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Fungal diseases constitute a growing problem worldwide, causing a large, but poorly quantified, impact on public health (1). The incidence of fungal infections varies according to geographic region, socioeconomic conditions, [...]

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by a deficient nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidative burst that impairs phagocyte superoxide formation and killing of certain pathogens. Mutations can [...]

In September 2017, a healthy boy was born at 35 weeks' gestation in Brazil. The newborn was fed breast milk and reconstituted powdered infant formula (PIF) while in the hospital. [...]

Dengue is a disease of high incidence and a major public health problem worldwide (1). Approximately 2.5 billion persons live in dengue transmission risk areas, and 50 million dengue virus [...]

In the United States, meningococcal disease, a nationally reportable bacterial disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis, has a case-fatality rate of 10%-15% (7). Clusters of serogroup C meningococcal disease have been [...]

Qtreptococcus pneumoniae causes severe invasive disOease that results in considerable illness and death. The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is higher during the early years of life and among [...]

Streptococcus suis, an emerging zoonotic pathogen, causes invasive infections in persons who are in close contact with infected pigs or contaminated pork-derived products (1). On the basis of capsular polysaccharides, [...]

We conducted a cross-sectional, household survey in Oakville, Ontario, where an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2002 led to an unprecedented number of cases of meningitis and encephalitis. [...]

To the Editor: Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection is endemic in regions such as Southeast Asia, China, the Pacific Basin, and the Caribbean, but international travel has spread the disease elsewhere, including [...]