Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases Journal Articles

• Fatal Yellow Fever in Travelers to Brazil, 2018 A recent outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil underscores the need for travelers to obtain timely vaccination and for clinicians to be alert to symptoms in returning travelers.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Secukinumab in AS Is secukinumab a safe and effective treatment choice for patients with ankylosing spondylitis?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, April 2018
• Tuberculosis -- United States, 2017 These latest figures show that in 2017, the provisional TB case count and incidence were the lowest in the United States on record. Are we on track to achieve TB elimination by 2100?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Emergence of Monkeypox -- West and Central Africa, 1970-2017 Cases of human monkeypox are on the increase in West and Central Africa, presenting challenges for public health officials and raising concerns of further spread of this potentially fatal virus.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Lyme Disease Testing in a High-Incidence State This study assessed clinicians' knowledge and practices regarding Lyme disease testing in a high-incidence region. Is more clinician education needed?
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, April 2018
• Delay in Global Disease Outbreak Response: H1N1, Ebola, Zika What have we learned from the recent Zika, Ebola, and H1N1 crises about sources of delays in recognizing and responding to global disease outbreaks, and the factors that influence them?
  American Journal of Public Health, March 2018
• Noncongenital Zika Virus Disease Cases -- US, 2016 While the focus has been on congenital Zika virus infection, travel-associated and locally acquired Zika virus disease is still an issue. What are the latest statistics?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 2018
• Relative Risk for Ehrlichiosis and Lyme Disease A study on the relative risk for ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease highlights the need for more public education regarding tick-borne diseases.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2018
• Infections From Ixekizumab in Patients With Psoriasis IL-17A antagonists are increasingly used to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis, but infections are a concern. This study investigated the incidence and types of infections associated with ixekizumab.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, March 2018
• Endocrine Manifestations of Primary Hyperoxaluria What endocrine disturbances are associated with this rare metabolic disease?
  Endocrine Practice, March 2018
• Septic Arthritis of the Wrist Learn how to accurately diagnose when wrist joint infection is suspected.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 2018
• Itching for Knowledge About Wound and Scar Pruritus When it comes to chronic itch and antipruritic therapies, what do wound care providers need to know?
  Wounds, March 2018
• New Drug Review 2017 Find out what there is to know about promising new treatments for type 2 diabetes, dermatitis, plaque psoriasis, and asthma.
  U.S. Pharmacist, March 2018
• Echinococcus spp. Tapeworms in North America The re-emergence and expansion of infections with these tapeworms in North America exposes a potential public health threat.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2018
• Oral Rehydration Solutions for Acute Watery Diarrhea Are polymer-based oral rehydration solutions preferable to glucose-based solutions for reducing symptoms and complications from acute watery diarrhea?
  American Family Physician, March 2018
• B-Cell Activation and Dysfunction Preceding Lymphoma in HIV In what ways might B-cell dysfunction and activation contribute to lymphoma development in HIV-positive persons?
  HIV Medicine, March 2018
• Expected Duration of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes After Zika This report examines the duration and risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes among women who tested positive for the Zika virus.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2018
• Recent Receipt of IVIG and Confounding of Rabies Diagnosis This report describes 10 patients who tested positive for serum RLNAs, but who had no potential rabies exposure or history of vaccination. Was recent administration of IVIG the confounding factor?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 2018
• Postmortem Findings in Patient With Guillain-Barre and Zika What can we learn about the possible link between Guillain-Barre syndrome and the Zika virus from this postmortem investigation?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2018
• Rabies: Changing Prophylaxis and Insights in Pathophysiology New insights into the pathophysiology of rabies have led to advancements in prophylaxis.
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, February 2018