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Risk factors for hospitalization of patients with chikungunya virus infection at sentinel hospitals in Puerto Rico by Hsu, Christopher H, Cruz-Lopez, Fabiola, Vargas Torres, Danulka, Perez-Padilla, Janice, Lorenzi, Olga D, Rivera, Aidsa, Staples, J Erin, Lugo, Esteban, Munoz-Jordan, Jorge, Fischer, Marc, Garcia Gubern, Carlos, Rivera Garcia, Brenda, Alvarado, Luisa, Sharp, Tyler M

“…Hospitalization of patients during outbreaks of chikungunya virus has been reported to be uncommon (0.5-8.7%), but more frequent among infants and the elderly…”
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Distinguishing patients with laboratory-confirmed chikungunya from dengue and other acute febrile illnesses, Puerto Rico, 2012-2015 by Alvarado, Luisa I, Lorenzi, Olga D, Torres-Velásquez, Brenda C, Sharp, Tyler M, Vargas, Luzeida, Muñoz-Jordán, Jorge L, Hunsperger, Elizabeth A, Pérez-Padilla, Janice, Rivera, Aidsa, González-Zeno, Gladys E, Galloway, Renee L, Glass Elrod, Mindy, Mathis, Demetrius L, Oberste, M Steven, Nix, W Allan, Henderson, Elizabeth, McQuiston, Jennifer, Singleton, Joseph, Kato, Cecilia, García-Gubern, Carlos, Santiago-Rivera, William, Muns-Sosa, Robert, Ortiz-Rivera, Juan D, Jiménez, Gerson, Rivera-Amill, Vanessa, Andújar-Pérez, Doris A, Horiuchi, Kalanthe, Tomashek, Kay M

“…Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral, acute febrile illness (AFI) is associated with polyarthralgia and polyarthritis. Differentiation from other AFI is…”
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The detection of anti-dengue virus IgM in urine in participants enrolled in an acute febrile illness study in Puerto Rico by Caraballo, Elba, Poole-Smith, B Katherine, Tomashek, Kay M, Torres-Velasquez, Brenda, Alvarado, Luisa I, Lorenzi, Olga D, Ramos, Carmen, Carrión, Jessica, Hunsperger, Elizabeth

“…Dengue is an important arboviral disease with about 100 million dengue cases per year, of which, ~5% result in severe disease. Clinical differentiation of…”
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Utility of the tourniquet test and the white blood cell count to differentiate dengue among acute febrile illnesses in the emergency room by Gregory, Christopher J, Lorenzi, Olga D, Colón, Lisandra, García, Arleene Sepúlveda, Santiago, Luis M, Rivera, Ramón Cruz, Bermúdez, Liv Jossette Cuyar, Báez, Fernando Ortiz, Aponte, Delanor Vázquez, Tomashek, Kay M, Gutierrez, Jorge, Alvarado, Luisa

“…Dengue often presents with non-specific clinical signs, and given the current paucity of accurate, rapid diagnostic laboratory tests, identifying easily…”
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Co-infection with dengue virus and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus by Lopez Rodriguez, Eric, Tomashek, Kay M, Gregory, Christopher J, Munoz, Jorge, Hunsperger, Elizabeth, Lorenzi, Olga D, Irizarry, Jorge Gutierrez, Garcia-Gubern, Carlos

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Leptospirosis Cases Infected with Uncommon Serogroups, Puerto Rico, 2013-2015 by Gorbea, Hector, Garcia-Rivera, Enid J, Torres, Hilda, Lorenzi, Olga D, Rivera, Aidsa, Galloway, Renee L, Sharp, Tyler M

“…Leptospirosis is an emerging bacterial zoonosis that is endemic but underrecognized throughout the tropics. Through prospective surveillance for acute febrile…”
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Acute febrile illness surveillance in a tertiary hospital emergency department: comparison of influenza and dengue virus infections by Lorenzi, Olga D, Gregory, Christopher J, Santiago, Luis Manuel, Acosta, Héctor, Galarza, Ivonne E, Hunsperger, Elizabeth, Muñoz, Jorge, Bui, Duy M, Oberste, M Steven, Peñaranda, Silvia, García-Gubern, Carlos, Tomashek, Kay M

