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Tickborne Ehrlichia in North Carolina

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Dr. Ross Boyce, an infectious disease physician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses tickborne illnesses in North Carolina.

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View full-text article: Ehrlichia Infections, North Carolina, USA, 2016

Candida auris in New York Healthcare Facilities

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Dr. Eleanor Adams, a public health physician with the New York Metropolitan Region Healthcare Epidemiology & Infection Control Program, discusses an outbreak of fungal infection in healthcare facilities in New York City.

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View full-text article: Candida auris in Healthcare Facilities, New York, USA, 2013–2017

WWI and the 1918 Flu Pandemic

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CDC's Dr. Terence Chorba discusses his EID cover art essay about the 1918 flu pandemic and the WWI painting by John Singer Sargent.

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View full-text article: Concurrent Conflicts—the Great War and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Pneumococcal Disease in Refugee Children in Germany

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Stephanie Perniciaro, with the German National Reference Center, discusses invasive pneumococcal disease in refugee children in Germany.

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Travel-related Threat of Zika Virus Transmission in California

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Dr. Charsey Porse, an epidemiologist with the California Department of Public Health, discusses efforts to monitor and prevent local transmission of Zika.

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Ethics of Infection Control

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Dr. Babette Rump, an infectious disease physician and doctoral candidate at the RIVM National Institute of Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands, discusses ethical issues around infection control for antimicrobial resistance.

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View full-text article: Ethics of Infection Control Measures for Carriers of Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant Organisms

The Zombie Condition in Literature

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Dr. Joanna Verran, professor of microbiology, and Dr. Xavier Aldana Reyes, professor of English at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK, discuss parallels between zombies in literature and emerging infectious diseases.

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View full-text article: Emerging Infectious Literatures and the Zombie Condition

Enhanced Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis

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Kaitlin Benedict, a CDC epidemiologist, discusses coccidioides fungi and Valley fever.

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View full-text article: Enhanced Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis, 14 US States, 2016

Long-Term Neurologic Aftereffects of Ebola

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Dr. James Sejvar, a CDC neuroepidemiologist, discusses the long-term neurologic consequences of Ebola.

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View full-text article: Case Series of Severe Neurologic Sequelae of Ebola Virus Disease during Epidemic, Sierra Leone

Nerve Palsy in Infants with Congenital Zika Syndrome

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Nipunie Rajapakse, a medical doctor in pediatric infectious diseases at the Mayo Clinic, discusses phrenic nerve palsy in infants with congenital Zika.

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View full-text article: Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy in Infants with Congenital Zika Syndrome

A Worm's Eye View

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Ben Taylor, cover artist for the August 2018 issue of EID, discusses how his personal experience with the Loa loa parasite influenced this painting.

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Global Distribution of Protoparvoviruses

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Dr. Eric Delwart, an investigator at the Blood Systems Research Institute, discusses the global distribution of protoparvoviruses.

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Progress and Remaining Gaps in Estimating the Global Disease Burden of Influenza

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Dr. Joseph Bresee, Associate Director for Global Health, discusses the current status of influenza prevention and control.

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View full-text article: Progress and Remaining Gaps in Estimating the Global Disease Burden of Influenza

Improving Global Public Health through Data Sharing

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Dr. David Heymann, a professor of infectious diseases and epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discusses sharing surveillance data to improve global public health.

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View full-text article: Strengthening Global Public Health Surveillance through Data and Benefit Sharing

Novel Poxvirus in Proliferative Lesions of Wild Rodents in East Central Texas

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Dr. Carolyn Hodo, a postdoctoral research assistant of veterinary integrated biosciences at Texas A&M; University, discusses her June 2018 article, "Novel Poxvirus in Proliferative Lesions of Wild Rodents in East Central Texas, USA."

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Genomic Epidemiology of Global Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacter

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Dr. Johann Pitout, a medical microbiologist at the University of Calgary, discusses his June 2018 article about carbapenem-resistant enterobacters.

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View full-text article: Genomic Epidemiology of Global Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacter spp., 2008–2014

Listeriosis Outbreaks Associated with Soft Cheeses

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Kelly Jackson, a surveillance coordinator at CDC, discusses Listeria infection in soft cheeses in the United States.

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View full-text article: Listeriosis Outbreaks Associated with Soft Cheeses, United States, 1998–2014

A Tale of Two Kitchens, Meals and Microbes

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Byron Breedlove, Managing Editor of the EID journal, and Martin Meltzer, a CDC senior health economist, discuss their June 2018 cover essay about microbes in the kitchen.

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History of Mosquitoborne Diseases in the United States

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Dr. Max Moreno, Assistant Professor of environmental health science at Indiana University discusses the history of mosquitoborne diseases in the US and the threat of their return.

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Revealing Details

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Reginald Tucker, production lead for the EID journal, discusses the cover art for the May 2018 issue.

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View full-text article: Revealing Details in Light and Shadows

Carbapenem-Nonsusceptible Acinetobacter baumannii

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Sandra Bulens, an epidemiologist with CDC discusses Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria that are resistant to carbapenem antibiotics.

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View full-text article: Carbapenem-Nonsusceptible Acinetobacter baumannii, 8 US Metropolitan Areas, 2012–2015

No Water, No Life

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Byron Breedlove, Managing Editor of the EID journal, and Dr. Todd Weber, a medical officer at CDC, discuss their April 2018 cover essay, "No Water, No Life, No Blue, No Green."

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Reemergence of Intravenous Drug Use as a Risk Factor for Candidemia

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Dr. Stuart Levitz, a professor of medicine and microbiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, discusses the role of increasing IV drug use in fungal infections.

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Ending the HIV/AIDS Pandemic

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, discusses progress made toward ending HIV/AIDS and other pandemic infectious diseases.

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An Increase in Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 12F

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Dr. Cynthia Whitney, a CDC medical doctor and Epidemiologist, discusses serotype 12F pneumoniae.

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View full-text article: Emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 12F after Sequential Introduction of 7- and 13-Valent Vaccines, Israel

Deadly Respiratory Disease in Wild Chimpanzees

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Dr. Tony Goldberg, Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Associate Director for Research at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Global Health Institute, discusses an outbreak of rhinovirus C in chimpanzees in Uganda.

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View full-text article: Lethal Respiratory Disease Associated with Human Rhinovirus C in Wild Chimpanzees, Uganda, 2013

Risk Communication for Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone

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Maike Winters, a doctoral candidate at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, discusses the role of risk communications in the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.

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View full-text article: Risk Communication and Ebola-Specific Knowledge and Behavior during 2014–2015 Outbreak, Sierra Leone

Macacine Herpesvirus 1 among Invasive Rhesus Macaques, Florida

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Dr. Samantha Wisely, Associate Professor in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida, discusses macacine herpesvirus 1 and invasive rhesus macaques in Florida.

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View full-text article: Macacine Herpesvirus 1 Antibody Prevalence and DNA Shedding among Invasive Rhesus Macaques, Silver Springs State Park, Florida, USA

Commemorating Misadventures, Celebrating Collaborations

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Byron Breedlove, Managing Editor of Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, reads his February 2018 cover essay, "Commemorating Misadventures, Celebrating Collaborations" and discusses a sketch by Picasso and zoonoses.

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Postmortem Findings in Person with Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Zika Virus

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Dr. Emilio Dirlikov, an EIS officer in CDC's Center for Global Health, discusses the connection between Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Zika Virus.

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Geogenomic Segregation and Temporal Trends of Human Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7, Washington

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Dr. Gillian Tarr, a postdoctoral epidemiologist with the University of Calgary, discusses changes in E. coli populations over time in rural Washington state.

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View full-text article: Geogenomic Segregation and Temporal Trends of Human Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7, Washington, USA, 2005–2014