats with 2 ...
Source of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease outside United Kingdom.(RESEARCH)
Aug 01, 2007; ... We studied the occurrence of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) outside the United Kingdom in relation to the incidence of indigenous bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and to the level of live bovines and bovine products imported from the UK during the 1980s and the first half ...
Human noroviruses in swine and cattle.(RESEARCH)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Human noroviruses are the predominant cause of food-borne gastroenteritis worldwide. Strains of norovirus also exist that are uniquely associated with animals; their contribution to the incidence of human illness remains unclear. We tested animal fecal samples and identified GIII (bovine), ...
High prevalence of tuberculosis in previously treated patients, Cape Town, South Africa.(RESEARCH)(Survey)
Aug 01, 2007; ... The tuberculosis (TB) notification rate is high and increasing in 2 communities in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2002, we conducted a prevalence survey among adults [greater than or equal to]15 years of age to determine the TB prevalence rate; 15% of households in these communities were ...
Skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone.(RESEARCH)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Until recently, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has caused predominantly healthcare-associated infections. We studied MRSA infections and overall skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in outpatients receiving care at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...
The Calf-Path.(ANOTHER DIMENSION)(Poem)
Aug 01, 2007; ... <Pre> The Calf-Path One day through the primeval woodA calf walked home as good calves should;But made a trail all bent askew,A crooked trail as all calves do.Since then three hundred years have fled,And I infer the calf is dead.But still he left behind ...
Babesia sp. EU1 from roe deer and transmission within Ixodes ricinus.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... We report in vitro culture of zoonotic Babesia sp. EU1 from blood samples of roe deer in France. This study provides evidence of transovarial and transstadial transmission of the parasite within Ixodes ricinus, which suggests that this tick could be a vector and reservoir of EUI. ...
Pathogenic hantaviruses, northeastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... We describe the first, to our knowledge, cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in northeastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay. Andes and Juquitiba (JUQ) viruses were characterized. JUQV was also confirmed in 5 Oligoryzomys nigripes reservoir species from Misiones. A novel Akodon-borne ...
Migrating birds and tickborne encephalitis virus.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... During spring and autumn 2001, we screened 13,260 migrating birds at Ottenby Bird Observatory, Sweden, and found 3.4% were infested with ticks. Four birds, each a different passerine species, carried tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV)-infected ticks (Ixodes ricinus). Migrating birds may ...
Avian influenza (H5N1) susceptibility and receptors in dogs.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Inoculation of influenza (H5N1) into beagles resulted in virus excretion and rapid seroconversion with no disease. Binding studies that used labeled influenza (H5N1) showed virus attachment to higher and lower respiratory tract tissues. Thus, dogs that are subclinically infected with ...
Molecular epidemiology of canine parvovirus, Europe.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Canine parvovirus (CPV), which causes hemorrhagic enteritis in dogs, has 3 antigenic variants: types 2a, 2b, and 2c. Molecular method assessment of the distribution of the CPV variants in Europe showed that the new variant CPV-2c is widespread in Europe and that the viruses are distributed ...
Invasive meningococcal disease, Utah, 1995-2005.(DISPATCHES)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Trends in invasive meningococcal disease in Utah during 1995-2005 have differed substantially from US trends in incidence rate and serogroup and age distributions. Regional surveillance is essential to identify high-risk populations that might benefit from targeted immunization efforts. ...
Outbreak of sporotrichosis, Western Australia.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... A cluster of sporotrichosis cases occurred in the Busselton-Margaret River region of Western Australia from 2000 to 2003. Epidemiologic investigation and mycologic culture for Sporothrix schenckii implicated hay initially distributed through a commercial hay supplier as the source of the ...
Rotavirus G5P[6] in child with diarrhea, Vietnam.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... We detected rotavirus G5P[6] with a long RNA pattern in a Vietnamese child with diarrhea. Viral outer capsid protein VP7 and VP4 genes suggest that it likely originated from porcine rotavirus either by genetic reassortment or as whole virions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ...
Waddlia chondrophila, a potential agent of human fetal death.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... We investigated the zoonotic potential of Waddlia chondrophila, a new Chlamydia-like abortigenic agent in ruminants. Anti-Waddlia antibody reactivity was tested by immunofluorescence and Western blot. Waddlia seroprevalence was higher in women who had had sporadic and recurrent ...
