A5022843656- Bartonella species infections research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Gut microbiota and health
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Disaster Response and Management
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019-2025
University of California, Davis
2012-2023
École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort
2017-2023
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association
2021
Saint Luke's Health System
2021
Regional Health
2021
CDC Foundation
2020
Computer Emergency Response Team
2020
Instituto Nacional de Salud
2019
Universidad del Norte
2019
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had resulted in 1,521,252 cases and 92,798 deaths worldwide, including 459,165 16,570 United States (1,2).Health care personnel (HCP) are essential workers defined as paid unpaid persons serving health settings who have potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients infectious materials (3).During February 12-April 9, among 315,531 COVID-19 reported CDC using a standardized form, 49,370 (16%) included data on whether patient was worker...
On February 26, 2020, the first U.S. case of community-acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was confirmed in a patient hospitalized Solano County, California (1). The initially evaluated at hospital A on 15; that time, COVID-19 not suspected, as denied travel or contact with symptomatic persons. During 4-day hospitalization, managed standard precautions and underwent multiple aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs), including nebulizer treatments, bilevel positive airway pressure...
As of September 21, 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had resulted in 6,786,352 cases and 199,024 deaths United States.*Health care personnel (HCP) are essential workers at risk for exposure to patients or infectious materials (1).The impact COVID-19 on U.S. HCP was first described using national case surveillance data April 2020 (2).Since then, number reported with has increased tenfold.This update describes demographic characteristics, underlying medical conditions,...
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that causes hospital-associated outbreaks of invasive infections with high death rates. During 2015-2016, health authorities in Colombia detected outbreak C. auris. We conducted investigation to characterize the epidemiology, transmission mechanisms, and reservoirs this organism. investigated 4 hospitals confirmed cases candidemia 3 cities Colombia. abstracted medical records collected swabs from contemporaneously hospitalized patients...
More than 7.15 million cases of domestically acquired infectious waterborne illnesses occurred in the United States 2014, causing 120,000 hospitalizations and 6,600 deaths. We estimated disease incidence for 17 pathogens according to recreational, drinking, nonrecreational nondrinking (NRND) water exposure routes by using previously published estimates. In a total 5.61 (95% credible interval [CrI] 2.97-9.00 million) were linked recreational water, 1.13 CrI 255,000-3.54 drinking 407,000...
Identifying asymptomatic individuals early through serial testing is recommended to control coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes, both response an outbreak ("outbreak testing" of residents and healthcare personnel) facilities without outbreaks ("nonoutbreak personnel). The effectiveness isolation with or nonoutbreak was evaluated.Using published SARS-CoV-2 transmission parameters, the fraction transmissions prevented (weekly, every 3 days, daily) persons compared...
Health care personnel (HCP) are recommended to receive annual vaccination against influenza reduce influenza-related morbidity and mortality. Every year, acute hospitals report receipt of among HCP CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This analysis used NHSN data describe changes in coverage before during the COVID-19 pandemic. Influenza increased prepandemic period from 88.6% 2017-18 90.7% 2019-20. During pandemic, percentage vaccinated decreased 85.9% 2020-21 81.1% 2022-23....
Journal Article Breast-Feeding during Primary Maternal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Risk of Transmission from Mother to Infant Get access P. Palasanthiran, Palasanthiran Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar J. B. Ziegler, Ziegler Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Department Immunology/Allergy, Prince Wales Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia 2031. G. Stewart, Stewart M. Stuckey, Stuckey A. Armstrong, Armstrong D. Cooper, Cooper...
Bartonellae are emerging vector-borne pathogens infecting erythrocytes and endothelial cells of various domestic wild mammals. Blood samples were collected from canids in Iraq under the United States Army zoonotic disease surveillance program. Serology was performed using an indirect immunofluorescent antibody test for B. henselae, clarridgeiae, vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii bovis. Overall seroprevalence 47.4% dogs (n = 97), 40.4% jackals 57) 12.8% red foxes 39). Bartonella species DNA...
We detected Bartonella in 11 of 109 insectivorous bats from France and 1 26 Spain. These genetic variants are closely related to bat-associated described Finland the United Kingdom B. mayotimonensis, agent a human endocarditis case States.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of residents and staff members in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) (1).Although skilled nursing (SNFs) certified by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have federal COVID-19 reporting requirements, national surveillance data are less readily available other types LTCFs, such as assisted living (ALFs) those providing similar residential care.However, many state territorial health departments...
