Alyssa R. Golden, Averil Griffith, Gregory J. Tyrrell, Julianne V. Kus, Allison McGeer, Marc-Christian Domingo, Jennifer Grant, Jessica Minion, Paul Van Caeseele, Guillaume Desnoyers, David Haldane, Yang Yu, Xiaofeng Ding, Laura Steven, Jan McFadzen, Courtney Primeau, Irene Martin
{"title":"Invasive Group A Streptococcus Hypervirulent M1UK Clone, Canada, 2018–2023","authors":"Alyssa R. Golden, Averil Griffith, Gregory J. Tyrrell, Julianne V. Kus, Allison McGeer, Marc-Christian Domingo, Jennifer Grant, Jessica Minion, Paul Van Caeseele, Guillaume Desnoyers, David Haldane, Yang Yu, Xiaofeng Ding, Laura Steven, Jan McFadzen, Courtney Primeau, Irene Martin","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.241068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.241068","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To determine invasive group A <em>Streptococcus</em> trends in Canada, we characterized <em>emm</em>1 isolates collected during 2018–2023. The percentage of hypervirulent M1<sub>UK</sub> lineage isolates increased significantly, from 22.1% in 2018 to 60.2% in 2023. Genomic analysis identified geographically and temporally associated clusters and genes associated with virulent bacteriophage acquisition. </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":"142452230","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}
Ruxandra Calin, Claire Périllaud-Dubois, Stéphane Marot, Khaldoun Kerrou, Gilles Peytavin, Marwa Bachir, Anne Laure Kirch, Ludovic Lassel, Vincent Fallet, Joel Gozlan, Jean Baptiste Pain, Patricia Senet, Olivier Ferraris, Sébastien Bine, Mathieu Hubert, Olivier Schwartz, Laurence Morand-Joubert, Gilles Pialoux
{"title":"Mpox Hepatic and Pulmonary Lesions in HIV/Hepatitis B Virus Co-Infected Patient, France","authors":"Ruxandra Calin, Claire Périllaud-Dubois, Stéphane Marot, Khaldoun Kerrou, Gilles Peytavin, Marwa Bachir, Anne Laure Kirch, Ludovic Lassel, Vincent Fallet, Joel Gozlan, Jean Baptiste Pain, Patricia Senet, Olivier Ferraris, Sébastien Bine, Mathieu Hubert, Olivier Schwartz, Laurence Morand-Joubert, Gilles Pialoux","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.241331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.241331","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report a case of persistent disseminated mpox evolving over >6 months in an HIV/hepatitis B virus co-infected patient in France who had <200 CD4+ cells/mm<sup>3</sup>, pulmonary and hepatic necrotic lesions, persistent viremia, and nasopharyngeal excretion. Clinical outcome was favorable after 90 days of tecovirimat treatment and administration of human vaccinia immunoglobulins.</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":"142452229","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":"Not Everything Is as It First Appears","authors":"Byron Breedlove","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.ac3011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.ac3011","url":null,"abstract":"About the Cover","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":"142452191","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}
Andreas Neumayr, Volker Rickerts, Sina Ackermann, Felipe Castelblanco, Esther Kuenzli, Ana Durovic, Carlos Seas
{"title":"Suspected Acute Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis in Traveler Returning to Switzerland from Peru","authors":"Andreas Neumayr, Volker Rickerts, Sina Ackermann, Felipe Castelblanco, Esther Kuenzli, Ana Durovic, Carlos Seas","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.241034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.241034","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report a suspected case of acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis contracted in Peru, where the disease is not known to occur, in a patient from Switzerland. Although not confirmed by direct diagnostic testing, the clinical manifestations and serologic testing results of this case are highly suggestive of coccidioidomycosis.</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":"142452190","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}
Alexander T. Yu, Elisabeth Burnor, Angela Rabe, Sarah Rutschmann, Marlene K. Wolfe, Jessie Burmester, Chao-Yang Pan, Alice Chen, Hugo Guevara, Christina Morales, Debra A. Wadford, Alexandria B. Boehm, Duc J. Vugia
{"title":"Wastewater Surveillance for Norovirus, California, USA","authors":"Alexander T. Yu, Elisabeth Burnor, Angela Rabe, Sarah Rutschmann, Marlene K. Wolfe, Jessie Burmester, Chao-Yang Pan, Alice Chen, Hugo Guevara, Christina Morales, Debra A. Wadford, Alexandria B. Boehm, Duc J. Vugia","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.241001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.241001","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Norovirus is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis and imposes a substantial disease burden. In California, USA, norovirus surveillance is limited. We evaluated correlations between wastewater norovirus concentrations and available public health surveillance data. Wastewater surveillance for norovirus genotype GII in California provided timely, localized, and actionable data for public health authorities.</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":"142452192","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}
Daniel Evans, Henry Kunerth, Erica Mumm, Sarah Namugenyi, Matthew Plumb, Sarah Bistodeau, Scott A. Cunningham, Bryan Schmitt, Karen Martin, Katherine Como-Sabetti, Ruth Lynfield, Xiong Wang
