• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Immunity and Immunization - Vaccine Safety, and Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week
   • Environmental Health
     • Diarrhea prevention in people living with HIV: an evaluation of a point-of-use water quality intervention in Lagos, Nigeria
       Barzilay EJ, Aghoghovbia TS, Blanton EM, Akinpelumi AA, Coldiron ME, Akinfolayan O, Adeleye OA, Latrielle A, Hoekstra RM, Gilpin U, Quick R.
       AIDS Care. 2011 Mar;23(3):330-9.
       
     • Public health importance of triggers of myocardial infarction: a comparative risk assessment
       Nawrot TS, Perez L, Kunzli N, Munters E, Nemery B.
       Lancet. 2011 Feb 26;377.
       
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     • Improved malaria case management through the implementation of a health facility-based sentinel site surveillance system in Uganda
       Sserwanga A, Harris JC, Kigozi R, Menon M, Bukirwa H, Gasasira A, Kakeeto S, Kizito F, Quinto E, Rubahika D, Nasr S, Filler S, Kamya MR, Dorsey G.
       PLoS ONE. 2011 ;6(1):e16316.
       
   • Food Safety
     • 2008 outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections associated with raw produce
       Barton Behravesh C, Mody RK, Jungk J, Gaul L, Redd JT, Chen S, Cosgrove S, Hedican E, Sweat D, Chavez-Hauser L, Snow SL, Hanson H, Nguyen TA, Sodha SV, Boore AL, Russo E, Mikoleit M, Theobald L, Gerner-Smidt P, Hoekstra RM, Angulo FJ, Swerdlow DL, Tauxe RV, Griffin PM, Williams IT.
       N Engl J Med. 2011 Feb 23.
       
   • Immunity and Immunization - Vaccine Safety
     • The fifth dose of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine
       Jackson LA, Yu O, Nelson JC, Dominguez C, Peterson D, Baxter R, Hambidge SJ, et al.
       Pediatrics. 2011 Feb 7.
       
   • Injury and Violence
     • Effectiveness of ignition interlocks for preventing alcohol-impaired driving and alcohol-related crashes: a community guide systematic review
       Elder RW, Voas R, Beirness D, Shults RA, Sleet DA, Nichols JL, Compton R.
       Am J Prev Med. 2011 Mar;40(3):362-76.
       
   • Maternal and Child Health
     • Trends and characteristics of home births in the United States by race and ethnicity, 1990-2006
       Macdorman MF, Declercq E, Menacker F.
       Birth. 2011 Mar;38(1):17-23.
       
   • Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders
     • Progress in understanding autism: 2007-2010
       Rutter ML.
       J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 Feb 12.
       
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     • Genetic susceptibility and the setting of occupational health standards
       Schulte P, Howard J.
       Annu Rev Public Health. 2011 Mar 17;32:5.1-5.11.
       
   • Program Evaluation
     • Characteristics of HIV care and treatment in PEPFAR-supported sites
       Filler S, Berruti AA, Menzies N, Berzon R, Ellerbrock TV, Ferris R, Blandford JM.
       J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Feb 21.
       
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. The longitudinal effect of body adiposity on joint mobility in young males with Haemophilia A
        Soucie JM, Wang C, Siddiqi A, Kulkarni R, Recht M, Konkle BA.
        Haemophilia. 2011 Mar;17(2):196-203.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     2. Sexual health, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the United States
        Wolitski RJ, Fenton KA.
        AIDS Behav. 2011 Feb 18.
        
     3. 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in postpartum women in California
        Louie JK, Jamieson DJ, Rasmussen SA.
        Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb;204(2):144 e1-6.
        
     4. 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in pregnancy: a systematic review of the literature
        Mosby LG, Rasmussen SA, Jamieson DJ.
        Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb 21.
        
     5. Incidence of influenza virus infection in early infancy: a prospective study in South Asia
        Henkle E, Steinhoff MC, Omer SB, Roy E, Arifeen SE, Raqib R, McNeal M, Breiman RF, Moss WJ, Zaman K.
        Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Feb;30(2):170-3.
        
     6. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1): pathways of exposure at the animal-human interface, a systematic review
        Van Kerkhove MD, Mumford E, Mounts AW, Bresee J, Ly S, Bridges CB, Otte J.
        PLoS ONE. 2011 ;6(1):e14582.
        
