Can Guo, Yanjing Pan, Jiajia Yu, Linyan Yao, Yuhua He, Junwei Cui, Mengqiu Gao, Yu Pang
{"title":"Disseminated Blastomycosis Mimicking Tuberculosis, China","authors":"Can Guo, Yanjing Pan, Jiajia Yu, Linyan Yao, Yuhua He, Junwei Cui, Mengqiu Gao, Yu Pang","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.250671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250671","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Blastomycosis is endemic in central and southern North America but rare in China. It can mimic community-acquired pneumonia, tuberculosis, or cancer. We describe a patient who initially had tuberculosis diagnosed and later had blastomycosis diagnosed through metagenomic detection, which aided diagnosis and treatment. Clinicians should consider blastomycosis in differential diagnoses for respiratory diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083861","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}
Victoria Galdino Pavlenco Rocha, Fernanda Borges Barbosa, Joaquim Ruiz, Henrik Christensen, Terezinha Knöbl
{"title":"Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131-H22 in Parrots from Illegal Pet Trade, Brazil, 2024","authors":"Victoria Galdino Pavlenco Rocha, Fernanda Borges Barbosa, Joaquim Ruiz, Henrik Christensen, Terezinha Knöbl","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.241279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.241279","url":null,"abstract":"<p><em>Escherichia coli</em> sequence type 131:H:22 is a consequential lineage of extraintestinal pathogenic <em>E. coli</em>, associated with human pyelonephritis and sepsis. We report the transmission of avian pathogenic <em>E. coli</em> in a parrot rehabilitation center in Brazil and the presence of a high-risk zoonotic lineage of extraintestinal pathogenic <em>E. coli</em> sequence type 131-H22.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083710","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":"A Personal Journey Through the Microbial World in Quilting","authors":"Lesli Mitchell","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.ac3110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.ac3110","url":null,"abstract":"About the Cover","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083705","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}
Thinh Ong, Cao Thu Thuy, Nguyen Hong Tam, Le Hong Nga, Nguyen Thi Vy Uyen, Truong Thi Thanh Lan, An Tran, Le Thi Kieu Diem, Huynh Phuc Khang, Dang Thi Xuan Dung, Lu Nhat Chuong, Nguyen Hoai Thao Tam, Vu Chau Giang, Tran Thi Bich Cam, Huynh Thi Ngoc Anh, Pham Thi Minh Thu, Dinh Nguyen Huy Man, Nguyen Thanh Dung, Nguyen Le Nhu Tung, Huynh Hong Phat, Le Mau Toan, Nguyen Thanh Lam, Pham Nguyen The Nguyen, Hoang Ngoc Nhung, Tran Tan Thanh, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Tang Chi Thuong, Guy Thwaites, C. Louise Thwaites, Marc Choisy, Le Van Tan
{"title":"Detection of Immunity Gap before Measles Outbreak, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2024","authors":"Thinh Ong, Cao Thu Thuy, Nguyen Hong Tam, Le Hong Nga, Nguyen Thi Vy Uyen, Truong Thi Thanh Lan, An Tran, Le Thi Kieu Diem, Huynh Phuc Khang, Dang Thi Xuan Dung, Lu Nhat Chuong, Nguyen Hoai Thao Tam, Vu Chau Giang, Tran Thi Bich Cam, Huynh Thi Ngoc Anh, Pham Thi Minh Thu, Dinh Nguyen Huy Man, Nguyen Thanh Dung, Nguyen Le Nhu Tung, Huynh Hong Phat, Le Mau Toan, Nguyen Thanh Lam, Pham Nguyen The Nguyen, Hoang Ngoc Nhung, Tran Tan Thanh, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Tang Chi Thuong, Guy Thwaites, C. Louise Thwaites, Marc Choisy, Le Van Tan","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.250234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250234","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In 2022, we established a residual sample serosurveillance program in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. During September 2022–April 2024, we found low measles antibody seroprevalence in children in the city’s western region, where a measles outbreak began in May 2024. Serosurveillance could be a useful tool for outbreak prediction and prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083709","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":"Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Circulation in Wild European Rabbits, Portugal, 2018−2023","authors":"Carolina Baptista, Nuno Santos, Laurence Vial, Ferran Jori","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.250184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250184","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is considered a public health risk in southwestern Europe. We surveyed serum samples from 667 European rabbits across Portugal, a rabbit species known to host immature <em>Hyalomma lusitanicum</em> ticks. We found low levels of virus antibodies (>1%), with a localized cluster reaching 5.77% in southern populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083708","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}
