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Div. of Media Relations
1600 Clifton Road
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Atlanta, GA 30333
(404) 639-3286
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Synopsis for September 13, 2002
The MMWR is embargoed until Noon, ET,
Thursdays.
- State Specific Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults
with Disabilities - Eight States and the District of Columbia,
1998-1999
- Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age, by
Race/Ethnicity - United States, 1999-2000
- Progress Toward Global Dracunculiasis Eradication,
June 2002
- West Nile Virus Activity - United States, September
5-11, 2002, and Texas, January 1-September 9, 2002
Reports & Recommendations
September 13, 2002/Vol. 51/No. RR-13
Folic Acid and Prevention of Spina Bifida and Anencephaly: 10 Years
After the U.S. Public Health Service Recommendation
- Serum Folate Levels Among Women Attending Family Planning
Clinics - Georgia, 2000
- Spina Bifida and Anencephaly Prevalence - United States,
1991-2001
- Sociodemographic Patterns in Spina Bifida Birth Prevalence
Trends - North Carolina, 1995 −1999
- Folic Acid Awareness and Use Among Women with a History of a
Neural Tube Defect Pregnancy - Texas, 2000-2001
Contact: Courtney Bolen
CDC, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
(770) 488−4399
Note: Time change for this week's telebriefing
| Telebriefing for September
12, 2002 |
| WHO: |
Dr. Lyle Peterson, West Nile virus expert |
| WHAT: |
To discuss the MMWR article on West
Nile Virus activity in the United States and Texas. Brief
remarks followed by Q/A. |
| WHEN: |
Thursday, September 12, 2002; 11 AM ET |
| WHERE: |
At your desk, by toll-free conference line: Dial
866-254-5942
Teleconference name: CDC |
| A full transcript will be available
today following the teleconference and this teleconference
will also be audio webcast. Access both at http://www.cdc.gov/media/. |
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Synopsis for September 13, 2002
State Specific Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults with
Disabilities - Eight States and the District of Columbia, 1998-1999
People with disabilities are 1.7 times more likely to experience
obesity than people without disabilities.
PRESS CONTACT:
Vincent Campbell, PhD
CDC, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
(770) 488–7684 |
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Data from eight states and the District of Columbia indicate that people
with disabilities are more likely than people without disabilities to
experience obesity. Information gathered from the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System, a random digit dial telephone survey conducted by
state health departments, indicate that for adults 18 years of age and
older in these states, 18.4% reported a Body Mass Index of 30 or greater,
with 16.5% of people without disabilities and 27.4% of people with
disabilities in the obese category. People with disabilities report
obesity at higher rates regardless of age group, sex, race, or Hispanic
ethnicity. Among those with disabilities, women, African-Americans,
Hispanics, and people 45 to 64 years of age report the highest rates of
obesity.
Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age, by
Race/Ethnicity - United States, 1999-2000
PRESS CONTACT:
Courtney Bolen
CDC, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
(770) 488–4399 |
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Summary not available.
Progress Toward Global Dracunculiasis Eradication, June
2002
Progress is rapidly being made in the global
eradication of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease).
PRESS CONTACT:
Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben, PhD
CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases
(770) 488−4509 |
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This report provides an update on the status of the global campaign to
eradicate dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease). The disease remains
endemic in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The major remaining
impediment to realizing the goal of eradicating dracunculiasis (Guinea
worm disease) is the civil war in southern Sudan. In 2001 Sudan reported
49,471 (78%) of the 63,717 cases reported from all endemic countries. All
12 other affected countries reported only 14,246 cases. Solid progress is
being made in all 12 endemic countries outside of Sudan, where the
objective is to stop transmission of the disease by next year.
West Nile Virus Activity - United States, September
5-11, 2002, and Texas, January 1-September 9, 2002
PRESS CONTACT:
Division of Media Relations
CDC, Office of Communication
(404) 639−3286 |
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This report summarizes West Nile virus surveillance data reported to CDC
through ArboNET and by states and other jurisdictions as of September 11,
2002.
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