Emerging infectious diseases
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Jul 2013
Letter Case ReportsAvian influenza A(H7N9) virus infections, Shanghai, China.
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Infection with Babesia microti has not been well-described in eastern Pennsylvania, USA, despite the vector of this organism being prevalent. We report 3 cases of babesiosis in eastern Pennsylvania in persons without recent travel outside the region or history of blood transfusions, suggesting emergence of this infection.
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Jul 2013
Unique clone of Coxiella burnetii causing severe Q fever, French Guiana.
Acute Q fever is an emergent and severe disease in French Guiana. We obtained 5 Coxiella burnetii isolates from samples of patients from Cayenne and found an epidemic clone circulating in Cayenne. This clone has caused pneumonia and endocarditis and seems to be more virulent than previously described strains.
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Jul 2013
Letter Case ReportsRickettsia aeschlimannii infection in a man, Greece.