Fábio P. Sellera, Rüdiger D. Ollhoff, Fabio C. Pogliani
{"title":"Malassezia [mal″ə-sē′zhə]","authors":"Fábio P. Sellera, Rüdiger D. Ollhoff, Fabio C. Pogliani","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.221743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.221743","url":null,"abstract":"<em>Malassezia</em>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083706","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}
Priyanka Anand, Laura A.S. Quilter, Jessica Penney, Philip M. Polgreen, Susan E. Beekmann, Jeremy A.W. Gold
{"title":"Emerging Sexual Transmission of Trichophyton mentagrophytes Genotype VII Infections, United States","authors":"Priyanka Anand, Laura A.S. Quilter, Jessica Penney, Philip M. Polgreen, Susan E. Beekmann, Jeremy A.W. Gold","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.251056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.251056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><em>Trichophyton mentagrophytes</em> genotype VII (TMVII) is an emerging dermatophyte strain associated with sexual transmission among men who have sex with men. A hypothesis-generating query of US infectious diseases specialists found that 56% had heard of TMVII and 23% knew how to treat TMVII infections, underscoring a need for increased clinician education.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083707","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":"Emergence of Bordetella holmesii–Associated Pertussis-Like Illness, Northern India, 2019–2023","authors":"Nishant Shekhar, Deepa Sharma, Surajit Chakraborty, Rajesh Kumar, Rajneesh Singh Rawat, Nirmal Kaundal, Pawan Kumar, Tigran Avagyan, Deeksha Chauhan, Neha Jain, Megha Sharma, Arun Kumar, Vikas Gautam","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.241659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.241659","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We investigated <em>Bordetella holmesii</em> and <em>Bordetella pertussis</em> in 935 suspected pertussis cases in northern India (2019–2023) using PCR and serology. <em>B. holmesii</em> showed increased prevalence in pertussis cases, particularly in older children, highlighting its emerging role and the need for ongoing surveillance and adjusted prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083712","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}
Hiroto Mizushima, Miwa Komori, Carolina Andrea Yoshida, Isao Miyairi
{"title":"Neonatal Gonococcal Conjunctivitis Caused by Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae","authors":"Hiroto Mizushima, Miwa Komori, Carolina Andrea Yoshida, Isao Miyairi","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.250895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250895","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum remains in use despite decreased incidence of the condition. We report a breakthrough case of neonatal conjunctivitis in Japan caused by a levofloxacin-resistant <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</em> bacteria strain, co-infected with <em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em> bacteria. This case highlights failures in screening, prophylaxis, and treatment, underscoring the need to reassess prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083846","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}
Ines Rezzoug, Delphine Girlich, Aurelien Birer, Richard Bonnett, Josephine Poiraud, Pierre Bogaerts, Cécile Emeraud, Laurent Dortet
{"title":"Emergence and Polyclonal Dissemination of blaNDM-7–Carrying InX3 Plasmid in Enterobacter cloacae Complex, France, 2021–2023","authors":"Ines Rezzoug, Delphine Girlich, Aurelien Birer, Richard Bonnett, Josephine Poiraud, Pierre Bogaerts, Cécile Emeraud, Laurent Dortet","doi":"10.3201/eid3110.250830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250830","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Among 3,367 New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase–producing Enterobacterales isolates collected in France during 2021–2023, we found the <em>bla</em><sub>NDM-7</sub> gene systematically localized on 2 closely related InX3 plasmids known to harbor antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors. Enhanced surveillance to monitor spread of antimicrobial resistance is needed among New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase–producing Enterobacterales.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145077442","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}