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1. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. Association of slower walking speed with incident knee osteoarthritis-related outcomes
        Purser JL, Golightly YM, Feng Q, Helmick CG, Renner JB, Jordan JM.
        Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Jul;64(7):1028-35.
        
     2. Million Hearts - where population health and clinical practice intersect
        Wright JS, Wall HK, Briss PA, Schooley M.
        Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2012 Jul 1;5(4):589-91.
        
     3. Diabetes knowledge and its relationship with achieving treatment recommendations in a national sample of people with type 2 diabetes
        Stark Casagrande S, Burrows NR, Geiss LS, Bainbridge KE, Fradkin JE, Cowie CC.
        Diabetes Care. 2012 Jul;35(7):1556-65.
        
     4. Access to health care and control of ABCs of diabetes
        Zhang X, Bullard KM, Gregg EW, Beckles GL, Williams DE, Barker LE, Albright AL, Imperatore G.
        Diabetes Care. 2012 Jul;35(7):1566-71.
        
     5. Systematic review of effective strategies for reducing screen time among young children
        Schmidt ME, Haines J, O'Brien A, McDonald J, Price S, Sherry B, Taveras EM.
        Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Jul;20(7):1338-54.
        
     6. Correlates of in-hospital deaths among hospitalizations with pulmonary embolism: findings from the 2001-2008 National Hospital Discharge Survey
        Tsai J, Grosse SD, Grant AM, Reyes NL, Hooper WC, Atrash HK.
        PLoS One. 2012 ;7(7):e34048.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     7. The evolving epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
        De Cock KM, Jaffe HW, Curran JW.
        AIDS. 2012 Jun 19;26(10):1205-13.
        
     8. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issue updated guidance for tackling carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae
        Kallen A, Guh A.
        Euro Surveill. 2012 ;17(26).
        
     9. Epidemiology and prospects for prevention of rotavirus disease in India
        Kahn G, Fitzwater S, Tate J, Kang G, Ganguly N, Nair G, Steele D, Arora R, Chawla-Sarkar M, Parashar U, Santosham M.
        Indian Pediatr. 2012 Jun 8;49(6):467-474.
        
     10. Epidemiology of influenza A (H1N1)pdm09-associated deaths in the United States, September-October 2009
         Regan J, Fowlkes A, Biggerstaff M, Jhung MA, Gindler J, Kennedy E, Fields V, Finelli L.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2012 Jul 16.
         
     11. Prevalence of Treponema pallidum seropositivity and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in a cohort of men who have sex with men, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006-2010
         Holtz TH, Thienkrua W, McNicholl JM, Wimonsate W, Chaikummao S, Chonwattana W, Wasinrapee P, Varangrat A, Mock PA, Sirivongrangson P, van Griensven F.
         Int J STD AIDS. 2012 Jun;23(6):424-8.
         
     12. Association between enhanced screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae and reductions in sequelae among women
         Anschuetz GL, Asbel L, Spain CV, Salmon M, Lewis F, Newbern EC, Goldberg M, Johnson CC.
         J Adolesc Health. 2012 Jul;51(1):80-5.
         
     13. Central nervous system viral invasion and inflammation during acute HIV infection
         Valcour V, Chalermchai T, Sailasuta N, Marovich M, Lerdlum S, Suttichom D, Suwanwela NC, Jagodzinski L, Michael N, Spudich S, van Griensven F, de Souza M, Kim J, Ananworanich J.
         J Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;206(2):275-282.
         
     14. Epidemiologic and clinical features of other enteric viruses associated with acute gastroenteritis in American Indian infants
         Grant L, Vinje J, Parashar U, Watt J, Reid R, Weatherholtz R, Santosham M, Gentsch J, O'Brien K.
         J Pediatr. 2012 Jul;161(1):110-115 e1.
         
     15. Is it time to replace the tuberculin skin test with a blood test?
         LoBue PA, Castro KG.
         JAMA. 2012 Jul 18;308(3):241-2.
         
