COVID-19 Clusters and Outbreaks Among Non–Health Care, Noncongregate Workers in Chicago, Illinois

Authors: Lendacki, Frances R., Forst, Linda, Weber, Emma, Mehta, Supriya D., Kerins, Janna L.

Source: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 65(4):e211-e218

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Multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2 in a University Outbreak After Spring Break — Chicago, Illinois, March–May 2021

Authors: Doyle, Kate, Teran, Richard A., Reefhuis, Jennita, Kerins, Janna L., Qiu, Xueting, Green, Stefan J., Choi, Hyeree, Madni, Sabrina A., Kamal, Nazia, Landon, Emily, Albert, Reynald Christopher, Pacilli, Massimo, Furtado, Laura E., Hayden, Mary K., Kunstman, Kevin J., Bethel, Cindy, Megger, Lauren, Fricchione, Marielle J., Ghinai, Isaac

Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2021 Sep 01. 70(35), 1195-1200.

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COVID-19 Outbreak Among Attendees of an Exercise Facility — Chicago, Illinois, August–September 2020

Authors: Lendacki, Frances R., Teran, Richard A., Gretsch, Stephanie, Fricchione, Marielle J., Kerins, Janna L.

Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2021 Mar 01. 70(9), 321-325.

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Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at Two Family Gatherings — Chicago, Illinois, February–March 2020

Authors: Ghinai, Isaac, Woods, Susan, Ritger, Kathleen A., McPherson, Tristan D., Black, Stephanie R., Sparrow, Laura, Fricchione, Marielle J., Kerins, Janna L., Pacilli, Massimo, Ruestow, Peter S., Arwady, M. Allison, Beavers, Suzanne F., Payne, Daniel C., Kirking, Hannah L., Layden, Jennifer E.

Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2020 Apr . 69(15), 446-450.

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Large Cluster of Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-Beta-Lactamase–Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Colonizing Residents at a Skilled Nursing Facility — Chicago, Illinois, November 2016–March 2018

Authors: Clegg, Whitney J., Pacilli, Massimo, Kemble, Sarah K., Kerins, Janna L., Hassaballa, Ahmed, Kallen, Alexander J., Walters, Maroya S., Halpin, Alison Laufer, Stanton, Richard A., Boyd, Sandra, Gable, Paige, Daniels, Jonathan, Lin, Michael Y., Hayden, Mary K., Lolans, Karen, Burdsall, Deb P., Lavin, Mary Alice, Black, Stephanie R.

Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2018 Oct 01. 67(40), 1130-1131.

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Multiple introductions and subsequent transmission of multidrug-resistant Candida auris in the USA: a molecular epidemiological survey

Authors: Adams, Eleanor, Barton, Kerri, Beer, Karlyn D, Bentz, Meghan L, Berkow, Elizabeth L, Black, Stephanie, Bradley, Kristy K, Brooks, Richard, Chaturvedi, Sudha, Clegg, Whitney, Cumming, Melissa, DeMaria, Alfred, Dotson, Nychie, Epson, Erin, Fernandez, Rafael, Fulton, Tara, Greeley, Rebecca, Jackson, Brendan, Kallen, Alexander, Kemble, Sarah, Klevens, Monina, Kuykendall, Randy, Le, Ngoc H, Leung, Vivian, Lutterloh, Emily, Mcateer, Jarred, Pacilli, Massimo, Peterson, Joyce, Quinn, Monica, Ross, Kathleen, Rozwadowski, Faye, Shannon, DJ, Skrobarcek, Kimberly A, Vallabhaneni, Snigdha, Welsh, Rory, Zhu, Yan, Chow, Nancy A, Gade, Lalitha, Tsay, Sharon V, Forsberg, Kaitlin, Greenko, Jane A, Southwick, Karen L, Barrett, Patricia M, Kerins, Janna L, Lockhart, Shawn R, Chiller, Tom M, Litvintseva, Anastasia P

Source: In The Lancet Infectious Diseases December 2018 18(12):1377-1384

Using wastewater surveillance for mpox as a complement to traditional case-based reporting – Chicago, March–June 2023

Authors: Foulkes, Dorothy, Kittner, Alyse, Korban, Colin, Anderson, Kendall, DeJonge, Peter M., Faherty, Emily A.G., Kerins, Janna L., Poretsky, Rachel, Pierce, Melissa, Atwater, Regina, Tabidze, Irina, Pacilli, Massimo

Source: In Environment International August 2024 190

Outbreak of Seoul Virus Among Rats and Rat Owners — United States and Canada, 2017

Authors: Seoul Virus Working Group, Canadian Seoul Virus Investigation Group (Federal), Canadian Seoul Virus Investigation Group (Provincial), Kerins, Janna L., Koske, Sarah E., Kazmierczak, James, Austin, Connie, Gowdy, Karen, Dibernardo, Antonia

Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2018 Feb 01. 67(4), 131-134.

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Mpox among Public Festival Attendees, Chicago, Illinois, USA, July–August 2022.

Authors: Faherty, Emily A. G.^1,2, tqy5@cdc.gov, Teran, Richard A.², Black, Stephanie R.², Chundi, Vaishali², Smith, Shamika², Bernhardt, Brandon², Weber, Emma², Brassil, Bridget², Ruestow, Peter², Kerins, Janna L.²

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; May2023, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p1059-1061, 3p, 1 Chart, 1 Graph

Multiple introductions and subsequent transmission of multidrug-resistant Candida auris in the USA: a molecular epidemiological survey

Authors: Chow, Nancy A, Gade, Lalitha, Tsay, Sharon V, Forsberg, Kaitlin, Greenko, Jane A, Southwick, Karen L, Barrett, Patricia M, Kerins, Janna L, Lockhart, Shawn R, Chiller, Tom M, Litvintseva, Anastasia P

Source: Lancet infectious diseases. 18(12):1377-1384

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Notes from the Field: Emergence of an Mpox Cluster Primarily Affecting Persons Previously Vaccinated Against Mpox — Chicago, Illinois, March 18–June 12, 2023

Authors: Faherty, Emily A.G., Holly, Taylor, Ogale, Yasmin P., Crisler, Gordon, Becht, Ashley, Kern, David, Nicolae, Lavinia, Spencer, Hillary, Wasz, Michael, Kerins, Janna L., Kittner, Alyse, Staton, Amber, Hardnett, Carla, Hutson, Christina, Gigante, Crystal M., Quilter, Laura, Kracalik, Ian, Black, Stephanie, McCollum, Andrea M., Rao, Agam K., Tabidze, Irina

Source: In American Journal of Transplantation August 2023 23(8):1268-1270

Multistate Outbreak of Infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant after Event in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2021.

Authors: Spencer, Hillary¹, hillary.spencer@cityofchicago.org, Teran, Richard A.¹, rhq6@cdc.gov, Barbian, Hannah J.², Love, Sarah², Berg, Rachel², Black, Stephanie R.², Ghinai, Isaac¹, Kerins, Janna L.¹

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Jun2022, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p1281-1283, 3p

COVID-19 vaccination requirements, encouragement and hesitancy among non-health care, non-congregate workers in Chicago: results from the WEVax survey.

Authors: Lendacki, Frances R., Forst, Linda S., Mehta, Supriya D., Kerins, Janna L.

Source: BMC Public Health; 5/25/2023, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs

Subject Terms: COVID-19 vaccines, VACCINATION, VACCINATION coverage, MEDICAL care surveys, VACCINATION status, FULL-time employment

Geographic Terms: CHICAGO (Ill.)

COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked to Workplaces, 23 US Jurisdictions, August–October 2021.

Authors: Luckhaupt, Sara E., Horter, Libby, Groenewold, Matthew R., de Perio, Marie A., Robbins, Cheryl L., Sweeney, Marie Haring, Thomas, Isabel, Valencia, Diana, Ingram, Amanda, Heinzerling, Amy, Nguyen, Alyssa, Townsend, Emily B., Weber, Rachel C., Reichbind, Diana, Dishman, Hope, Kerins, Janna L., Lendacki, Frances R., Austin, Connie, Dixon, Liana, Spillman, Brooke

Source: Public Health Reports; Mar2023, Vol. 138 Issue 2, p333-340, 8p

Subject Terms: WORK environment, COVID-19, HEALTH facilities, CORRECTIONAL institutions, MANUFACTURING industries, COVID-19 vaccines, EPIDEMICS, INFECTIOUS disease transmission, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL services, COVID-19 testing

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Outbreak of Seoul Virus Among Rats and Rat Owners - United States and Canada, 2017.

Authors: Kerins, Janna L.^1,2 jkerins@cdc.gov, Koske, Sarah E.³, Kazmierczak, James³, Austin, Connie⁴, Gowdy, Karen⁵, Dibernardo, Antonia⁶, Seoul Virus Working Group (CORPORATE AUTHOR), Canadian Seoul Virus Investigation Group (Federal) (CORPORATE AUTHOR), Canadian Seoul Virus Investigation Group (Provincial) (CORPORATE AUTHOR), Contributors (CORPORATE AUTHOR)

Source: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 2/2/2018, Vol. 67 Issue 4, p131-134. 4p.

