The detection of monkeypox in humans in the Western Hemisphere.
This investigation documents the isolation and identification of monkeypox virus from humans in the Western Hemisphere and suggests that the prairie dogs had been exposed to at least one species of rodent recently imported into the United States from West Africa.
Lyme disease: A tick-borne spirochetosis
- W. Burgdorfer, A. Barbour, S. F. Hayes, J. Benach, E. Grunwaldt, J. P. Davis
- Medicine, Biology
- 15 August 1983
A treponema-like spirochete was detected in and isolated from adult Ixodes dammini, the incriminated tick vector of Lyme disease, and it is suggested that the newly discovered spiroChete is involved in the etiology of Lyme Disease.
Costs of Illness in the 1993 Waterborne Cryptosporidium Outbreak, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- P. Corso, M. Kramer, K. Blair, D. Addiss, J. P. Davis, A. Haddix
- MedicineEmerging Infectious Diseases
- 1 April 2003
A retrospective cost-of-illness analysis using data from 11 hospitals in the greater Milwaukee area and epidemiologic data collected during the 1993 waterborne outbreak of cryptosporidiosis found the average total costs were $116, $475, and $7,808, respectively.
Transmission of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus by organ transplantation.
- S. Fischer, M. Graham, S. Zaki
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 25 May 2006
Two clusters of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection transmitted through organ transplantation are documented, with a single, unique strain of LCMV identified in each cluster.
Evolutionary dynamics and genomic features of the Elizabethkingia anophelis 2015 to 2016 Wisconsin outbreak strain
- A. Perrin, Elise Larsonneur, S. Brisse
- BiologyNature Communications
- 24 May 2017
An atypically large outbreak of Elizabethkingia anophelis infections occurred in Wisconsin and it is shown that it was caused by a single strain with thirteen characteristic genomic regions, providing a dramatic example of the potential impact of pathogen evolutionary dynamics on infectious disease epidemiology.
Identification of a novel pathogenic Borrelia species causing Lyme borreliosis with unusually high spirochaetaemia: a descriptive study.
- B. Pritt, P. Mead, J. Petersen
- Medicine, BiologyLancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)
- 1 May 2016
Infant deaths associated with human parechovirus infection in Wisconsin.
- G. Sedmak, W. A. Nix, M. Oberste
- Medicine, BiologyClinical Infectious Diseases
- 1 February 2010
These are the first confirmed HPeV type 3 and H PeV type 6 detections in the United States and support prior findings associating HPeVs with serious disease in young children.
Prevention of pneumococcal disease: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
- S. M. Hewitt, Rachel J. Wilson, J. P. Davis, J. Modlin, S. Schoenbaum
- MedicineMMWR Recommendations and Reports
- 1997
This report updates the last recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices concerning pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and contains updated information regarding a) antimicrobial resistance among pneumococci, b) vaccine effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, c) indications for vaccination, d) guidelines for revaccination, e) strategies for improving delivery of vaccine, and f) development of pneumitiscal conjugate vaccine.
Human Case of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Triple Reassortant Virus Infection, Wisconsin
- A. Newman, E. Reisdorf, J. P. Davis
- MedicineEmerging Infectious Diseases
- 1 September 2008
A human case of upper respiratory illness associated with swine influenza A (H1N1) triple reassortant virus infection that occurred during 2005 following exposure to freshly killed pigs is reported.
Parental vaccine refusal in Wisconsin: a case-control study.
Differences in vaccine attitudes, beliefs, and information sources among parents of exempt and vaccinated children are explored and support the need for improved methods to communicate vaccine safety information.
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