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     7. Spatial and temporal variation in the kdr allele L1014S in Anopheles gambiae s.s. and phenotypic variability in susceptibility to insecticides in Western Kenya
        Mathias DK, Ochomo E, Atieli F, Ombok M, Bayoh MN, Olang G, Muhia D, Kamau L, Vulule JM, Hamel MJ, Hawley WA, Walker ED, Gimnig JE.
        Malar J. 2011 ;10(1):10.
        
     8. Effects of ivermectin on blood-feeding Phlebotomus papatasi, and the promastigote stage of Leishmania major
        Hanafi HA, Szumlas DE, Fryauff DJ, El-Hossary SS, Singer GA, Osman SG, Watany N, Furman BD, Hoel DF.
        Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Jan;11(1):43-52.
        
   • Drug Safety
     9. Maternal treatment with opioid analgesics and risk for birth defects
        Broussard CS, Rasmussen SA, Reefhuis J, Friedman JM, Jann MW, Riehle-Colarusso T, Honein MA.
        Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb 21.
        
     10. Prescription drug monitoring programs and death rates from drug overdose
         Paulozzi LJ, Kilbourne EM, Desai HA.
         Pain Med. 2011 Feb 18.
         
   • Environmental Health
     11. Communities near toluene diisocyanate sources: an investigation of exposure and health
         Wilder LC, Langley RL, Middleton DC, Ernst K, Lummus ZL, Streicher RP, Campbell DS, Wattigney WA, Bernstein JA, Bernstein DI, Dearwent SM.
         J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2011 Feb 23.
         
     12. Low dose organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls predict obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance among people free of diabetes
         Lee DH, Steffes MW, Sjodin A, Jones RS, Needham LL, Jacobs DR.
         PLoS ONE. 2011 ;6(1):e15977.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     13. Epidemiologic research using administrative databases: garbage in, garbage out
         Hoover KW, Tao G, Kent CK, Aral SO.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar;117(3):729.
         
     14. Monte Carlo analysis of impact of underascertainment of mesothelioma cases on underestimation of risk
         Kopylev L, Sullivan P, Vinikoor L, Bateson T.
         Open Epidemiol J. 2011 ;4:45-53.
         
     15. Use of hospital discharge data to evaluate notifiable disease reporting to Colorado's Electronic Disease Reporting System
         Boehmer TK, Patnaik JL, Burnite SJ, Ghosh TS, Gershman K, Vogt RL.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Jan-Feb;126(1):100-6.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     16. Telomere length and variation in telomere biology genes in individuals with osteosarcoma
         Mirabello L, Richards EG, Duong LM, Yu K, Wang Z, Cawthon R, Berndt SI, Burdett L, Chowdhury S, Teshome K, Douglass C, Savage SA.
         Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2011 ;2 (1):19-29.
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     17. Bridging populations - sexual risk behaviors and HIV prevalence in clients and partners of female sex workers, Bangkok, Thailand 2007
         Shah NS, Shiraishi RW, Subhachaturas W, Anand A, Whitehead SJ, Tanpradech S, Manopaiboon C, Sabin KM, Fox KK, Kim AY.
         J Urban Health. 2011 Feb 19.
         
     18. Prevalence of health-risk behaviors among Asian American and Pacific Islander high school students in the U.S., 2001-2007
         Lowry R, Eaton DK, Brener ND, Kann L.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Jan-Feb;126(1):39-49.
         
     19. HIV/AIDS complacency and HIV infection among young men who have sex with men, and the race-specific influence of underlying HAART beliefs
         Mackellar DA, Hou SI, Whalen CC, Samuelsen K, Valleroy LA, Secura GM, Behel S, Bingham T, Celentano DD, Koblin BA, Lalota M, Shehan D, Thiede H, Torian LV.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Feb 17.
         
   • Healthcare Economics
     20. Costs of asthma in the United States: 2002-2007
         Barnett SB, Nurmagambetov TA.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Jan;127(1):145-52.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     21. Efficacy of seasonal live attenuated influenza vaccine against virus replication and transmission of a pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus in ferrets
         Pearce MB, Belser JA, Houser KV, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
         Vaccine. 2011 Feb 18.
         
   • Informatics
     22. Evaluation of an online partner notification program
         Rietmeijer CA, Westergaard B, Mickiewicz TA, Richardson D, Ling S, Sapp T, Jordan R, Wilmoth R, Kachur R, McFarlane M.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Feb 18.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     23. Online aggression: a reflection of in-person victimization or a unique phenomenon?
         Hertz MF, David-Ferdon C.
         J Adolesc Health. 2011 Feb;48(2):119-20.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     24. Detection of Staphylococcus aureus using (15)N-labeled bacteriophage amplification coupled with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry
         Pierce CL, Rees JC, Fernandez FM, Barr JR.
         Anal Chem. 2011 Feb 22.
         
     25. The evaluation of widely used diagnostic tests to detect West Nile virus infections in horses previously infected with St. Louis encephalitis or dengue virus
         Ledermann JP, Lorono-Pino MA, Ellis C, Shaw KD, Blitvich BJ, Beaty BJ, Bowen RA, Powers AM.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Feb 23.
         
     26. Structural and immunologic cross-reactivity among filarial and mite tropomyosin: implications for the hygiene hypothesis
         Santiago HC, Bennuru S, Boyd A, Eberhard M, Nutman TB.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Feb;127(2):479-86.
         
     27. Comparison of air sampling methods for aerosolized spores of B. anthracis Sterne
         Estill CF, Baron PA, Beard JK, Hein MJ, Larsen LD, Deye GJ, Rose L, Hodges L.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2011 Mar;8(3):179-86.
         
     28. Attaching zanamivir to a polymer markedly enhances its activity against drug-resistant strains of influenza A virus
         Weight AK, Haldar J, Alvarez de Cienfuegos L, Gubareva LV, Tumpey TM, Chen J, Klibanov AM.
         J Pharm Sci. 2011 Mar;100(3):831-5.
         
     29. Laboratory characteristics of suspected herpes zoster in vaccinated children
         Chun C, Weinmann S, Riedlinger K, Mullooly JP, Houston H, Schmid DS, Seward JF.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Feb 21.
         
     30. HIV-1 enhancing effect of prostatic acid phosphatase peptides is reduced in human seminal plasma
         Martellini JA, Cole AL, Svoboda P, Stuchlik O, Chen LM, Chai KX, Gangrade BK, Sorensen OE, Pohl J, Cole AM.
         PLoS ONE. 2011 ;6(1):e16285.
         
     31. Multi-locus sequence analysis reveals host specific association between Bartonella washoensis and squirrels
         Inoue K, Kabeya H, Hagiya K, Kosoy MY, Une Y, Yoshikawa Y, Maruyama S.
         Vet Microbiol. 2011 Feb 24;148(1):60-5.
         
     32. Receptor specificity of subtype H1 influenza A viruses isolated from swine and humans in the United States
         Chen LM, Rivailler P, Hossain J, Carney P, Balish A, Perry I, Davis CT, Garten R, Shu B, Xu X, Klimov A, Paulson JC, Cox NJ, Swenson S, Stevens J, Vincent A, Gramer M, Donis RO.
         Virology. 2011 Feb 16.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     33. Descriptive study of nonsyndromic atrioventricular septal defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2005
         Hartman RJ, Riehle-Colarusso T, Lin A, Frias JL, Patel SS, Duwe K, Correa A, Rasmussen SA.
         Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Feb 18.
         
     34. Preparing for influenza after 2009 H1N1: special considerations for pregnant women and newborns
         Rasmussen SA, Kissin DM, Yeung LF, Macfarlane K, Chu SY, Turcios-Ruiz RM, Mitchell EW, Williams J, Fry AM, Hageman J, Uyeki TM, Jamieson DJ.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb 17.
         
     35. Congenital heart defects and major structural noncardiac anomalies, Atlanta, Georgia, 1968 to 2005
         Miller A, Riehle-Colarusso T, Alverson CJ, Frias JL, Correa A.
         J Pediatr. 2011 Feb 15.
         
     36. Risk of venous thromboembolism during the postpartum period: a systematic review
         Jackson E, Curtis KM, Gaffield ME.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar;117(3):691-703.
         
     37. Variation in immunoreactive trypsinogen concentrations among Michigan newborns and implications for cystic fibrosis newborn screening
         Korzeniewski SJ, Young WI, Hawkins HC, Cavanagh K, Nasr SZ, Langbo C, Teneyck KR, Grosse SD, Kleyn M, Grigorescu V.
         Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011 Feb;46(2):125-30.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     38. Perfluoroalkyl acids including perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorohexane sulfonate in firefighters
         Jin C, Sun Y, Islam A, Qian Y, Ducatman A.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Feb 21.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     39. Patterns of antidepressant medication use among pregnant women in a United States population
         Alwan S, Reefhuis J, Rasmussen SA, Friedman JM.
         J Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Feb;51(2):264-70.
         
