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Lessons Learned from a Decade of Investigations of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Outbreaks Linked to Leafy Greens, United States and Canada by Marshall, Katherine E, Hexemer, April, Seelman, Sharon L, Fatica, Marianne K, Blessington, Tyann, Hajmeer, Maha, Kisselburgh, Hannah, Atkinson, Robin, Hill, Kristin, Sharma, Davendra, Needham, Michael, Peralta, Vi, Higa, Jeffrey, Blickenstaff, Karen, Williams, Ian T, Jhung, Michael A, Wise, Matthew, Gieraltowski, Laura

“…Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cause substantial and costly illnesses. Leafy greens are the second most common source of foodborne STEC O157…”
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Attribution of Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion Risk in Young Injection Drug Users in 5 US Cities by Hagan, Holly, Pouget, Enrique R., Williams, Ian T., Garfein, Richard L., Strathdee, Steffanie A., Hudson, Sharon M., Latka, Mary H., Ouellet, Lawrence J.

“…Background. In studies of hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroconversion in injection drug users (IDUs), some have questioned whether underreporting of syringe…”
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Human Salmonella infections linked to contaminated dry dog and cat food, 2006-2008 by Behravesh, Casey Barton, Ferraro, Aimee, Deasy, 3rd, Marshall, Dato, Virginia, Moll, Mària, Sandt, Carol, Rea, Nancy K, Rickert, Regan, Marriott, Chandra, Warren, Kimberly, Urdaneta, Veronica, Salehi, Ellen, Villamil, Elizabeth, Ayers, Tracy, Hoekstra, R M, Austin, Jana L, Ostroff, Stephen, Williams, Ian T

“…Human Salmonella infections associated with dry pet food have not been previously reported. We investigated such an outbreak of Salmonella Schwarzengrund and…”
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Injection Drug Users in the United States, 1994–2004 by Amon, Joseph J., Garfein, Richard S., Ahdieh-Grant, Linda, Armstrong, Gregory L., Ouellet, Lawrence J., Latka, Mary H., Vlahov, David, Strathdee, Steffanie A., Hudson, Sharon M., Kerndt, Peter, Jarlais, Don Des, Williams, Ian T.

“…Objective. To examine hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence among injection drug users in 4 US cities from 1994 through 2004. Methods. Demographic…”
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Incidence and Risk Factors for Acute Hepatitis B in the United States, 1982–1998: Implications for Vaccination Programs by Goldstein, Susan T., Alter, Miriam J., Williams, Ian T., Moyer, Linda A., Judson, Franklyn N., Mottram, Karen, Fleenor, Michael, Ryder, Patricia L., Margolis, Harold S.

“…From 1982–1998, enhanced sentinel surveillance for acute hepatitis B was conducted in 4 counties in the United States to determine trends in disease incidence…”
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Hepatitis C Virus Transmission in Hemodialysis Units: Importance of Infection Control Practices and Aseptic Technique by Thompson, Nicola D., Novak, Ryan T., Datta, Deblina, Cotter, Susanne, Arduino, Matthew J., Patel, Priti R., Williams, Ian T., Bialek, Stephanie R.

“…We investigated 4 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection outbreaks at hemodialysis units to identify practices associated with transmission. Apparent failures to…”
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A Multistate, Foodborne Outbreak of Hepatitis A by Hutin, Yvan J.F, Pool, Vitali, Cramer, Elaine H, Nainan, Omana V, Weth, Jo, Williams, Ian T, Goldstein, Susan T, Gensheimer, Kathleen F, Bell, Beth P, Shapiro, Craig N, Alter, Miriam J, Margolis, Harold S

“…Surveillance data suggest that foodborne outbreaks account for less than 5 percent of reported cases of hepatitis A in the United States. 1 Most outbreaks…”
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Prevention Opportunities among Young Injection Drug Users in Chicago, 1997–1999 by Thorpe, Lorna E., Ouellet, Lawrence J., Levy, Jennie R., Williams, Ian T., Monterroso, Edgar R.

“…The prevalence, risk factors, and prevention opportunities of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were studied in a large sample of 698 young adult injection…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Foodborne Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States, 2003 by Amon, Joseph J., Devasia, Rose, Xia, Guoliang, Nainan, Omana V., Hall, Stephanie, Lawson, Brian, Wolthuis, Julie S., MacDonald, Pia D. M., Shepard, Colin W., Williams, Ian T., Armstrong, Gregory L., Gabel, Julie A., Erwin, Paul, Sheeler, Lorinda, Kuhnert, Wendi, Patel, Priti, Vaughan, Gilberto, Weltman, Andre, Craig, Allen S., Bell, Beth P., Fiore, Anthony

“…BackgroundMolecular epidemiologic investigations can link geographically separate foodborne hepatitis A outbreaks but have not been used while field…”
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Locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection, El Paso, Texas by Amon, Joseph J., Drobeniuc, Jan, Bower, William A., Magaña, Jorge C., Escobedo, Miguel A., Williams, Ian T., Bell, Beth P., Armstrong, Gregory L.

