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Ischemic cardiac events during the Department of Health and Human Services Smallpox Vaccination Program, 2003David L Swerdlow
Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Events Monitoring and Response Activity, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:S234-41. 2008..10; 95% PI, 3.5-15.7). After persons with >/=3 cardiac risk factors or known heart disease were deferred from vaccination, no ICEs were reported among an additional 6638 vaccinees...
Rocky mountain spotted fever in the United States, 1997-2002Alice S Chapman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1078:154-5. 2006....- Myocarditis, pericarditis, and dilated cardiomyopathy after smallpox vaccination among civilians in the United States, January-October 2003Juliette Morgan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 2Department of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:S242-50. 2008..We describe an association between smallpox vaccination, using the US vaccinia strain, and myo/pericarditis among civilians... - Follow-up of cardiovascular adverse events after smallpox vaccination among civilians in the United States, 2003Mercedes M Sniadack
National Immunization Program, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:S251-7. 2008.... 
Bioterrorism-related anthrax surveillance, Connecticut, September-December, 2001Alcia A Williams
Centers for Desease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1078-82. 2002..This surveillance system provides a model that can be adapted for use in similar emergency settings...- Rocky mountain spotted fever in the United States, 2000-2007: interpreting contemporary increases in incidenceJohn J Openshaw
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center of Zoonotic, Vector Borne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:174-82. 2010..2% to 0.3%. The decreasing proportion of confirmed cases and cases with fatal outcome suggests that changes in diagnostic and surveillance practices may be influencing the observed increase in reported incidence rates... - Non-pharmaceutical interventions during an outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection at a large public university, April-May 2009Tarissa Mitchell
Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S138-45. 2011..Nearly one-half (46%) of student respondents, including 44.7% of those with ARI, attended social events. Results indicate a need for efforts to increase compliance with home isolation and social distancing measures... - Surveillance guidelines for smallpox vaccine (vaccinia) adverse reactionsChristine Casey
Immunization Safety Office, Office of the Chief Science Officer, Office of the Director, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 55:1-16. 2006..The smallpox vaccine surveillance case definitions presented in the report can be used in future vaccination programs to ensure uniform reporting guidelines and case classification... - Rocky mountain spotted fever hospitalizations among American IndiansLinda J Demma
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 75:537-41. 2006.... - National surveillance and the epidemiology of human Q fever in the United States, 1978-2004Jennifer H McQuiston
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch and Office of the Director, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 75:36-40. 2006..Since Q fever became reportable, case reports have increased by more than 250%. Surveillance for Q fever is essential to establish the distribution and magnitude of disease and to complement U.S. bioterrorism preparedness activities... - Prophylaxis after exposure to Coxiella burnetiiClaire E Moodie
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:1558-66. 2008..burnetii exposure is >or=7% (pregnant women using trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole = 16%)... - Scrub typhus, Republic of PalauLinda J Demma
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 12:290-5. 2006..Sera collected from rodents (Rattus norvegicus and R. rattus) in 2003 and 2005 were tested, and 18 (28.6%) of 63 had IgG antibody titers >1:64. These findings suggest that scrub typhus is endemic in Palau... - Diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichioses, and anaplasmosis--United States: a practical guide for physicians and other health-care and public health professionalsAlice S Chapman
National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 55:1-27. 2006.... - Environmental sampling for spores of Bacillus anthracisEyasu H Teshale
Centers for Desease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1083-7. 2002..These results suggest cross-contaminated mail as a possible source of anthrax for the inhalational anthrax patient in Connecticut. In future such investigations, extensive sampling guided by epidemiologic data is imperative... - 2008 outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections associated with raw produceCasey Barton Behravesh
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 364:918-27. 2011..Raw produce is an increasingly recognized vehicle for salmonellosis. We investigated a nationwide outbreak that occurred in the United States in 2008... - Epidemiology of human ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in the United States, 2001-2002Linda J Demma
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch and Office of the Director, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:400-9. 2005..Continued and improved surveillance activities will progressively reinforce our understanding and awareness of these newly recognized zoonotic infections... - Rocky Mountain spotted fever from an unexpected tick vector in ArizonaLinda J Demma