{"title":"Genomic Epidemiology of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Minnesota, USA, July 2023–February 2024","authors":"Daniel Evans, Henry Kunerth, Erica Mumm, Sarah Namugenyi, Matthew Plumb, Sarah Bistodeau, Scott A. Cunningham, Bryan Schmitt, Karen Martin, Katherine Como-Sabetti, Ruth Lynfield, Xiong Wang","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.241000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.241000","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We recently expanded the viral genomic surveillance program in Minnesota, USA, to include human respiratory syncytial virus. We performed whole-genome sequencing of 575 specimens collected at Minnesota healthcare facilities during July 2023–February 2024. Subgroups A and B differed in their genomic landscapes, and we identified 23 clusters of genetically identical genomes.</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":"142452231","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":"Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus to Human from Nonindigenous Tick Host, Japan","authors":"Qiang Xu, Takeshi Nabeshima, Koichiro Hamada, Takashi Sugimoto, Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Kouichi Morita, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Takahiro Maeda, Koya Ariyoshi, Yuki Takamatsu","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.240912","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report a human case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection transmitted by a tick, confirmed by viral identification. <em>Haemaphysalis aborensis</em>, a tick species not native to Japan that has been observed to transmit the virus to humans, is now recognized as a potential vector of this virus in Japan. </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":"142451347","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}
Radhika Gharpure, Young M. Yoo, Ben Andagalu, Stefano Tempia, Sergio Loayza, Chiedza Machingaidze, Bryan O. Nyawanda, Jeanette Dawa, Eric Osoro, Rose Jalang’o, Kathryn E. Lafond, Melissa A. Rolfes, Gideon O. Emukule
{"title":"Estimating Influenza Illnesses Averted by Year-Round and Seasonal Campaign Vaccination for Young Children, Kenya","authors":"Radhika Gharpure, Young M. Yoo, Ben Andagalu, Stefano Tempia, Sergio Loayza, Chiedza Machingaidze, Bryan O. Nyawanda, Jeanette Dawa, Eric Osoro, Rose Jalang’o, Kathryn E. Lafond, Melissa A. Rolfes, Gideon O. Emukule","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.240375","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In Kenya, influenza virus circulates year-round, raising questions about optimum strategies for vaccination. Given national interest in introducing influenza vaccination for young children 6–23 months of age, we modeled total influenza-associated illnesses (inclusive of hospitalizations, outpatient illnesses, and non‒medically attended illnesses) averted by multiple potential vaccination strategies: year-round versus seasonal-campaign vaccination, and vaccination starting in April (Southern Hemisphere influenza vaccine availability) versus October (Northern Hemisphere availability). We modeled average vaccine effectiveness of 50% and annual vaccination coverage of 60%. In the introduction year, year-round vaccination averted 6,410 total illnesses when introduced in October and 7,202 illnesses when introduced in April, whereas seasonal-campaign vaccination averted 10,236 (October) to 11,612 (April) illnesses. In the year after introduction, both strategies averted comparable numbers of illnesses (10,831–10,868 for year-round, 10,175–11,282 for campaign). Campaign-style vaccination would likely have a greater effect during initial pediatric influenza vaccine introduction in Kenya; however, either strategy could achieve similar longer-term effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451354","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}
Sarah Gorvetzian, Antonio G. Pacheco, Erin Anderson, Susan M. Ray, Marcos C. Schechter
{"title":"Mortality Rates after Tuberculosis Treatment, Georgia, USA, 2008–2019","authors":"Sarah Gorvetzian, Antonio G. Pacheco, Erin Anderson, Susan M. Ray, Marcos C. Schechter","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.240329","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Limited data exist on mortality rates after tuberculosis (TB) treatment in the United States. We analyzed mortality rates for all adults in Georgia, USA, who had a TB diagnosis and finished treatment during January 1, 2008–December 31, 2019. We obtained posttreatment mortality rate data from the National Death Index and calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for TB treatment survivors and the general Georgia population. Among 3,182 TB treatment survivors, 233 (7.3%) had died as of December 31, 2019. The overall TB cohort age- and sex-adjusted SMR was 0.89 (95% CI 0.73–1.05). The SMR among US-born TB treatment survivors was 1.56 (95% CI 1.36–1.77). In the TB cohort, US-born status, HIV co-infection, excess alcohol use, diabetes mellitus, and end-stage renal disease were associated with increased risk for death after TB treatment. TB treatment survivors could benefit from improved linkage to primary and HIV comprehensive care to prevent posttreatment death.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451356","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}
Kleber G. Luz, Fernanda R.O. Bezerra, Miguel A. Sicolo, Anuska A.R.S. Silva, Andréa A. Egito, Paula A.P. Suniga, Jéssica C.K. Moriya, Maria G. Santos, Cynthia Mantovani, Julia S. Silva, Nalvo F. Almeida, Ana Márcia S. Guimarães, Alberto M.R. Dávila, Rodrigo Jardim, Lenita R. Santos, Flábio R. Araújo
{"title":"Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Human Burkholderia mallei Infection, Brazil","authors":"Kleber G. Luz, Fernanda R.O. Bezerra, Miguel A. Sicolo, Anuska A.R.S. Silva, Andréa A. Egito, Paula A.P. Suniga, Jéssica C.K. Moriya, Maria G. Santos, Cynthia Mantovani, Julia S. Silva, Nalvo F. Almeida, Ana Márcia S. Guimarães, Alberto M.R. Dávila, Rodrigo Jardim, Lenita R. Santos, Flábio R. Araújo","doi":"10.3201/eid3011.240549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.240549","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report a case of <em>Burkholderia mallei</em> causing glanders in a 73-year-old patient from the Northeast Region of Brazil. The patient was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. PCR and genomic sequencing confirmed <em>B. mallei</em> in pleural drainage. Genotyping revealed a novel genotype, emphasizing the need for genetic surveillance in zoonotic infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":11595,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451355","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}