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Mitchell EC, Nguyen T, Boulais M, Ravi Brenner I, Dorabawila V, Hoen R, Li Y, Cavazos M, Levine B, Anderson BJ, Battles H, Brissette I, Backenson B, Lutterloh E, Bauer UE, Rosenberg ES. Home testing for SARS-CoV-2 and impact on surveillance in New York State. Ann Epidemiol 2024; 91:74-81. [PMID: 37995986 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the distribution of diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infections by testing modality (at-home rapid antigen [home tests] versus laboratory-based tests in clinical settings [clinical tests]), assess factors associated with clinical testing, and estimate the true total number of diagnosed infections in New York State (NYS). METHODS We conducted an online survey among NYS residents and analyzed data from 1012 adults and 246 children with diagnosed infection July 13-December 7, 2022. Weighted descriptive and logistic regression model analyses were conducted. Weighted percentages and prevalence ratios by testing modality were generated. The percent of infections diagnosed by clinical tests via survey data were synthesized with daily lab-reported results to estimate the total number of diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infections in NYS July 1-December 31, 2022. RESULTS Over 70% of SARS-CoV-2 infections in NYS during the study period were diagnosed exclusively with home tests. Diagnosis with a clinical test was associated with age, race/ethnicity, and region among adults, and sex, age, and education among children. We estimate 4.1 million NYS residents had diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infection July 1-December 31, 2022, compared to 1.1 million infections reported over the same period. CONCLUSIONS Most SARS-CoV-2 infections in NYS were diagnosed exclusively with home tests. Surveillance metrics using laboratory-based reporting data underestimate diagnosed infections.
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- Ethan C Mitchell
- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA.
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- RTI International, 3040 East Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- RTI International, 3040 East Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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Lange RE, Dupuis Ii AP, Prusinski MA, Maffei JG, Koetzner CA, Ngo K, Backenson B, Oliver J, Vogels CBF, Grubaugh ND, Kramer LD, Ciota AT. Identification and characterization of novel lineage 1 Powassan virus strains in New York State. Emerg Microbes Infect 2023; 12:2155585. [PMID: 36503411 PMCID: PMC9788702 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2155585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Powassan virus (POWV, family Flaviviridae) is a reemerging tick-borne virus endemic in North America and Russia. In 1997, a POWV-like agent was isolated from Ixodes scapularis in New England and determined to be genetically distinct from the original POWV isolate. This revealed the existence of two lineages: lineage 1, prototype Powassan virus (POWV-1) and lineage 2, deer tick virus (DTV). POWV-1 is thought to be primarily maintained in a cycle between I. cookei and woodchucks and I. marxi and squirrels, while DTV is primarily maintained in a cycle between I. scapularis and small mammal hosts. Recent tick, mammalian, and human isolates from New York State (NYS) have been identified as DTV, but for the first time in 45 years, we detected four POWV-1 isolates, including the first reported isolation of POWV-1 from I. scapularis. We aimed to investigate genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of recent NYS isolates through sequence analysis and evaluation of replication kinetics in vitro and in vivo. Our sequencing revealed genetic divergence between NYS POWV-1 isolates, with two distinct foci. We found that POWV-1 isolates displayed variable replication kinetics in nymphal ticks but not in cell culture. POWV-1 isolated from I. scapularis displayed increased fitness in experimentally infected I. scapularis as compared to historic and recent POWV-1 isolates from I. cookei. These data suggest the emergence of divergent POWV-1 strains in alternate tick hosts and maintenance of genetically and phenotypically discrete POWV-1 foci.