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 353:587-94. 2005..This disease is rarely reported in Arizona, and the principal vectors, Dermacentor species ticks, are uncommon in the state. From 2002 through 2004, a focus of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was investigated in rural eastern Arizona... - Discontinuation of primary prophylaxis against Mycobacterium avium complex infection in HIV-infected persons receiving antiretroviral therapy: observations from a large national cohort in the United States, 1992-2002John T Brooks
Epidemiology Branch, Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 41:549-53. 2005..7% (in 1996) to 84.9% (in 2002). The discontinuation of primary prophylaxis was not associated with an increased risk of disseminated MAC infection... - Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2003John W Krebs
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 225:1837-49. 2004..The California and Puerto Rico cases were the result of infections with bat and dog/mongoose rabies virus variants, respectively, and each patient had a history of a bite... - Threat of a biological terrorist attack on the US food supply: the CDC perspectiveJeremy Sobel
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Lancet 359:874-80. 2002.... - Investigation of multistate foodborne disease outbreaksJeremy Sobel
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Public Health Rep 117:8-19. 2002.... - Investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax, United States, 2001: epidemiologic findingsDaniel B Jernigan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1019-28. 2002..Continued vigilance for cases is needed among health-care providers and members of the public health and law enforcement communities... - Anthrax postexposure prophylaxis in postal workers, Connecticut, 2001Jennifer L Williams
Centers for Desease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1133-7. 2002..The influence of these concerns on adherence suggests that communication about risks of acquiring anthrax, education about adverse events, and careful management of adverse events are essential elements in increasing adherence... - Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax in an elderly woman, Connecticut, 2001Kevin S Griffith
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 9:681-8. 2003..The evidence suggests she was exposed through a cross-contaminated bulk mail letter. Such cross-contamination of letters and postal facilities has implications for managing the response to future B. anthracis-contaminated mailings... - Estimates of the prevalence of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, United States, April-July 2009Carrie Reed
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop A32, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 15:2004-7. 2009..Correcting for under-ascertainment using a multiplier model, we estimate that 1.8 million-5.7 million cases occurred, including 9,000-21,000 hospitalizations... - Influenza-like illness in a community surrounding a school-based outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus-Chicago, Illinois, 2009Kristen B Janusz
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S94-101. 2011..Public awareness and health care practices impact standard ILI surveillance data. Community-based surveys are a valuable tool to help assess the burden of ILI in a community... - Trends in hospitalizations for peptic ulcer disease, United States, 1998-2005Lydia B Feinstein
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 16:1410-8. 2010..The age-adjusted H. pylori hospitalization rate also decreased. The decrease in PUD hospitalization rates suggests that the incidence of complications caused by H. pylori infection has declined... - Serologic evidence for exposure to Rickettsia rickettsii in eastern Arizona and recent emergence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in this regionLinda J Demma
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 6:423-9. 2006..In comparison, only 5% of canine samples from 1996 had anti-R. rickettsii antibodies at titers > or = 32. These results suggest that exposures to RMSF have increased over the past 9 years, and that RMSF may now be endemic in this region... - Estimating the burden of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in the United States (April 2009-April 2010)Sundar S Shrestha
Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S75-82. 2011..These results confirm the necessity of a concerted public health response to pH1N1... - Adverse events associated with smallpox vaccination in the United States, January-October 2003Christine G Casey
Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Event Monitoring and Response Activity, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 294:2734-43. 2005.... - Salmonella enteritidis infections, United States, 1985-1999Mary E Patrick
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:1-7. 2004..Overall, rates of sporadic S. Enteritidis infection, outbreaks, and deaths have declined dramatically. For further reductions, control measures should continue to be applied along the entire farm-to-table continuum... - H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection during pregnancy in the USADenise J Jamieson