“…In 2009, an increased proportion of suspected dengue cases reported to the surveillance system in Puerto Rico were laboratory negative. As a result, enhanced…”
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Reduced Incidence of Chikungunya Virus Infection in Communities with Ongoing Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Trap Intervention Studies — Salinas and Guayama, Puerto Rico, November 2015–February 2016 by Lorenzi, Olga D., Major, Chelsea, Acevedo, Veronica, Perez-Padilla, Janice, Rivera, Aidsa, Biggerstaff, Brad J., Munoz-Jordan, Jorge, Waterman, Stephen, Barrera, Roberto, Sharp, Tyler M.

“…Aedes species mosquitoes transmit chikungunya virus, as well as dengue and Zika viruses, and bite most often during the day.* Infectious mosquito bites…”
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Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of dengue and other etiologic agents among patients with acute febrile illness, Puerto Rico, 2012-2015 by Tomashek, Kay M, Lorenzi, Olga D, Andújar-Pérez, Doris A, Torres-Velásquez, Brenda C, Hunsperger, Elizabeth A, Munoz-Jordan, Jorge Luis, Perez-Padilla, Janice, Rivera, Aidsa, Gonzalez-Zeno, Gladys E, Sharp, Tyler M, Galloway, Renee L, Glass Elrod, Mindy, Mathis, Demetrius L, Oberste, M Steven, Nix, W Allan, Henderson, Elizabeth, McQuiston, Jennifer, Singleton, Joseph, Kato, Cecilia, García Gubern, Carlos, Santiago-Rivera, William, Cruz-Correa, Jesús, Muns-Sosa, Robert, Ortiz-Rivera, Juan D, Jiménez, Gerson, Galarza, Ivonne E, Horiuchi, Kalanthe, Margolis, Harold S, Alvarado, Luisa I

“…Identifying etiologies of acute febrile illnesses (AFI) is challenging due to non-specific presentation and limited availability of diagnostics. Prospective…”
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Dengue IgG Seropositivity and Zika Viral Load by Read, Jennifer, Alvarado, Luisa I, Torres-Velasquez, Brenda, Munoz-Jordan, Jorge L, Beltran, Manuela, Capre, Sheila, Adams, Laura, Torres-Torres, Sanet, Santiago, Gilberto, Rivera, Lillian, Rivera-Sánchez, Aidsa, Lorenzi, Olga D, Sharp, Tyler, Garcia-Gubern, Carlos, Waterman, Stephen

“…Abstract Background Secondary dengue virus (DENV) infections are typically more severe than primary infections. It is not known whether previous DENV infection…”
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1117The Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Study in Puerto Rico: Findings from the First Two Years by Tomashek, Kay M., Rivera, Aidsa, Lorenzi, Olga D., González, Gladys, Pérez-Padilla, Janice, Andújar, Doris, Munoz-Jordan, Jorge L., Hunsperger, Elizabeth, Oberste, Steve, Nix, William A., Henderson, Elizabeth, Galloway, Renee, Elrod, Mindy Glass, Mathis, Demetrius, García-Gubern, Carlos, Santiago, William, Ortiz, Juan D., Jiménez, Gerson, Rivera, José V., Margolis, Harold, Alvarado, Luisa I.

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Reduced Incidence of Chikungunya Virus Infection in Communities with Ongoing Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Trap Intervention Studies - Salinas and Guayama, Puerto Rico, November 2015-February 2016 by Lorenzi, Olga D, Major, Chelsea, Acevedo, Veronica, Perez-Padilla, Janice, Rivera, Aidsa, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Munoz-Jordan, Jorge, Waterman, Stephen, Barrera, Roberto, Sharp, Tyler M

“…Lower incidence of chikungunya virus infection in the intervention compared with nonintervention communities occurred in the context of tenfold lower mosquito…”
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Co-infection with dengue virus and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus by Lopez Rodriguez, Eric, Tomashek, Kay M, Gregory, Christopher J, Munoz, Jorge, Hunsperger, Elizabeth, Lorenzi, Olga D, Irizarry, Jorge Gutierrez, Garcia-Gubern, Carlos

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