Jaime Usuga, Daniel Limonta, Laura S Perez-Restrepo, Karl A Ciuoderis, Isabel Moreno, Angela Arevalo, Vanessa Vargas, Michael G Berg, Gavin A Cloherty, Juan P Hernandez-Ortiz, Jorge E Osorio
{"title":"Co-Circulation of 2 Oropouche Virus Lineages, Amazon Basin, Colombia, 2024.","authors":"Jaime Usuga, Daniel Limonta, Laura S Perez-Restrepo, Karl A Ciuoderis, Isabel Moreno, Angela Arevalo, Vanessa Vargas, Michael G Berg, Gavin A Cloherty, Juan P Hernandez-Ortiz, Jorge E Osorio","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240405","DOIUrl":"10.3201/eid3011.240405","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In early 2024, explosive outbreaks of Oropouche virus (OROV) linked to a novel lineage were documented in the Amazon Region of Brazil. We report the introduction of this lineage into Colombia and its co-circulation with another OROV lineage. Continued surveillance is needed to prevent further spread of OROV in the Americas.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11521167/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142364847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dongwon Yoon, Kyungyeon Jung, Ju Hwan Kim, Hwa Yeon Ko, Byeol-A Yoon, Ju-Young Shin
{"title":"Risk for Facial Palsy after COVID-19 Vaccination, South Korea, 2021-2022.","authors":"Dongwon Yoon, Kyungyeon Jung, Ju Hwan Kim, Hwa Yeon Ko, Byeol-A Yoon, Ju-Young Shin","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240610","DOIUrl":"10.3201/eid3011.240610","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We conducted a self-controlled case series study to investigate the association between COVID-19 vaccination and facial palsy (FP) in South Korea. We used a large immunization registry linked with the national health information database. We included 44,564,345 patients >18 years of age who received >1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, or Ad.26.COV2.S) and had an FP diagnosis and corticosteroid prescription within 240 days postvaccination. We compared FP incidence in a risk window (days 1-28) with a control window (the remainder of the 240-day observation period, excluding any risk windows). We found 5,211 patients experienced FP within the risk window and 10,531 experienced FP within the control window. FP risk increased within 28 days postvaccination, primarily after first and second doses and was observed for both mRNA and viral vaccines. Clinicians should carefully assess the FP risk-benefit profile associated with the COVID-19 vaccines and monitor neurologic signs after vaccination.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11521192/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142388955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah N Cox,Amanda M Casto,Nicholas M Franko,Eric J Chow,Peter D Han,Luis Gamboa,Brian Pfau,Hong Xie,Kevin Kong,Jaydee Sereewit,Melissa A Rolfes,Emily Mosites,Timothy M Uyeki,Alexander L Greninger,Marco Carone,M Mia Shim,Trevor Bedford,Jay Shendure,Michael Boeckh,Janet A Englund,Lea M Starita,Pavitra Roychoudhury,Helen Y Chu
{"title":"Clinical and Genomic Epidemiology of Coxsackievirus A21 and Enterovirus D68 in Homeless Shelters, King County, Washington, USA, 2019-2021.","authors":"Sarah N Cox,Amanda M Casto,Nicholas M Franko,Eric J Chow,Peter D Han,Luis Gamboa,Brian Pfau,Hong Xie,Kevin Kong,Jaydee Sereewit,Melissa A Rolfes,Emily Mosites,Timothy M Uyeki,Alexander L Greninger,Marco Carone,M Mia Shim,Trevor Bedford,Jay Shendure,Michael Boeckh,Janet A Englund,Lea M Starita,Pavitra Roychoudhury,Helen Y Chu","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.240687","url":null,"abstract":"Congregate homeless shelters are disproportionately affected by infectious disease outbreaks. We describe enterovirus epidemiology across 23 adult and family shelters in King County, Washington, USA, during October 2019-May 2021, by using repeated cross-sectional respiratory illness and environmental surveillance and viral genome sequencing. Among 3,281 participants >3 months of age, we identified coxsackievirus A21 (CVA21) in 39 adult residents (3.0% [95% CI 1.9%-4.8%] detection) across 7 shelters during October 2019-February 2020. We identified enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in 5 adult residents in 2 shelters during October-November 2019. Of 812 environmental samples, 1 was EV-D68-positive and 5 were CVA21-positive. Other enteroviruses detected among residents, but not in environmental samples, included coxsackievirus A6/A4 in 3 children. No enteroviruses were detected during April 2020-May 2021. Phylogenetically clustered CVA21 and EV-D68 cases occurred in some shelters. Some shelters also hosted multiple CVA21 lineages.","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142490541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus Infections, France, 2012-2020<sup>1</sup>.","authors":"Benoît Heid-Picard, Faiza Mougari, Anne Pouvaret, Fanny Lanternier, Zeina Awad, Emmanuelle Bille, Olivier Lortholary, Emmanuelle