Emerging Infectious Diseases

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• Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Illness in Cats and Dogs
  How susceptible are these animals to SARS-CoV-2 infection? A new report examines the potential risk factors.

  June 21, 2022

• Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Reported to National Surveillance, United States, 2009-2018
  An analysis of reported foodborne outbreaks provides insights into the number and types of outbreaks across states.

  June 16, 2022

• Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 (Beta) Variant Through Wastewater Surveillance Before Case Detection in a Community, Oregon, USA
  Find out how wastewater surveillance provided community-level evidence of the emergence of the B.1.351 (Beta) variant before individual cases were identified.

  June 14, 2022

• Breast Milk as Route of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Transmission From Mother to Infant
  Could mothers transmit tick-borne encephalitis virus to their infants through breastfeeding?

  June 01, 2022

• Severe Multisystem Inflammatory Symptoms in 2 Adults After Short Interval Between COVID-19 and Subsequent Vaccination
  This report raises the question of whether receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine too soon after infection results in multisystem inflammatory symptoms.

  May 27, 2022

• Duration of Infectious Virus Shedding by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant-Infected Vaccinees
  How long do vaccinated individuals shed the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant after onset of infection?

  May 25, 2022

• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination
  Does COVID-19 vaccination play a role in the pathogenesis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children? This report helps further our understanding.

  May 20, 2022

• Disparities in First Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Children 5-11 Years of Age, United States
  How many children aged 5-11 received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose? What factors may have hindered coverage among this age group?

  May 18, 2022

• Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Breakthrough Complications, Israel
  How effective is this booster dose against SARS-CoV-2 infection and complications in breakthrough cases?

  May 13, 2022

• Estimating Relative Abundance of 2 SARS-CoV-2 Variants Through Wastewater Surveillance at 2 Large Metropolitan Sites, United States
  Wastewater surveillance for the monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 may help identify potential variants of concern.

  May 11, 2022

• Risk for Asymptomatic Household Transmission of Clostridioides difficile Infection Associated With Recently Hospitalized Family Members
  Recently hospitalized individuals may be potential asymptomatic C diff carriers. What is the risk for transmitting this infection to other household members?

  May 06, 2022

• Decrease in Tuberculosis Cases During COVID-19 Pandemic as Reflected by Outpatient Pharmacy Data, United States, 2020
  An analysis of prescription data noted a significant decline in reported tuberculosis cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. What factors may account for the downward trend?

  May 04, 2022

• Durability of Antibody Response and Frequency of SARS-CoV-2 Infection 6 Months After COVID-19 Vaccination in Healthcare Workers
  A study of COVID-19 breakthrough infections among vaccinated healthcare workers provides insight into the durability of antibody response after vaccination.

  April 29, 2022

• Diminishing Immune Responses Against Variants of Concern in Dialysis Patients 4 Months After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination
  Immune responses towards SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among patients undergoing hemodialysis may decrease over time, highlighting the potential need for additional doses in this group.

  April 27, 2022

• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adult After First Dose of mRNA Vaccine
  A man who received one dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine later developed symptoms of multisystem inflammatory syndrome. How was he treated?

  April 22, 2022

• Vaccine-Associated Measles Encephalitis in Immunocompromised Child, California, USA
  This report describes a rare case of an immunocompromised child who developed measles encephalitis after receiving an MMR vaccine.

  April 20, 2022

• Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 RNA Detection After COVID-19 Illness Onset During Pregnancy
  Mothers diagnosed with COVID-19 during pregnancy may be recurrently positive long after symptom onset.

  April 15, 2022

• Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2017-2019
  Do the countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region have the capacities to prevent and respond to antimicrobial resistance?

  April 13, 2022

• Spatiotemporal Analyses of 2 Co-Circulating SARS-CoV-2 Variants, New York State, USA
  What have we learned about the interplay between these two competing SARS-CoV-2 variants?

  April 05, 2022

• SARS-CoV-2 Period Seroprevalence and Related Factors
  A study of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among residents of one county helps determine the various factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.

  March 31, 2022