     16. 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus outbreak and response - Rwanda, October, 2009-May, 2010
         Wane J, Nyatanyi T, Nkunda R, Rukelibuga J, Ahmed Z, Biedron C, Kabeja A, Muhimpundu MA, Kabanda A, Antara S, Briet O, Koama JB, Rusanganwa A, Mukabayire O, Karema C, Raghunathan P, Lowrance D.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(6):e31572.
         
     17. Expert review on poliovirus immunity and transmission
         Duintjer Tebbens RJ, Pallansch MA, Chumakov KM, Halsey NA, Hovi T, Minor PD, Modlin JF, Patriarca PA, Sutter RW, Wright PF, Wassilak SG, Cochi SL, Kim JH, Thompson KM.
         Risk Anal. 2012 Jul 15.
         
     18. Self-reported chlamydia testing rates of sexually active women aged 15-25 years in the United States, 2006-2008
         Tao G, Hoover KW, Leichliter JS, Peterman TA, Kent CK.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Aug;39(8):605-7.
         
     19. Predictors of poor outcomes among patients treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis at DOTS-plus projects
         Kurbatova EV, Taylor A, Gammino VM, Bayona J, Becerra M, Danilovitz M, Falzon D, Gelmanova I, Keshavjee S, Leimane V, Mitnick CD, Quelapio MI, Riekstina V, Viiklepp P, Zignol M, Cegielski JP.
         Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2012 Jul 10.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     20. Detection of Nipah virus RNA in fruit bat (Pteropus giganteus) from India
         Yadav PD, Raut CG, Shete AM, Mishra AC, Towner JS, Nichol ST, Mourya DT.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jul 16.
         
     21. Population density and seasonality effects on Sin Nombre virus transmission in North American deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in outdoor enclosures
         Bagamian KH, Douglass RJ, Alvarado A, Kuenzi AJ, Amman BR, Waller LA, Mills JN.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(6):e37254.
         
   • Environmental Health
     22. Assessment of airborne Asteraceae pollen in Brisbane, Australia
         Green B, Simpson R, Dettmann M.
         Aerobiologia. 2012 ;28(2):295-301.
         
     23. Formaldehyde levels in FEMA-supplied travel trailers, park models, and mobile homes in Louisiana and Mississippi
         Murphy MW, Lando JF, Kieszak SM, Sutter ME, Noonan GP, Brunkard JM, McGeehin MA.
         Indoor Air. 2012 Jul 17.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     24. Pneumonia in US hospitalized patients with influenza-like illness: BioSense, 2007-2010
         Benoit SR, Burkom H, McIntyre AF, Kniss K, Brammer L, Finelli L, Jain S.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Jul 17:1-11.
         
     25. Validity of clinical case definitions for influenza surveillance among hospitalized patients: results from a rural community in North India
         Gupta V, Dawood FS, Rai SK, Broor S, Wigh R, Mishra AC, Lafond K, Mott JA, Widdowson MA, Lal RB, Krishnan A.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2012 Jul 16.
         
     26. Surveillance of influenza in Indonesia, 2003-2007
         Kosasih H, Roselinda , Nurhayati , Klimov A, Xiyan X, Lindstrom S, Mahoney F, Beckett C, Burgess TH, Blair PJ, Uyeki TM, Sedyaningsih ER.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2012 Jul 13.
         
     27. The use of epidemiological data to inform the PEPFAR response
         Lyerla R, Murrill CS, Ghys PD, Calleja-Garcia JM, Decock KM.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S57-62.
         
     28. Evaluation of active mortality surveillance system data for monitoring hurricane-related deaths-Texas, 2008
         Choudhary E, Zane DF, Beasley C, Jones R, Rey A, Noe RS, Martin C, Wolkin AF, Bayleyegn TM.
         Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012 Jul 17:1-6.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     29. Evolution of the hepatitis E virus polyproline region: order from disorder
         Purdy MA.
         J Virol. 2012 Jul 18.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     30. Implications of direct protective factors for public health research and prevention strategies to reduce youth violence
         Hall JE, Simon TR, Lee RD, Mercy JA.
         Am J Prev Med. 2012 Aug;43(2 Suppl 1):S76-83.
         
