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First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States by Holshue, Michelle L, DeBolt, Chas, Lindquist, Scott, Lofy, Kathy H, Wiesman, John, Bruce, Hollianne, Spitters, Christopher, Ericson, Keith, Wilkerson, Sara, Tural, Ahmet, Diaz, George, Cohn, Amanda, Fox, LeAnne, Patel, Anita, Gerber, Susan I, Kim, Lindsay, Tong, Suxiang, Lu, Xiaoyan, Lindstrom, Steve, Pallansch, Mark A, Weldon, William C, Biggs, Holly M, Uyeki, Timothy M, Pillai, Satish K

“…A healthy 35 year-old man who had visited Wuhan, China, presented with cough and fever that progressed to pneumonia. This report describes the diagnosis,…”
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission by Killerby, Marie E, Biggs, Holly M, Midgley, Claire M, Gerber, Susan I, Watson, John T

“…Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection causes a spectrum of respiratory illness, from asymptomatic to mild to fatal. MERS-CoV is…”
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Epidemiology of Leptospirosis in Africa: A Systematic Review of a Neglected Zoonosis and a Paradigm for 'One Health' in Africa by Allan, Kathryn J, Biggs, Holly M, Halliday, Jo E B, Kazwala, Rudovick R, Maro, Venance P, Cleaveland, Sarah, Crump, John A

“…Leptospirosis is an important but neglected bacterial zoonosis that has been largely overlooked in Africa. In this systematic review, we aimed to summarise and…”
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Adenovirus-Associated Influenza-Like Illness among College Students, Pennsylvania, USA by Biggs, Holly M, Lu, Xiaoyan, Dettinger, Lisa, Sakthivel, Senthilkumar, Watson, John T, Boktor, Sameh W

“…Among students with influenza-like illness at a Pennsylvania college student health center during 2016-2017, 44 (15%) of 288 with respiratory specimens tested…”
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Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019 by Alzahrani, Abdullah, Kujawski, Stephanie A, Abedi, Glen R, Tunkar, Safaa, Biggs, Holly M, Alghawi, Nada, Jokhdar, Hani, Assiri, Abdullah M, Watson, John T

“…During March 2016–March 2019, a total of 200,936 suspected cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection were identified in Saudi Arabia;…”
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Investigation and Serologic Follow-Up of Contacts of an Early Confirmed Case-Patient with COVID-19, Washington, USA by Chu, Victoria T, Freeman-Ponder, Brandi, Lindquist, Scott, Spitters, Christopher, Kawakami, Vance, Dyal, Jonathan W, Clark, Shauna, Bruce, Hollianne, Duchin, Jeffrey S, DeBolt, Chas, Podczervinski, Sara, D'Angeli, Marisa, Pettrone, Kristen, Zacks, Rachael, Vahey, Grace, Holshue, Michelle L, Lang, Misty, Burke, Rachel M, Rolfes, Melissa A, Marlow, Mariel, Midgley, Claire M, Lu, Xiaoyan, Lindstrom, Stephen, Hall, Aron J, Fry, Alicia M, Thornburg, Natalie J, Gerber, Susan I, Pillai, Satish K, Biggs, Holly M

“…We describe the contact investigation for an early confirmed case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…”
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Risk factors for human acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania by Maze, Michael J, Cash-Goldwasser, Shama, Rubach, Matthew P, Biggs, Holly M, Galloway, Renee L, Sharples, Katrina J, Allan, Kathryn J, Halliday, Jo E B, Cleaveland, Sarah, Shand, Michael C, Muiruri, Charles, Kazwala, Rudovick R, Saganda, Wilbrod, Lwezaula, Bingileki F, Mmbaga, Blandina T, Maro, Venance P, Crump, John A

“…Leptospirosis is a major cause of febrile illness in Africa but little is known about risk factors for human infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study to…”
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Diagnosis and Management of Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Anaplasmosis - United States by Biggs, Holly M, Behravesh, Casey Barton, Bradley, Kristy K, Dahlgren, F Scott, Drexler, Naomi A, Dumler, J Stephen, Folk, Scott M, Kato, Cecilia Y, Lash, R Ryan, Levin, Michael L, Massung, Robert F, Nadelman, Robert B, Nicholson, William L, Paddock, Christopher D, Pritt, Bobbi S, Traeger, Marc S

“…Tickborne rickettsial diseases continue to cause severe illness and death in otherwise healthy adults and children, despite the availability of low-cost,…”
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, 2017-2018 by Hakawi, Ahmed, Rose, Erica Billig, Biggs, Holly M, Lu, Xiaoyan, Mohammed, Mutaz, Abdalla, Osman, Abedi, Glen R, Alsharef, Ali A, Alamri, Aref Ali, Bereagesh, Samar Ahmad, Al Dosari, Kamel M, Ashehri, Saad Abdullah, Fakhouri, Waad Ghassan, Alzaid, Saleh Zaid, Lindstrom, Stephen, Gerber, Susan I, Asiri, Abdullah, Jokhdar, Hani, Watson, John T

“…We characterized exposures and demographics of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus cases reported to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health during July…”
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Estimating leptospirosis incidence using hospital-based surveillance and a population-based health care utilization survey in Tanzania by Biggs, Holly M, Hertz, Julian T, Munishi, O Michael, Galloway, Renee L, Marks, Florian, Saganda, Wilbrod, Maro, Venance P, Crump, John A

“…The incidence of leptospirosis, a neglected zoonotic disease, is uncertain in Tanzania and much of sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in scarce data on which to…”
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Comparison of the Estimated Incidence of Acute Leptospirosis in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania between 2007-08 and 2012-14 by Maze, Michael J, Biggs, Holly M, Rubach, Matthew P, Galloway, Renee L, Cash-Goldwasser, Shama, Allan, Kathryn J, Halliday, Jo E B, Hertz, Julian T, Saganda, Wilbrod, Lwezaula, Bingileki F, Cleaveland, Sarah, Mmbaga, Blandina T, Maro, Venance P, Crump, John A

“…The sole report of annual leptospirosis incidence in continental Africa of 75-102 cases per 100,000 population is from a study performed in August 2007 through…”
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The genomic epidemiology of multi-drug resistant invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella in selected sub-Saharan African countries by Park, Se Eun, Pham, Duy Thanh, Pak, Gi Deok, Panzner, Ursula, Maria Cruz Espinoza, Ligia, von Kalckreuth, Vera, Im, Justin, Mogeni, Ondari D., Schütt-Gerowitt, Heidi, Crump, John A, Breiman, Robert F, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël, Bassiahi Soura, Abdramane, Aseffa, Abraham, Gasmelseed, Nagla, Sooka, Arvinda, Keddy, Karen H, May, Jürgen, Aaby, Peter, Biggs, Holly M, Hertz, Julian T, Montgomery, Joel M, Cosmas, Leonard, Olack, Beatrice, Fields, Barry, Sarpong, Nimako, Razafindrabe, Tsiriniaina Jean Luco, Raminosoa, Tiana Mirana, Kabore, Leon Parfait, Sampo, Emmanuel, Teferi, Mekonnen, Yeshitela, Biruk, El Tayeb, Muna Ahmed, Krumkamp, Ralf, Dekker, Denise Myriam, Jaeger, Anna, Tall, Adama, Gassama, Amy, Niang, Aissatou, Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten, Løfberg, Sandra Valborg, Deerin, Jessica Fung, Park, Jin Kyung, Konings, Frank, Carey, Megan E, Van Puyvelde, Sandra, Ali, Mohammad, Clemens, John, Dougan, Gordon, Baker, Stephen, Marks, Florian

“…BackgroundInvasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) is one of the leading causes of bacteraemia in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to provide a better…”
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Evaluation of in-hospital management for febrile illness in Northern Tanzania before and after 2010 World Health Organization Guidelines for the treatment of malaria by Moon, Andrew M, Biggs, Holly M, Rubach, Matthew P, Crump, John A, Maro, Venace P, Saganda, Wilbrod, Reddy, Elizabeth A

“…In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) published updated guidelines emphasizing and expanding recommendations for a parasitological confirmation of…”
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Human coronavirus circulation in the United States 2014–2017 by Killerby, Marie E., Biggs, Holly M., Haynes, Amber, Dahl, Rebecca M., Mustaquim, Desiree, Gerber, Susan I., Watson, John T.

“…•During July 2014–June 2017, 854,575 human coronavirus tests were reported to NREVSS.•The percent of positive human coronavirus tests peaked during…”
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Leptospirosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection among febrile inpatients in northern Tanzania by Biggs, Holly M, Galloway, Renee L, Bui, Duy M, Morrissey, Annie B, Maro, Venance P, Crump, John A

