• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Health Communication and Education)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     • Vignette-based study of ovarian cancer screening: Do U.S. physicians report adhering to evidence-based recommendations?
       Baldwin LM, Trivers KF, Matthews B, Andrilla CH, Miller JW, Berry DL, Lishner DM, Goff BA.
       Ann Intern Med. 2012 Feb 7;156(3):182-94.
       
     • The evolution of the Steps program, 2003-2010: transforming the federal public health practice of chronic disease prevention
       Nichols P, Ussery-Hall A, Griffin-Blake S, Easton A.
       Prev Chronic Dis. 2012 Feb;9:E50.
       
   • Communicable Diseases
     • Recommendations for publication of viral genetic data and sample access for novel viruses and strains
       Arrigo NC, Briese T, Calisher CH, Drebot MA, Hjelle B, Leduc JW, Powers AM, Repik PM, Roehrig JT, Schmaljohn CS, Tesh RB, Weaver SC.
       Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Feb;86(2):189-191.
       
     • The emerging threat of untreatable gonococcal infection
       Bolan GA, Sparling PF, Wasserheit JN.
       N Engl J Med. 2012 Feb 9;366(6):485-7.
       
   • Environmental Health
     • Secondhand smoke exposure in cars among middle and high school students--United States, 2000-2009
       King BA, Dube SR, Tynan MA.
       Pediatrics. 2012 Feb 6.
       
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     • Patient- and provider-level risk factors associated with default from tuberculosis treatment, South Africa, 2002: a case-control study
       Finlay A, Lancaster J, Holtz TH, Weyer K, Miranda A, van der Walt M.
       BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 20;12(1):56.
       
   • Healthcare Economics
     • The economic burden of child maltreatment in the United States and implications for prevention
       Fang X, Brown DS, Florence CS, Mercy JA.
       Child Abuse Negl. 2012 Jan 31.
       
   • Immunity and Immunization
     • Needlestick injury surveillance during mass vaccination clinics: lessons learned and why more is needed - Tri-County (Denver Metropolitan) region, Colorado, 2009
       Williams NJ, Ghosh TS, Vogt RL.
       Am J Infect Control. 2012 Feb 2.
       
     • Human papillomavirus vaccination practices among providers in Indian Health Service, Tribal and Urban Indian healthcare facilities
       Jim CC, Wai-Yin Lee J, Groom AV, Espey DK, Saraiya M, Holve S, Bullock A, Howe J, Thierry J.
       J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 Feb 6.
       
   • Laboratory Sciences
     • Neuraminidase inhibitor resistance in influenza viruses and laboratory testing methods
       Nguyen HT, Fry AM, Gubareva LV.
       Antivir Ther. 2012 ;17(1 Pt B):159-73.
       
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. Caregiver reports of provider recommended frequency of blood glucose monitoring and actual testing frequency for youth with type 1 diabetes
        Yi-Frazier JP, Hood K, Case D, Waitzfelder B, Anderson A, Bloch CA, Naughton M, Seid M, Imperatore G, Loots B, Bell R, Lawrence JM, Search for Diabetes in Youth Study Group.
        Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Jan;95(1):68-75.
        
     2. The health profile and chronic diseases comorbidities of US-bound Iraqi refugees screened by the International Organization for Migration in Jordan: 2007-2009
        Yanni EA, Naoum M, Odeh N, Han P, Coleman M, Burke H.
        J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Feb 4.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     3. HIV transmission rates from persons living with HIV who are aware and unaware of their infection, United States
        Hall HI, Holtgrave DR, Maulsby C.
        AIDS. 2012 Feb 4.
        
     4. Cryptococcus gattii: an emerging fungal pathogen in the Southeastern United States
        Sellers B, Hall P, Cine-Gowdie S, Hays AL, Patel K, Lockhart SR, Franco-Paredes C.
        Am J Med Sci. 2012 Feb 6.
        
     5. Sexually transmitted infections in newly arrived refugees: is routine screening for Neisseria gonorrheae and Chlamydia trachomatis infection indicated?
        Stauffer WM, Painter J, Mamo B, Kaiser R, Weinberg M, Berman S.
        Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Feb;86(2):292-5.
        
     6. HIV-1 protease inhibitors and clinical malaria: a secondary analysis of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group A5208 study
        Porter KA, Cole SR, Eron JJ, Zheng Y, Hughes MD, Lockman S, Poole C, Skinner-Adams TS, Hosseinipour M, Shaffer D, D'Amico R, Sawe FK, Siika A, Stringer E, Currier JS, Chipato T, Salata R, McCarthy JS, Meshnick SR.
        Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Feb;56(2):995-1000.
        