     31. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Expert Panel on Protective Factors for Youth Violence Perpetration: background and overview
         Hall JE, Simon TR, Mercy JA, Loeber R, Farrington DP, Lee RD.
         Am J Prev Med. 2012 Aug;43(2 Suppl 1):S1-7.
         
     32. Swimming upstream
         Wegman DH, Wagner GR.
         Am J Public Health. 2012 Jun;102(6):1053.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     33. Comparison of Fast-track Diagnostics Respiratory Pathogens multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay with in-house singleplex assays for comprehensive detection of human respiratory viruses
         Sakthivel SK, Whitaker B, Lu X, Oliveira DB, Stockman LJ, Kamili S, Oberste MS, Erdman DD.
         J Virol Methods. 2012 Jul 10.
         
     34. Single cell gel electrophoresis assay (comet assay) for evaluating nanoparticles-induced DNA damage in cells
         Bowman L, Castranova V, Ding M.
         Methods Mol Biol. 2012 ;906:415-22.
         
     35. Luciferase reporter system for studying the effect of nanoparticles on gene expression
         Ding M, Bowman L, Castranova V.
         Methods Mol Biol. 2012 ;906:403-14.
         
     36. Naturally acquired antibodies to Plasmodium vivax blood-stage vaccine candidates (PvMSP-1(19) and PvMSP-3alpha(359-798)) and their relationship with hematological features in malaria patients from the Brazilian Amazon
         Mourao LC, Morais CG, Bueno LL, Jimenez MC, Soares IS, Fontes CJ, Guimaraes Lacerda MV, Xavier MS, Barnwell JW, Galinski MR, Braga EM.
         Microbes Infect. 2012 Aug;14(9):730-9.
         
     37. Sensitive and specific detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in clinical specimens using a multi-target real-time PCR approach
         Qvarnstrom Y, Schijman AG, Veron V, Aznar C, Steurer F, da Silva AJ.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jul;6(7):e1689.
         
     38. Sputum smear microscopy at two months into continuation-phase: should it be done in all patients with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis?
         Gandhi MP, Kumar AM, Toshniwal MN, Reddy RH, Oeltmann JE, Nair SA, Satyanarayana S, Dewan PK, Mannan S.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(6):e39296.
         
     39. Hypoglycemia and death in mice following experimental exposure to an extract of Trogia venenata mushrooms
         Shi G, He J, Shen T, Fontaine RE, Yang L, Zhou Z, Gao H, Xu Y, Qin C, Yang Z, Liu J, Huang W, Zeng G.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(6):e38712.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     40. Risk factors for death among children less than 5 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in rural western Kenya, 2005-2007: a cohort study
         O'Reilly CE, Jaron P, Ochieng B, Nyaguara A, Tate JE, Parsons MB, Bopp CA, Williams KA, Vinje J, Blanton E, Wannemuehler KA, Vulule J, Laserson KF, Breiman RF, Feikin DR, Widdowson MA, Mintz E.
         PLoS Med. 2012 Jul;9(7):e1001256.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     41. Examining the interaction of force and repetition on musculoskeletal disorder risk: a systematic literature review
         Gallagher S, Heberger JR.
         Hum Factors. 2012 June 28, 2012.
         
     42. Risk-accepting personality and personal protective equipment use within the Agricultural Health Study
         DellaValle CT, Hoppin JA, Hines CJ, Andreotti G, Alavanja MC.
         J Agromedicine. 2012 Jul;17(3):264-76.
         
     43. Paternal occupation and birth defects: findings from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
         Desrosiers TA, Herring AH, Shapira SK, Hooiveld M, Luben TJ, Herdt-Losavio ML, Lin S, Olshan AF.
         Occup Environ Med. 2012 Aug;69(8):534-542.
         
     44. Association between maternal occupational exposure to organic solvents and congenital heart defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2002
         Gilboa SM, Desrosiers TA, Lawson C, Lupo PJ, Riehle-Colarusso TJ, Stewart PA, van Wijngaarden E, Waters MA, Correa A.
         Occup Environ Med. 2012 Jul 17.
         