Cambau","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240459","DOIUrl":"10.3201/eid3011.240459","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mycobacterium abscessus infection is challenging to treat. Extrapulmonary M. abscessus infections (EP-MAB) are less common than pulmonary M. abscessus infections. To evaluate treatment regimens, we retrospectively analyzed consecutive microbiologically confirmed EP-MAB cases diagnosed in France during 2012-2020. We studied 45 patients with EP-MAB, including 14 bone and joint infections, 10 skin and soft tissue infections, and 8 lymph node infections. Most (62%) patients had no reported immunodeficiency. In 27 patients, EP-MAB followed healthcare-associated (44%) or environmental (16%) injuries. Of the 45 isolates, 25 were subspecies abscessus, 10 bolletii, and 9 massiliense; 1 was unidentified. Cure was achieved for 36 (80%) patients who received a median antimicrobial regimen of 6 months; 22 (55%) also underwent surgery. Four patients died, and 5 were unavailable for follow-up. EP-MAB predominantly affects immunocompetent patients after an injury; outcomes are favorable. We propose a >6-month regimen of antimicrobial therapy with consideration for surgery and regular patient reassessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11521186/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142497202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C Joaquin Caceres, L Claire Gay, Flavio Cargnin Faccin, Dikshya Regmi, Roberto Palomares, Daniel R Perez
{"title":"Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Resilience in Milk after Thermal Inactivation.","authors":"C Joaquin Caceres, L Claire Gay, Flavio Cargnin Faccin, Dikshya Regmi, Roberto Palomares, Daniel R Perez","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240772","DOIUrl":"10.3201/eid3011.240772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) detected in dairy cows raises concerns about milk safety. The effects of pasteurization-like temperatures on influenza viruses in retail and unpasteurized milk revealed virus resilience under certain conditions. Although pasteurization contributes to viral inactivation, influenza A virus, regardless of strain, displayed remarkable stability in pasteurized milk.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11521188/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142371330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle Wille, Victoria Grillo, Silvia Ban de Gouvea Pedroso, Natasha D. Brohier, Ivano Broz, Charlotte Burgoyne, Allison Crawley, Kelly Davies, Mark Ford, Joanne Grimsey, Nina Y.H. Kung, Jasmina M. Luczo, Cornelius Matereke, Peter T. Mee, Patrick Mileto, Matthew J. Neave, Megan Poon, Vittoria Stevens, Guy Weerasinghe, Sara Zufan, Ian G. Barr, Marcel Klaassen, Andrew C. Breed, Frank Y.K. Wong
{"title":"Incursion of Novel Eurasian Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5 Virus, Australia, 2023","authors":"Michelle Wille, Victoria Grillo, Silvia Ban de Gouvea Pedroso, Natasha D. Brohier, Ivano Broz, Charlotte Burgoyne, Allison Crawley, Kelly Davies, Mark Ford, Joanne Grimsey, Nina Y.H. Kung, Jasmina M. Luczo, Cornelius Matereke, Peter T. Mee, Patrick Mileto, Matthew J. Neave, Megan Poon, Vittoria Stevens, Guy Weerasinghe, Sara Zufan, Ian G. Barr, Marcel Klaassen, Andrew C. Breed, Frank Y.K. Wong","doi":"10.3201/eid3012.240919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3012.240919","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Australia is a sink for low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses, with isolated circulation occurring on the continent. We report the incursion of a Eurasian low pathogenicity avian influenza H5 virus into Australia. This report benefits surveillance and diagnostic work because of the risk and current absence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1).</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142563071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skylar Petrichko, Jason Kindrachuk, Dalau Nkamba, Megan Halbrook, Sydney Merritt, Handdy Kalengi, Leonard Kamba, Michael Beya, Nicole A. Hoff, Christophe Luhata, Didine K. Kaba, Anne W. Rimoin
{"title":"Mpox Vaccine Acceptance, Democratic Republic of the Congo","authors":"Skylar Petrichko, Jason Kindrachuk, Dalau Nkamba, Megan Halbrook, Sydney Merritt, Handdy Kalengi, Leonard Kamba, Michael Beya, Nicole A. Hoff, Christophe Luhata, Didine K. Kaba, Anne W. Rimoin","doi":"10.3201/eid3012.241226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3012.241226","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report general acceptance (61.0%) of an mpox vaccine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo among 5,226 survey respondents. Healthcare workers and respondents in historic mpox-endemic regions had higher acceptance rates. These data highlight the need for increased community engagement and sensitization before widespread deployment of mpox vaccines.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142488369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sandra Frabasile, Noelia Morel, Ramiro Pérez, Lucía Moreira Marrero, Analia Burgueño, María Noel Cortinas, Lucía Bassetti, Raúl Negro, Sirley Rodríguez, Victoria Bórmida, Valeria Gayo, Victor Costa de Souza, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Mariela Martínez Gómez, Lionel Gresh, Jairo Mendez-Rico, Héctor Chiparelli, Adriana Delfraro
