A treponema-like spirochete was detected in and isolated from adult Ixodes dammini, the
incriminated tick vector of Lyme disease. Causally related to the spirochetes may be long-…

Background Early in the spring of 1993 there was a widespread outbreak of acute watery
diarrhea among the residents of Milwaukee. Methods We investigated the two Milwaukee water…

Background During May and June 2003, an outbreak of febrile illness with vesiculopustular
eruptions occurred among persons in the midwestern United States who had had contact …

Surveillance for toxic-shock syndrome (TSS) in Wisconsin detected 38 cases with onsets
from September 1975 through June 1980. Thirty-seven of the cases occurred after January 1, …

Background In December 2003 and April 2005, signs and symptoms suggestive of infection
developed in two groups of recipients of solid-organ transplants. Each cluster was …

Contamination of the public water supply in Milwaukee during March and April 1993
resulted in a massive outbreak of cryptosporidium infection. We investigated the clinical and …

In investigating six cases of blastomycosis in two school groups that had separately visited
an environmental camp in northern Wisconsin in June 1984, we identified a large outbreak of …

To assess the total medical costs and productivity losses associated with the 1993 waterborne
outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, including the average cost per …

Background Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere.
It is a multisystem disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies and …

OBJECTIVES: This study estimated the magnitude of cryptosporidiosis-associated mortality
in the Milwaukee vicinity for 2 years following a massive waterborne outbreak. METHODS: …