Emerging infectious diseases
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Oct 2014
Letter Case ReportsChikungunya virus imported into French Polynesia, 2014.
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Oct 2014
Ongoing epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis among Syrian refugees, Lebanon.
In September 2012, a cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak began among Syrian refugees in Lebanon. For 948 patients in whom leishmaniasis was not confirmed, we obtained samples for microscopic confirmation and molecular speciation. We identified Leishmania tropica in 85% and L. major in 15% of patients. After 3 months of megulamine antimonite therapy, patients initial cure rate was 82%.
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Sep 2014
Distance from construction site and risk for coccidioidomycosis, Arizona, USA.
Coccidioides spp. fungi, which are present in soil in the southwestern United States, can become airborne when the soil is disrupted, and humans who inhale the spores can become infected. In 2012, our institution in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, began a building project requiring extensive excavation of soil. ⋯ At the 1-year follow-up, 3 (2.5%) of 120 employees from campus A and 8 (8.9%) of 90 from campus B had flow cytometric evidence of new coccidioidal infection (p = 0.04). The rate of coccidioidal acquisition differed significantly between campuses, but was not higher on the campus with construction.
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Sep 2014
Enhanced MERS coronavirus surveillance of travelers from the Middle East to England.
During the first year of enhanced MERS coronavirus surveillance in England, 77 persons traveling from the Middle East had acute respiratory illness and were tested for the virus. Infection was confirmed in 2 travelers with acute respiratory distress syndrome and 2 of their contacts. Patients with less severe manifestations tested negative.