Suspected Cat-to-Human Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Thailand, July-September 2021.

A veterinarian in Thailand was diagnosed with COVID-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat owned by an infected patient. Genetic study supported the hypothesis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from the owner to the cat, and then from the cat to the veterinarian.

The Potential Impact of Chikungunya Virus Outbreaks on Blood Transfusion.

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is responsible for large periodic epidemics in both endemic and nonendemic areas where competent mosquitoes are present. Transmission of CHIKV by transfusion during explosive outbreaks has never been documented, and the true impact of CHIKV infection on blood transfusion during an outbreak is unknown. Considerations include not only transfusions in the active outbreak areas but also returning travelers to nonendemic areas.

Risk of chikungunya virus transmission associated with European travelers returning from southern Thailand (2008-2015).

Background: The impact of the spread of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) by autochthonous transmission and blood transfusion in nonendemic areas via travelers returning from CHIKV-affected locations is a concern.

Methods: We analyzed the risks of potential CHIKV importation and transfusion transmission from Thailand to Europe via travelers visiting southern Thailand from 2008 through 2015, using the web-based European Up-front Risk Assessment Tool.

Results: The risk of CHIKV importation by European travelers returning from Thailand from 2008 through 2015 varied depending on the year of travel, tourist destination, duration of stay, and time since last possible exposure.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of community and hospital-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia.

Purpose: We aimed to characterize clinical manifestations of the patients with bacteremia due to community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii and evaluate the outcomes of these patients.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study to include adult patients with A. baumannii bacteremia and then classified them into two groups: community-acquired A.

Peripheral facial paralysis associated with HIV infection: A case series and literature review.

Objective: The association between peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) and HIV infection has been scarcely explained. The authors aimed to describe the association between PFP and HIV infection status, along with the related co-morbidities and the outcomes of PFP, as well as the literature review on this topic.

Patients And Methods: All HIV-infected patients who experienced PFP, both before and after a positive HIV serology test, between January 2002 and June 2015 were retrospectively reviewed.