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Challenges of infectious diseases in the USA by Khabbaz, Rima F, Dr, Moseley, Robin R, MAT, Steiner, Riley J, MPH, Levitt, Alexandra M, PhD, Bell, Beth P, MD

“…Summary In the USA, infectious diseases continue to exact a substantial toll on health and health-care resources. Endemic diseases such as chronic hepatitis,…”
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Integrating Advanced Molecular Technologies into Public Health by Gwinn, Marta, MacCannell, Duncan R, Khabbaz, Rima F

“…Advances in laboratory and information technologies are transforming public health microbiology. High-throughput genome sequencing and bioinformatics are…”
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Still learning from SARS by Khabbaz, Rima F

“…Here, Khabbaz says the lessons from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) continue to be relevant. Political will and timely sharing of clinical,…”
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Responding to the Outbreak of Invasive Fungal Infections: The Value of Public Health to Americans by Bell, Beth P, Khabbaz, Rima F

“…The outbreak of invasive fungal among patients who received injections of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate prepared by the New England Compounding…”
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Seroprevalence of HTLV-I and HTLV-II among Intravenous Drug Users and Persons in Clinics for Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Khabbaz, Rima F, Onorato, Ida M, Cannon, Robert O, Hartley, Trudie M, Roberts, Beverly, Hosein, Barbara, Kaplan, Jonathan E

“…HUMAN T-cell lymphotropic viruses Type I (HTLV-I) and Type II (HTLV-II) are closely related retroviruses. 1 HTLV-I is associated with adult T-cell leukemia and…”
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International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases by Tauxe, Robert V, Khabbaz, Rima F, Cameron, Daniel N, Feinman, Lori

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Assessment of Occupational Risk for Hantavirus Infection in Arizona and New Mexico by Zeitz, Paul S., Graber, Judith M., Voorhees, Ronald A., Kioski, Clare, Shands, Lee A., Ksiazek, Thomas G., Jenison, Steven, Khabbaz, Rima F.

“…Differentiating occupational exposure from other potential domestic or recreational exposure(s) for Sin Nombre virus (SNV) infection is an epidemiologic…”
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A roundtable discussion on emerging infectious diseases--risks to U.S. service members in Afghanistan and Iraq by Gaydos, Joel C, Tomich, Nancy, Russell, Kevin L, Jordan, Nikki N, Aronson, Naomi, Roselle, Gary A, Khabbaz, Rima F, Batsel-Stewart, Tanis, Gould, Philip L, Erdtmann, Rick, DeFraites, Robert F, Noah, Donald L

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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: The First 100 US Cases by Khan, Ali S., Khabbaz, Rima F., Armstrong, Lori R., Holman, Robert C., Bauer, Sally P., Graber, Judith, Strine, Tara, Miller, Gayle, Reef, Susan, Tappero, Jordan, Rollin, Pierre E., Nichol, Stuart T., Zaki, Sherif R., Bryan, Ralph T., Chapman, Louisa E., Peters, C. J., Ksiazek, Thomas G.

“…In the spring of 1993, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) “emerged” in the southwestern United States, where a multiagency investigation led to the rapid…”
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Infection of a Laboratory Worker with Simian Immunodeficiency Virus by Khabbaz, Rima F, Heneine, Walid, George, J. Richard, Parekh, Bharat, Rowe, Thomas, Woods, Toni, Switzer, William M, McClure, Harold M, Murphey-Corb, Michael, Folks, Thomas M

“…Simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) are primate lentiviruses that are morphologically similar and biologically related to human immunodeficiency viruses…”
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The Health of Americans 2: Challenges of infectious diseases in the USA by KHABBAZ, Rima F, MOSELEY, Robin R, STEINER, Riley J, LEVITT, Alexandra M, BELL, Beth P

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Absence of evidence for bornavirus infection in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder by Hornig, M, Briese, T, Licinio, J, Khabbaz, R F, Altshuler, L L, Potkin, S G, Schwemmle, M, Siemetzki, U, Mintz, J, Honkavuori, K, Kraemer, H C, Egan, M F, Whybrow, P C, Bunney, W E, Lipkin, W I

“…In 1983, reports of antibodies in subjects with major depressive disorder (MDD) to an as-yet uncharacterized infectious agent associated with…”
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Risk of occupational exposure to potentially infectious nonhuman primate materials and to simian immunodeficiency virus by Sotir, Mark, Switzer, William, Schable, Charles, Schmitt, James, Vitek, Charles, Khabbaz, Rima F.

“…: Five hundred fifty persons who worked with nonhuman primates (NHP) or with NHP material in 13 North American research institutions were surveyed for…”
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Unexplained Deaths Due to Possibly Infectious Causes in the United States: Defining the Problem and Designing Surveillance and Laboratory Approaches by Perkins, Bradley A., Flood, Jennifer M., Danila, Richard, Holman, Robert C., Reingold, Arthur L., Klug, Laura A., Virata, Michael, Cieslak, Paul R., Zaki, Sherif R., Pinner, Robert W., Khabbaz, Rima F.

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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for HTLV-I/II Infection Among Female Prostitutes in the United States by Khabbaz, Rima F, Darrow, William W, Hartley, Trudie M, Witte, John, Cohen, Judith B, French, John, Gill, Parkash S, Potterat, John, Sikes, R. Keith, Reich, Rick, Kaplan, Jonathan E, Lairmore, Michael D

“…We tested 1305 female prostitutes from eight areas of the United States for antibodies to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/II. Overall, 6.7% were human…”
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Infection Control in Maryland Nursing Homes by Khabbaz, Rima F., Tenney, James H.

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Prevalence of human T cell lymphotropic virus type II in American Indian populations of the southwestern United States by Hjelle, B, Khabbaz, R F, Conway, G A, North, C, Green, D, Kaplan, J E

“…We investigated the seroprevalence of human T cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) using a screening enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and…”
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Fatal hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in an adolescent by KHAN, A. S, KZIAZEK, T. G, KUKLINSKI, D, ZAKI, S. R. NICHOL S. T, ROLLIN, P. E, PETERS, C. J, KHABBAZ, R. F, CHEEK, J. E, SHIRELEY, L. A, MCDONOUGH, S. L, WELTY, T. K

“…Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a recently recognized viral zoonosis characterized by a febrile prodrome progressing to severe noncardiogenic pulmonary…”
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The biology of disease by Khabbaz, Rima F

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The risk of development of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis among persons infected with HTLV-I by Kaplan, J E, Osame, M, Kubota, H, Igata, A, Nishitani, H, Maeda, Y, Khabbaz, R F, Janssen, R S

“…Using data obtained in national surveys of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) conducted in…”
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