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• "It Is a Tiger That Devours Me, But I Am the Tiger".

  Author:Byron BreedloveFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20211,097 words Article 1400LOn March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Shortly thereafter, reports of animals becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 appeared. Although the pandemic is being driven by...

• Rift Valley Fever Virus Seroprevalence among Humans, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 2018-2019.

  Authors:Janusz T. Paweska, Veerle Msimang, Joe Kgaladi, Orienka Hellferscee, Jacqueline Weyer, and Petrus Jansen van VurenFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20212,113 words Report 1500LWe detected Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) IgM and IgG in human serum samples collected during 2018-2019 in northern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Our results show recent RVFV circulation and likely RVFV...

• Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater at Residential College, Maine, USA, August--November 2020.

  Authors:Yolanda M. Brooks, Bailey Gryskwicz, Shawn Sheehan, Sheri Piers, Parag Mahale, Susan McNeil, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20212,018 words Report 1470LWe used wastewater surveillance to identify 2 coronavirus disease outbreaks at a college in Maine, USA. Cumulative increases of >1 [log.sub.10] severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in consecutive 24-hour...

• Mammarenaviruses of Rodents, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

  Authors:Antoinette A. Grobbelaar, Jocelyn Jardine, Felicity J. Burt, Alasdair J. Shepherd, Susan P. Shepherd, Patricia A. Leman, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20214,845 words Report 1610LWe conducted a survey for group-specific indirect immunofluorescence antibody to mammarenaviruses by using Lassa fever and Mopeia virus antigens on serum specimens of 5,363 rodents of 33 species collected in South Africa...

• Clinical Characteristics of Corynebacterium Bacteremia Caused by Different Species, Japan, 2014-2020.

  Authors:Ryosuke Yamamuro, Naoto Hosokawa, Yoshihito Otsuka, and Ryosuke OsawaFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20214,571 words Report 1480LTo determine differences in clinical characteristics of patients with bacteremia caused by Corynebacterium striatum, C. jeikeium, and other species of Corynebacterium, we retrospectively reviewed medical records of...

• Limited Protection of Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine against Wild-Type Strain and Variants of Concern.

  Authors:Taweewun Hunsawong, Stefan Fernandez, Rome Buathong, Naretrit Khadthasrima, Kamonthip Rungrojchareonkit, Jindarat Lohachanakul, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20211,281 words Report 1540LIn vitro determination of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 neutralizing antibodies induced in serum samples from recipients of the CoronaVac vaccine showed a short protection period against the original...

• Evidence of Human Exposure to Tamdy Virus, Northwest China.

  Authors:Abulimiti Moming, Shu Shen, Yaohui Fang, Jingyuan Zhang, Yanfang Zhang, Shuang Tang, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20211,992 words Report 1550LWe report the isolation of Tamdy virus from Hyalomma asiaticum ticks in northwest China and serologic evidence of human Tamdy virus infection in the same region. These findings highlight the need to further investigate a...

• Septic Polyarthritis Caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis.

  Authors:Ali Uddin, Tung Phan, and Mohamed YassinFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2021889 words Clinical report 1210LStreptobacillus moniliformis is a pleomorphic, fastidious gram-negative bacillus that colonizes rodent respiratory tracts and causes rat-bite fever in humans. Rat-bite fever is associated with septic arthritis, usually...

• SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies in Domestic Cats during First COVID-19 Wave, Europe.

  Authors:Claudia Schulz, Byron Martina, Monica Mirolo, Elisabeth Muller, Ruth Klein, Holger Volk, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20211,833 words Report 1480LWe conducted a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibody seroprevalence study among >2,000 domestic cats from 4 countries during the first coronavirus disease wave in Europe. We found 4.4% seroprevalence...

• Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Households with Children, Southwest Germany, May-August 2020.

  Authors:Maximilian Stich, Roland Elling, Hanna Renk, Ales Janda, Sven F. Garbade, Barbara Muller, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20215,784 words Report 1450LResolving the role of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in households with members from different generations is crucial for containing the current pandemic. We conducted a...

• Prepare and Protect: Safer Behaviors in Laboratories and Clinical Containment Settings.