“…Leptospirosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are prevalent in many areas, including northern Tanzania, yet little is known about their…”
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Outbreaks of Adenovirus-associated Respiratory Illness on 5 College Campuses in the United States, 2018–2019 by Kujawski, Stephanie A, Lu, Xiaoyan, Schneider, Eileen, Blythe, David, Boktor, Sameh, Farrehi, Janice, Haupt, Thomas, McBride, David, Stephens, Emily, Sakthivel, Senthilkumar K, Bachaus, Brian, Waller, Kirsten, Bauman, Laura, Marconi, Agustina, Lewis, Rebecca, Dettinger, Lisa, Ernst, Robert, Kinsey, William, Lindstrom, Stephen, Gerber, Susan I, Watson, John T, Biggs, Holly M

“…Abstract Background Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are commonly associated with acute respiratory illness. HAdV outbreaks are well documented in congregate…”
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The phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa by Park, Se Eun, Pham, Duy Thanh, Boinett, Christine, Wong, Vanessa K., Pak, Gi Deok, Panzner, Ursula, Espinoza, Ligia Maria Cruz, von Kalckreuth, Vera, Im, Justin, Schütt-Gerowitt, Heidi, Crump, John A., Breiman, Robert F., Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël, Soura, Abdramane Bassiahi, Aseffa, Abraham, Gasmelseed, Nagla, Keddy, Karen H., May, Jürgen, Sow, Amy Gassama, Aaby, Peter, Biggs, Holly M., Hertz, Julian T., Montgomery, Joel M., Cosmas, Leonard, Olack, Beatrice, Fields, Barry, Sarpong, Nimako, Razafindrabe, Tsiriniaina Jean Luco, Raminosoa, Tiana Mirana, Kabore, Leon Parfait, Sampo, Emmanuel, Teferi, Mekonnen, Yeshitela, Biruk, El Tayeb, Muna Ahmed, Sooka, Arvinda, Meyer, Christian G., Krumkamp, Ralf, Dekker, Denise Myriam, Jaeger, Anna, Poppert, Sven, Tall, Adama, Niang, Aissatou, Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten, Løfberg, Sandra Valborg, Seo, Hye Jin, Jeon, Hyon Jin, Deerin, Jessica Fung, Park, Jinkyung, Konings, Frank, Ali, Mohammad, Clemens, John D., Hughes, Peter, Sendagala, Juliet Nsimire, Vudriko, Tobias, Downing, Robert, Ikumapayi, Usman N., Mackenzie, Grant A., Obaro, Stephen, Argimon, Silvia, Aanensen, David M., Page, Andrew, Keane, Jacqueline A., Duchene, Sebastian, Dyson, Zoe, Holt, Kathryn E., Dougan, Gordon, Marks, Florian, Baker, Stephen

“…There is paucity of data regarding the geographical distribution, incidence, and phylogenetics of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Salmonella Typhi in sub-Saharan…”
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Comparison of Estimated Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Seroprevalence Through Commercial Laboratory Residual Sera Testing and a Community Survey by Bajema, Kristina L, Dahlgren, F Scott, Lim, Travis W, Bestul, Nicolette, Biggs, Holly M, Tate, Jacqueline E, Owusu, Claudio, Szablewski, Christine M, Drenzek, Cherie, Drobeniuc, Jan, Semenova, Vera, Li, Han, Browning, Peter, Desai, Rita, Epperson, Monica, Jia, Lily T, Thornburg, Natalie J, Edens, Chris, Fry, Alicia M, Hall, Aron J, Schiffer, Jarad, Havers, Fiona P

“…Abstract We compared severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence estimated from commercial laboratory residual sera and a community…”
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Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Illness Associated With Human Adenovirus Type 4 at the United States Coast Guard Academy, 2019 by Chu, Victoria T, Simon, Esan, Lu, Xiaoyan, Rockwell, Patrick, Abedi, Glen R, Gardner, Christopher, Kujawski, Stephanie A, Schneider, Eileen, Gentile, Micah, Ramsey, Lee Ann, Liu, Robert, Jones, Sydney, Janik, Christopher, Siniscalchi, Alan, Landry, Marie L, Christopher, Jeffrey, Lindstrom, Stephen, Steiner, Shane, Thomas, Dana, Gerber, Susan I, Biggs, Holly M

“…Abstract Background Although a human adenovirus (HAdV) vaccine is available for military use, officers-in-training are not routinely vaccinated. We describe an…”
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Invasive Salmonella Infections in Areas of High and Low Malaria Transmission Intensity in Tanzania by Biggs, Holly M., Lester, Rebecca, Nadjm, Behzad, Mtove, George, Todd, Jim E., Kinabo, Grace D., Philemon, Rune, Amos, Ben, Morrissey, Anne B., Reyburn, Hugh, Crump, John A.

“…Background. The epidemiology of Salmonella Typhi and invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) differs, and prevalence of these pathogens among children in…”
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