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Wilson, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA ∞ Emerging Infectious Diseases is printed on acid-free paper that meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO 239.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper) Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 16, No. 11, November 2010 November 2010 On the Cover Effect of Vaccination on Bordetella pertussis Strains, China ..........1695 Nicolaes Gillis L. Zhang et al. (recorded 1601, active 1622–1632 in Haarlem) Strains may differ from those in other countries with Still Life on the Table long histories of high vaccine action coverage. (Banquet Table) (1614) Oil on wood (110 cm × 74 cm) Lymphotropism of Merkel Cell National Gallery in Prague, Czech Polyomavirus Infection, Nova Scotia, Republic Canada.........................................................1702 About the Cover p. 1821 S. Toracchio et al. Synopses Lymphoid cells may be a site for virus persistence. Regulatory Oversight and Comparison of 3 Infrared Safety of Probiotic Use ..............................1661 Thermal Detection Systems and V. Venugopalan et al. Self-Report for Mass Fever Screening .....1710 Saccharomyces boulardii probiotics should be A.V. Nguyen et al. used with caution for hospitalized patients with In a hospital setting, the systems had reasonable Clostridium diffi cile infections. utility for mass fever detection. Decreasing Shigellosis-related Sulfadoxine/Pyrimethamine Deaths without Shigella spp.–specifi c Intermittent Preventive Treatment Interventions, Asia .....................................1718 for Malaria during Pregnancy ....................1666 p. 1691 P. Bardhan et al. P. Deloron et al. Despite a high number of cases, shigellosis-asso- Adequate methods for monitoring this treatment are ciated deaths have decreased 98% since the 1980s. needed. Measles Virus Strain Diversity, Oropharyngeal Cancer Epidemic Nigeria and Democratic Republic and Human Papillomavirus .......................1671 of the Congo ...............................................1724 T. Ramqvist and T. Dalianis J.R. Kremer et al. Patients were young and lacked traditional risk Differences in epidemiologic patterns are only factors. partially explained by vaccination practices. Research p. 1707 Outbreaks of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Seasonal Infl uenza A (H3N2) Salmonella enterica Pulsed-Field Gel on Cruise Ship ............................................1731 Electrophoresis Clusters, Minnesota, K.A. Ward et al. 2001–2007....................................................1678 Although pandemic virus spread rapidly, intensive J.M. Rounds et al. control measures successfully contained these This procedure can help identify outbreaks of outbreaks. salmonellosis. Genetic Structure of Plasmodium Enhanced Surveillance of falciparum and Elimination of Malaria, Coccidioidomycosis, Arizona, Comoros Archipelago ................................1686 2007–2008....................................................1738 S. Rebaudet et al. C.A. Tsang et al. Elimination interventions should be implemented Additional public and provider education are needed simultaneously throughout the entire archipelago. to reduce delays in diagnosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 16, No. 11, November 2010 Dispatches 1745 Experimental Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus November 2010 Infection of Cats J.M.A. van den Brand et al. 1748 Reassortment of Ancient Neuraminidase Letters and Recent Hemagglutinin in Pandemic 1796 Typhoid Fever among Children, Ghana (H1N1) 2009 Virus P. Bhoumik and A.L. 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