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The use of E. coli phylogrouping and microbial source tracking (non-species specific, human-specific, bovine-specific bacteroidales markers) to elucidate hydro(geo)logical contamination mechanisms in southeastern Ontario, Canada by Kelly, Madeleine, Hynds, Paul, Brown, R. Stephen, McDermott, Kevin, Petculescu, Ioan, Majury, Anna L.

“…In Ontario, monitoring, maintenance, and treatment of private drinking systems (e.g. wells) are the responsibility of the well owner. Fecal contamination of…”
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Exploration of E. coli contamination drivers in private drinking water wells: An application of machine learning to a large, multivariable, geo-spatio-temporal dataset by White, Katie, Dickson-Anderson, Sarah, Majury, Anna, McDermott, Kevin, Hynds, Paul, Brown, R. Stephen, Schuster-Wallace, Corinne

“…•Machine learning utilized to uncover insight into drivers of E. coli contamination.•Large geo-spatio-temporal dataset enhances knowledge of private well…”
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Antibiotic resistance genes as an emerging environmental contaminant by Sanderson, Haley, Fricker, Colin, Brown, R. Stephen, Majury, Anna, Liss, Steven N

“…Emerging contaminants, including pharmaceutical and personal care products, are receiving considerable attention owing to their potential to negatively impact…”
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Two Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks in a cancer centre: onsite food premises and their potential health risk to patients by Hobbs, J Leigh, Lee, Christina, Thompson, Brian, Andrew, Adrienne, Navarro, Christine, Dubey, Vinita, Maki, Anne, Kong, Adrienne, Griffin, Meghan, Chau, Kelvin, Murphy, Allana M, Lombos, Marina, Majury, Anna L, Gerrie, Monica, Szidonya, Erin, Chung, Jackson, Ozaldin, Omar, Patel, Toral, Brandon, Nicholas, Warshawsky, Bryna

“…This report describes two L. monocytogenes outbreak investigations that occurred in March and September of 2018 and that linked illness to a food premises…”
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Duration of SARS-CoV-2 shedding: A population-based, Canadian study by Phillips, Susan P, Wei, Xuejiao, Kwong, Jeffrey C, Gubbay, Jonathan, Schwartz, Kevin L, Majury, Anna, Groome, Patti A

“…Introduction There is an evidence gap regarding the duration of SARS-CoV-2 shedding and of its variability across different care settings and by age, sex,…”
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Monkeypox Virus Detection in Different Clinical Specimen Types by Hasso, Maan, Perusini, Stephen, Eshaghi, Alireza, Tang, Elaine, Olsha, Romy, Zhang, Hanyue, Lau, Evelyn, Sullivan, Ashleigh, Cronin, Kirby, Lee, Seyeon, Obando, Janet, DeLima, Cedric, Nagra, Sandeep, Braukmann, Tom, Duvvuri, Venkata R, Richard-Greenblatt, Melissa, Corbeil, Antoine, Kus, Julianne V, Majury, Anna, Patel, Samir, Gubbay, Jonathan B

“…A global monkeypox outbreak began in May 2022. Limited data exist on specimen type performance in associated molecular diagnostics. Consequently, a diverse…”
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Comparative genomics of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus spp. isolated from wastewater treatment plants by Sanderson, Haley, Ortega-Polo, Rodrigo, Zaheer, Rahat, Goji, Noriko, Amoako, Kingsley K, Brown, R Stephen, Majury, Anna, Liss, Steven N, McAllister, Tim A

“…Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are considered hotspots for the environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) determinants…”
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Salmonella Vitkin Outbreak Associated with Bearded Dragons, Canada and United States, 2021-2022 by Paphitis, Katherine, Habrun, Caroline A, Stapleton, G. Sean, Reid, Alexandra, Lee, Christina, Majury, Anna, Murphy, Allana, McClinchey, Heather, Corbeil, Antoine, Kearney, Ashley, Benedict, Katharine, Tolar, Beth, Forrest, Russell O

“…We identified 2 cases of Salmonella enterica serovar Vitkin infection linked by whole-genome sequencing in infants in Ontario, Canada, during 2022. Both…”
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Listeria monocytogenes Associated with Pasteurized Chocolate Milk, Ontario, Canada by Hanson, Heather, Whitfield, Yvonne, Lee, Christina, Badiani, Tina, Minielly, Carolyn, Fenik, Jillian, Makrostergios, Tony, Kopko, Christine, Majury, Anna, Hillyer, Elizabeth, Fortuna, Lisa, Maki, Anne, Murphy, Allana, Lombos, Marina, Zittermann, Sandra, Yu, Yang, Hill, Kristin, Kong, Adrienne, Sharma, Davendra, Warshawsky, Bryna

“…In an investigation of a listeriosis outbreak in Ontario, Canada, during November 2015-June 2016, pasteurized chocolate milk was identified as the source…”
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Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 testing for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 during the initial stages of a global pandemic by Guthrie, Jennifer L, Chen, Allison J, Budhram, Dalton R, Cronin, Kirby, Peci, Adriana, Nelson, Paul, Mallo, Gustavo V, Broukhanski, George, Murti, Michelle, Majury, Anna, Mazzulli, Tony, Allen, Vanessa G, Patel, Samir N, Kus, Julianne V, Tran, Vanessa, Gubbay, Jonathan B

