Search Results - "Sheldon, Sarah W."
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Anaplasma bovis –Like Infections in Humans, United States, 2015–2017
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-09-2023)“…We detected the DNA of an Anaplasma bovis–like bacterium in blood specimens from 4 patients from the United States with suspected tickborne illnesses. Initial…”
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Metagenomic Detection of Bacterial Zoonotic Pathogens among Febrile Patients, Tanzania, 2007-2009
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-08-2024)“…Bacterial zoonoses are established causes of severe febrile illness in East Africa. Within a fever etiology study, we applied a high-throughput 16S rRNA…”
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Virulence differences among Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis clades in mice
Published in PloS one (16-04-2010)“…Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis (type A) and holarctica (type B) are of clinical importance in causing tularemia. Molecular typing methods have…”
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Development and validation of a real-time PCR test to detect Bartonella quintana in clinical samples
Published in Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease (01-08-2023)“…•Bartonella quintana causes febrile illness and endocarditis worldwide and can be challenging to diagnose.•We developed a sensitive and specific real-time PCR…”
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Simultaneous Detection and Differentiation of Clinically Relevant Relapsing Fever Borrelia with Semimultiplex Real-Time PCR
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (18-06-2021)“…Bacterial vector-borne diseases, including species, present a significant diagnostic, clinical, and public health challenge due to their overlapping symptoms…”
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Metagenomic Detection of Bacterial Zoonotic Pathogens among Febrile Patients, Tanzania, 2007–20091
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-08-2024)“…Bacterial zoonoses are established causes of severe febrile illness in East Africa. Within a fever etiology study, we applied a high-throughput 16S rRNA…”
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A molecular algorithm to detect and differentiate human pathogens infecting Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)
Published in Ticks and tick-borne diseases (01-02-2018)“…The incidence and geographic range of tick-borne illness associated with Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus have dramatically increased in recent decades…”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among vaccinated and unvaccinated household members during the Alpha variant surge – Denver, Colorado, and San Diego, California, January–April 2021
Published in Vaccine (05-08-2022)“…•Vaccination reduces the risk household transmission of SARS-CoV-2.•Fewer households with a fully vaccinated primary case had secondary cases.•The primary…”
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Transmission Dynamics of Francisella tularensis Subspecies and Clades by Nymphal Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-09-2010)“…In the United States, the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) is considered an important biological vector of Francisella tularensis, the etiologic…”
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Transmission Efficiency of Francisella tularensis by Adult American Dog Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)
Published in Journal of medical entomology (01-07-2011)“…The American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae), has been implicated as a potential bridging vector to humans of Francisella tularensis,…”
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Household characteristics associated with surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 and frequency of RT-PCR and viral culture positivity-California and Colorado, 2021
Published in PloS one (10-10-2022)“…While risk of fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is considered low, there is limited environmental data within households. This January-April 2021 investigation…”
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Metagenomic Detection of Bacterial Zoonotic Pathogens among Febrile Patients, Tanzania, 2007-2009 1
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-08-2024)“…Bacterial zoonoses are established causes of severe febrile illness in East Africa. Within a fever etiology study, we applied a high-throughput 16S rRNA…”
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Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant - United States, 2021
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (11-02-2022)“…In Spring 2021, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 (Alpha) became the predominant variant in the U.S. Research suggests that Alpha has increased transmissibility compared to…”
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Household characteristics associated with surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 and frequency of RT-PCR and viral culture positivity-California and Colorado, 2021
Published in PloS one (01-01-2022)“…While risk of fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is considered low, there is limited environmental data within households. This January-April 2021 investigation…”
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