     7. Epidemiology of respiratory viral infections in two long-term refugee camps in Kenya, 2007-2010
        Ahmed JA, Katz MA, Auko E, Njenga MK, Weinberg M, Kapella BK, Burke H, Nyoka R, Gichangi A, Waiboci LW, Mahamud A, Qassim M, Swai B, Wagacha B, Mutonga D, Nguhi M, Breiman RF, Eidex RB.
        BMC Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 17;12(1):7.
        
     8. Testing for acute HIV infection: implications for treatment as prevention
        Owen SM.
        Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2012 Feb 4.
        
     9. HIV testing in developing countries: what is required?
        Alemnji G, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
        Indian J Med Res. 2011 Dec;134(6):779-86.
        
     10. Elimination of cholera transmission in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
         Periago MR, Frieden TR, Tappero JW, De Cock KM, Aasen B, Andrus JK.
         Lancet. 2012 Jan 21;379(9812):e12-3.
         
     11. Outbreak of lower respiratory tract illness associated with human enterovirus 68 among American Indian children
         Jacobson LM, Redd JT, Schneider E, Lu X, Chern SW, Oberste MS, Erdman DD, Fischer GE, Armstrong GL, Kodani M, Montoya J, Magri JM, Cheek JE.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Feb 6.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     12. Human risk of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, in Eastern United States
         Diuk-Wasser MA, Hoen AG, Cislo P, Brinkerhoff R, Hamer SA, Rowland M, Cortinas R, Vourc'h G, Melton F, Hickling GJ, Tsao JI, Bunikis J, Barbour AG, Kitron U, Piesman J, Fish D.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Feb;86(2):320-327.
         
     13. Relationship of climate, geography, and geology to the incidence of Rift Valley fever in Kenya during the 2006-2007 outbreak
         Hightower A, Kinkade C, Nguku PM, Anyangu A, Mutonga D, Omolo J, Njenga MK, Feikin DR, Schnabel D, Ombok M, Breiman RF.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Feb;86(2):373-380.
         
     14. Assessing the risk of international spread of yellow fever virus: a mathematical analysis of an urban outbreak in Asuncion, 2008
         Johansson MA, Arana-Vizcarrondo N, Biggerstaff BJ, Gallagher N, Marano N, Staples JE.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Feb;86(2):349-58.
         
     15. Culex flavivirus and West Nile virus in Culex quinquefasciatus populations in the Southeastern United States
         Crockett RK, Burkhalter K, Mead D, Kelly R, Brown J, Varnado W, Roy A, Horiuchi K, Biggerstaff BJ, Miller B, Nasci R.
         J Med Entomol. 2012 Jan;49(1):165-74.
         
     16. Bartonella species in bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) from Western Africa
         Billeter SA, Hayman DT, Peel AJ, Baker K, Wood JL, Cunningham A, Suu-Ire R, Dittmar K, Kosoy MY.
         Parasitology. 2012 Feb 6:1-6.
         
   • Environmental Health
     17. Associations between phthalate metabolite urinary concentrations and body size measures in New York City children
         Teitelbaum SL, Mervish N, Moshier E. L., Vangeepuram N, Galvez MP, Calafat AM, Silva MJ, Brenner B. L., Wolff MS.
         Environ Res. 2012 Jan;112:186-93.
         
     18. Maternal urinary phthalates and phenols and male genital anomalies
         Chevrier C, Petit C, Philippat C, Mortamais M, Slama R, Rouget F, Calafat AM, Ye X, Silva MJ, Charles MA, Cordier S.
         Epidemiology. 2012 Mar;23(2):353-356.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     19. Challenges in the design and analysis of sequentially monitored postmarket safety surveillance evaluations using electronic observational health care data
         Nelson JC, Cook AJ, Yu O, Dominguez C, Zhao S, Greene SK, Fireman BH, Jacobsen SJ, Weintraub ES, Jackson LA.
         Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2012 Jan;21 Suppl 1:62-71.
         
   • Food Safety
     20. Norovirus outbreak associated with undercooked oysters and secondary household transmission
         Alfano-Sobsey E, Sweat D, Hall A, Breedlove F, Rodriguez R, Greene S, Pierce A, Sobsey M, Davies M, Ledford SL.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Feb;140(2):276-82.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     21. CFTR mutation analysis and haplotype associations in CF patients
         Cordovado SK, Hendrix M, Greene CN, Mochal S, Earley MC, Farrell PM, Kharrazi M, Hannon WH, Mueller PW.
         Mol Genet Metab. 2012 Feb;105(2):249-54.
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     22. Combined television viewing and computer use and mortality from all-causes and diseases of the circulatory system among adults in the United States
         Ford ES.
         BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 23;12(1):70.
         
     23. Behavioural precursors and HIV testing behaviour among African American women
         Uhrig JD, Davis KC, Rupert D, Fraze J.
         Health Educ J. 2012 January;71(1):102-114.
         
