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View article: Organ Donor Transmission of <i>Rickettsia typhi</i> to Kidney Transplant Recipients, Texas, USA, 2024
Organ Donor Transmission of <i>Rickettsia typhi</i> to Kidney Transplant Recipients, Texas, USA, 2024 Open
Murine typhus, a fleaborne disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia typhi, is found throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Transmission of R. typhi to humans involves several species of fleas, and most infections result …
View article: Truth-tracking with Non-expert Information Sources
Truth-tracking with Non-expert Information Sources Open
We study what can be learned when receiving propositional reports from multiple nonexpert information sources. We suppose that sources report all that they consider possible, given their expertise. This may result in false and inconsistent…
View article: Tick bite as a risk factor for alpha-gal–specific immunoglobulin E antibodies and development of alpha-gal syndrome
Tick bite as a risk factor for alpha-gal–specific immunoglobulin E antibodies and development of alpha-gal syndrome Open
The results define tick bite as a risk factor for AGS and elevated alpha-gal sIgE level.
View article: Acute febrile illness among outpatients seeking health care in Bangladeshi hospitals prior to the COVID-19 pandemic
Acute febrile illness among outpatients seeking health care in Bangladeshi hospitals prior to the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Understanding the distribution of pathogens causing acute febrile illness (AFI) is important for clinical management of patients in resource-poor settings. We evaluated the proportion of AFI caused by specific pathogens among outpatients i…
View article: Who's the Expert? On Multi-source Belief Change
Who's the Expert? On Multi-source Belief Change Open
Consider the following belief change/merging scenario. A group of information sources gives a sequence of reports about the state of the world at various instances (e.g. different points in time). The true states at these instances are unk…
View article: Design and development of a novel autonomous moored underwater profiler
Design and development of a novel autonomous moored underwater profiler Open
he ocean is a dynamic and complex system. Understanding it through observation is critical to predicting and adapting to it. This thesis details a new approach to making vertical profiles at a fixed geographic location. It describes the de…
View article: Distinguishing patients with laboratory-confirmed chikungunya from dengue and other acute febrile illnesses, Puerto Rico, 2012–2015
Distinguishing patients with laboratory-confirmed chikungunya from dengue and other acute febrile illnesses, Puerto Rico, 2012–2015 Open
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral, acute febrile illness (AFI) is associated with polyarthralgia and polyarthritis. Differentiation from other AFI is difficult due to the non-specific presentation and limited availability of diagnostics.…
View article: Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of dengue and other etiologic agents among patients with acute febrile illness, Puerto Rico, 2012–2015
Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of dengue and other etiologic agents among patients with acute febrile illness, Puerto Rico, 2012–2015 Open
Identifying etiologies of acute febrile illnesses (AFI) is challenging due to non-specific presentation and limited availability of diagnostics. Prospective AFI studies provide a methodology to describe the syndrome by age and etiology, fi…
View article: Patterns in Zika Virus Testing and Infection, by Report of Symptoms and Pregnancy Status — United States, January 3–March 5, 2016
Patterns in Zika Virus Testing and Infection, by Report of Symptoms and Pregnancy Status — United States, January 3–March 5, 2016 Open
CDC recommends Zika virus testing for potentially exposed persons with signs or symptoms consistent with Zika virus disease, and recommends that health care providers offer testing to asymptomatic pregnant women within 12 weeks of exposure…
View article: <i>Rickettsia parkeri</i>Rickettsiosis, Arizona, USA
<i>Rickettsia parkeri</i>Rickettsiosis, Arizona, USA Open
In the United States, all previously reported cases of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis have been linked to transmission by the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum). Here we describe 1 confirmed and 1 probable case of R. parkeri rickettsi…
View article: Coxiella burnetii Infection in a Community Operating a Large-Scale Cow and Goat Dairy, Missouri, 2013
Coxiella burnetii Infection in a Community Operating a Large-Scale Cow and Goat Dairy, Missouri, 2013 Open
Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic pathogen that causes Q fever in humans and is transmitted primarily from infected goats, sheep, or cows. Q fever typically presents as an acute febrile illness; however, individuals with certain predisposing…