Rebecca S. B. Fischer

Longitudinal genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in a university microcosm reflects global evolutionary trends

Sankar P. Chaki, Melissa M. Kahl-McDonagh, Benjamin W. Neuman, Loni A Taylor et autres

ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 transmission has declined, yet ongoing viral evolution continues to pose public health challenges. This study conducted long-term (2020–2024) genomic surveillance within a large and globally diverse university community. Viral genomes obtained from clinical ( n = 1,786) and surveillance ( …

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Social determinants of health and temporospatial trends associated with Giardia duodenalis infection in Texas canines

Loni A Taylor, Meriam N. Saleh, Carlos Rodriguez, Kristi L. Allgood et autres

Giardia duodenalis is a protozoal parasite that infects a wide range of animal hosts including dogs and humans. Although social determinants of health (SDOH) are well characterized in human disease, their role in shaping animal health outcomes remains poorly understood. This ecological …

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Active surveillance reveals common SARS-CoV-2 infections among cats and dogs from households with human COVID-19 cases in Texas, USA

Pauvolid-Corrêa Alex, Edward Davila, Lisa D. Auckland, Italo B. Zecca et autres

Households where people have COVID-19 are high-risk environments for companion animals to become infected by SARS-CoV-2. We sampled 579 pets from 281 households with one or more laboratory-confirmed persons with COVID-19 in central Texas from June 2020 to May 2021. Nineteen out …

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Social determinants of health and temporospatial trends associated with Giardia duodenalis infection in Texas canines

Loni A Taylor, Mobina Saleh, Carlos Rodriguez, Kristi L. Allgood et autres

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Household clusters of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants contemporaneously sequenced from dogs and their owners

Francisco C. Ferreira, Lisa D. Auckland, Rachel E. Busselman, Edward Davila et autres

ABSTRACT Monitoring the zoonotic potential of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants in animals is a critical tool to protect public health. We conducted a longitudinal study in 47 households reporting people with COVID-19 in Texas from January to July 2022, during the first Omicron …

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Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) as an Underappreciated Cause of Emergent Hemodialysis Utilization in the United States

Anna Strasma, Matthew R. Sinclair, Lawrence P. Park, Hal Zhang et autres

ABSTRACT Introduction End stage kidney disease (ESKD) affects an estimated 5500 persons living in the United States without legal residency documentation. One likely, but underappreciated cause of ESKD in the Hispanic migrant population, is chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu). CKDu …

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Active surveillance of cats and dogs from households with human COVID-19 cases reveals over one quarter of pets infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020-2021 in Texas, United States

Alex Pauvolid‐Corrêa, Edward Davila, Lisa D. Auckland, Italo B. Zecca et autres

Abstract Households where people have COVID-19 are high risk environments for companion animals that are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. We sampled 579 pets from 281 households with one or more laboratory-confirmed person with COVID-19 in central Texas from June 2020 to May 2021. …

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: identification of risk factors and haemodynamics characteristics in a multicentre retrospective cohort

Emiliano Marasco, Christina Düsing, Stefanie Keymel, Alessandra Bortoluzzi et autres

OBJECTIVES: The aim of our work was to identify specific patterns in clinical features and nailfold capillary changes that may help in screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: We identified patients with SLE and …

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Persistence of dengue serotype 2 viral RNA in blood cells of a returned traveler with dengue fever

Rebecca S. B. Fischer, Samuel Vilchez, Shannon E. Ronca, Rebecca B. Kairis et autres

Dengue virus (DENV) is one of the most significant vector-borne pathogens worldwide. In this report, we describe clinical features and laboratory detection of dengue in a 45-year-old traveler to Nicaragua on return home to the United States in 2019. Clinical presentation was …

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Kidney biopsies among persons living in hotspots of CKDu: a position statement from the International Society of Nephrology’s Consortium of Collaborators on CKDu

Eranga Wijewickrama, Suman Behera, Pablo García, Carmen Ávila-Casado et autres

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Efficacy of Messenger RNA-1273 Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Acquisition in Young Adults From March to December 2021

Rebecca S. B. Fischer, Nicole Espy, Christopher A. DeSouza, Molly Rosenberg et autres

BACKGROUND: The efficacy of messenger RNA (mRNA)-1273 against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is not well defined, particularly among young adults. METHODS: Adults aged 18-29 years with no known history of SARS-CoV-2 infection or prior vaccination for coronavirus disease …

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Efficacy of Messenger RNA–1273 Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Acquisition in Young Adults From March to December 2021

Kathryn E. Stephenson, Jasmine R Marcelin, Audrey Pettifor, Holly Janes et autres

Background: The efficacy of messenger RNA (mRNA)-1273 against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is not well defined, particularly among young adults. Methods: Adults aged 18-29 years with no known history of SARS-CoV-2 infection or prior vaccination for coronavirus disease …

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