  Authors:Kristy Jennings and Christopher E. CarrFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2021540 words Book review 1430LSean G. Kaufman; ASM Press, Washington, DC, USA; and Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 2020; ISBN: 9781683670148 (hardcover); ISBN: 9781683673569 (e-book); Pages: 272; Price: $130.00 (hardcover); $104.00 (e-book) In the...

• Experimental Oronasal Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease Agent from White-Tailed Deer to Suffolk Sheep.

  Authors:Eric D. Cassmann, S. Jo Moore, and Justin J. GreenleeFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20211,966 words Report 1290LChronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease of cervids. We examined host range of CWD by oronasally inoculating Suffolk sheep with brain homogenate from a CWD-positive white-tailed deer. Sixty months after...

• Potential Use for Serosurveillance of Feral Swine to Map Risk for Anthrax Exposure, Texas, USA.

  Authors:Rachel M. Maison, Courtney F. Pierce, Izabela K. Ragan, Vienna R. Brown, Michael J. Bodenchuk, Richard A. Bowen, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20215,332 words Report 1640LAnthrax is a disease of concern in many mammals, including humans. Management primarily consists of prevention through vaccination and tracking clinical-level observations because environmental isolation is laborious and...

• Correlation between Buruli Ulcer Incidence and Vectorborne Diseases, Southeastern Australia, 2000-2020.

  Authors:Jake Andrew Linke, Eugene Athan, and N. Deborah FriedmanFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20211,226 words Article 1430LResearchers have hypothesized that mosquitoes are vectors involved in Mycobacterium ulcerans transmission. Previous findings of a correlation between incidence of M. ulcerans, which causes Buruli ulcer, and locally...

• Potential Mosquito Vectors for Shuni Virus, South Africa, 2014-2018.

  Authors:Milehna Mara Guarido, Thopisang Motlou, Megan A. Riddin, Caitlin MacIntyre, Sontaga Cris Manyana, Todd Johnson, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20212,214 words Report 1400LShuni virus is associated with neurologic and febrile illness in animals and humans. To determine potential vectors, we collected mosquitoes in South Africa and detected the virus in species of the genera Mansonia,...

• Novel Use of Capture-Recapture Methods to Estimate Completeness of Contact Tracing during an Ebola Outbreak, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018-2020.

  Authors:Jonathan A. Polonsky, Dankmar Bohning, Mory Keita, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Justus Nsio-Mbeta, Aaron Aruna Abedi, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20215,287 words Report 1570LDespite its critical role in containing outbreaks, the efficacy of contact tracing, measured as the sensitivity of case detection, remains an elusive metric. We estimated the sensitivity of contact tracing by applying...

• Novel Assay to Measure Seroprevalence of Zika Virus in the Philippines.

  Authors:Cameron Adams, Ramesh Jadi, Bruno Segovia-Chumbez, Jedas Daag, Michelle Ylade, Freddy A. Medina, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20215,810 words Report 1630LZika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the Flaviviridae family, which includes other clinically notable viruses such as the 4 dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1-4). Distinguishing DENVs from ZIKV using the established serologic...

• Characterization of Swine Influenza A(H1N2) Variant, Alberta, Canada, 2020.

  Authors:Jamil N. Kanji, Kanti Pabbaraju, Matthew Croxen, Susan Detmer, Nathalie Bastien, Yan Li, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20214,055 words Clinical report 1380LInfluenza strains circulating among swine populations can cause outbreaks in humans. In October 2020, we detected a variant influenza A subtype H1N2 of swine origin in a person in Alberta, Canada. We initiated a public...

• SARS-CoV-2 Variants, South Sudan, January-March 2021.

  Authors:Daniel Lule Bugembe, My V.T. Phan, Abe G. Abias, James Ayei, Lul Lojok Deng, Richard Lino Loro Lako, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20211,728 words Report 1390LAs the coronavirus pandemic continues, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sequence data are required to inform vaccine efforts. We provide SARS-CoV-2 sequence data from South Sudan and document...

• Subclinical Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection Associated with Travel to the British Virgin Islands.

  Authors:Courtney M. Dewart, Francisco A. Almeida, Christine Koval, Scott Nowicki, Jay E. Gee, Mindy Glass Elrod, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20211,258 words Clinical report 1460LPhylogenetic analysis of a clinical isolate associated with subclinical Burkholderia pseudomallei infection revealed probable exposure in the British Virgin Islands, where reported infections are limited. Clinicians...