Browsing by Author "Schroeder, Betsy A."

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    Determining the role of natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in the death of domestic pets: 10 cases (2020-2021)
    Carpenter, Ann; Ghai, Ria R.; Gary, Joy; Ritter, Jana M.; Carvallo, Francisco R.; Diel, Diego G.; Martins, Mathias; Murphy, Julia; Schroeder, Betsy A.; Brightbill, Kevin; Tewari, Deepanker; Boger, Lore; Gabel, Julie; Cobb, Robert; Hennebelle, Janemarie; Stanton, James B.; McCullough, Kathryn; Mosley, Yung-Yi C.; Naikare, Hemant K.; Radcliffe, Rachel; Parr, Boyd; Balsamo, Gary; Robbins, Brent; Smith, David; Slavinski, Sally; Williams, Carl; Meckes, Doug; Jones, Dee; Frazier, Tony; Steury, Kelley; Rooney, Jane; Torchetti, Mia; Wendling, Natalie; Currie, Dustin; Behravesh, Casey Barton; Wallace, Ryan M. (2021-11-01)
    OBJECTIVE To establish a pathoepidemiological model to evaluate the role of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first 10 companion animals that died while infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the US. ANIMALS 10 cats and dogs that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and died or were euthanized in the US between March 2020 and January 2021. PROCEDURES A standardized algorithm was developed to direct case investigations, determine the necessity of certain diagnostic procedures, and evaluate the role, if any, that SARS-CoV-2 infection played in the animals' course of disease and death. Using clinical and diagnostic information collected by state animal health officials, state public health veterinarians, and other state and local partners, this algorithm was applied to each animal case. RESULTS SARS-CoV-2 was an incidental finding in 8 animals, was suspected to have contributed to the severity of clinical signs leading to euthanasia in 1 dog, and was the primary reason for death for 1 cat. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE This report provides the global community with a standardized process for directing case investigations, determining the necessity of certain diagnostic procedures, and determining the clinical significance of SARS-CoV-2 infections in animals with fatal outcomes and provides evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can, in rare circumstances, cause or contribute to death in pets.
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    Multistate Infestation with the Exotic Disease-Vector Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis - United States, August 2017-September 2018
    Ben Beard, C.; Occi, James; Bonilla, Denise L.; Egizi, Andrea M.; Fonseca, Dina M.; Mertins, James W.; Backenson, Bryon P.; Bajwa, Waheed I.; Barbarin, Alexis M.; Bertone, Matthew A.; Brown, Justin; Connally, Neeta P.; Connell, Nancy D.; Eisen, Rebecca J.; Falco, Richard C.; James, Angela M.; Krell, Rayda K.; Lahmers, Kevin K.; Lewis, Nicole; Little, Susan E.; Neault, Michael; de Leon, Adalberto A. Perez; Randall, Adam R.; Ruder, Mark G.; Saleh, Meriam N.; Schappach, Brittany L.; Schroeder, Betsy A.; Seraphin, Leslie L.; Wehtje, Morgan; Wormser, Gary P.; Yabsley, Michael J.; Halperin, William (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018-11-30)
    Haemaphysalis longicornis is a tick indigenous to eastern Asia and an important vector of human and animal disease agents, resulting in such outcomes as human hemorrhagic fever and reduction of production in dairy cattle by 25%. H. longicornis was discovered on a sheep in New Jersey in August 2017 (1). This was the first detection in the United States outside of quarantine. In the spring of 2018, the tick was again detected at the index site, and later, in other counties in New Jersey, in seven other states in the eastern United States, and in Arkansas. The hosts included six species of domestic animals, six species of wildlife, and humans. To forestall adverse consequences in humans, pets, livestock, and wildlife, several critical actions are indicated, including expanded surveillance to determine the evolving distribution of H. longicornis, detection of pathogens that H. longicornis currently harbors, determination of the capacity of H. longicornis to serve as a vector for a range of potential pathogens, and evaluation of effective agents and methods for the control of H. longicornis.