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| Adam MacNeilSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fevers: neglected tropical diseases?Adam MacNeil
Viral Special Pathogens Branch, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6:e1546. 2012....
Filovirus outbreak detection and surveillance: lessons from BundibugyoAdam MacNeil
Viral Special Pathogens Branch, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 204:S761-7. 2011....- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, United States, 1993-2009Adam MacNeil
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:1195-201. 2011..HPS is a severe disease with a high case-fatality rate, and cases continue to occur. The greatest potential for high annual HPS incidence exists in the southwestern United States... - Serologic cross-reactivity of human IgM and IgG antibodies to five species of Ebola virusAdam MacNeil
Viral Special Pathogens Branch, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5:e1175. 2011.... - Proportion of deaths and clinical features in Bundibugyo Ebola virus infection, UgandaAdam MacNeil
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 16:1969-72. 2010..Although signs and symptoms were largely nonspecific and similar to those of EHF outbreaks caused by Zaire and Sudan Ebola viruses, proportion of deaths among those infected was lower (≈40%)... - Diagnosis of bovine-associated parapoxvirus infections in humans: molecular and epidemiological evidenceA MacNeil
Poxvirus Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Zoonoses Public Health 57:e161-4. 2010..These cases underscore the utility of modern diagnostic tools, along with species-specific contact information in acquiring a definitive diagnosis, in the case of suspected parapoxvirus infection... 
Monkeypox or varicella? Lessons from a rash outbreak investigation in the Republic of the CongoAdam MacNeil
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:503-7. 2009..Improvements in rash illness surveillance and infection control, through training of health workers and timely acquisition of diagnostic specimens, are being undertaken...- Risks associated with vaccinia virus in the laboratoryAdam MacNeil
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Virology 385:1-4. 2009..We provide a discussion of the usage and risks associated with VACV in laboratory research... - Transmission of atypical varicella-zoster virus infections involving palm and sole manifestations in an area with monkeypox endemicityAdam MacNeil
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 48:e6-8. 2009..Genotyping results confirmed the VZV strain European E2, a genotype not previously reported in Africa. VZV with palm and sole involvement should be considered when differentiating a monkeypox diagnosis... - Evaluation of seasonal patterns of Kawasaki syndrome- and rotavirus-associated hospitalizations in California and New York, 2000-2005Adam MacNeil
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Pediatr 9:65. 2009..Kawasaki Syndrome (KS) is an uncommon childhood disease with unknown etiology. It has been suggested that rotavirus infection may play a causative role in the development of KS... - Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome clinical findings: evaluating a surveillance case definitionBarbara Knust
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 12:393-9. 2012..Using a sensitive suspect case definition to identify potential HPS patients that are confirmed by highly specific diagnostic testing will ensure accurate reporting of this disease... - Sin Nombre virus-specific immunoglobulin M and G kinetics in hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and the role played by serologic responses in predicting disease outcomeAdam MacNeil
Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 202:242-6. 2010..Although other studies have demonstrated a possible association between neutralizing antibody titers and the severity of HPS, the exact nature of serologic responses and their association with outcomes have not been fully characterized... - A new phlebovirus associated with severe febrile illness in MissouriLaura K McMullan
Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 367:834-41. 2012..Although Koch's postulates have not been completely fulfilled, we believe that this phlebovirus, which is novel in the Americas, is the cause of this clinical syndrome... - Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Kazakhstan, 2009-2010Barbara Knust
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 18:643-5. 2012..Public health measures should center on preventing tick bites, increasing awareness of CCHF signs and symptoms, and adopting hospital infection control practices... - Hantavirus pulmonary syndromeAdam MacNeil
Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, N E, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Virus Res 162:138-47. 2011..However, virus infection results in microvascular leakage, which is the hallmark of HPS. This article briefly reviews the knowledge on HPS-associated hantaviruses accumulated since their discovery, less than 20 years ago... - Assessing the effectiveness of a community intervention for monkeypox prevention in the Congo basinAmira A Roess
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5:e1356. 2011.... - Serology and cytokine profiles in patients infected with the newly discovered Bundibugyo ebolavirusManisha Gupta
Viral Special Pathogens Branch, NCEZID, DHCPP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
Virology 423:119-24. 2012..Thus, our results imply that disease severity in these patients is not due to the multi-organ failure and septic shock caused by a flood of inflammatory cytokines, as seen in infections with other Ebolavirus species... - Solid organ transplant-associated lymphocytic choriomeningitis, United States, 2011Adam MacNeil
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 18:1256-62. 2012..In this cluster, all recipients developed severe illness, but 2 survived. LCMV infection should be considered as a possible cause of severe posttransplant illness... - Evaluation of the Tetracore Orthopox BioThreat® antigen detection assay using laboratory grown orthopoxviruses and rash illness clinical specimensMichael B Townsend
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States
J Virol Methods 187:37-42. 2013..Results suggest applicability for use of the BioThreat® Alert assay as a rapid screening assay and point of care diagnosis for suspect human monkeypox cases... - Who's calling the shots? Pediatricians' adherence to the 2001-2003 pneumococcal conjugate vaccine-shortage recommendationsKaren R Broder
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Mail Stop E 61, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 115:1479-87. 2005.... - Exposure to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, new york, USABarbara Knust
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:1324-5. 2011..Human infections can range from mild febrile illness to severe encephalitis and disseminated disease (1). Infection during pregnancy is associated with teratogenic effects, including congenital hydrocephalus and chorioretinitis (2)... - Serologic survey of cats and dogs during an epidemic of West Nile virus infection in humansJames C Kile
CDC, Epidemic Intelligence Service, 1600 Clifton Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 226:1349-53. 2005..Further investigation of the potential use of stray dogs as sentinel indicators for WNV infection and the potential risk of human exposure is warranted... - Using next generation sequencing to identify yellow fever virus in UgandaLaura K McMullan
Virus Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Virology 422:1-5. 2012..This finding demonstrated the utility of next generation sequencing and a metagenomic approach to identify an etiological agent and direct the response to a disease outbreak...