2020
The emergence of human Powassan virus infection in North America
Campbell O, Krause PJ. The emergence of human Powassan virus infection in North America. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2020, 11: 101540. PMID: 32993949, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCanadaCommunicable Diseases, EmergingEncephalitis Viruses, Tick-BorneEncephalitis, Tick-BorneHumansIncidencePrevalenceUnited StatesConceptsPowassan virusPOWV infectionSymptomatic casesLong-term neurological sequelaePowassan virus infectionState health department websitesPOWV diseaseTickborne flavivirusNeurological sequelaeHealth department websitesVirus infectionDisease controlInfection prevalenceInfectionPrevalence researchUnited StatesSurveillance effortsAge distributionIncidenceOld beingSurveillance informationGreater awarenessLiterature reviewDisease incidenceMorbidity
2019
Human babesiosis
Krause PJ. Human babesiosis. International Journal For Parasitology 2019, 49: 165-174. PMID: 30690090, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2018.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiprotozoal AgentsBabesiosisCommunicable Disease ControlCommunicable Diseases, EmergingCost of IllnessDiagnostic Tests, RoutineDisease ManagementExchange Transfusion, Whole BloodGlobal HealthHumansConceptsBurden of infectionSignificant health burdenNon-endemic areasTick-borne diseaseThin blood smearsBlood transfusionExchange transfusionHealth burdenSevere casesBlood smearsHuman babesiosisIntraerythrocytic parasitesTransfusionInfectionBabesiosisBurdenProtective measuresBabesia DNAClindamycinAzithromycinAtovaquoneDiseaseSmearsDiagnosis