Abstract Objective: Resilience of the healthcare system has been described as ability to absorb, adapt, and respond stress while maintaining provision safe patient care. We quantified impact that stressors associated with COVID-19 pandemic had on safety, measured by central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) reported Centers for Disease Control Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network. Design: Acute care hospitals were mandated report markers resource availability...
We examined the association between influenza vaccination policies at acute care hospitals and coverage among healthcare personnel for 2021-22 season. Mandatory masking unvaccinated were associated with increased odds of vaccination. Hospital employees had higher than licensed independent practitioners.
Blood-feeding arthropods play a major role in the transmission of several flaviviruses, which represent an important problem for human health. Currently, dengue is one most arboviral emerging diseases worldwide. Furthermore, some previous studies have reported presence viral nucleic acids and antibodies against virus (DENV) wild animals. Our knowledge played by wildlife reservoirs sylvatic maintenance DENV remains limited. objective was to screen blood-feeding ectoparasites (bat flies) their...
Although emerging nonviral pathogens remain relatively understudied in bat populations, there is an increasing focus on identifying bat-associated bartonellae around the world. Many novel Bartonella strains have been described from both bats and their arthropod ectoparasites, including mayotimonensis, a zoonotic agent of human endocarditis. This cross-sectional study was designed to describe isolated sampled Mexico evaluate factors potentially associated with infection. A total 238 belonging...
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that health care personnel (HCP) receive an annual influenza vaccine and everyone aged ≥6 months stay up to date with recommended COVID-19 vaccination. Health facilities report vaccination of HCP against CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). During January-June 2023, NHSN defined up-to-date as receipt a bivalent mRNA dose or completion primary series within the preceding 2 months. This analysis describes coverage among...
Abstract Alpine environments underwent dramatic transformation during glacial–interglacial cycles, with the consequence that geographical, ecological and demographic changes of alpine populations provided opportunity for formation neoendemic species. Several biogeographical models have been proposed to account unique history populations, different expectations genetic divergence speciation. The expanding archipelago model proposes expand spatially demographically glacial events, dispersing...
Bartonella infection among cats from shelters can pose a health risk to adopters. henselae is the most common species, with B. clarridgeiae and koehlerae being less common. The lower rates of by latter species may reflect their rarity or an inefficiency culture techniques. To assess incidence infection, blood cultures, serology, PCR testing were performed on 193 kittens (6 17 weeks old) 158 young adult (5 12 months modern regional shelter. Classical medium was compared supplemented insect...
Workers critical to emergency response and continuity of essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic are at a disproportionally high risk SARS-CoV-2 infection. Prospective cohort studies needed for enhancing understanding incidence symptomatic asymptomatic infections, identifying factors, assessing clinical outcomes, determining effectiveness vaccination.The Research on Epidemiology in Essential Response Personnel (RECOVER) prospective study was designed estimate examine factors...
Animal microbiomes play an important role in dietary adaptation, yet the extent to which microbiome changes exhibit parallel evolution is unclear. Of particular interest adaptation extreme diets, such as blood, poses special challenges its content of proteins and lack essential nutrients. In this study, we assessed taxonomic signatures (by 16S rRNA amplicon profiling) potential functional (inferred by Phylogenetic Investigation Communities Reconstruction Unobserved States (PICRUSt))...
Because COVID-19 case data do not capture most SARS-CoV-2 infections, the actual risk of severe disease and death per infection is unknown. Integrating sociodemographic into analysis can show consequential health disparities.
Because of overpopulation, stray/feral cats were captured on military bases in Iraq as part the US Army Zoonotic Disease Surveillance Program. Blood samples collected from 207 cats, mainly Baghdad but also North and West Iraq, to determine prevalence Bartonella Toxoplasma infections. Nine (4.3%) all Baghdad, bacteremic with B. henselae type I. Seroprevalence was 30.4% for T. gondii, 15% henselae, 12.6% clarridgeiae. Differences by location statistically significant, because most seropositive...
Infection prevention and control (IPC) in health care facilities is essential to protecting patients, visitors, personnel from the spread of infectious diseases, including Ebola virus disease (Ebola). Patients with suspected are typically referred specialized treatment units (ETUs), which have strict isolation IPC protocols, for testing (1,2). However, settings where contact tracing inadequate, patients might first seek at general facilities, often insufficient capacity (3-6). Before...
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that health care personnel receive an annual influenza vaccine. In September 2023, ACIP recommended everyone aged ≥6 months a 2023-2024 COVID-19 Health facilities, including acute hospitals and nursing homes, report vaccination of against to CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). During October 2023-March 2024, NHSN defined up-to-date as receipt This analysis describes coverage among working in homes during the...