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• Oseltamivir-Resistant Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infection in England and Scotland, 2009–2010
  L. Calatayud et al.
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• Timeliness of Surveillance during Outbreak of Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli, Germany, 2011
  M. Altmann et al.
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• Similarity of Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 Strains from Italy and Germany
  G. Scavia et al.
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Current Issue: Table of Contents

Volume 17, Number 9–September 2011

Synopsis

• Risk-based Estimate of Effect of Foodborne Diseases on Public Health, Greece
  E. Gkogka et al.
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  These infections may account for 896 disability-adjusted life-years/1 million inhabitants annually.

Research

• Public transport use, travel outside the country, and demographic variables increased risk.
  Estimating Effect of Antiviral Drug Use during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, United States
  C.Y. Atkins et al.
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  Use of these medications prevented 8,400–12,600 hospitalizations.
• Intrahousehold Transmission of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Victoria, Australia
  C. Van Gemert et al.
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  Antiviral prophylaxis for quarantined contacts reduces secondary transmission.
• Epidemiologic Modeling with FluSurge for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Queensland, Australia
  P.R.A. Baker et al.
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  Predictions of the effect of pandemic influenza on hospital resources were helpful for service planning.
• Differential Effects of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 on Remote and Indigenous Groups, Northern Territory, Australia, 2009
  J.M. Trauer et al.
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  Vaccination campaigns and public health response should focus on high-risk groups.
• Multiple Reassortment between Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Endemic Influenza Viruses in Pigs, United States
  M.F. Ducatez et al.
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  Viruses belonging to these novel genotypes are indistinguishable phenotypically from endemic swine viruses.
• Role of Chlamydia trachomatis in Miscarriage
  D. Baud et al.
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  Women experiencing miscarriage should be screened for this pathogen.
• Classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy by Transmission of H-Type Prion in Homologous Prion Protein Context
  J.-M. Torres et al.
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  Epidemic BSE agent could have originated from such a cattle prion.
• Increasing Incidence of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease in Adults, Utah, USA
  M.P. Rubach et al.
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  This infection disproportionately affected persons >65 years of age.
• Central Venous Catheter–associated Nocardia Bacteremia in Cancer Patients
  F. Al Akhrass et al.
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  Heavy biofilm growth on catheters can be reduced through use of antimicrobial lock solutions.
• Endemic Scrub Typhus–like Illness, Chile
  M.E. Balcells et al.
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  Rickettsiae closely related to the scrub typhus pathogen are present in the Western Hemisphere.
• Geographic Distribution of Endemic Fungal Infections among Older Persons, United States
  J.W. Baddley et al.
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  Incidence rates were highest for histoplasmosis and blastomycosis in the Midwest and for coccidioidomycosis in the West.
• Seroepidemiologic Study of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 during Outbreak in Boarding School, England
  S. Johnson et al.
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  Infection was widespread in a closed setting, and a substantial proportion were asymptomatic.
• Leptospirosis as Frequent Cause of Acute Febrile Illness in Southern Sri Lanka
  M.E. Reller
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  Because clinical impression and immunoglobulin M tests of acute-phase specimens are insensitive, rapid, pathogenbased tests are needed.
• Medscape CME Activity
  Inpatient Capacity at Children's Hospitals during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, United States
  M.R. Sills et al.
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  Modestly increased rates of admission or emergency department visits would have caused substantial overcrowding.
• Medscape CME Activity
  Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus Complex Associated with Sinopulmonary Disease, Northeastern United States
  K.E. Simmon et al.
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  Accurate identification of these organisms is needed.

Dispatches

• High Rates of Malaria among US Military Members Born in Malaria-Endemic Countries, 2002–2010
  E.R. Wertheimer et al.
• Differential Risk for Lyme Disease along Hiking Trail, Germany
  D. Richter and F.-R. Matuschka
• Bartonella quintana Infections in Captive Monkeys, China
  R. Huang et al.
• Canine Serology as Adjunct to Human Lyme Disease Surveillance
  P. Mead et al.
• Predominance of Cronobacter sakazakii Sequence Type 4 in Neonatal Infections
  S. Joseph and S.J. Forsythe
• Wild Rodents and Novel Human Pathogen Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Southern Sweden
  M. Andersson and L. Råberg
• Q Fever among Culling Workers, the Netherlands, 2009–2010
  J. Whelan et al.
• Syndromic Surveillance during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, New York, New York, USA
  M.G. Plagianos et al.
• Tubulinosema sp. Microsporidian Myositis in Immunosuppressed Patient
  M.M. Choudhary et al.
• Listeriosis, Taiwan, 1996–2008
  Y.-T. Huang et al.
• Tattoo-associated Mycobacterium haemophilum Skin Infection in Immunocompetent Adult, 2009
  M.K. Kay et al.
• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Transmission during Presymptomatic Phase, Japan
  Y. Gu et al.
• Increased Extent of and Risk Factors for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Seasonal Influenza among Children, Israel
  D. Engelhard et al.
• Hospitalized Patients with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Kenya
  E.M. Osoro et al.
• Ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella sonnei among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Canada, 2010
  C. Gaudreau et al.
• Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Animal Specimens in Veterinary Clinics, Germany
  S. Zordan et al.

Letters

• Escherichia coli O104:H4 from 2011 European Outbreak and Strain from South Korea
  J. Kim et al.
• Respiratory Illness in Households of School-Dismissed Students during Influenza Pandemic, 2009
  N.J. Cohen et al.
• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus in Swine Herds, People's Republic of China
  H. Zhou et al.
• Pulmonary Disease Associated with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Oregon, USA
  K.L. Winthrop et al.
• Carriage of Meningococci by University Students, United Kingdom
  D.A.A. Ala'Aldeen et al.
• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Neonates, Japan
  N. Takahashi et al.
• Social Network Site as Outbreak Investigation Tool
  J.F. Howland and C. Conover
• Susceptibility of Health Care Students to Measles, Paris, France
  P. Loulerque et al.
• Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in Woman and Cat
  A. Berger et al.
• Isoniazid-Resistant Tuberculosis, Taiwan, 2000–2010
  C.-C. Lai et al.
• Novel Mycobacterium Species in Seahorses with Tail Rot
  J.L. Balcazar et al.
• Mycoplasma leachii sp. nov. in Calves, China
  J.-T. Chang et al.
• Bartonella clarridgeiae in Fleas, Tahiti, French Polynesia
  T. Kernif et al.
• Bocavirus in Children with Respiratory Tract Infections
  L. Guo et al.
• Highly Virulent Escherichia coli 026, Scotland
  K.G.J. Pollock et al.
• Perinatal Transmission of Yellow Fever, Brazil, 2009
  M.R. Bentlin et al.
• Pathogenic Leptospira spp. in Wild Rodents, Canary Islands, Spain
  P. Foronda et al.
• Highly Pathogenic Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, Asia
  T.-Q. An et al.
• Etymologia: Pseudoterranova azarasi
  S.A. Norton and D.I. Gibson

Cover

• The Monkey's Paw
  P. Potter

News and Notes

• Etymologia: Mycobacterium chelonae
• Errata

Conference Summary

• Rift Valley Fever Vaccine Development, Progress, and Constraints
  J. Kortekaas

Role of Chlamydia trachomatis in Miscarriage

Endemic Scrub Typhus–like Illness, Chile

Tubulinosema sp. Microsporidian Myositis in Immunosuppressed Patient

Tattoo-associated Mycobacterium haemophilum Skin Infection in Immunocompetent Adult

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