Table 1.
Query key words and comparison by the number of published pathogen studies between China and the United States (bacterial pathogens only).
| Order | Pathogens | Abbreviation | Group* | Disease | Query | Article | Country-wise distribution | United States |
China |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sort | Quantity | Sort | Quantity | ||||||||
| 1 | Bacillus anthracis | B. anthracis | A | Anthrax | TI = “Bacillus anthracis” | 1,722 | 68 | 1 | 1,104 | 6 | 59 |
| 2 | Yersinia pestis | Y. pestis | A | Plague | TI = “Yersinia pestis” | 1,216 | 59 | 1 | 715 | 2 | 137 |
| 3 | Clostridium botulinum | C. botulinum | A | Botulinum | TI = “Clostridium botulinum” | 794 | 56 | 1 | 238 | 12 | 13 |
| 4 | Francisella tularensis | F. tularensis | A | Tularemia | TI = “Francisellatularensis” | 1,039 | 42 | 1 | 634 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Brucella spp. | Brucella | A | Brucellosis | TI=Brucella | 3,132 | 106 | 1 | 713 | 5 | 234 |
| 6 | Burkholderia mallei | B.mallei | A | Glanders | TI = “Burkholderia mallei” | 141 | 29 | 1 | 97 | 27 | 1 |
| 7 | Burkholderia pseudomallei | B. pseudomallei | A | Melioidosis | TI = “Burkholderiapseudomallei” | 1,041 | 54 | 2 | 285 | 11 | 31 |
| 8 | Clostridium perfringens | C.perfringens | A | Gas gangrene | TI = “Clostridium perfringens” | 1,952 | 69 | 1 | 635 | 8 | 90 |
| 9 | Salmonella spp. | Salmonella | A | Food poisoning | TI=Salmonella | 21,476 | 160 | 1 | 7,306 | 4 | 1,282 |
| 10 | Escherichia coli O157:H7 | O157:H7 | A | Enteric disease | TI=O157 AND TI=H7 | 4,261 | 93 | 1 | 2,226 | 3 | 329 |
| 11 | Shigella | Shigella | A | Enteric disease | TI=Shigella | 2,283 | 115 | 1 | 692 | 3 | 253 |
| 12 | Staphylococcus | Staphylococcus | A | Skin infections | TI=Staphylococcus | 27,944 | 157 | 1 | 8,383 | 3 | 1,847 |
| 13 | Vibrio cholerae | V. cholerae | A | Cholera | TI = “Vibrio cholerae” | 3,151 | 102 | 1 | 1,361 | 5 | 156 |
| 14 | Helicobacter pylori | H. pylori | B | peptic ulcers | TI = “Helicobacter pylori” | 17,677 | 153 | 1 | 3,386 | 4 | 1,433 |
| 15 | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | M. tuberculosis | B | Tuberculosis | TI = “Mycobacterium tuberculosis” | 13,511 | 155 | 1 | 4,634 | 4 | 1,220 |
| 16 | Mycobacterium leprae | M. leprae | B | Human leprosy | TI = “Mycobacterium leprae” | 632 | 66 | 1 | 212 | 13 | 14 |
| 17 | Haemophilus influenzae | H. influenzae | B | Respiratory tract infections | TI = “Haemophilus influenzae” | 3,116 | 115 | 1 | 1,261 | 17 | 54 |
| 18 | Corynebacterium diphtheriae | C. diphtheriae | A | Diphtheria | TI = “Corynebacterium diphtheriae” | 230 | 45 | 1 | 79 | ||
| 19 | Clostridium tetani | C. tetani | B | Tetanus | TI = “Clostridium tetani” | 51 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 20 | Streptococcus pyogenes | S. pyogenes | B | Tonsilitis | TI = “Streptococcus pyogenes” | 1,597 | 72 | 1 | 490 | 14 | 34 |
| 21 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | S. pneumoniae | B | Respiratory disease | TI = “Streptococcus pneumoniae” OR TI = pneumococcus | 6,439 | 127 | 1 | 2,350 | 8 | 284 |
| 22 | Streptococcus suis | S. suis | B | meningitis, endocarditis, and arthritis in swine | TI = “Streptococcus suis” | 920 | 42 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 348 |
| 23 | Neisseria meningitidis | N. meningitidis | B | Septicemia and meningitis | TI = “Neisseria meningitidis” OR TI = Meningococcus OR TI = Meningococci | 2,206 | 97 | 1 | 562 | 14 | 48 |
| 24 | Neisseria gonorrhoeae | N.gonorrhoeae | B | Gonorrhea | TI = “Neisseria gonorrhoeae” OR TI = Gonococcus OR TI = Gonococci | 2,029 | 109 | 1 | 887 | 8 | 88 |
| 25 | Bordetella pertussis | B. pertussis | B | Whooping cough | TI = “Bordetella pertussis” | 1,205 | 63 | 1 | 345 | 16 | 29 |
| 26 | Legionella pneumophila | L.pneumophila | A | Legionnaire's disease | TI = “Legionella pneumophila” | 1,604 | 63 | 1 | 554 | 9 | 61 |
| 27 | Campylobacter jejuni | C. jejuni | B | Food poisoning | TI = “Campylobacter jejuni” | 2,958 | 92 | 1 | 850 | 9 | 113 |
| 28 | Borreliella burgdorferi | B. burgdorferi | B | Lyme disease | TI = “Borrelia burgdorferi” OR TI = “Lyme disease spirochete” | 2,731 | 72 | 1 | 1,640 | 12 | 57 |
| 29 | Treponema pallidum | T. pallidum | B | Pathogenic spirochete | TI = “Treponema pallidum” | 494 | 59 | 1 | 232 | 2 | 78 |
| 30 | Leptospira | Leptospira | B | Leptospirosis | TI = Leptospira | 1,555 | 97 | 1 | 392 | 6 | 101 |
| 31 | Listeria monocytogenes | L.monocytogenes | B | Meningitis and sepsis | TI = “Listeria monocytogenes” | 7,493 | 95 | 1 | 2,525 | 5 | 354 |
* A = Biodefense-associated pathogens (BDAPs), B = Health-threatening pathogens (HTPs).