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Molecular Detection and Genetic Diversity of Measles and Parainfluenza Viruses Circulating in Humans in Bangladesh: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Among Paramyxoviruses (PMVs), measles virus (MeV) and human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) are major contributors to respiratory tract infections worldwide.
Shusmita Dutta Choudhury, Md. Arif Khan, Emama Amin, Josefina Abedin, Sarah Munro, Maryska Kaczmarek, Jade K. Forwood, Tahmina Shirin, Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Jonathan H. Epstein, Ariful Islam   +10 more
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Bartonella infections are rare in blood-fed Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks collected from rodents in the United States

Parasites & Vectors
Background Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus are important vectors of multiple pathogens in the United States. However, their role in transmission of Bartonella spp., which are commonly reported in rodents and fleas, has been debated.
Ying Bai, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Jacoby Clark, Erik Foster, Christina Parise, Sarah Maes, Rebecca J. Eisen   +6 more
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Medical complexity and healthcare utilization among patients attending three U.S. post-COVID clinics

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Patients who do not fully recover or develop new symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection require follow-up and sometimes seek care at specialized multidisciplinary care clinics.
Miriam A. M. Nji, Elizabeth M. Briones, Anindita Issa, Maureen Tierney, Jeanne Bertolli, Surendra Barshikar, Elizabeth R. Unger, Juan Wisnivesky, Quan Vu, David Quimby, Joseph Abrams, Nikhil Jagan, Sasha Manouchehripour, Martin Laguerre, Jennifer R. Cope   +14 more
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Direct Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms from Environmental Samples Using the GeneXpert Molecular Diagnostic System

mSphere, 2018
In this pilot study, traditional culture and PCR methods were compared to the Cepheid GeneXpert IV molecular diagnostic system with the Xpert Carba-R assay (Carba-R assay) for detection of carbapenem resistance genes in primary environmental samples ...
K. A. Perry, J. B. Daniels, S. C. Reddy, A. J. Kallen, A. L. Halpin, J. K. Rasheed, J. A. Noble-Wang   +6 more
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Two fatal cases of plague after consumption of raw marmot organs

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2020
Marmots are an important reservoir of Yersinia pestis and a source of human plague in Mongolia. We present two fatal cases of plague after consumption of raw marmot organs and discuss the distribution of natural foci of Y. pestis in Mongolia.
Jan Kehrmann, Walter Popp, Battumur Delgermaa, Damdin Otgonbayar, Tsagaan Gantumur, Jan Buer, Nyamdorj Tsogbadrakh   +6 more
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Healthcare Provider Confidence and Perceived Barriers to Diagnosing Illness Associated with Harmful Algal Blooms

AJPM Focus
Introduction: Illnesses caused by harmful algal blooms can vary in clinical presentation and severity depending on the types of algae, cyanobacteria, or toxins involved as well as the route and extent of exposure.
Marissa K. Vigar, MPH, Muhammad Thuneibat, MPH, MBA, Amy L. Jacobi, MPH, Ashley Andújar, MHSA, Virginia A. Roberts, MSPH   +4 more
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Emerging Zoonotic Diseases [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001
Gail R. Hansen, Jack Woodall, Corrie Brown, Nancy Jaax, Tracy McNamara, Alfonso Ruiz   +5 more
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Assessing the social cost and benefits of a national requirement establishing antibiotic stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile infection in US hospitals

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Backgound Economic evaluations of interventions to prevent healthcare-associated infections in the United States rarely take the societal perspective and thus ignore the potential benefits of morbidity and mortality risk reductions.
R. Douglas Scott, Rachel B. Slayton, Fernanda C. Lessa, James Baggs, Steven D. Culler, L. Clifford McDonald, John A. Jernigan   +6 more
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Characterization of NFDQ1 in Cryptosporidium parvum

Parasites & Vectors
Background Cryptosporidium spp. are important zoonotic parasites that can cause moderate to severe diarrhea in humans and animals. Among the three Cryptosporidium species infecting the intestines of calves, Cryptosporidium parvum has a broad host range ...
Yangsiqi Ao, Xiaoqing Gong, Jieping Li, Ruiming Zhao, Shujiao Song, Yaqiong Guo, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao, Rui Xu, Na Li   +9 more
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Behavioral and economic drivers of antimicrobial use in commercial poultry farms in Bangladesh: A qualitative study

One Health
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging public health challenge globally, with poultry production recognized as a major contributor due to widespread and often indiscriminate use of antimicrobials.
Nabila Nujhat Chowdhury, A.K.M. Dawlat Khan, Md. Arif Khan, Md. Zulqarnine Ibne Noman, Monjurul Islam, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Shusmita Dutta Choudhury, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Jade K. Forwood, Tahmina Shirin, Ariful Islam   +11 more
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