“…Accurate SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis is essential to guide prevention and control of COVID-19. Here we examine SARS-CoV-2 molecular-based test performance…”
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Bacteriological testing of private well water: A trends and guidelines assessment using five years of submissions data from southeastern Ontario by Maier, Allison, Krolik, Julia, Randhawa, Kristi, Majury, Anna

“…OBJECTIVE:Rural populations are at an elevated risk of gastrointestinal illness, as they are dependent on private groundwater sources, and water quality…”
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Real-Time RT-PCR Allelic Discrimination Assay for Detection of N501Y Mutation in the Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Associated with B.1.1.7 Variant of Concern by Abdulnoor, Mariana, Eshaghi, AliReza, Perusini, Stephen J, Broukhanski, George, Corbeil, Antoine, Cronin, Kirby, Fittipaldi, Nahuel, Forbes, Jessica D, Guthrie, Jennifer L, Kus, Julianne V, Li, Ye, Majury, Anna, Mallo, Gustavo V, Mazzulli, Tony, Melano, Roberto G, Olsha, Romy, Sullivan, Ashleigh, Tran, Vanessa, Patel, Samir N, Allen, Vanessa G, Gubbay, Jonathan B

“…The N501Y amino acid mutation caused by a single point substitution A23063T in the spike gene of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…”
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Triage and protocol recommendations for the parasitology laboratory based on an epidemiological investigation of parasite diagnostics in Ontario laboratories by Maier, Allison, Krolik, Julia, Majury, Anna

“…A study was performed using a subset of Ontario laboratory parasitology data, with three objectives: to describe parasitic infections in Ontario; to identify…”
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Rural Raccoons ( Procyon lotor ) Not Likely to Be a Major Driver of Antimicrobial Resistant Human Salmonella Cases in Southern Ontario, Canada: A One Health Epidemiological Assessment Using Whole-Genome Sequence Data by Vogt, Nadine A, Hetman, Benjamin M, Vogt, Adam A, Pearl, David L, Reid-Smith, Richard J, Parmley, E Jane, Kadykalo, Stefanie, Janecko, Nicol, Bharat, Amrita, Mulvey, Michael R, Ziebell, Kim, Robertson, James, Nash, John, Allen, Vanessa, Majury, Anna, Ricker, Nicole, Bondo, Kristin J, Allen, Samantha E, Jardine, Claire M

“…Non-typhoidal infections represent a substantial burden of illness in humans, and the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among these infections…”
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A spatial analysis of private well water Escherichia coli contamination in southern Ontario by Krolik, Julia, Maier, Allison, Evans, Gerald, Belanger, Paul, Hall, Geoffrey, Joyce, Alan, Majury, Anna

“…Research to date has provided limited insight into the complexity of water-borne pathogen transmission. Private well water supplies have been identified as a…”
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Emergency department surveillance as a proxy for the prediction of circulating respiratory viral disease in Eastern Ontario by Hall, Geoffrey, Krahn, Thomas, Van Dijk, Adam, Evans, Gerald, Moore, Kieran, Maier, Allison, Majury, Anna

“…Seasonal outbreaks of winter respiratory viruses are responsible for increases in morbidity and mortality in the community. Previous studies have used…”
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Public health response to a large-scale endoscopy infection control lapse in a nonhospital clinic by Willmore, Jacqueline, Ellis, Edward, Etches, Vera, Labrecque, Lise, Osiowy, Carla, Andonov, Anton, McDermaid, Cameron, Majury, Anna, Achonu, Camille, Maher, Maurica, MacLean, Brenda, Levy, Isra

“…To determine whether transmission of blood-borne pathogens (BBPs) (hepatitis B virus [HBV], hepatitis C virus [HCV] and HIV) occurred as a result of endoscopy…”
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Groundwater resources as a global reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria by Andrade, Luisa, Kelly, Madeleine, Hynds, Paul, Weatherill, John, Majury, Anna, O’Dwyer, Jean

“…Antimicrobial resistance represents one of our most significant global health threats, with increasing incidences noted in both clinical and environmental…”
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A geostatistical study of socioeconomic status (SES), rurality, seasonality and index test results as drivers of free private groundwater testing in southern Ontario, 2012–2016 by Qayyum, Shahryar, Hynds, Paul, Richardson, Harriet, McDermott, Kevin, Majury, Anna

“…Approximately 12% of the Canadian population uses private wells for daily water consumption; however, well water testing rates are on the decline, resulting in…”
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Development of a “big data” groundwater microbial contamination index and spatial comparisons with enteric infection rates in southern Ontario by Petculescu, Ioan, Hynds, Paul, Brown, R. Stephen, Boudou, Martin, McDermott, Kevin, Majury, Anna

“…Big data have become increasingly important for policymakers and scientists but have yet to be employed for the development of spatially specific groundwater…”
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