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Wun Ju Shieh
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 28
Citations - 3632
Wun Ju Shieh is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Virus & Ebola virus. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 28 publications receiving 3363 citations. Previous affiliations of Wun Ju Shieh include World Health Organization & University of the Witwatersrand.
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Influenza-Associated Deaths among Children in the United States, 2003–2004
Niranjan Bhat,Jennifer G. Wright,Karen R. Broder,Erin L. Murray,Michael E. Greenberg,Maleeka Glover,Anna Likos,Drew L. Posey,Alexander Klimov,Stephen Lindstrom,Amanda Balish,Marie-Jo Medina,Teresa R. Wallis,Jeannette Guarner,Christopher D. Paddock,Wun Ju Shieh,Sherif R. Zaki,James J. Sejvar,David K. Shay,Scott A. Harper,Nancy J. Cox,Keiji Fukuda,Timothy M. Uyeki +22 more
TL;DR: A substantial number of influenza-associated deaths occurred among U.S. children during the 2003-2004 influenza season, and high priority should be given to improvements in influenza-vaccine coverage and improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of influenza to reduce childhood mortality from influenza.
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Transmission of rabies virus from an organ donor to four transplant recipients.
Arjun Srinivasan,Elizabeth C. Burton,Matthew J. Kuehnert,Charles E. Rupprecht,William L. Sutker,Thomas G. Ksiazek,Christopher D. Paddock,Jeannette Guarner,Wun Ju Shieh,Cynthia S. Goldsmith,Cathleen A. Hanlon,James Zoretic,Bernard Fischbach,Michael Niezgoda,Waleed H. El-Feky,Lillian A. Orciari,Edmund Q. Sanchez,Anna Likos,Goran B. Klintmalm,Denise M. Cardo,James W. LeDuc,Mary E. Chamberland,Daniel B. Jernigan,Sherif R. Zaki +23 more
TL;DR: This report documenting the transmission of rabies virus from an organ donor to multiple recipients underscores the challenges of preventing and detecting transmission of unusual pathogens through transplantation.
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Discovery of Swine as a Host for the Reston ebolavirus
Roger W. Barrette,Samia A. Metwally,Jessica M. Rowland,Lizhe Xu,Sherif R. Zaki,Stuart T. Nichol,Pierre E. Rollin,Jonathan S. Towner,Wun Ju Shieh,Brigid Batten,Tara K. Sealy,Consuelo Carrillo,Karen E. Moran,Alexa J. Bracht,Gregory A. Mayr,Magdalena Sirios-Cruz,Davinio P. Catbagan,Elizabeth A. Lautner,Thomas G. Ksiazek,William White,Michael T. McIntosh +20 more
TL;DR: Domestic swine in the Philippines, experiencing unusually severe outbreaks of porcine reproductive and respiratory disease syndrome, have now been discovered to host Reston ebolavirus (REBOV), the only member of Filoviridae that has not been associated with disease in humans, its emergence in the human food chain is of concern.
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Necrotizing cutaneous mucormycosis after a Tornado in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011
Robyn Neblett Fanfair,Kaitlin Benedict,John Bos,Sarah D. Bennett,Yi-Chun Lo,Tolu Adebanjo,Kizee A. Etienne,Eszter Deak,Gordana Derado,Wun Ju Shieh,Clifton P. Drew,Sherif R. Zaki,David E. Sugerman,Lalitha Gade,Elizabeth H. Thompson,Deanna A. Sutton,David M. Engelthaler,James M. Schupp,Mary E. Brandt,Julie R. Harris,Shawn R. Lockhart,George Turabelidze,Benjamin J. Park +22 more
TL;DR: A cluster of cases of cutaneous mucormycosis among Joplin tornado survivors that were associated with substantial morbidity and mortality are reported and increased awareness of fungi as a cause of necrotizing soft-tissue infections after a natural disaster is warranted.
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A Novel Immunohistochemical Assay for the Detection of Ebola Virus in Skin: Implications for Diagnosis, Spread, and Surveillance of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Sherif R. Zaki,Sherif R. Zaki,Sherif R. Zaki,Wun Ju Shieh,Wun Ju Shieh,Wun Ju Shieh,Patricia W. Greer,Patricia W. Greer,Patricia W. Greer,Cynthia S. Goldsmith,Cynthia S. Goldsmith,Cynthia S. Goldsmith,Tara Ferebee,Tara Ferebee,Tara Ferebee,Jacques Katshitshi,Jacques Katshitshi,Jacques Katshitshi,F. Kweteminga Tshioko,F. Kweteminga Tshioko,F. Kweteminga Tshioko,Mpia Ado Bwaka,Mpia Ado Bwaka,Mpia Ado Bwaka,Robert Swanepoel,Robert Swanepoel,Robert Swanepoel,Philippe Calain,Philippe Calain,Philippe Calain,Ali S. Khan,Ali S. Khan,Ali S. Khan,Ethleen Lloyd,Ethleen Lloyd,Ethleen Lloyd,Pierre E. Rollin,Pierre E. Rollin,Pierre E. Rollin,Thomas G. Ksiazek,Thomas G. Ksiazek,Thomas G. Ksiazek,Clarence J. Peters,Clarence J. Peters,Clarence J. Peters +44 more
TL;DR: The finding of abundant viral antigens and particles in the skin of EHF patients suggests an epidemiologic role for contact transmission and should be useful for EHF surveillance and prevention.