Publications by authors named "J Rossow"
During 2019-2020, the Virgin Islands Department of Health investigated potential animal reservoirs of Leptospira spp., the bacteria that cause leptospirosis. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated Leptospira spp.
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- Human-to-animal and animal-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been observed, but there is limited research on transmission in shelters.
- A study was conducted at four animal shelters in the U.S. where animals were exposed to COVID-19 positive staff members.
- Out of 96 tested cats and dogs, only one dog showed antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, with no viral RNA detected, suggesting a low risk of transmission in these settings with proper safety measures in place.
Background: , a multidrug-resistant yeast, can spread rapidly in ventilator-capable skilled-nursing facilities (vSNFs) and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). In 2018, a laboratory serving LTACHs in southern California began identifying species of that were detected in urine specimens to enhance surveillance of , and was identified in February 2019 in a patient in an Orange County (OC), California, LTACH. Further investigation identified at 3 associated facilities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMongooses, a nonnative species, are a known reservoir of rabies virus in the Caribbean region. A cross-sectional study of mongooses at 41 field sites on the US Virgin Islands of St. Croix, St.
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