     24. Coping styles in chronic fatigue syndrome: findings from a population-based study
         Nater UM, Maloney E, Lin JM, Heim C, Reeves WC.
         Psychother Psychosom. 2012 Feb 2;81(2):127-129.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     25. Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals in Jacksonville, Florida
         Magill SS, Hellinger W, Cohen J, Kay R, Bailey C, Boland B, Carey D, Guzman J, Dominguez K, Edwards J, Goraczewski L, Horan T, Miller M, Phelps M, Saltford R, Seibert J, Smith B, Starling P, Viergutz B, Walsh K, Rathore M, Guzman N, Fridkin S.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Mar;33(3):283-91.
         
     26. Estimated prevalence of dengue viremia in Puerto Rican blood donations, 1995 through 2010
         Petersen LR, Tomashek KM, Biggerstaff BJ.
         Transfusion. 2012 Feb 5.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     27. Remaining issues and challenges for rotavirus vaccine in preventing global childhood diarrheal morbidity and mortality
         Tate JE, Patel MM, Cortese MM, Lopman BA, Gentsch JR, Fleming J, Steele AD, Parashar UD.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2012 Feb;11(2):211-20.
         
     28. Risk of intussusception following administration of a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in US infants
         Shui IM, Baggs J, Patel M, Parashar UD, Rett M, Belongia EA, Hambidge SJ, Glanz JM, Klein NP, Weintraub E.
         JAMA. 2012 Feb 8;307(6):598-604.
         
     29. A cluster of nonspecific adverse events in a military reserve unit following pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccination - possible stimulated reporting?
         McNeil MM, Arana J, Stewart B, Hartshorn M, Hrncir D, Wang H, Lamias M, Locke M, Stamper J, Tokars JI, Engler RJ.
         Vaccine. 2012 Feb 3.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     30. Impact of a pilot walking school bus intervention on children's pedestrian safety behaviors: a pilot study
         Mendoza JA, Watson K, Chen TA, Baranowski T, Nicklas TA, Uscanga DK, Hanfling MJ.
         Health Place. 2012 Jan;18(1):24-30.
         
     31. Toward environments and policies that promote injury-free active living - it wouldn't hurt
         Pollack KM, Kercher C, Frattaroli S, Peek-Asa C, Sleet D, Rivara FP.
         Health Place. 2012 Jan;18(1):106-14.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     32. Molecular detection and typing of dengue viruses from archived tissues of fatal cases by rt-PCR and sequencing: diagnostic and epidemiologic implications
         Bhatnagar J, Blau DM, Shieh WJ, Paddock CD, Drew C, Liu L, Jones T, Patel M, Zaki SR.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Feb;86(2):335-40.
         
     33. Effect of abacavir on acute changes in biomarkers associated with cardiovascular dysfunction
         Patel P, Bush T, Overton T, Baker J, Hammer J, Kojic E, Conley L, Henry K, Brooks JT, The S U N Study Investigators.
         Antivir Ther. 2011 Dec 16.
         
     34. Characterization of Angiostrongylus cantonensis excretory-secretory proteins as potential diagnostic targets
         Morassutti AL, Levert K, Pinto PM, da Silva AJ, Wilkins P, Graeff-Teixeira C.
         Exp Parasitol. 2012 Jan;130(1):26-31.
         
     35. Comparative analysis of aromatic diisocyanate conjugation to human albumin utilizing multiplexed tandem mass spectrometry
         Hettick JM, Siegel PD.
         Int J Mass Spectrom. 2012 Jan;309:168-175.
         
     36. Early alterations of brain cellular energy homeostasis in Huntington disease models
         Mochel F, Durant B, Meng X, O'Callaghan J, Yu H, Brouillet E, Wheeler VC, Humbert S, Schiffmann R, Durr A.
         J Biol Chem. 2012 Jan 6;287(2):1361-70.
         
     37. Performance of tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing in the United States laboratories from 1994-2008
         Angra PK, Taylor TH, Iademarco MF, Metchock B, Astles JR, Ridderhof JC.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Feb 1.
         
     38. Evaluation of new biomarker genes for differentiating Haemophilus influenzae from Haemophilus haemolyticus
         Theodore MJ, Anderson RD, Wang X, Katz LS, Vuong JT, Bell ME, Juni BA, Lowther SA, Lynfield R, Macneil JR, Mayer LW.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Feb 1.
         
     39. Dynamics of cell-mediated immune responses to cytomegalovirus in pediatric transplantation recipients
         Patel M, Stefanidou M, Long CB, Fazzari MJ, Tesfa L, Del Rio M, Lamour J, Ricafort R, Madan RP, Herold BC.
         Pediatr Transplant. 2012 Feb;16(1):18-28.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     40. Medications used to treat nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and the risk of selected birth defects
         Anderka M, Mitchell AA, Louik C, Werler MM, Hernandez-Diaz S, Rasmussen SA, National Birth Defects Prevention Study.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Jan;94(1):22-30.
         
