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Root caries and root defects in urban and rural adults: the Florida Dental Care Study.

As part of the Florida Dental Care Study--a longitudinal study of risk factors for changes in dental health--the authors examined and interviewed 873 adults aged 45 years and older. During the examination, clinicians noted the number of teeth present and the participant's dental condition, including presence of root caries and fillings or noncarious defects on the roots. The interview was conducted to collect demographic and other information such as the adults' perceptions about dental care and their perceptions about their own dental health. The authors found that men, African-Americans, adu…

Cluster of five children with acute encephalopathy associated with cat-scratch disease in south Florida.

Between August 12 and September 27, 1994, five children in South Florida were hospitalized at a single hospital because of encephalopathy, presenting as status epilepticus, associated with cat-scratch disease (CSD). Diagnoses were confirmed by using an indirect fluorescent antibody test to detect antibody to Bartonella henselae, the causative agent of CSD. These cases represent the first cluster of CSD encephalopathy cases to be recognized in the United States. The patients lived within 7 miles of each other and all reported contact with pet or stray cats before developing regional lymphadenop…

[Heart transplant: development and maturity of the program at the University of South Florida and the General Hospital of Tampa].

Cardiac transplantation has evolved from an experimental procedure to an accepted mode of therapy that prolongs life in patients with severe heart failure. The University of South Florida-Tampa General Hospital began performing cardiac transplantation for the treatment of end-stage cardiac disease in June 1985. Since then, 50 heart transplantations have been performed and 37 patients are alive and well. The one-year actuarial survival is 78% and the two-year actuarial survival is 72%. Multiple complications have been encountered, most notably rejection and infection. The recent approval of the…

Leptospira interrogans serovars hardjo and pomona: causes of infections in dairy cows and humans in Florida.

Leptospirosis was diagnosed in 11 milkers on 3 dairy farms in a Florida county. Serologic test results identified Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo as the infecting organism in milkers and cows on one farm, and hardjo was isolated from two cows. On the second farm, serovars hardjo and pomona were implicated serologically in the cows and milkers, and pomona was isolated from two milkers. On the third farm, hardjo infection was identified by serologic tests in one milker, and hardjo was isolated from another.This was the first isolation of hardjo from a human being reported in the United Sta…

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis epidemiology in California, Florida, New York, and Texas.

RATIONALE: The United States experienced a considerable decline in tuberculosis (TB) incidence in 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVES: While TB rates have since returned to near prepandemic levels, analyzing the pandemic's impact offers insight into TB epidemiology in the United States. METHODS: Focusing on California, Florida, New York, and Texas-the 4 states with the highest TB incidence-we explored 3 potential mechanisms of pandemic-related disruption on TB epidemiology: (1) reduced immigration, (2) reduced Mtb transmission (through social distancing and other behavior change…

Outcomes of genetic testing for Usher syndrome in a diverse population cohort from South Florida.

BACKGROUND: Usher syndrome (USH) is the leading genetic cause of congenital deaf blindness worldwide. USH is an autosomal recessive disorder … This retrospective study characterizes the mutation spectrum of USH in an ethnically diverse South Florida population. RESULTS: Of the 148 patients assessed for this study, 67 were male and 81 were female. In this population, one identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, 6 identified as Asian (A), eight identified as Black or African American (AA) …

A photographic key to the adult female biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) of Florida, USA.

The biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) are a diverse group of blood-feeding flies that includes numerous pest and vector species. Major gaps exist in our knowledge of the biology and ecology of the majority of Culicoides spp., due in part to a lack of keys for identifying the biting midges of a given region. In Florida, USA, The Sand Flies of Florida (Blanton and Wirth, 1979) has been a foundational resource for biting midge identification since its publication. The identification keys to the 47 biting midge species (and one subspecies) in The Sand Flies of Florida are not il…

Neighborhood Deprivation and Privilege: an Examination of Racialized-Economic Segregation and Preterm Birth, Florida 2019.

The Black-White disparity in preterm birth persists and is not fully explained by individual-level social, behavioral, or clinical risk factors. Consequently, there is increasing emphasis on understanding the role of structural and area-level factors. Racialized-economic segregation measured as the index of concentration at the extremes (ICE) simultaneously captures extremes of deprivation and privilege. Our objective was to examine associations between preterm birth (PTB) and the index of concentration at the extremes (ICE). In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed 193,957 Florida birth rec…

A Rare Case of Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus in Florida Presenting As Guillain Barré Syndrome.

West Nile virus (WNV) is a leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the continental United States. There are no vaccines to prevent or treat WNV, the mainstay of treatment is supportive care with rehydration, pain control, and possible antiemetic therapy. WNV is often asymptomatic but can rarely progress to a neuroinvasive disease, depicted by meningitis, encephalitis, and acute flaccid paralysis. This case report depicts a 64-year-old male who developed a rare neuroinvasive WNV in Florida. The patient was hospitalized for bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness, numbness, and tingling.…

Potential of UV-C for management of two-spotted spider mites and thrips in Florida strawberry.

