Emerging Infections 10 (eBook)

Contributors ix

Foreword xv

Preface xvii

Acknowledgments xix

1 West Africa 2013: Re-examining Ebola 1
Daniel G. Bausch and Amanda Rojek

2 Preparing for Serious Communicable Diseases in the United States: What the Ebola Virus Epidemic Has Taught Us 39
Jay B. Varkey and Bruce S. Ribner

3 Ebola Virus Disease: Therapeutic and Potential Preventative Opportunities 53
Robert Fisher and Luciana Borio

4 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) 73
Sonja A. Rasmussen, Amelia K. Watson, and David L. Swerdlow

5 The Emergence of Enterovirus D-68 105
Kevin Messacar, Mark J. Abzug, and Samuel R. Dominguez

6 The Role of Punctuated Evolution in the Pathogenicity of Influenza Viruses 121
Jonathan A. McCullers

7 Measles in the United States since the Millennium: Perils and Progress in the Postelimination Era 131
Anne Schuchat, Amy Parker Fiebelkorn, and William Bellini

8 Chikungunya Virus: Current Perspectives on a Reemerging Virus 143
Clayton R. Morrison, Kenneth S. Plante, and Mark T. Heise

9 Zika Virus Disease 163
Werner Slenczka

10 West Nile Virus Infection 175
James J. Sejvar

11 Mobilization of Carbapenemase-Mediated Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae 201
Amy Mathers

12 Antimicrobial Resistance Expressed by Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A Major Global Public Health Problem in the 21st Century 213
Magnus Unemo, Carlos del Rio, and William M. Shafer

13 Bordetella holmesii: Still Emerging and Elusive 20 Years On 239
Laure F. Pittet and Klara M. Posfay-Barbe

14 Cronobacter spp. 255
Brian P. Blackwood and Catherine J. Hunter

15 Clostridium difficile Infection 265
Jae Hyun Shin, Esteban Chaves-Olarte, and Cirle A. Warren

16 Emerging Tick-Borne Bacterial Pathogens 295
Tahar Kernif, Hamza Leulmi, Didier Raoult, and Philippe Parola

17 Bordetella pertussis 311
Delma J. Nieves and Ulrich Heininger

18 Invasive Infections with Nontyphoidal Salmonella in Sub-Saharan Africa 341
Barbara E. Mahon and Patricia I. Fields

19 Fungal Infections Associated with Contaminated Steroid Injections 359
Carol A. Kauffman and Anurag N. Malani

20 Emerging Fungal Infections in the Pacific Northwest: The Unrecognized Burden and Geographic Range of Cryptococcus gattii and Coccidioides immitis 375
Shawn R. Lockhart, Orion Z. McCotter, and Tom M. Chiller

21 The Emerging Amphibian Fungal Disease, Chytridiomycosis: A Key Example of the Global Phenomenon of Wildlife Emerging Infectious Diseases 385
Jonathan E. Kolby and Peter Daszak

22 Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Malaria 409
Rick M. Fairhurst and Arjen M. Dondorp

Index 431

Description

The 10th volume of this series, which
originated in 1998, remains highly pertinent and informative as emerging and
re-emerging infectious diseases become ever more important. Written by 49
well-qualified authors (including over a dozen from outside the U.S.) from
major academic institutions as well as the CDC, FDA, NIH, and WHO, the 22
chapters examine emerging pathogens MERS, Enterovirus D68, Chikungunya, Zika,
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea,
etc. Three chapters are dedicated to Ebola due to its recent impact and general
interest.

Purpose

The three well-known editors seek to update
readers on a wide-ranging list of prominent emerging viral, bacterial, and
fungal pathogens as well as a few less well-known or more esoteric pathogens
such as B. holmesii, Cronobacter spp., tick-borne bacterial pathogens, and amphibian
fungal diseases. In addition, several chapters deal with more mechanistic
concerns such as punctuated evolution in the pathogenicity of influenza, fungal
contamination of steroid injections, and challenges in preventing the
re-emergence of measles.

Audience

Students, teachers, clinicians,
laboratorians, and investigators in the disciplines of microbiology, infectious
diseases, and public health will find value in the concise, well-written, and
adequately referenced chapters.

Features

The foreword and preface do a nice job of
setting the scene. The first three chapters on Ebola are organized into West
African experience, lessons from Ebola in preparing for serious communicable
diseases in the United States, and Ebola therapeutics. Although each chapter is
excellent on its own, there is substantial redundancy when read together. To
better hold the reader's attention, the authors of almost all of the chapters
(exceptions are non-typhoidal salmonella and Zika) offer appropriate graphics,
charts, and tables. The chapters on MERS, measles, Enterovirus D68, and C.
difficile are concise yet comprehensive reviews. The scope of the chapter on
CRE concentrates on epidemiology and laboratory detection but does not address
other clinical issues.

Assessment

Global forces such as population growth,
climate change, world travel, and trade will continue to influence the
emergence and transmission of infectious diseases. This volume nicely
summarizes information on a variety of pathogens and serves as a great reminder
of the importance of preparedness and public health on a national and global
scale.

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