     40. Accelerating science-driven solutions to challenges in global reproductive health: a new framework for moving forward
         Peterson HB, D'Arcangues C, Haidar J, Curtis KM, Merialdi M, Gulmezoglu AM, Say L, Mbizvo M.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar;117(3):720-726.
         
   
   
3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Immunity and Immunization - Vaccine Safety
     41. Safety of influenza immunizations and treatment during pregnancy: the Vaccines and Medications in Pregnancy Surveillance System
         Schatz M, Chambers CD, Jones KL, Louik C, Mitchell AA.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb 17.
         
     42. Safety of the HPV bivalent and quadrivalent vaccines during pregnancy
         Forinash AB, Yancey AM, Pitlick JM, Myles TD.
         Ann Pharmacother. 2011 Feb 1.
         
     43. Wakefield's article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent
         Godlee F, Smith J, Marcovitch H.
         BMJ. 2011 ;342:c7452.
         
     44. Vaccines against Lyme disease: what happened and what lessons can we learn?
         Poland GA.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52 Suppl 3:s253-8.
         
     45. Intradermal influenza vaccine and new devices: a promising chance for vaccine improvement
         Ansaldi F, Durando P, Icardi G.
         Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2011 Mar;11(3):415-27.
         
     46. Vaccine safety in special populations
         Klein NP.
         Hum Vaccin. 2011 Feb 1;7(2).
         
     47. Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: a review of safety, efficacy, and pharmacoeconomics
         Pomfret TC, Gagnon JM, Gilchrist AT.
         J Clin Pharm Ther. 2011 Feb;36(1):1-9.
         
     48. Immunogenicity and safety of human papillomavirus-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine administered according to an alternative dosing schedule compared with the standard dosing schedule in healthy women aged 15 to 25 years: results from a randomized study
         Esposito S, Birlutiu V, Jarcuska P, Perino A, Man SC, Vladareanu R, Meric D, et al.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Mar;30(3):e49-e55.
         
     49. Safety and reactogenicity of DTPa-HBV-IPV/Hib and DTPa-IPV/I-Hib vaccines in a post-marketing surveillance setting
         Lim FS, Phua KB, Lee BW, Quak SH, Teoh YL, Ramakrishnan G, Han HH, et al.
         Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2011 Jan;42(1):138-47.
         
     50. Guillain-Barre syndrome following receipt of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine in Korea with an emphasis on Brighton Collaboration case definition
         Choe YJ, Cho H, Bae GR, Lee JK.
         Vaccine. 2011 Jan 19.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders
     51. The autism risk genes MET and PLAUR differentially impact cortical development
         Eagleson KL, Campbell DB, Thompson BL, Bergman MY, Levitt P.
         Autism Res. 2011 Feb;4(1):68-83.
         
     52. The Swedish version of the Ritvo Autism and Asperger Diagnostic Scale: Revised (RAADS-R). A validation study of a rating scale for adults
         Andersen LM, Naswall K, Manouilenko I, Nylander L, Edgar J, Ritvo RA, Ritvo E, et al.
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 Feb 16.
         
     53. Scientists probe oxytocin therapy for social deficits in autism, schizophrenia
         Kuehn BM.
         JAMA. 2011 Feb 16;305(7):659-61.
         
   
   
4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     54. Fatal laboratory-acquired infection with an attenuated Yersinia pestis strain - Chicago, Illinois, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Feb 25;60(7):201-205.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     55. Efficacy of quadrivalent HPV vaccine against HPV infection and disease in males
         Giuliano AR, Palefsky JM, Goldstone S, Moreira ED, Penny ME, Aranda C, Vardas E, Moi H, Jessen H, Hillman R, Chang YH, Ferris D, Rouleau D, Bryan J, Marshall JB, Vuocolo S, Barr E, Radley D, Haupt RM, Guris D.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Feb 3;364(5):401-11.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     56. Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of cerebral palsy
         Wu YW, Xing G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Danielson B, Smith LH, Gilbert WM.
         Pediatrics. 2011 Feb 21.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     57. Dietary fiber intake and mortality in the NIH-AARP diet and health study
         Park Y, Subar AF, Hollenbeck A, Schatzkin A.
         Arch Intern Med. 2011 Feb 14.
         
   
   

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