     45. Workplace violence prevention for healthcare workers-an online course
         Hartley D, Ridenour M, Craine J, Costa B.
         Rehabil Nurs. 2012 Jul-Aug;37(4):202-6.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     46. Molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba isolated in water treatment plants and comparison with clinical isolates
         Magnet A, Galvan AL, Fenoy S, Izquierdo F, Rueda C, Fernandez Vadillo C, Perez-Irezabal J, Bandyopadhyay K, Visvesvara GS, da Silva AJ, Del Aguila C.
         Parasitol Res. 2012 Jul;111(1):383-92.
         
   • Public Health, General
     47. Navigating the road ahead: public health challenges and the Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation
         Noonan RK, Wilson KM, Mercer SL.
         Am J Community Psychol. 2012 Jul 18.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     48. Exposure to nicotine and carcinogens among Southwestern Alaskan Native cigarette smokers and smokeless tobacco users
         Benowitz NL, Renner CC, Lanier AP, Tyndale RF, Hatsukami DK, Lindgren B, Stepanov I, Watson CH, Sosnoff CS, Jacob P.
         Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Jun;21(6):934-42.
         
     49. Telephone smoking cessation quitline use among pregnant and non-pregnant women
         Bombard JM, Farr SL, Dietz PM, Tong VT, Zhang L, Rabius V.
         Matern Child Health J. 2012 Jul 15.
         
   • Zoonoses
     50. Leptospirosis outbreak following severe flooding: a rapid assessment and mass prophylaxis campaign; Guyana, January-February 2005
         Dechet AM, Parsons M, Rambaran M, Mohamed-Rambaran P, Florendo-Cumbermack A, Persaud S, Baboolal S, Ari MD, Shadomy SV, Zaki SR, Paddock CD, Clark TA, Harris L, Lyon D, Mintz ED.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(7):e39672.
         
   
   
2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Substance Use and Abuse - Global Tobacco Control
     51. Global tobacco surveillance system: the GTSS atlas
         Warren CW, Asma S, Lee J, Lea V, Mackay J.
         CDC Foundation. 2009 2009.
         
     52. Global youth tobacco surveillance, 2000-2007
         Warren CW, Jones NR, Peruga A, Chauvin J, Baptiste JP, Costa de Silva V, Asma S, et al.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2008 Jan 25;57(1):1-28.
         
     53. Global noncommunicable diseases--lessons from the HIV-AIDS experience
         Narayan KM, Ali MK, del Rio C, Koplan JP, Curran J.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Sep 8;365(10):876-8.
         
     54. Global noncommunicable diseases--where worlds meet
         Narayan KM, Ali MK, Koplan JP.
         N Engl J Med. 2010 Sep 23;363(13):1196-8.
         
     55. Social determinants of health and tobacco use in thirteen low and middle income countries: evidence from Global Adult Tobacco Survey
         Palipudi KM, Gupta PC, Sinha DN, Andes LJ, Asma S, McAfee T, Gats Collaborative Group.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(3):e33466.
         
   
   
3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     56. Alcohol use and binge drinking among women of childbearing age - United States, 2006-2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jul 20;61(28):534-8.
         
     57. Motor vehicle crash deaths in metropolitan areas - United States, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jul 20;61(28):523-8.
         
     58. Pertussis epidemic - Washington, 2012
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jul 20;61(28):517-22.
         
     59. Tornado-related fatalities - five states, Southeastern United States, April 25-28, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jul 20;61(28):529-33.
         
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     60. Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations and diabetes among women in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2008
         James-Todd T, Stahlhut R, Meeker JD, Powell SG, Hauser R, Huang T, Rich-Edwards J.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Jul 13.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     61. Paternal occupation and birth defects: findings from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
         Desrosiers TA, Herring AH, Shapira SK, Hooiveld M, Luben TJ, Herdt-Losavio ML, Lin S, Olshan AF.
         Occup Environ Med. 2012 Aug;69(8):534-542.
         
   
   

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