{"title":"Equine Encephalomyelitis Outbreak, Uruguay, 2023–2024","authors":"Sandra Frabasile, Noelia Morel, Ramiro Pérez, Lucía Moreira Marrero, Analia Burgueño, María Noel Cortinas, Lucía Bassetti, Raúl Negro, Sirley Rodríguez, Victoria Bórmida, Valeria Gayo, Victor Costa de Souza, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Mariela Martínez Gómez, Lionel Gresh, Jairo Mendez-Rico, Héctor Chiparelli, Adriana Delfraro","doi":"10.3201/eid3101.240915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3101.240915","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report the genomic analysis from early equine cases of the Western equine encephalitis virus outbreak during 2023–2024 in Uruguay. Sequences are related to a viral isolate from an outbreak in 1958 in Argentina. A viral origin from South America or continuous enzootic circulation with infrequent spillover is possible.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142488453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erin R. Whitehouse, Nancy Gerloff, Randall English, Stacie K. Reckling, Mohammed A. Alazawi, Meghan Fuschino, Kirsten St George, Daniel Lang, Eli S. Rosenberg, Enoma Omoregie, Jennifer B. Rosen, Alyse Kitter, Colin Korban, Massimo Pacilli, Trisha Jeon, Joseph Coyle, Russell A. Faust, Irene Xagoraraki, Brijen Miyani, Charles Williams, James Wendt, Sarah M. Owens, Rosemarie Wilton, Rachel Poretsky, Lynn Sosa, Kathy Kudish, Manisha Juthani, Elizabeth F. Zaremski, Susan E. Kehler, Nagla S. Bayoumi, Sarah Kidd
{"title":"Wastewater Surveillance for Poliovirus in Selected Jurisdictions, United States, 2022–2023","authors":"Erin R. Whitehouse, Nancy Gerloff, Randall English, Stacie K. Reckling, Mohammed A. Alazawi, Meghan Fuschino, Kirsten St George, Daniel Lang, Eli S. Rosenberg, Enoma Omoregie, Jennifer B. Rosen, Alyse Kitter, Colin Korban, Massimo Pacilli, Trisha Jeon, Joseph Coyle, Russell A. Faust, Irene Xagoraraki, Brijen Miyani, Charles Williams, James Wendt, Sarah M. Owens, Rosemarie Wilton, Rachel Poretsky, Lynn Sosa, Kathy Kudish, Manisha Juthani, Elizabeth F. Zaremski, Susan E. Kehler, Nagla S. Bayoumi, Sarah Kidd","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.240771","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Wastewater testing can inform public health action as a component of polio outbreak response. During 2022–2023, a total of 7 US jurisdictions (5 states and 2 cities) participated in prospective or retrospective testing of wastewater for poliovirus after a paralytic polio case was identified in New York state. Two distinct vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 viruses were detected in wastewater from New York state and New York City during 2022, representing 2 separate importation events. Of those viruses, 1 resulted in persistent community transmission in multiple New York counties and 1 paralytic case. No poliovirus was detected in the other participating jurisdictions (Connecticut, New Jersey, Michigan, and Illinois and Chicago, IL). The value of routine wastewater surveillance for poliovirus apart from an outbreak is unclear. However, these results highlight the ongoing risk for poliovirus importations into the United States and the need to identify undervaccinated communities and increase vaccination coverage to prevent paralytic polio.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SARS-CoV-2 Infection in School Settings, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, 2021–2022","authors":"Yoshihiro Takayama, Yusuke Shimakawa, Ryota Matsuyama, Gerardo Chowell, Ryosuke Omori, Tetsuharu Nagamoto, Taro Yamamoto, Kenji Mizumoto","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.240638","url":null,"abstract":"<p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread school closures were implemented globally based on the assumption that transmission among children in the school environment is common. However, evidence regarding secondary infection rates by school type and level of contact is lacking. Our study estimated the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection in school settings by examining the positivity rate according to school type and level of contact by using data from a large-scale school-based PCR project conducted in Okinawa, Japan, during 2021–2022. Our results indicate that, despite detection of numerous positive cases, the average number of secondary infections remained relatively low at ≈0.5 cases across all types of schools. Considering the profound effects of prolonged closures on educational access, balancing public health benefits against potential long-term effects on children is crucial.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}