“…Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an enterically transmitted RNA virus that causes both epidemic and sporadic cases of acute hepatitis. Despite sero‐surveys showing…”
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Population-Based Surveillance for Acute Liver Failure by BOWER, William A, JOHNS, Matthew, MARGOLIS, Harold S, WILLIAMS, Ian T, BELL, Beth P

“…Most U.S. studies of acute liver failure (ALF) patients have been conducted at tertiary care liver transplantation centers. The aim of this study was to…”
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2008 Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul Infections Associated with Raw Produce by Barton Behravesh, Casey, Mody, Rajal K, Jungk, Jessica, Gaul, Linda, Redd, John T, Chen, Sanny, Cosgrove, Shaun, Hedican, Erin, Sweat, David, Chávez-Hauser, Lina, Snow, Sandra L, Hanson, Heather, Nguyen, Thai-An, Sodha, Samir V, Boore, Amy L, Russo, Elizabeth, Mikoleit, Matthew, Theobald, Lisa, Gerner-Smidt, Peter, Hoekstra, Robert M, Angulo, Frederick J, Swerdlow, David L, Tauxe, Robert V, Griffin, Patricia M, Williams, Ian T

“…Through traditional epidemiologic techniques and molecular typing, multiple state health departments and the CDC identified a large nationwide outbreak of…”
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Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with Peanut Products by Cavallaro, Elizabeth, Date, Kashmira, Medus, Carlota, Meyer, Stephanie, Miller, Benjamin, Kim, Clara, Nowicki, Scott, Cosgrove, Shaun, Sweat, David, Phan, Quyen, Flint, James, Daly, Elizabeth R, Adams, Jennifer, Hyytia-Trees, Eija, Gerner-Smidt, Peter, Hoekstra, Robert M, Schwensohn, Colin, Langer, Adam, Sodha, Samir V, Rogers, Michael C, Angulo, Frederick J, Tauxe, Robert V, Williams, Ian T, Behravesh, Casey Barton

“…In this report of 714 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium infection, the source of the widespread U.S. outbreak, a particular peanut-processing facility, was…”
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Persistence of Protection Against Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Adolescents Vaccinated With Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccine Beginning at Birth: A 15-Year Follow-Up Study by Bialek, Stephanie R, Bower, William A, Novak, Ryan, Helgenberger, Louisa, Auerbach, Steven B, Williams, Ian T, Bell, Beth P

“…BACKGROUND:Long-term follow-up studies of populations that received recombinant hepatitis B (HB) vaccination beginning at birth are limited…”
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An Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Green Onions by Wheeler, Charlotte, Vogt, Tara M, Armstrong, Gregory L, Vaughan, Gilberto, Weltman, Andre, Nainan, Omana V, Dato, Virginia, Xia, Guoliang, Waller, Kirsten, Amon, Joseph, Lee, Teresa M, Highbaugh-Battle, Angela, Hembree, Cambria, Evenson, Stephanie, Ruta, Michael A, Williams, Ian T, Fiore, Anthony E, Bell, Beth P

“…An outbreak of hepatitis A involved 601 patrons and workers at a single restaurant in Pennsylvania. At least 124 persons were hospitalized, and 3 died…”
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Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United States, 1998–2008 by Gould, L. Hannah, Walsh, Kelly A., Vieira, Antonio R., Herman, Karen, Williams, Ian T., Hall, Aron J., Cole, Dana

“…Foodborne diseases cause an estimated 48 million illnesses each year in the United States, including 9.4 million caused by known pathogens. Foodborne disease…”
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Differences in attitudes to analgesia in post-operative limb surgery put patients at risk of compartment syndrome by Thonse, Raghuram, Ashford, Robert U, Williams, T.Ian R, Harrington, Paul

“…Missed compartment syndrome may result in severe disability. Complete masking of pain, the cardinal symptom of compartment syndrome, may contribute to delayed…”
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Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Persons, Communities, and Health Care Systems — United States, August 2022 by Massetti, Greta M, Jackson, Brendan R, Brooks, John T, Perrine, Cria G, Reott, Erica, Hall, Aron J, Lubar, Debra, Williams, Ian T, Ritchey, Matthew D, Patel, Pragna, Liburd, Leandris C, Mahon, Barbara E

“…What is already known about this topic? High levels of immunity and availability of effective COVID-19 prevention and management tools have reduced the risk…”
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Risk and Management of Blood-Borne Infections in Health Care Workers by Beltrami, E. M., Williams, I. T., Shapiro, C. N., Chamberland, M. E.

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Ongoing Outbreak of Extensively Drug-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Infections Associated With US Pet Store Puppies, 2016-2020 by Francois Watkins, Louise K, Laughlin, Mark E, Joseph, Lavin A, Chen, Jessica C, Nichols, Megin, Basler, Colin, Breazu, Robert, Bennett, Christy, Koski, Lia, Montgomery, Martha P, Hughes, Michael J, Robertson, Scott, Lane, Charlotte G, Singh, Amber J, Stanek, Danielle, Salehi, Ellen, Brandt, Eric, McGillivary, Glen, Mowery, Jade, DeMent, Jamie, Aubert, Rachael D, Geissler, Aimee L, de Fijter, Sietske, Williams, Ian T, Friedman, Cindy R

“…Extensively drug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni infections cannot be treated with any commonly recommended antibiotics and pose an increasing public health…”
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