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Lancet 374:451-8. 2009..We summarised cases of infection with pandemic H1N1 virus in pregnant women identified in the USA during the first month of the present outbreak, and deaths associated with this virus during the first 2 months of the outbreak... - Cluster of sylvatic epidemic typhus cases associated with flying squirrels, 2004-2006Alice S Chapman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 15:1005-11. 2009..prowazekii. Education and control measures to exclude flying squirrels from housing are essential to reduce the likelihood of sylvatic epidemic typhus... - 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: field and epidemiologic investigations in the United States at the start of the first pandemic of the 21st centuryDavid L Swerdlow
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S1-3. 2011..This supplement will report results from field and epidemiologic investigations conducted in the United States since April 2009... - Investigating 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in US schools: what have we learned?A Danielle Iuliano
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S161-7. 2011..Although school-based investigations can increase our understanding of epidemiology and prevention strategy effectiveness, investigators should decide which objectives are most feasible, given timing and design constraints... - Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States, 1997-2002Alice S Chapman
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 6:170-8. 2006..Continued national surveillance is needed to assess the effectiveness of prevention efforts and early treatment in decreasing severe morbidity and mortality associated with RMSF... - Racial and ethnic disparities in hospitalizations and deaths associated with 2009 pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) virus infections in the United StatesDeborah L Dee
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Ann Epidemiol 21:623-30. 2011..Concerns have been raised regarding possible racial-ethnic disparities in 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1) illness severity and health consequences for U.S. minority populations... - Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2004John W Krebs
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 227:1912-25. 2005..In Wisconsin, a teenager contracted rabies from a bat bite and became the first known person to survive rabies despite not having received rabies vaccine prior to symptom onset... - Epidemiology of seafood-associated infections in the United StatesMartha Iwamoto
Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop D 63, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Microbiol Rev 23:399-411. 2010..Coordinated efforts are necessary to further reduce the risk of seafood-associated illnesses. Continued surveillance will be important to assess the effectiveness of current and future prevention strategies... - Notes from the field: outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus at a large public university in Delaware, April-May 2009A Danielle Iuliano
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 49:1811-20. 2009..We characterized illness, determined the impact of this outbreak, and examined factors associated with transmission... - Epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreaks, United States, 1982-2002Josefa M Rangel
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 11:603-9. 2005..3%) laboratory-related. The food vehicle for 75 (41%) foodborne outbreaks was ground beef, and for 38 (21%) outbreaks, produce... - Chicken consumption is a newly identified risk factor for sporadic Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis infections in the United States: a case-control study in FoodNet sitesAkiko C Kimura
Biostatistics and Information Management Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Disease, National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:S244-52. 2004..Measures to prevent SE infections include educating consumers and food handlers about food safety and interventions to decrease contamination of eggs and poultry... - Fatal inhalational anthrax in a 94-year-old Connecticut womanLydia A Barakat
Department of Infectious Diseases, Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St, Derby, CT 06418, USA
JAMA 287:863-8. 2002..The source of exposure to B anthracis in this patient is not known. Exposure to mail that was cross-contaminated as it passed through postal facilities contaminated with B anthracis spores is one hypothesis under investigation... - Human ehrlichiosis: clinical and ecological challengesJohn J Openshaw
South Med J 100:769-70. 2007 - Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in children with diarrhea: a prospective point-of-care studyEileen J Klein
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, 98105, USA
J Pediatr 141:172-7. 2002..Culture and Stx detection are needed to optimally detect STEC of all serotypes in stools. SMAC agar screening should not be replaced by EIA... - Etiology of diarrhea in pediatric outpatient settingsDonna M Denno
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:142-8. 2005..Exclusion criteria for stool testing in diarrhea remain elusive. Studies to determine the etiology of unexplained diarrhea and cost-effective algorithms for diarrhea diagnosis, are needed... - Incidence and follow-up of inflammatory cardiac complications after smallpox vaccinationRobert E Eckart
U S Army Medical Command, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 6200, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 44:201-5. 2004..The purpose of this study was to assess the follow-up of patients with vaccinia-associated myocarditis... - Diarrhea etiology in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department: a prospective cohort studyEileen J Klein
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 43:807-13. 2006..The unexpectedly high rate of C. difficile toxin warrants further examination...