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pro vyhledávání: '"William A, Bower"'
Autor:
Brian K. Kigozi, Grishma A. Kharod, Henry Bukenya, Sean V. Shadomy, Dana L. Haberling, Robyn A. Stoddard, Renee L. Galloway, Phionah Tushabe, Annet Nankya, Thomas Nsibambi, Edward Katongole Mbidde, Julius J. Lutwama, Jamie L. Perniciaro, William L. Nicholson, William A. Bower, Josephine Bwogi, David D. Blaney
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2023)
Abstract Background Historically, malaria has been the predominant cause of acute febrile illness (AFI) in sub-Saharan Africa. However, during the last two decades, malaria incidence has declined due to concerted public health control efforts, includ
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/bb2edd2d91264eb69fd0227d67f81a2c
Autor:
Patrick Dawson, Monique M. Duwell, Mindy G. Elrod, Ruth J. Thompson, David A. Crum, Ruth M. Jacobs, Jay E. Gee, Cari B. Kolton, Lindy Liu, David D. Blaney, LaToya Griffin Thomas, Denise Sockwell, Zachary Weiner, William A. Bower, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Johanna S. Salzer
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 12, Pp 3030-3035 (2021)
Nearly all cases of melioidosis in the continental United States are related to international travel to areas to which Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacterium that causes melioidosis, is endemic. We report the diagnosis and clinical course of melioi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d7eea9b0c7f84661b89bf5565007f733
Autor:
Jason K. Blackburn, Ernest Kenu, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Badu Sarkodie, Ian T. Kracalik, William A. Bower, Robyn A. Stoddard, Rita M. Traxler
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 1216-1219 (2021)
The human cutaneous anthrax case-fatality rate is ≈1% when treated, 5%–20% when untreated. We report high case-fatality rates (median 35.0%; 95% CI 21.1%–66.7%) during 2005–2016 linked to livestock handling in northern Ghana, where veterinary
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f33c1214e846404fbbea48c32a20d39b
Autor:
Tom Sidwa, Johanna S. Salzer, Rita Traxler, Erin Swaney, Marcus L. Sims, Pam Bradshaw, Briana J. O’Sullivan, Kathy Parker, Kenneth A. Waldrup, William A. Bower, Kate Hendricks
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 2815-2824 (2020)
The zoonotic disease anthrax is endemic to most continents. It is a disease of herbivores that incidentally infects humans through contact with animals that are ill or have died from anthrax or through contact with Bacillus anthracis–contaminated b
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1081e833d6da489f8d9509e2768fcfc2
Autor:
Caitlin M. Cossaboom, Atanaska Marinova-Petkova, Jonathan Strysko, Gretchen Rodriguez, Trevor Maness, Jaime Ocampo, Jay E. Gee, Mindy G. Elrod, Christopher A. Gulvik, Lindy Liu, William A. Bower, Alex R. Hoffmaster, David D. Blaney, Johanna S. Salzer, Jonathan S. Yoder, Mia C. Mattioli, Thomas J. Sidwa, Lillian Ringsdorf, Gale Morrow, Elvia Ledezma, Amanda Kieffer
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 6, Pp 1295-1299 (2020)
To our knowledge, environmental isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, from the continental United States has not been reported. We report a case of melioidosis in a Texas resident. Genomic analysis indicated that
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ec82fdb7aeb94999907e32021d9a8bf1
Autor:
Connaugh M. Fallon, William R. Bower, Ian C. Lyon, Francis R. Livens, Paul Thompson, Matthew Higginson, Jane Collins, Sarah L. Heath, Gareth T. W. Law
Publikováno v:
ACS Omega, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 296-303 (2019)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d19750a7e6ea4c7facaf377c462567c0
Autor:
Caitlin M. Cossaboom, Siegfried Khaiseb, Bernard Haufiku, Puumue Katjiuanjo, Apollinaris Kannyinga, Kaiser Mbai, Thompson Shuro, Jonas Hausiku, Annety Likando, Rebekka Shikesho, Kofi Nyarko, Leigh Ann Miller, Simon Agolory, Antonio R. Vieira, Johanna S. Salzer, William A. Bower, Lindsay Campbell, Cari B. Kolton, Chung Marston, Joy Gary, Brigid C. Bollweg, Sherif R. Zaki, Alex Hoffmaster, Henry Walke
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 5, Pp 947-950 (2019)
In late September 2017, Bwabwata National Park in Namibia experienced a sudden die-off of hippopotamuses and Cape buffalo. A multiorganizational response was initiated, involving several ministries within Namibia and the US Centers for Disease Contro
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f0a4190f96b54105b70bd51ee3bc23e3
Autor:
Patrick Dawson, Johanna S. Salzer, Caroline A. Schrodt, Karl Feldmann, Cari B. Kolton, Jay E. Gee, Chung K. Marston, Christopher A. Gulvik, Mindy G. Elrod, Aaron Villarma, Rita M. Traxler, María E. Negrón, Kate A. Hendricks, Heather Moulton-Meissner, Laura J. Rose, Paul Byers, Kathryn Taylor, Daphne Ware, Gary A. Balsamo, Theresa Sokol, Bret Barrett, Erica Payne, Saad Zaheer, Ga On Jung, Stephen Long, Ricardo Quijano, Lindsey LeBouf, Briana O’Sullivan, Erin Swaney, James M. Antonini, Marie A. de Perio, Zachary Weiner, William A. Bower, Alex R. Hoffmaster
Publikováno v:
Pathogens, Vol 11, Iss 8, p 825 (2022)
Bacillus cereus group bacteria containing the anthrax toxin genes can cause fatal anthrax pneumonia in welders. Two welder’s anthrax cases identified in 2020 were investigated to determine the source of each patient’s exposure. Environmental samp
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/38e80951332b42d997d7e79a360111b2
Autor:
William A. Bower, Katherine A. Hendricks, Antonio R. Vieira, Rita M. Traxler, Zachary Weiner, Ruth Lynfield, Alex Hoffmaster
Publikováno v:
Pathogens, Vol 11, Iss 6, p 690 (2022)
Anthrax has been feared for its high mortality in animals and humans for centuries. The etiologic agent is considered a potentially devastating bioweapon, and since 1876―when Robert Koch demonstrated that Bacillus anthracis caused anthrax―it has
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3c2df8a53ecb485e8df035843af78635
Autor:
Marie A. de Perio, Katherine A. Hendricks, Chad H. Dowell, William A. Bower, Nancy C. Burton, Patrick Dawson, Caroline A. Schrodt, Johanna S. Salzer, Chung K. Marston, Karl Feldmann, Alex R. Hoffmaster, James M. Antonini
Publikováno v:
Pathogens, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 402 (2022)
Since 1997, nine cases of severe pneumonia, caused by species within the B. cereus group and with a presentation similar to that of inhalation anthrax, were reported in seemingly immunocompetent metalworkers, with most being welders. In seven of the
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d621f23fb9f24ef7adfa00f8f02f3d54