Notes from the Field: Tetanus in an Unvaccinated Child - Oregon, 2017

Published on March 7, 2019

Tetanus is an acute neuromuscular disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. Bacterial spores found in soil can enter the body through skin disruption, with subsequent onset of clinical illness ranging from 3 to 21 days (usually within 8 days).

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Notes from the Field: Measles Outbreak in an Era of Stricter Immunization Requirements --- California, March 2018

February 28, 2019
On March 4, 2018, an unvaccinated adolescent boy, aged 15 years, who had recently returned from England and Wales, where measles outbreaks were occurring, was evaluated by a physician for fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, Koplik spots, and rash. Measles virus nucleic acid was detected in an oropharyngeal swab and in urine tested at the Santa Clara County (California) Public Health Department.

Diagnostic Methods Used to Classify Confirmed and Probable Cases of Spotted Fever Rickettsioses --- United States, 2010--2015

March 14, 2019
Spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR), including Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), are nationally notifiable diseases in the United States caused by spotted fever group Rickettsia.