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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Yellow Fever Virus in Urine and Semen of Convalescent Patient, Brazil

Yellow fever virus RNA is usually detected in blood of infected humans. We detected virus RNA in urine and semen samples from a convalescent patient. A complete virus genome was sequenced for an isolate from a urine sample. This virus had a South American I genotype and unique synapomorphic changes.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-1310_article

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Ahead of Print -Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense Tapeworm Larvae in Salmon from North America - Volume 23, Number 2—February 2017 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Diphyllobothriosis is reemerging because of global importation and increased popularity of eating raw fish. We detected Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense plerocercoids in the musculature of wild pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from Alaska, USA. Therefore, salmon from the American and Asian Pacific coasts and elsewhere pose potential dangers for persons who eat these fish raw.



Ahead of Print -Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense Tapeworm Larvae in Salmon from North America - Volume 23, Number 2—February 2017 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC