Issue 38 October 27, 2020
CDC Science Clips: Volume 12, Issue 38, October 27, 2020
Science Clips is produced weekly to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge for the public health community. Each article features an Altmetric Attention scoreexternal icon to track social and mainstream media mentions.
The report consists of these components:
- Top Articles of the Week
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below.
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.- Communicable Diseases
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Symptoms and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among children - Utah and Wisconsin, March-May 2020external icon
Laws RL, Chancey RJ, Rabold EM, Chu VT, Lewis NM, Fajans M, Reses HE, Duca LM, Dawson P, Conners EE, Gharpure R, Yin S, Buono S, Pomeroy M, Yousaf AR, Owusu D, Wadhwa A, Pevzner E, Battey KA, Njuguna H, Fields VL, Salvatore P, O'Hegarty M, Vuong J, Gregory CJ, Banks M, Rispens J, Dietrich E, Marcenac P, Matanock A, Pray I, Westergaard R, Dasu T, Bhattacharyya S, Christiansen A, Page L, Dunn A, Atkinson-Dunn R, Christensen K, Kiphibane T, Willardson S, Fox G, Ye D, Nabity SA, Binder A, Freeman BD, Lester S, Mills L, Thornburg N, Hall AJ, Fry AM, Tate JE, Tran CH, Kirking HL.
Pediatrics. 2020 Oct 8. -
Effectiveness of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in Rakai, Ugandaexternal icon
Loevinsohn G, Kigozi G, Kagaayi J, Wawer MJ, Nalugoda F, Chang LW, Quinn TC, Serwadda D, Reynolds SJ, Nelson L, Mills L, Alamo S, Nakigozi G, Kabuye G, Ssekubugu R, Tobian AA, Gray RH, Grabowski MK.
Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 12. -
The potential epidemiological impact of COVID-19 on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the cost-effectiveness of linked, opt-out HIV testing: A modeling study in six US citiesexternal icon
Zang X, Krebs E, Chen S, Piske M, Armstrong WS, Behrends CN, Del Rio C, Feaster DJ, Marshall BD, Mehta SH, Mermin J, Metsch LR, Schackman BR, Strathdee SA, Nosyk B.
Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 12.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services
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World Trade Center Health Program: First decade of researchexternal icon
Santiago-Colón A, Daniels R, Reissman D, Anderson K, Calvert G, Caplan A, Carreón T, Katruska A, Kubale T, Liu R, Nembhard R, Robison WA, Yiin J, Howard J.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 6;17(19).
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- Healthcare Associated Infections
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Opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing in outpatient hemodialysis facilitiesexternal icon
Apata IW, Kabbani S, Neu AM, Kear TM, D'Agata EM, Levenson DJ, Kliger AS, Hicks LA, Patel PR.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 Oct 9.
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- Immunity and Immunization
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Comparison of parental report of influenza vaccination to documented records in children hospitalized with acute respiratory illness, 2015-2016external icon
Ogokeh CE, Campbell AP, Feldstein LR, Weinberg GA, Staat MA, McNeal MM, Selvarangan R, Halasa NB, Englund JA, Boom JA, Azimi PH, Szilagyi PG, Harrison CJ, Williams JV, Klein EJ, Stewart LS, Sahni LC, Singer MN, Lively JY, Payne DC, Patel M.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Oct 12.
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- Informatics
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Intercensal and postcensal estimation of population size for small geographic areas in the United Statesexternal icon
Wang Y, Zhang X, Lu H, Matthews KA, Greenlund KJ.
Int J Popul Data Sci. 2020 ;5(1).
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- Nutritional Sciences
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Knowledge gaps in understanding the metabolic and clinical effects of excess folates/folic acid: a summary, and perspectives, from an NIH workshopexternal icon
Maruvada P, Stover PJ, Mason JB, Bailey RL, Davis CD, