Publications by authors named "Catherine C Chow"
On May 17, 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Laboratory Response Network (LRN) laboratory confirmed the presence of orthopoxvirus DNA via real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from lesion swabs obtained from a Massachusetts resident. Orthopoxviruses include Monkeypox virus, the causative agent of monkeypox. Subsequent real-time PCR testing at CDC on May 18 confirmed that the patient was infected with the West African clade of Monkeypox virus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- - Disease outbreaks of global importance are frequent, and there is a challenge in detecting threats in countries that may not report them to global health organizations.
- - The CDC's Global Disease Detection Operations Center, established in 2007, monitors approximately 30-40 public health threats at a time to identify and respond to emerging issues.
- - In 2012, the GDD highlighted five significant infectious disease threats: avian influenza A (H5N1), cholera, wild poliovirus, enterovirus-71, and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Rhabdomyolysis in patients with west nile encephalitis and meningitis.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
February 2006
Since 1999, more than 6,500 cases of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNND) have been reported in the United States. Patients with WNND can present with muscle weakness that is often assumed to be of neurological origin. During 2002, nearly 3,000 persons with WNV meningitis or encephalitis (or both) were reported in the United States; in suburban Cook County, Illinois, with 244 persons were hospitalized for WNV illnesses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To estimate West Nile virus (WNV) infection rates, assess environmental variables that correlated with seropositivity in dogs and cats, and assess whether pets should be considered as possible sentinels for WNV and therefore of potential human exposure.
Design: Cross-sectional serosurvey.
Animals: 442 dogs and 138 cats.
Background: Lyme disease is a vector-borne infectious disease, accounting for more than 95% of all reported vector-borne illness in the United States. From 1992 2000, Dutchess County reported more cases of Lyme disease than any other county in the United States, consistently ranking among the top ten in incidence rates. We analyzed 1992-2000 Dutchess County Lyme disease surveillance data to characterize Lyme disease trends, identify high-risk populations, and examine the frequency of the characteristic lesion, erythema migrans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF