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View article: SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and detection in wild, captive, and domesticated animals in Nebraska: 2021–2023
SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and detection in wild, captive, and domesticated animals in Nebraska: 2021–2023 Open
Widespread surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 was conducted across wildlife, captive animals in zoological collections, and domestic cats in Nebraska from 2021 to 2023. The goal of this effort was to determine the prevalence, phylogenetic and spa…
View article: Campylobacteriosis Outbreak Linked to Municipal Water, Nebraska, USA, 20211
Campylobacteriosis Outbreak Linked to Municipal Water, Nebraska, USA, 20211 Open
In September 2021, eight campylobacteriosis cases were identified in a town in Nebraska, USA. We assessed potential exposures for a case-control analysis. We conducted whole-genome sequencing on Campylobacter isolates from patients' stool …
View article: Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, 2019–2021
Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, 2019–2021 Open
Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis are lower respiratory tract fungal infections whose signs and symptoms can resemble those of other respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia caused by bacterial or viral etiologies; th…
View article: Confirmed Case of Longstanding Respiratory <i>Francisella tularensis holarctica</i> Infection: Nebraska, 2022
Confirmed Case of Longstanding Respiratory <i>Francisella tularensis holarctica</i> Infection: Nebraska, 2022 Open
A male patient with distant history of extensive rabbit contact and pulmonary nodules for 6 years developed empyema. Francisella tularensis holarctica was isolated from thoracentesis fluid. Retrospective immunohistochemical examination of …
View article: DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES IN RETROPHARYNGEAL LYMPH NODE EXUDATES OF WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) FROM NEBRASKA, USA
DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES IN RETROPHARYNGEAL LYMPH NODE EXUDATES OF WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) FROM NEBRASKA, USA Open
Disease surveillance testing for emerging zoonotic pathogens in wildlife is a key component in understanding the epidemiology of these agents and potential risk to human populations. Recent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in humans, and subsequent…
View article: Detection of <scp><i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i></scp> infected <scp><i>Ixodes scapularis</i></scp> (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with local Lyme disease transmission in Nebraska, <scp>USA</scp>, 2021
Detection of <span><i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i></span> infected <span><i>Ixodes scapularis</i></span> (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with local Lyme disease transmission in Nebraska, <span>USA</span>, 2021 Open
In August 2021, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services was notified by a local public health department of a cluster of two Lyme disease cases in patients with local exposure to wooded areas in a county located in their juris…
View article: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mpox in Persons Who Had Previously Received 1 Dose of JYNNEOS Vaccine and in Unvaccinated Persons — 29 U.S. Jurisdictions, May 22–September 3, 2022
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mpox in Persons Who Had Previously Received 1 Dose of JYNNEOS Vaccine and in Unvaccinated Persons — 29 U.S. Jurisdictions, May 22–September 3, 2022 Open
As of November 14, 2022, monkeypox (mpox) cases had been reported from more than 110 countries, including 29,133 cases in the United States.* Among U.S. cases to date, 95% have occurred among males (1). After the first confirmed U.S. mpox …
View article: Public Health Surveillance and Reporting for Human Toxoplasmosis — Six States, 2021
Public Health Surveillance and Reporting for Human Toxoplasmosis — Six States, 2021 Open
Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the zoonotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Although disease tends to be mild (e.g., self-limiting influenza-like symptoms) or asymptomatic in immunocompetent persons, toxoplasmosis is more severe in …