No clear pattern emerged when analysing TB transmission by origin of case.
Multivariate analysis showed an independent association between subtype B infection and homosexual transmission, Caucasian origin, Chlamydia and HCV infection.
However, the MRSA clones in these reports were known human clones, suggesting human-to-animal transmission in origin.
Multivariate analysis indicated homosexual transmission, Caucasian origin and lower age as the most potent predictors for being part of a transmission cluster.
To the Editor: Bats play a critical role in the transmission and origin of zoonotic diseases, primarily viral zoonoses associated with high case-fatality rates, including those caused by Nipah virus (NiV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–like coronavirus (CoV) infections (1 ).
The main socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the overall study population and the Cox subpopulation were comparable, and reflected the previously reported epidemiological characteristics of HIV-positive patients in Germany with respect to age, sex, risk of transmission of HIV, origin, and dominance of MSM and geographical origin [ 21, 22, 24].
The timing of first infection, geographic origin, and pattern of transmission of the disease are still under investigation.
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Importantly, except one healthy carrier of probably post partum transmission of maternal origin, we observed no early-onset neonatal influenza infection.
