Publications by authors named "W E SWITZER"
Genome characterization of a simian foamy virus from a human bitten by an African green monkey.
Microbiol Resour Announc
December 2024
We obtained the near-complete simian foamy virus (SFV) genome from an infected human bitten by an African green monkey ( SFVcae_hu501). The genome is 13,062 nucleotides long with the classical SFV genome structure. Phylogenetically, SFVcae_hu501 clustered closely with SFV from (SFVagm_LK3).
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- In summer 2018, New Mexico officials discovered an HIV infection case in a woman with no obvious risk factors linked to cosmetic procedures known as vampire facials at a spa.
- An investigation revealed multiple cases (including clients and a partner) with similar HIV strains, indicating a potential cluster, despite low-risk behaviors reported.
- The case highlights the importance of proper infection control at cosmetic service facilities to prevent HIV and other bloodborne pathogens, as well as the necessity for maintaining client records for tracking and notification purposes.
We investigated transmission dynamics of a large human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreak among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in KY and OH during 2017-20 by using detailed phylogenetic, network, recombination, and cluster dating analyses. Using polymerase () sequences from 193 people associated with the investigation, we document high HIV-1 diversity, including Subtype B (44.6 per cent); numerous circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) including CRF02_AG (2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHantaviruses zoonotically infect humans worldwide with pathogenic consequences and are mainly spread by rodents that shed aerosolized virus particles in urine and feces. Bioinformatics methods for hantavirus diagnostics, genomic surveillance and epidemiology are currently lacking a comprehensive approach for data sharing, integration, visualization, analytics and reporting. With the possibility of hantavirus cases going undetected and spreading over international borders, a significant reporting delay can miss linked transmission events and impedes timely, targeted public health interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransmitted HIV drug resistance in Bulgaria was first reported in 2015 using data from 1988-2011. We determined the prevalence of surveillance drug resistance mutations (SDRMs) and HIV-1 genetic diversity in Bulgaria during 2012-2020 using polymerase sequences from 1053 of 2010 (52.4%) antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive individuals.
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