Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, Volume 4, Issue 1 (2014)

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Review Articles

Review Article
Overview of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae from a Nordic perspective
Alma Brolund MScPharm, PhD
Article: 24555
Published online: 01 Oct 2014
AbstractforOverview of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae from a Nordic perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Africa – a non-systematic literature review of research published 2008–2012
Viktor Storberg MSc
Article: 20342
Published online: 13 Mar 2014
AbstractforESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Africa – a non-systematic literature review of research published 2008–2012 | Full Text | References | PDF (711.1 KB)
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Original Research Articles

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Level of decontamination after washing textiles at 60°C or 70°C followed by tumble drying
Eva Tano MMSC & Åsa Melhus MD, PhD
Article: 24314
Published online: 11 Nov 2014
AbstractforLevel of decontamination after washing textiles at 60°C or 70°C followed by tumble drying | Full Text | References | PDF (785.9 KB)
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A serological survey of tick-borne pathogens in dogs in North America and the Caribbean as assessed by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii, and Borrelia burgdorferi species-specific peptides
Barbara A. Qurollo MS, DVM, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar MS, PhD, Barbara C. Hegarty BA, Melissa J. Beall DVM, PhD, Brett A. Stillman PhD, Jiayou Liu PhD, Brendon Thatcher BS, Elizabeth Pultorak MS, PhD, Brian Cerrito BS, Mary Walsh BS & Edward B. Breitschwerdt DVM
Article: 24699
Published online: 20 Oct 2014
AbstractforA serological survey of tick-borne pathogens in dogs in North America and the Caribbean as assessed by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii, and Borrelia burgdorferi species-specific peptides | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Estimation of costs for control of Salmonella in high-risk feed materials and compound feed
Martin Wierup DVM Phd & Stig Widell MSc Agr
Article: 23496
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforEstimation of costs for control of Salmonella in high-risk feed materials and compound feed | Full Text | References | PDF (716.6 KB)
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Frequency of resistance to methicillin and other antimicrobial agents among Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from pigs and their human handlers in Trinidad
Annika Gordon (DVM) , Jennelle Marshall (DVM) , Kris Ramdass (DVM) , Alva Stewart-Johnson BSc, MSc & Abiodun Adesiyun DVM, MPH, PhD
Article: 22736
Published online: 01 Apr 2014
AbstractforFrequency of resistance to methicillin and other antimicrobial agents among Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from pigs and their human handlers in Trinidad | Full Text | References | PDF (961.8 KB)
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Conditions of the household and peridomicile and severe dengue: a case–control study in Brazil
Gerusa Gibson PhD, Reinaldo Souza-Santos PhD, Nildimar Alves Honório PhD, Antonio Guilherme Pacheco PhD, Milton Ozório Moraes PhD, Claire Kubelka PhD, Patrícia Brasil PhD, Oswaldo Cruz PhD & Marilia Sá Carvalho PhD
Article: 22110
Published online: 17 Mar 2014
AbstractforConditions of the household and peridomicile and severe dengue: a case–control study in Brazil | Full Text | References | PDF (684.5 KB)
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The Spanish flu in Uppsala, clinical and epidemiological impact of the influenza pandemic 1918–1919 on a Swedish county
Jonas Holtenius & Anna Gillman
Article: 21528
Published online: 17 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe Spanish flu in Uppsala, clinical and epidemiological impact of the influenza pandemic 1918–1919 on a Swedish county | Full Text | References | PDF (521.3 KB)
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Detection of antibodies against H5 and H7 strains in birds: evaluation of influenza pseudovirus particle neutralization tests
Sofie Wallerström MSc, Nina Lagerqvist PhD, Nigel J. Temperton PhD, Michaela Cassmer MSc, Ana Moreno PhD, Malin Karlsson MSc, Mikael Leijon (Associate Professor) , Åke Lundkvist (Professor) & Kerstin I. Falk (Associate Professor)
Article: 23011
Published online: 15 Jan 2014
AbstractforDetection of antibodies against H5 and H7 strains in birds: evaluation of influenza pseudovirus particle neutralization tests | Full Text | References | PDF (452.8 KB)
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Transmission of hepatitis C virus among intravenous drug users in the Uppsala region of Sweden
Axel Danielsson MEng, Navaneethan Palanisamy MMedSc, Sultan Golbob BSc, Hong Yin MD, PhD, Jonas Blomberg (Professor) , Johan Hedlund BSc, Staffan Sylvan (County Medical Officer) MD, PhD & Johan Lennerstrand (Associate Professor) PhD
Article: 22251
Published online: 15 Jan 2014
AbstractforTransmission of hepatitis C virus among intravenous drug users in the Uppsala region of Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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On the potential roles of ticks and migrating birds in the ecology of West Nile virus
Karl Hagman MD, Christos Barboutis PhD, Christian Ehrenborg MD, PhD, Thord Fransson PhD, Thomas G.T Jaenson PhD, Per-Eric Lindgren, PhDÅke Lundkvist, PhDFredrik Nyström MD or PhD, Jonas Waldenström, PhDErik Salaneck MD, PhD
Article: 20943
Published online: 15 Jan 2014
AbstractforOn the potential roles of ticks and migrating birds in the ecology of West Nile virus | Full Text | References | PDF (96.5 KB)
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Short Communications

Article
Distribution and abundance of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis host snails along the Mara River in Kenya and Tanzania
Gabriel O. Dida MPH, PhD(c), Frank B. Gelder PhD, Douglas N. Anyona MSc, PhD(c), Ally-Said Matano PhD, Paul O. Abuom PhD, Samson O. Adoka PhD, Collins Ouma PhD, Canisius K. Kanangire PhD, Phillip O. Owuor PhD & Ayub V. O. Ofulla PhD
Article: 24281
Published online: 24 Oct 2014
AbstractforDistribution and abundance of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis host snails along the Mara River in Kenya and Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (910 KB)
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Brief Report
Molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus species from gut microbiota of Chilean Altiplano camelids
Katheryne Guerrero-Olmos, John Báez, Nicomédes Valenzuela, Joselyne Gahona, Rosa del Campo & Juan Silva
Article: 24714
Published online: 23 Oct 2014
AbstractforMolecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus species from gut microbiota of Chilean Altiplano camelids | Full Text | References | PDF (870.6 KB)
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Brief Report
Characterization of exo-s, exo-u, and alg virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from migratory Egyptian vultures from India
Pradeep Sharma BVSc&AH, MVSc, Farah Faridi BSc, MSc, Irfan A. Mir BVSc&AH, MVSc & Sandeep K. Sharma BVSc&AH, MVSc
Article: 24553
Published online: 19 Sep 2014
AbstractforCharacterization of exo-s, exo-u, and alg virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from migratory Egyptian vultures from India | Full Text | References | PDF (651.7 KB)
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Brief Report
Reference values and the problem of health as normality: a veterinary attempt in the light of a one health approach
Henrik Lerner PhD & Martin Berzell PhD
Article: 24270
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
AbstractforReference values and the problem of health as normality: a veterinary attempt in the light of a one health approach | Full Text | References | PDF (641.7 KB)
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Brief Report
Antibiotic usage in 2013 on a dairy CAFO in NY State, USA
Marie Doane MSc & Sirkku Sarenbo PhD
Article: 24259
Published online: 23 May 2014
AbstractforAntibiotic usage in 2013 on a dairy CAFO in NY State, USA | Full Text | References | PDF (651.9 KB)
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Brief Report
Toward One Health: are public health stakeholders aware of the field of animal health?
Fernanda C. Dórea DVM, MSc, PhD, Céline Dupuy DVM, MSc, Flavie Vial BSc, MRes, PhD, Tera L. Reynolds BA, MPH & Judy E. Akkina MPH, PhD
Article: 24267
Published online: 15 Apr 2014
AbstractforToward One Health: are public health stakeholders aware of the field of animal health? | Full Text | References | PDF (650.2 KB)
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Assessing the utility of contact tracing in reducing the magnitude of tuberculosis
Saurabh R. Shrivastava MD, Prateek S. Shrivastava MD & Jegadeesh Ramasamy MD
Article: 25265
Published online: 23 Oct 2014
CitationforAssessing the utility of contact tracing in reducing the magnitude of tuberculosis | Full Text | References | PDF (632.1 KB)
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Case Studies

A need for One Health approach – lessons learned from outbreaks of Rift Valley fever in Saudi Arabia and Sudan
Osama Ahmed Hassan BSc, MSc, Clas Ahlm MD, PhD & Magnus Evander PhD
Article: 20710
Published online: 04 Feb 2014
AbstractforA need for One Health approach – lessons learned from outbreaks of Rift Valley fever in Saudi Arabia and Sudan | Full Text | References | PDF (594.9 KB)
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The growing global problem of antibiotic resistance

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Exposure assessment of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases/AmpC beta-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli in meat in Denmark
Luís P. Carmo DVM, MSc, Liza R. Nielsen DVM, PhD, DrVetSci, DipECVPH, Paulo M. da Costa DVM, PhD & Lis Alban DVM, PhD, DipECVPH, DipECPHM
Article: 22924
Published online: 05 Feb 2014
AbstractforExposure assessment of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases/AmpC beta-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli in meat in Denmark | Full Text | References | PDF (975.2 KB)
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Antibiotic resistance patterns in Escherichia coli from gulls in nine European countries
Johan Stedt (PhD Student) , Jonas Bonnedahl MD, PhD, Jorge Hernandez (PhD Student) , Barry J. McMahon PhD, Badrul Hasan PhD, Björn Olsen (Professor) , Mirva Drobni PhD & Jonas Waldenström PhD
Article: 21565
Published online: 10 Jan 2014
AbstractforAntibiotic resistance patterns in Escherichia coli from gulls in nine European countries | Full Text | References | PDF (388.8 KB)
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