BACKGROUND: Major pests of Florida strawberry (two-spotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch; chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood; and western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande) are difficult to manage using only conventional chemical control. Previous research has demonstrated high mortality of T. urticae eggs after exposure to ultraviolet B (UV-B) light. Additionally, ultraviolet C (UV-C) light has been shown to suppress powdery mildew in strawberry at doses between 85 and 200 J m-2 with no damage to the plant. Therefore, UV-C may also have the potential to be use…

Changes in Quantity of Opioids Dispensed following Florida's Restriction Law for Acute Pain Prescriptions.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of Florida's 3-day opioid prescription supply law, effective July 2018, on opioids dispensed for acute pain patients. METHODS: Pharmacy claims from a health plan serving a large Florida employer from January 2015 through March 2019 were analyzed. We used an interrupted time series study design accounting for autocorrelation of trends before and after policy change. Acute pain patients met inclusion criteria if they had not received any opioid containing medications in the past 180 days. Patients could contribute to additional new use time if subsequent opioid c…

Remote results of Florida Sleeve technique in patients with ascending aortic aneurysms and aortic insufficiency.

AIM: The aim of our investigation was to assess the remote results of valve-sparing aortic root reimplantation into the graft (Florida Sleeve technique) compared with reimplantation of the aortic valve into the graft (David technique) during surgical correction of ascending aortic aneurysms accompanied by concomitant aortic insufficiency. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Our single-centre, blind, prospective, randomized study carried out from 2011 to 2015 included a total of 64 patients with ascending aortic aneurysms and aortic insufficiency. The patients were randomized into 2 groups: group I - aortic…

Disparities of HIV risk and PrEP use among transgender women of color in South Florida.

BACKGROUND: The majority of the transgender female population in South Florida are Latina and Black, and are at greatest risk for acquiring HIV, yet there is limited research focused on South Florida transgender women of color. The study objective was to describe the disparities among racial/ethnic minority transgender women regarding HIV screening, pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) knowledge and PrEP utilization. METHODS: Sixty transgender women, recruited from South Florida community-based organizations, completed a questionnaire on HIV prevention and PrEP awareness and use. Univariate statis…

Screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the United States: Response to and Elimination of the 2016-2017 Outbreak in Florida.

Eradicating screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), from continental North American via the sterile insect technique has provided huge economic benefit to livestock producers by eliminating screwworm myiasis. After confirmatory identification of fly samples from infested deer by the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory on September 30, 2016, an alert was issued that screwworm myiasis was discovered in the Florida Keys. Personnel from USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agricultural Research Service, the State of Florida, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local offi…

Environmental Drivers of Seasonal Patterns of Host Utilization by Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) in Florida.

Field studies were carried out in four Florida counties to investigate winter and spring ecology of host use by Culiseta melanura (Coquillet), the primary vector of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus (EEEV) in North America. Bloodmeal analysis by PCR was used to identify 233 host bloodmeals, which mainly originated from birds (78.5%) and reptiles (17.2%), primarily Anolis spp. lizards. Across counties, the percentage of bloodmeals from reptiles (7-37% depending upon county) increased with increasing day length and temperature in the spring. Multiple logistic regression revealed that differ…

A risk index model for predicting eastern equine encephalitis virus transmission to horses in Florida.

A GIS-based risk index model was developed to quantify EEEV transmission risk to horses in the State of Florida. EEEV is a highly pathogenic arbovirus that is endemic along the east coast of the United States, and it is generally fatal to both horses and humans. The model evaluates EEEV transmission risk at individual raster cells in map on a continuous scale of 0 to 1. The risk index is derived based on local habitat features and the composition and configuration of surrounding land cover types associated with EEEV transmission. The model was verified and validated using the locations of docu…

Использование гидрологических условий для прогнозирования риска передачи вируса и эпидемии арбовирусов во Флориде полуострова.

Точное прогнозирование и отслеживание арбовирусной передачи становится все более важным для раннего выявления и борьбы с арбовирусными эпидемиями. Метеорологические факторы, особенно осадки и температура, ведут к эпидемии арбовирусов, однако только мониторинг осадков и температуры не является прогнозом увеличения уровней передачи трансмиссивных заболеваний. Во Флориде моделирование глубины водяных столов (WTD) дает показатель засухи, и, как было доказано, они дают точное прогнозирование арбовирусной передачи. Здесь мы отследили WTD в двух районах полуострова Флориды, где в 2004 и 2005 годах со

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The accurate forecasting and tracking of arboviral transmission is becoming increasingly critical for the early recognition and management o … nd temperature alone is not predictive of increased levels of vector-borne disease transmission. In Florida, model simulations of water table depth (WTD) provide a measure of drought, and they have been shown to provide an accurate forecast of arboviral transmission. Here, we tracked WTD in two peninsular Florida regions where focal West Nile virus (famil …

The effect of cryopreservation on sperm head morphometry in Florida male goat related to sperm freezability.

The Sperm Class Analyzer was used to investigate the effect of freeze-thawing procedure on Florida buck sperm head morphometry, and to relate possible changes in sperm head dimensions to cryopreservation success. Semen samples (n=76) were frozen with tris and milk-based extenders and thawed. Sperm quality samples (motility, morphology, acrosome), and sperm head morphometric values (length, width, area, perimeter, ellipticity) were compared between fresh and frozen-thawed samples. Sperm freezability was judged according to the sperm quality parameters assessed. Fertility data was obtained after…