Subject Terms: *VIRUS diseases, *MEDICAL care, *PUBLIC health, *RATS, *INFECTION

Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of Monkeypox Cases - United States, May 17-July 22, 2022.

Authors: Philpott, David, Hughes, Christine M, Alroy, Karen A, Kerins, Janna L, Pavlick, Jessica, Asbel, Lenore, Crawley, Addie, Newman, Alexandra P, Spencer, Hillary, Feldpausch, Amanda, Cogswell, Kelly, Davis, Kenneth R, Chen, Jinlene, Henderson, Tiffany, Murphy, Katherine, Barnes, Meghan, Hopkins, Brandi, Fill, Mary-Margaret A, Mangla, Anil T, Perella, Dana

Source: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report; 8/12/2022, Vol. 71 Issue 32, p1018-1022, 5p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph

Subject Terms: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research, MONKEYPOX, RNA

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Emergence of an Mpox Cluster Primarily Affecting Persons Previously Vaccinated Against Mpox -- Chicago, Illinois, March 18-June 12, 2023.

Authors: Faherty, Emily A. G., Holly, Taylor, Ogale, Yasmin P., Crisler, Gordon, Becht, Ashley, Kern, David, Nicolae, Lavinia, Spencer, Hillary, Wasz, Michael, Kerins, Janna L., Kittner, Alyse, Staton, Amber, Hardnett, Carla, Hutson, Christina, Gigante, Crystal M., Quilter, Laura, Kracalik, Ian, Black, Stephanie, McCollum, Andrea M., Rao, Agam K.

Source: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report; 6/23/2023, Vol. 72 Issue 25, p696-698, 3p, 1 Chart

Subject Terms: MONKEYPOX, MONKEYPOX vaccines, VACCINATION, PREVENTIVE medicine

Geographic Terms: CHICAGO (Ill.)

1268. Transmissibility of Candida auris by Type of Inpatient Healthcare Facility

Authors: Paul, Prabasaj, Forsberg, Kaitlin, Vallabhaneni, Snigdha, Lockhart, Shawn R, Litvintseva, Anastasia P, Kerins, Janna L, Tang, Angela S, Jegede, Olufemi, Barrett, Patricia M, Ross, Kathleen, Slayton, Rachel, Jernigan, John A

Source: Open forum infectious diseases. 5(suppl 1):S386-S387

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Regional Emergence of Candida auris in Chicago and Lessons Learned From Intensive Follow-up at 1 Ventilator-Capable Skilled Nursing Facility.

Authors: Pacilli, Massimo¹ massimo.pacilli@cityofchicago.gov, Kerins, Janna L¹, Clegg, Whitney J¹, Walblay, Kelly A¹, Adil, Hira¹, Kemble, Sarah K¹, Xydis, Shannon¹, McPherson, Tristan D^1,2, Lin, Michael Y³, Hayden, Mary K³, Froilan, Mary Carl³, Soda, Elizabeth^4,5, Tang, Angela S⁴, Valley, Ann⁶, Forsberg, Kaitlin⁷, Gable, Paige⁵, Moulton-Meissner, Heather⁵, Sexton, D Joseph⁷, Slifka, Kara M Jacobs⁵, Vallabhaneni, Snigdha⁵

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dec2020, Vol. 71 Issue 11, pe718-e725. 8p.

Subject Terms: *CANDIDA diagnosis, *INTENSIVE care units, *PATIENT aftercare, *HOST-bacteria relationships, *MECHANICAL ventilators, *PREVENTION of communicable diseases, *PUBLIC health, *MEDICAL screening, *MEDICAL care, *PATIENTS, *NURSING care facilities, *SURVEYS, *CRITICAL care medicine, *DISEASE prevalence, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CANDIDIASIS, *LONG-term health care

Geographic Terms: ILLINOIS

923. Rapid Emergence of Candida auris in the Chicago Region

Authors: Kerins, Janna L, Tang, Angela S, Forsberg, Kaitlin, Jegede, Olufemi, Ealy, Michelle, Pacilli, Massimo, Welsh, Rory M, Murphy, Elizabeth B, Fealy, Amy, Walters, Maroya Spalding, Raczniak, Gregory, Vallabhaneni, Snigdha, Black, Stephanie R, Kemble, Sarah K

Source: Open forum infectious diseases. 5(suppl 1):S28-S28

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