Streptococcus sinensis endocarditis outside Hong Kong.(DISPATCHES)(Case study)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Streptococcus sinensis has been described as a causative organism for infective endocarditis in 3 Chinese patients from Hong Kong. We describe a closely related strain in an Italian patient with chronic rheumatic heart disease. The case illustrates that S. sinensis is a worldwide emerging ...
Multidrug-resistant bacteria in southeastern Austria.(enterobacteriaceae, extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: In many parts of the world, the proportions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms in the family Enterobacteriaceae have increased remarkably during recent ...
Osteomyelitis of parietal bone in melioidosis.(Case study)
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: In Europe and the United States, melioidosis is a rare disease, with no cases reported thus far from Slovenia. However, it is a relatively common disease in certain areas of Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Potentially fatal, this disease is caused by the gram-negative ...
Chikungunya fever, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: The outbreak of chikungunya fever that started in the Indian Ocean Islands in early 2005 (1) spread through adjoining islands and appeared in peninsular India by late 2005 (2). It was first noticed in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in February 2006; it spread to Tamil ...
Alistipes finegoldii in blood cultures from colon cancer patients.
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: Alistipes finegoldii was previously isolated from appendiceal tissue samples in children with acute appendicitis and from perirectal and brain abscess material (1,2). 16S rDNA sequencing studies showed that this bacterium clustered with A. putredinis (Figure) in the ...
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Idaho.
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: Data collected from expanded surveillance study suggest that more than half of Idaho Shiga toxin--producing Escherichia coli (STEC) illnesses are caused by non-0157 serotypes. Using data from a regional medical center whose stool culture protocol included Shiga toxin ...
Imported Chikungunya infection, Italy.
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection is a self-limiting illness characterized by fever, headache, weakness, rash, and arthralgia. Some patients have prolonged weakness or arthralgia lasting several months. In 2006, several Indian Ocean states and India had an outbreak of ...
Dyella japonica bacteremia in hemodialysis patient.(Case study)
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: Patients who receive long-term hemodialysis are at great risk for infection (1,2), especially bacteremia, which may lead to devastating outcomes (3). Environmental bacteria are commonly recovered from dialysis fluid, but their contribution to infection is less evident (4) ....
Mycobacterium cosmeticum, Ohio and Venezuela.
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: Mycobacterium cosmeticum is a rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria species that was first described in November 2004. The first strains were obtained from cultures of a sink drain in a nail salon in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and from a granulomatous lesion of a female ...
Ecoregional dominance in spatial distribution of avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks.
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: Recent articles in Emerging Infectious Diseases (1,2) and elsewhere (3,4) have highlighted the role of Anatidae migration in dispersal of the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) vires. Although these articles point out that identifying the geographic ...
Effect of Hurricane Katrina on arboviral disease transmission.
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: Rarely has the aftermath of a natural disaster in the continental United States resulted in increased transmission of mosquito-borne viruses (1). However, on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana and Mississippi, where mosquito-borne West Nile (WNV) and St ....
Threat to cefixime treatment for gonorrhea.
Aug 01, 2007; ... To the Editor: From November 2002 through May 2003, a total of 4 Japanese men, ranging in age from 23 to 45 years, visited the Department of Urology at Toyota Memorial Hospital, Toyota, Japan. Physical examinations showed urethral discharge and dysuria. Each had had sexual contact with sex ...
Vector and Rodent Borne Diseases in Europe and North America: Distribution, Public Health Burden and Control.(Book review)
Aug 01, 2007; ... An estimated 70% or more of emerging infectious disease agents have some form of vector. The author of this book, Norman Gratz, a medical entomologist, has written a very valuable resource on vectorborne and rodentborne diseases found in Europe and North America. His book includes ...
'To market to market ...' and risk for global disease.(ABOUT THE COVER)(Cover story)
Aug 01, 2007; ... " ... [T]he sound of water escaping from mill-dams ... old rotten planks, slimy posts, and brick work, I love such things .... As long as I do paint, I shall never cease to paint such places. They have always been my delight," wrote John Constable (1776-1837), English landscape painter and ...
Upcoming infectious disease activities.(NEWS & NOTES)(Brief article)(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... August 6-17, 2007 10th International Dengue Course Havana, Cuba email: lupe@ipk.sld.cu http://www.ipk.sld.cu/cursos/ dengue2007/index.htm August 9-11, 2007 Symposium "25 Years of Experience Straggling against Dengue" Havana, Cuba email: lupe@ipk.sld.cu ...