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- Rachel E Lange
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, NY, USA
- New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, NY, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, NY, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Vector Ecology Laboratory, Albany, NY, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, NY, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, NY, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, NY, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Vector Ecology Laboratory, Albany, NY, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, NY, USA
- New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, NY, USA
- New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, NY, USA
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Nawrocki CC, Piedmonte N, Niesobecki SA, Rowe A, Hansen AP, Kaufman A, Foster E, Meek JI, Niccolai L, White J, Backenson B, Eisen L, Hook SA, Connally NP, Hornbostel VL, Hinckley AF. Acceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2023; 14:102231. [PMID: 37531890 PMCID: PMC10883357 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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The 4-Poster Tick Control Deer Feeder (4-poster) device applies acaricide to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and can reduce populations of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), which transmits the agents of Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus disease in the Northeastern United States. While 4-poster devices have the potential to provide community-wide management of blacklegged ticks in Lyme disease endemic areas, no recent study has assessed their acceptability among residents. We conducted a survey of residents from 16 counties with high annual average Lyme disease incidence (≥ 10 cases per 100,000 persons between 2013 and 2017) in Connecticut and New York to understand perceptions and experiences related to tickborne diseases, support or concerns for placement of 4-poster devices in their community, and opinions on which entities should be responsible for tick control on private properties. Overall, 37% of 1652 respondents (5.5% response rate) would support placement of a 4-poster device on their own property, 71% would support placement on other private land in their community, and 90% would support placement on public land. Respondents who were male, rented their property, resided on larger properties, or were very or extremely concerned about encountering ticks on their property were each more likely to support placement of 4-poster devices on their own property. The primary reason for not supporting placement of a 4-poster device on one's own property was the need for weekly service visits from pest control professionals, whereas the top reason for not supporting placement on other land (private or public) was safety concerns. Most respondents (61%) felt property owners should be responsible for tick control on private properties. Communities considering 4-poster devices as part of a tick management strategy should consider targeting owners of larger properties and placing devices on public lands.
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- Courtney C Nawrocki
- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
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- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Connecticut Emerging Infections Program, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Connecticut Emerging Infections Program, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Connecticut Emerging Infections Program, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Connecticut Emerging Infections Program, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Biology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Rosenberg ES, Dorabawila V, Hart-Malloy R, Anderson BJ, Miranda W, O'Donnell T, Gonzalez CJ, Abrego M, DelBarba C, Tice CJ, McGarry C, Mitchell EC, Boulais M, Backenson B, Kharfen M, McDonald J, Bauer UE. Effectiveness of JYNNEOS Vaccine Against Diagnosed Mpox Infection - New York, 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023; 72:559-563. [PMID: 37339074 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7220a4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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In 2022, an international Monkeypox virus outbreak, characterized by transmission primarily through sexual contact among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), resulted in 375 monkeypox (mpox) cases in the state of New York outside of New York City (NYC).*,† The JYNNEOS vaccine (Modified Vaccinia Ankara vaccine, Bavarian Nordic), licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against mpox as a 2-dose series, with doses administered 4 weeks apart,§ was deployed in a national vaccination campaign.¶ Before this outbreak, evidence to support vaccine effectiveness (VE) against mpox was based on human immunologic and animal challenge studies (1-3). New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) conducted a case-control study to estimate JYNNEOS VE against diagnosed mpox in New York residents outside of NYC, using data from systematic surveillance reporting. A case-patient was defined as a man aged ≥18 years who received a diagnosis of mpox during July 24-October 31, 2022. Contemporaneous control patients were men aged ≥18 years with diagnosed rectal gonorrhea or primary syphilis and a history of male-to-male sexual contact, without mpox. Case-patients and control patients were matched to records in state immunization systems. JYNNEOS VE was estimated as 1 - odds ratio (OR) x 100, and JYNNEOS vaccination status (vaccinated versus unvaccinated) at the time of diagnosis was compared, using conditional logistic regression models that adjusted for week of diagnosis, region, patient age, and patient race and ethnicity. Among 252 eligible mpox case-patients and 255 control patients, the adjusted VE of 1 dose (received ≥14 days earlier) or 2 doses combined was 75.7% (95% CI = 48.5%-88.5%); the VE for 1 dose was 68.1% (95% CI = 24.9%-86.5%) and for 2 doses was 88.5% (95% CI = 44.1%-97.6%). These findings support recommended 2-dose JYNNEOS vaccination consistent with CDC and NYSDOH guidance.
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Ryerson AB, Lang D, Alazawi MA, Neyra M, Hill DT, St. George K, Fuschino M, Lutterloh E, Backenson B, Rulli S, Ruppert PS, Lawler J, McGraw N, Knecht A, Gelman I, Zucker JR, Omoregie E, Kidd S, Sugerman DE, Jorba J, Gerloff N, Ng TFF, Lopez A, Masters NB, Leung J, Burns CC, Routh J, Bialek SR, Oberste MS, Rosenberg ES. Wastewater Testing and Detection of Poliovirus Type 2 Genetically Linked to Virus Isolated from a Paralytic Polio Case - New York, March 9-October 11, 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022; 71:1418-1424. [PMID: 36327157 PMCID: PMC9639435 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7144e2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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In July 2022, a case of paralytic poliomyelitis resulting from infection with vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) type 2 (VDPV2)§ was confirmed in an unvaccinated adult resident of Rockland County, New York (1). As of August 10, 2022, poliovirus type 2 (PV2)¶ genetically linked to this VDPV2 had been detected in wastewater** in Rockland County and neighboring Orange County (1). This report describes the results of additional poliovirus testing of wastewater samples collected during March 9-October 11, 2022, and tested as of October 20, 2022, from 48 sewersheds (the community area served by a wastewater collection system) serving parts of Rockland County and 12 surrounding counties. Among 1,076 wastewater samples collected, 89 (8.3%) from 10 sewersheds tested positive for PV2. As part of a broad epidemiologic investigation, wastewater testing can provide information about where poliovirus might be circulating in a community in which a paralytic case has been identified; however, the most important public health actions for preventing paralytic poliomyelitis in the United States remain ongoing case detection through national acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) surveillance†† and improving vaccination coverage in undervaccinated communities. Although most persons in the United States are sufficiently immunized, unvaccinated or undervaccinated persons living or working in Kings, Orange, Queens, Rockland, or Sullivan counties, New York should complete the polio vaccination series as soon as possible.
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- 2022 CDC Domestic Poliovirus Emergency Response Team; New York State Department of Health; Department of Public Health, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York; Department of Biomedical Science, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York; Rockland County Department of Health, Pomona, New York; Orange County Department of Health, Goshen, New York; Sullivan County Department of Public Health, Liberty, New York; Nassau County Department of Health, Mineola, New York; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York; Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York
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León TM, Dorabawila V, Nelson L, Lutterloh E, Bauer UE, Backenson B, Bassett MT, Henry H, Bregman B, Midgley CM, Myers JF, Plumb ID, Reese HE, Zhao R, Briggs-Hagen M, Hoefer D, Watt JP, Silk BJ, Jain S, Rosenberg ES. COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis - California and New York, May-November 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022; 71:125-131. [PMID: 35085222 PMCID: PMC9351527 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7104e1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rosenberg ES, Holtgrave DR, Dorabawila V, Conroy M, Greene D, Lutterloh E, Backenson B, Hoefer D, Morne J, Bauer U, Zucker HA. New COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Among Adults, by Vaccination Status - New York, May 3-July 25, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021; 70:1306-1311. [PMID: 34529645 PMCID: PMC8445378 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7037a7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rosenberg ES, Holtgrave DR, Dorabawila V, Conroy M, Greene D, Lutterloh E, Backenson B, Hoefer D, Morne J, Bauer U, Zucker HA. New COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Among Adults, by Vaccination Status - New York, May 3-July 25, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021; 70:1150-1155. [PMID: 34437517 PMCID: PMC8389393 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7034e1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wormser GP, McKenna D, Piedmonte N, Vinci V, Egizi AM, Backenson B, Falco RC. First Recognized Human Bite in the United States by the Asian Longhorned Tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 70:314-316. [PMID: 31150055 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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We present the case summary of the first human recognized to have been bitten by the Haemaphysalis longicornis tick in the United States, which occurred in New York State. Subsequent field studies confirmed that this tick was present in multiple geographic locations near the patient's residence, including on manicured lawns.
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- Gary P Wormser
- Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla
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- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany
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- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany
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- Tick-borne Disease Laboratory, Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division.,Department of Entomology, Center for Vector Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany
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- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany
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Dupuis AP, Prusinski MA, Russell A, O'Connor C, Maffei JG, Oliver J, Howard JJ, Sherwood JA, Tober K, Rochlin I, Cucura M, Backenson B, Kramer LD. Serologic Survey of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in Hunter-Harvested White-Tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus), New York State. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020; 104:593-603. [PMID: 33350367 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Sera from white-tailed deer (WTD, Odocoileus virginianus) hunter-harvested throughout New York State (NYS), 2007-2015, were tested by plaque reduction neutralization for antibodies against nine mosquito-borne viruses from the families Peribunyaviridae, Flaviviridae, and Togaviridae. Overall, 76.1% (373/490) of sampled WTD were seropositive against at least one virus, and 38.8% were exposed to multiple viruses. The seropositivity rate in adult WTD (78.0%) was significantly greater (P < 0.0001) than that in fawns (47.7%). Neutralizing antibodies against California serogroup viruses were most common in WTD sampled across all regions (67.1%), followed by the Bunyamwera serogroup (BUN) (37.6%). Jamestown Canyon and Cache Valley orthobunyaviruses were responsible for most California and BUN infections, respectively. Seroprevalence rates to West Nile virus were higher in samples originating from Long Island (LI) (19.0%) than in those originating from the central (7.3%), western (5.0%), and Hudson Valley (4.4%) regions of NYS. Antibodies to Eastern equine encephalitis virus were seen primarily in WTD from central NYS (5.1%), where annual enzootic activity occurs, but low rates were documented in western NYS (1.4%) and LI (1.7%). Low rates of Potosi and LaCrosse orthobunyavirus, and Highlands J virus antibodies were detected over the course of this investigation. St. Louis encephalitis virus (or a closely related virus) antibodies were detected in samples collected from central and western NYS, suggesting local virus transmission despite a lack of evidence from routine mosquito surveillance. Serologic results demonstrate the value of WTD in NYS as an indicator of arbovirus distribution and recent transmission on a relatively fine spatial scale.
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- Alan P Dupuis
- New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, New York
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- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Albany, New York
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- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Albany, New York
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- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Albany, New York
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- New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, New York
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- New York State Department of Health, Central New York Regional Office, Syracuse, New York
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- New York State Department of Health, Central New York Regional Office, Syracuse, New York
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- New York State Department of Health, Central New York Regional Office, Syracuse, New York
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- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Albany, New York
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- Division of Vector Control, Suffolk County Department of Public Works, Yaphank, New York
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- Division of Vector Control, Suffolk County Department of Public Works, Yaphank, New York
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- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Albany, New York
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, New York.,New York State Department of Health, The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, New York
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Lin S, Shrestha S, Prusinski MA, White JL, Lukacik G, Smith M, Lu J, Backenson B. The effects of multiyear and seasonal weather factors on incidence of Lyme disease and its vector in New York State. Sci Total Environ 2019; 665:1182-1188. [PMID: 30893749 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND More frequent extreme weather and warmer weather due to climate change might change the spatiotemporal distributions of vector-borne diseases, including Lyme disease. However, limited studies have examined the associations of Lyme disease and its vectors with weather factors, especially multi-year and multi-weather factors related to vector life cycle. OBJECTIVES We investigated the associations between multi-year, unique weather indicators (relevant to tick and host activities) and Lyme disease incidence or documented I. scapularis encounters in New York State (NYS). METHODS Using a generalized estimating equation model, we linked Lyme disease and tick (I. scapularis) data, obtained from the NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH) Communicable Disease Surveillance and Tick Identification Service, with weather data. We used a season-specific exposure index by considering days in different seasons with certain temperature and precipitation ranges, summer Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, and fitted linear regression models using generalized estimating equations. RESULTS Lyme disease and I. scapularis encounters were modestly correlated (Spearman correlation = 0.60, p-value <0.001). The results indicate that summer Lyme disease cases and tick encounters may increase by 4-10%, per one day in spring with a minimum temperature range between 40 and 50 °F in the year of diagnosis and previous year. A day increase in summer with maximum temperature > 75 °F in the previous year was associated with 2% increase in summer disease counts. Mild winter days were associated with an increase in summer tick encounters. CONCLUSIONS Extended spring and summer days and mild winter temperatures appear to increase Lyme disease cases and tick exposure risk in NYS.
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- Shao Lin
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University at New York, Rensselaer, NY, United States of America; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany, State University at New York, Rensselaer, NY, United States of America.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany, State University at New York, Rensselaer, NY, United States of America
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- Investigations and Vector Surveillance Units, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, United States of America
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- Investigations and Vector Surveillance Units, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, United States of America
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- Investigations and Vector Surveillance Units, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany, State University at New York, Rensselaer, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany, State University at New York, Rensselaer, NY, United States of America; Investigations and Vector Surveillance Units, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, United States of America
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Goel R, Westblade LF, Kessler DA, Sfeir M, Slavinski S, Backenson B, Gebhardt L, Kane K, Laurence J, Scherr D, Bussel J, Dumler JS, Cushing MM. Death from Transfusion-Transmitted Anaplasmosis, New York, USA, 2017. Emerg Infect Dis 2019; 24:1548-1550. [PMID: 30016241 PMCID: PMC6056119 DOI: 10.3201/eid2408.172048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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We report a death from transfusion-transmitted anaplasmosis in a 78-year-old man. The patient died of septic shock 2 weeks after a perioperative transfusion with erythrocytes harboring Anaplasma phagocytophilum. The patient's blood specimens were positive for A. phagocytophilum DNA beginning 7 days after transfusion; serologic testing remained negative until death.
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Newman AP, Becraft R, Dean AB, Hull R, Backenson B, Hale G, Laven J, Bhatnagar J, Staples JE. Notes from the Field: Fatal Yellow Fever in a Traveler Returning From Peru - New York, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017; 66:914-915. [PMID: 28859053 PMCID: PMC5657792 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6634a5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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We examined whether pet ownership increased the risk for tick encounters and tickborne disease among residents of three Lyme disease-endemic states as a nested cohort within a randomized controlled trial. Information about pet ownership, use of tick control for pets, property characteristics, tick encounters and human tickborne disease were captured through surveys, and associations were assessed using univariate and multivariable analyses. Pet-owning households had 1.83 times the risk (95% CI = 1.53, 2.20) of finding ticks crawling on and 1.49 times the risk (95% CI = 1.20, 1.84) of finding ticks attached to household members compared to households without pets. This large evaluation of pet ownership, human tick encounters and tickborne diseases shows that pet owners, whether of cats or dogs, are at increased risk of encountering ticks and suggests that pet owners are at an increased risk of developing tickborne disease. Pet owners should be made aware of this risk and be reminded to conduct daily tick checks of all household members, including the pets, and to consult their veterinarian regarding effective tick control products.
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- E H Jones
- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Connecticut Emerging Infections Program, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Jin X, Chen JH, Weng C, Backenson B, Hoefer D, Chang HG. The exploration of various methods for Shigellaoutbreak detection. Emerging Health Threats Journal 2011. [DOI: 10.3402/ehtj.v4i0.11056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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