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High MERS-CoV seropositivity associated with camel herd profile, husbandry practices and household socio-demographic characteristics in Northern Kenya by Ngere, I., Munyua, P., Harcourt, J., Hunsperger, E., Thornburg, N., Muturi, M., Osoro, E., Gachohi, J., Bodha, B., Okotu, B., Oyugi, J., Jaoko, W., Mwatondo, A., Njenga, K., Widdowson, M. A.

“…Despite high exposure to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the predictors for seropositivity in the context of husbandry practices for…”
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Mosquito Vectors of West Nile Virus During an Epizootic Outbreak in Puerto Rico by Barrera, R., Mackay, A., Amador, M., Vasquez, J., Smith, J., Díaz, A., Acevedo, V., Cabán, B., Hunsperger, E. A., Muñoz-Jordáv, J. L.

“…The purpose of this investigation was to identify the mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) vectors of West Nile virus (WNV; family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus)…”
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Nocodazole delays viral entry into the brain following footpad inoculation with West Nile virus in mice by Hunsperger, EA, Roehrig, JT

“…West Nile virus (WNV) infection in humans can cause neurological deficits, including flaccid paralysis, encephalitis, meningitis, and mental status change. To…”
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Locally Acquired Dengue—Key West, Florida, 2009-2010 by Trout, A, Baracco, G, Rodriguez, M, Barber, J, Leal, A, Radke, E, Weis, K, Stanek, D, Stark, L, Blackmore, C, Gallagher, G, Hunsperger, E, Tomashek, K, Gregory, C, Sauber-Schatz, E

“…On Sep 1, 2009, a New York physician notified the Monroe County Health Department and the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) of a suspected dengue case in a…”
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Detection of West Nile Virus in Blood Donations—Puerto Rico, 2007 by Aponte, J Torres, Rivera, E García, Stramer, S, Casanova, R, Foster, G, Luce, R, Tomashek, K, Mohammed, H, Sun, W, Hunsperger, E, Muñoz-Jordán, JL, Colon, C, Vergne, E, Verduin, M

“…On Jul 19, 2007, the American Red Cross in Puerto Rico notified the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDH) of three persons whose blood donations were…”
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Travel-Associated Dengue Infections—United States, 2001-2004 by Beatty, M E, Vorndam, V, Hunsperger, E A, Muñoz, J L, Clark, G G

“…Beatty et al summarize information about travel-associated dengue cases among US residents during 2001-2004. They find that the risk for dengue infection can…”
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Caspase-3-Dependent Reactivation of Latent Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Sensory Neuronal Cultures by Hunsperger, Elizabeth A, Wilcox, Christine L

“…Life-long latent herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is harbored in sensory neurons where sporadic reactivation occurs. Reactivation stimuli may involve…”
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Detection of West Nile Virus in Blood Donations — Puerto Rico, 2007 by Aponte, J. Torres, Rivera, E. Garcia, Stramer, S, Casanova, R, Foster, G, Luce, R, Tomashek, K, Mohammed, H, Sun, W, Hunsperger, E, Munoz-Jordan, J.L, Colon, C, Vergne, E, Verduin, M

“…In the United States, West Nile virus (WNV) was first detected in humans in 1999; it subsequently spread to countries of Central and South America and the…”
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Dengue fever seroprevalence and risk factors, Texas-Mexico border, 2004 by Brunkard, Joan Marie, Robles López, Jose Luis, Ramirez, Josue, Cifuentes, Enrique, Rothenberg, Stephen J, Hunsperger, Elizabeth A, Moore, Chester G, Brussolo, Regina M, Villarreal, Norma A, Haddad, Brent M

“…Reported autochthonous dengue fever transmission in the United States has been limited to 5 south Texas border counties since 1980. We conducted a…”
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Temporal analyses of the neuropathogenesis of a West Nile virus infection in mice by Hunsperger, Elizabeth A, Roehrig, John T.

