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Whether you're looking to start or maintain a community paramedicine program, don't overlook these areas that can help make a difference

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Fatal Encephalitis Associated with Borna Disease Virus 1

To the Editor: Viral encephalitis developed in a previously healthy 25-year-old man, and he died 1 month after the onset of symptoms. He was an engineering student and lived in Central Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, with his family and two dogs and two cats. He often spent time outdoors, but he had…

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Fatal Encephalitic Borna Disease Virus 1 in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients

To the Editor: Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1; species Mammalian 1 orthobornavirus) causes progressive meningoencephalitis, mainly in horses and sheep. Evidence of BoDV-1 infection in humans is limited. However, after the identification of a bornavirus transmitted by exotic pet squirrels — the…

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A Candida auris Outbreak and Its Control in an Intensive Care Setting

Candida auris is an emerging, multidrug-resistant pathogen that has recently been associated with outbreaks worldwide, often in intensive care units (ICUs). It was described in 2009 after isolation from the ear canal of a Japanese patient and was reported as a cause of bloodstream infection in…

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Phase 2b Controlled Trial of M72/AS01E Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis

One quarter of the global population is estimated to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. There were an estimated 10.4 million new cases of tuberculosis and 1.7 million deaths from the disease in 2016. An effective…

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New Promise for Vaccines against Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis has now exceeded infection with the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and malaria as the world's largest cause of death from an infectious disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 10.4 million new cases and 1.7…

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Variation in Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity and Mortality in Africa, 2000–2015

Diarrhea-related deaths in children are largely preventable. Unfortunately, the burden of diarrhea remains high and inadequately characterized owing to the complex interplay that the environment, food, water, and sanitation have with poverty and deprivation. A considerable proportion of cases of…

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