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Multi-State Outbreaks of Acute Gastroenteritis Traced to Fecal-Contaminated Oysters Harvested in Louisiana by Berg, Debra E., Kohn, Melvin A., Farley, Thomas A., McFarland, Louise M.

“…Norwalk-like viruses (NLVs), or small round structured viruses, are known to cause acute gastroenteritis associated with eating contaminated shellfish. Between…”
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Communitywide Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease Associated with a Grocery Store Mist Machine by Mahoney, Francis J., Hoge, Charles W., Farley, Thomas A., Barbaree, James M., Breiman, Robert F., Benson, Robert F., McFarland, Louise M.

“…From 10 October through 13 November 1989, 33 patients were hospitalized with legionnaires' disease in Bogalusa, Louisiana. A case-control study revealed…”
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An Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Swimming in a Public Pool by Mahoney, Francis J., Farley, Thomas A., Kelso, Karen Y., Wilson, Susan A., Horan, John M., McFarland, Louise M.

“…A multistate outbreak of hepatitis A was traced to a campground in Louisiana. Among 822 campers during one weekend, 20 developed hepatitis A. Case-patients…”
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Three Summertime Outbreaks of Influenza Type A by Kohn, Melvin A., Farley, Thomas A., Sundin, Daniel, Tapia, Ruben, McFarland, Louise M., Arden, Nancy H.

“…In the Northern Hemisphere, sporadic cases of influenza occur during the summer, yet summertime outbreaks are rare. From 12 August through 2 September 1993,…”
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Vibrio vulnificus infection reporting on death certificates: the invisible impact of an often fatal infection by BANATVALA, N., HLADY, W. G., RAY, B. J., McFARLAND, L. M., THOMPSON, S., TAUXE, R. V.

“…This study assessed accuracy of (a) recording Vibrio vulnificus infection on death certificates and (b) International Classification of Disease (ICD)-9 codes…”
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Evaluation of an Intervention Program for the Control of an Outbreak of Shigellosis among Institutionalized Persons by Mahoney, Francis J., Farley, Thomas A., Burbank, Deregal F., Leslie, Norman H., McFarland, Louise M.

“…After control measures were initiated to stop an outbreak of shigellosis in an institution for the developmentally disabled, there was a sharp decline in the…”
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Epidemiologic characteristics of human tularemia in the southwest-central states, 1981-1987 by Taylor, J P, Istre, G R, McChesney, T C, Satalowich, F T, Parker, R L, McFarland, L M

“…From 1981 through 1987, a total of 1,041 cases of tularemia in humans were reported in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas; this…”
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Sodium depletion in conscious cynomolgus monkeys attenuates baroreflex sensitivity independently of prostaglandins by Panzenbeck, M J, Harrison, P C, Madwed, J B, McFarland, M L, Winquist, R J, Frei, P, Weldon, S, Desai, S N

“…We tested the hypothesis that baroreflex attenuation during sodium depletion is due to increased prostaglandin (PG) levels. We studied baroreflex sensitivity…”
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An Outbreak of Norwalk Virus Gastroenteritis Associated With Eating Raw Oysters: Implications for Maintaining Safe Oyster Beds by Kohn, Melvin A, Farley, Thomas A, Ando, Tamie, Curtis, Michael, Wilson, Susan A, Jin, Qi, Monroe, Stephan S, Baron, Roy C, McFarland, Louise M, Glass, Roger I

“…Objective.—To determine the characteristics and the cause of an outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with eating raw oysters.Design.—Survey of groups of…”
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Vibrio Gastroenteritis in Louisiana: A Prospective Study among Attendees of a Scientific Congress in New Orleans by Lowry, Philip W., McFarland, Louise M., Peltier, Barbara H., Roberts, Nell C., Bradford, Henry B., Herndon, Joy L., Stroup, Donna F., Mathison, Joyce B., Blake, Paul A., Gunn, Robert A.

“…The incidence of diarrhea associated with infection by Vibrio species was investigated among attendees at the 1986 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial…”
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Blastomycosis in Washington Parish, Louisiana, 1976-1985 by Lowry, P W, Kelso, K Y, McFarland, L M

“…For the period 1976-1985, the authors attempted to identify all cases of blastomycosis in Louisiana and studied in detail one county (Washington Parish)…”
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Gastroenteritis in patients with stool isolates of Vibrio vulnificus by Johnston, J M, Becker, S F, McFarland, L M

“…Vibrio vulnificus, a marine Vibrio associated with severe extraintestinal infections, has not been previously implicated as a cause of infectious diarrhea…”
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Evaluation of an intervention program in the control of an urban outbreak of shigellosis by Mahoney, F J, Farley, T A, Moriniere, B J, Winsor, D K, Silberman, R L, McFarland, L M

“…Community-wide outbreaks of shigellosis are a persistent public health problem. We evaluated the effect of a household-based intervention program on the…”
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Vibro hollisae Septicemia After Consumption of Catfish by Lowry, Philip W., McFarland, Louise M., Threefoot, Henry K.

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Isolation of nontoxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 from a human wound infection by Johnston, J M, McFarland, L M, Bradford, H B, Caraway, C T

“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Cholera on a Gulf Coast oil rig by Johnston, J M, Martin, D L, Perdue, J, McFarland, L M, Caraway, C T, Lippy, E C, Blake, P A

“…A single case of severe diarrhea on a floating Texas oil rig was followed two days later by what proved to be the largest outbreak of cholera in the United…”
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Ear differences of abstract and concrete word recognition by McFarland, K, McFarland, M L, Bain, J D, Ashton, R

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Vibrio vulnificus: Man and the Sea by Johnston, Jeffrey M, Becker, Susan F, McFarland, Louise M

“…To identify risk factors for Vibrio vulnificus infections, we performed a regional case-control study of 19 patients identified by isolates received at a state…”
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Cholera on the Louisiana Gulf Coast: historical notes and case report by Gergatz, S J, McFarland, L M

“…A 67-year old woman was brought by ambulance to the hospital because of syncope and collapse. Forty-eight hours prior to the admission she ate some crabs with…”
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Myofibroblasts Are Not Characteristic Features of Keloid Lesions by Hahn, Jennifer M., McFarland, Kevin L., Combs, Kelly A., Powell, Heather M., Supp, Dorothy M.

“…Background: Keloids are disfiguring, scar-like lesions that are challenging to treat, with low response rates to current interventions and frequent recurrence…”
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