“…A West Nile virus (WNV) infection in humans can produce neurological symptoms including acute flaccid paralysis, encephalitis, meningitis and myelitis. To…”
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Description of a Large Island-Wide Outbreak of Dengue in Puerto Rico, 2007 by Tomashek, Kay M, Rivera, Aidsa, Munoz-Jordan, Jorge L, Hunsperger, Elizabeth, Santiago, Luis, Padro, Oscar, Garcia, Enid, Sun, Wellington

“…Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that affects 40% of the world's population. Nearly four million U.S. citizens live in dengue-endemic areas; the most…”
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Human outbreak of St. Louis encephalitis detected in Argentina, 2005 by Spinsanti, Lorena I, Díaz, Luis A, Glatstein, Nora, Arselán, Sergio, Morales, María A, Farías, Adrián A, Fabbri, Cintia, Aguilar, Juán J, Ré, Viviana, Frías, María, Almirón, Walter R, Hunsperger, Elizabeth, Siirin, Marina, Da Rosa, Amelia Travassos, Tesh, Robert B, Enría, Delia, Contigiani, Marta

“…Abstract Background An outbreak of flavivirus encephalitis occurred in 2005 in Córdoba province, Argentina. Objectives To characterize the epidemiologic and…”
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West Nile virus from blood donors, vertebrates, and mosquitoes, Puerto Rico, 2007 by Hunsperger, Elizabeth A, McElroy, Kate L, Bessoff, Kovi, Colón, Candimar, Barrera, Roberto, Muñoz-Jordán, Jorge L

“…West Nile virus (WNV) was isolated from a human blood donor, a dead falcon, and mosquitoes in Puerto Rico in 2007. Phylogenetic analysis of the 4 isolates…”
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Dengue virus seroprevalence among febrile patients in Bamako, Mali: results of a 2006 surveillance study by Phoutrides, Elena K, Coulibaly, Mamadou B, George, Christine M, Sacko, Adama, Traore, Sekou, Bessoff, Kovi, Wiley, Michael R, Kolivras, Korine N, Adelman, Zach, Traore, Mohamed, Hunsperger, Elizabeth A

“…Dengue viruses (DENV) are endemic in over 100 countries worldwide, and annually 50 to 100 million people are infected by one of the four DENV serotypes,…”
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Avian hosts of West Nile virus in Puerto Rico by Komar, Nicholas, Bessoff, Kovi, Diaz, Annette, Amador, Manuel, Young, Ginger, Seda, Rafael, Perez, Taonex, Hunsperger, Elizabeth

“…West Nile virus (WNV) ecology in neotropical ecosystems is poorly understood, and vertebrate hosts responsible for infecting mosquitoes remain unidentified…”
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Notes From the Field: Dengue Epidemic—Puerto Rico, January-July 2010 by Feliciano, L Gonzalez, Deseda, C, Rivera, A, Tomashek, KM, Munoz-Jordan, J, Hunsperger, E, Padro, O, Santiago, LM, Soto, E, Perez, J, Rodriguez, R, Seda, H, Barrera, R, Arguello, DF, Margolis, H

“…Feliciano et al discuss dengue epidemic in Puerto Rico. During January 1-July 15, 2010, a total of 6,321 suspected dengue cases were reported to the Puerto…”
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Temporal analyses of the neuropathogenesis of a West Nile virus infection in mice by Hunsperger, E A, Roehrig, J T

“…A West Nile virus (WNV) infection in humans can produce neurological symptoms including acute flaccid paralysis, encephalitis, meningitis and myelitis. To…”
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The utility of animal surveillance in the detection of West Nile virus activity in Puerto Rico, 2007 by Phoutrides, Elena, Jusino-Mendez, Tamara, Perez-Medina, Taonex, Seda-Lozada, Rafael, Garcia-Negron, Myriam, Davila-Toro, Francisco, Hunsperger, Elizabeth

“…After the isolation of West Nile virus (WNV) from humans, mosquitoes, and chickens in 2007, an analysis of animal surveillance involving multiple species…”
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Pre-treatment of mice with nocodazole delays viral entry into the brain following footpad inoculation of West Nile virus by Hunsperger, E A, Beltran, M, Roehrig, J T

“…West Nile virus (WNV) infection in humans can cause neurological deficits including flaccid paralysis, encephalitis, meningitis, and mental status change. To…”
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Locally Acquired Dengue — Key West, Florida, 2009–2010 by Trout, A, Baracco, G, Rodriguez, M, Barber, J, Leal, A, Radke, E, Weis, K, Stanek, D, Stark, L, Blackmore, C, Gallagher, G, Hunsperger, E, Tomashek, K, Gregory, C, Sauber-Schatz, E

“…Dengue is the most common vector-borne viral disease in the world, causing an estimated 50-100 million infections and 25,000 deaths each year. During…”
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