     41. Pregnancy outcomes with an IUD in situ: a systematic review
         Brahmi D, Steenland MW, Renner RM, Gaffield ME, Curtis KM.
         Contraception. 2012 Feb;85(2):131-9.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     42. Levels of plasma trans-fatty acids in non-Hispanic white adults in the United States in 2000 and 2009
         Vesper HW, Kuiper HC, Mirel LB, Johnson CL, Pirkle JL.
         JAMA. 2012 Feb 8;307(6):562-3.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     43. Occupational exposures among nurses and risk of spontaneous abortion
         Lawson CC, Rocheleau CM, Whelan EA, Lividoti Hibert EN, Grajewski B, Spiegelman D, Rich-Edwards JW.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Dec 30.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     44. Performance of two malaria rapid diagnostic tests in febrile adult patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection in Blantyre, Malawi
         Chinkhumba J, Nyanda M, Skarbinski J, Mathanga DP.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Feb;86(2):199-202.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     45. Revival of the intrauterine device: increased insertions among US women with employer-sponsored insurance, 2002-2008
         Xu X, Macaluso M, Ouyang L, Kulczycki A, Grosse SD.
         Contraception. 2012 Feb;85(2):155-9.
         
   
   
3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Health Communication and Education
     46. What is the impact of the Internet on decision-making in pregnancy? A global study
         Lagan BM, Sinclair M, Kernohan WG.
         Birth. 2011 Dec;38(4):336-45.
         
     47. Indigenous message tailoring increases consumption of fresh vegetables by clients of community pantries
         Clarke P, Evans SH, Hovy EH.
         Health Commun. 2011 Sep;26(6):571-82.
         
     48. What makes African American health disparities newsworthy? An experiment among journalists about story framing
         Hinnant A, Oh HJ, Caburnay CA, Kreuter MW.
         Health Educ Res. 2011 Dec;26(6):937-47.
         
     49. Location, location, location: eye-tracking evidence that consumers preferentially view prominently positioned nutrition information
         Graham DJ, Jeffery RW.
         J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Nov;111(11):1704-11.
         
     50. Effectiveness of a mass media campaign in promoting HIV testing information seeking among African American women
         Davis KC, Uhrig J, Rupert D, Fraze J, Goetz J, Slater M.
         J Health Commun. 2011 Oct;16(9):1024-39.
         
     51. Interventions for individuals with low health literacy: a systematic review
         Sheridan SL, Halpern DJ, Viera AJ, Berkman ND, Donahue KE, Crotty K.
         J Health Commun. 2011 ;16 Suppl 3:30-54.
         
     52. Establishing treatment fidelity in a web-based behavioral intervention study
         Eaton LH, Doorenbos AZ, Schmitz KL, Carpenter KM, McGregor BA.
         Nurs Res. 2011 Nov-Dec;60(6):430-5.
         
     53. Understanding responses to government health recommendations: public perceptions of government advice for managing the H1N1 (swine flu) influenza pandemic
         Teasdale E, Yardley L.
         Patient Educ Couns. 2011 Dec;85(3):413-8.
         
     54. Improved response to disasters and outbreaks by tracking population movements with mobile phone network data: a post-earthquake geospatial study in Haiti
         Bengtsson L, Lu X, Thorson A, Garfield R, von Schreeb J.
         PLoS Med. 2011 Aug;8(8):e1001083.
         
   
   
4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     55. Severe methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia from aniline purchased as 2C-E (4-ethyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine), a recreational drug, on the Internet - Oregon, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Feb 10;61:85-8.
         
     56. Vital signs: food categories contributing the most to sodium consumption - United States, 2007-2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Feb 10;61:92-8.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     57. Transmission of hepatitis C Virus infection through tattooing and piercing: a critical review
         Tohme RA, Holmberg SD.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 30.
         
   • Healthcare Economics
     58. The health and wealth of US counties: how the small business environment impacts alternative measures of development
         Blanchard TC, Tolbert C, Mencken C.
         Camb J Regions Econ Soc. 2011 December 2, 2011:1-14.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     59. Risk of intussusception following administration of a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in US infants
         Shui IM, Baggs J, Patel M, Parashar UD, Rett M, Belongia EA, Hambidge SJ, Glanz JM, Klein NP, Weintraub E.
         JAMA. 2012 Feb 8;307(6):598-604.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     60. Levels of plasma trans-fatty acids in non-Hispanic white adults in the United States in 2000 and 2009
         Vesper HW, Kuiper HC, Mirel LB, Johnson CL, Pirkle JL.
         JAMA. 2012 Feb 8;307(6):562-3.
         
   
   

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