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Multistate Outbreak of Melioidosis Associated with Imported Aromatherapy Spray.
Gee JE , Bower WA , Kunkel A , Petras J , Gettings J , Bye M , Firestone M , Elrod MG , Liu L , Blaney DD , Zaldivar A , Raybern C , Ahmed FS , Honza H , Stonecipher S , O'Sullivan BJ , Lynfield R , Hunter M , Brennan S , Pavlick J , Gabel J , Drenzek C , Geller R , Lee C , Ritter JM , Zaki SR , Gulvik CA , Wilson WW , Beshearse E , Currie BJ , Webb JR , Weiner ZP , Negrón ME , Hoffmaster AR . N Engl J Med 2022 386 (9) 861-868 Melioidosis, caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an uncommon infection that is typically associated with exposure to soil and water in tropical and subtropical environments. It is rarely diagnosed in the continental United States. Patients with melioidosis in the United States commonly report travel to regions where melioidosis is endemic. We report a cluster of four non-travel-associated cases of melioidosis in Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas. These cases were caused by the same strain of B. pseudomallei that was linked to an aromatherapy spray product imported from a melioidosis-endemic area. |
Notes from the Field: Brucella abortus vaccine strain RB51 infection and exposures associated with raw milk consumption - Wise County, Texas, 2017
Cossaboom CM , Kharod GA , Salzer JS , Tiller RV , Campbell LP , Wu K , Negron ME , Ayala N , Evert N , Radowicz J , Shuford J , Stonecipher S . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018 67 (9) 286 In July 2017, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Region 2/3 office reported a human case of brucellosis associated with the consumption of raw (unpasteurized) cow’s milk purchased from a dairy in Paradise, Texas. CDC’s Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch (BSPB) confirmed the isolate as Brucella abortus vaccine strain RB51 (RB51). | | Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease that affects humans and many animal species. In humans, the disease is characterized by fever and nonspecific influenza-like symptoms that frequently include myalgia, arthralgia, and night sweats. Without appropriate treatment, brucellosis can become chronic, and life-threatening complications can arise. Human brucellosis transmitted by cattle was once common in the United States. Control strategies have focused on elimination of brucellosis through vaccination and surveillance of cattle herds, in addition to milk pasteurization. Because of these measures, domestically acquired human cases are now rare (1). |
Management of a pet dog after exposure to a human patient with Ebola virus disease
Spengler JR , Stonecipher S , McManus C , Hughes-Garza H , Dow M , Zoran DL , Bissett W , Beckham T , Alves DA , Wolcott M , Tostenson S , Dorman B , Jones J , Sidwa TJ , Knust B , Behravesh CB . J Am Vet Med Assoc 2015 247 (5) 531-8 In October 2014, a health-care worker who had been part of the treatment team for the first laboratory-confirmed case of Ebola virus disease imported to the United States developed symptoms of Ebola virus disease. A presumptive positive reverse transcription PCR assay result for Ebola virus RNA in a blood sample from the worker was confirmed by the CDC, making this the first documented occurrence of domestic transmission of Ebola virus in the United States. The Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner issued a control order requiring disinfection and decontamination of the health-care worker's residence. This process was delayed until the patient's pet dog (which, having been exposed to a human with Ebola virus disease, potentially posed a public health risk) was removed from the residence. This report describes the movement, quarantine, care, testing, and release of the pet dog, highlighting the interdisciplinary, one-health approach and extensive collaboration and communication across local, county, state, and federal agencies involved in the response. |
Effect of aerial insecticide spraying on West Nile virus disease - north-central Texas, 2012
Ruktanonchai DJ , Stonecipher S , Lindsey N , McAllister J , Pillai SK , Horiuchi K , Delorey M , Biggerstaff BJ , Sidwa T , Zoretic J , Nasci R , Fischer M , Hills SL . Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 91 (2) 240-5 During 2012, four north-central Texas counties experienced high West Nile virus (WNV) disease incidence. Aerial insecticide spraying was conducted in two counties. To evaluate the effect of spraying on WNV disease, we calculated incidence rate ratios (IRRs) in treated and untreated areas by comparing incidence before and after spraying; for unsprayed areas, before and after periods were defined by using dates from a corresponding sprayed area. In treated areas, WNV neuroinvasive disease incidence before and after spraying was 7.31/100,000 persons and 0.28/100,000 persons, respectively; the IRR was 26.42 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 12.42-56.20). In untreated areas, the before and after incidence was 4.80/100,000 persons and 0.45/100,000 persons, respectively; the IRR was 10.57 (95% CI: 6.11-18.28). The ratio of IRRs was 2.50 (95% CI: 0.98-6.35). Disease incidence decreased in both areas, but the relative change was greater in aerial-sprayed areas. |
How we didn't clean up until we washed our hands: shigellosis in an elementary and middle school in north Texas
Schulte JM , Williams L , Asghar J , Dang T , Bedwell S , Guerrero K , Hamaker D , Stonecipher S , Zoretic J , Chow C . South Med J 2012 105 (1) 1-4 BACKGROUND: Shigella outbreaks often continue for months and are linked frequently to poor hygiene and hand washing. Such outbreaks are found often in day care facilities, but rarely are reported in schools. We present the investigation of an outbreak in autumn 2007 at a building that housed an elementary school and a middle school in separate wings in a small Texas city north of Dallas-Fort Worth. METHODS: We canvassed local hospitals, school attendance records, and physician offices for cases. Ill individuals were interviewed using a standard questionnaire for symptoms, disease onset, and the presence of the illness in an ill person's household. RESULTS: A music teacher was the index case for this outbreak of gastrointestinal illness caused by S. sonnei. Ten percent of the students in the school building were ill, and 15 households had secondary cases. Installing liquid soap in dispensers in student restrooms was the initial control measure, followed by sustained instruction in hand washing, scheduled hand washing times, and monitored cleaning and disinfection procedures for surfaces and inanimate objects. Enhanced surveillance detected no new cases in the school district. CONCLUSIONS: Appropriate soap supplies and repeated instruction in hand washing and its monitoring were needed to control the outbreak. |
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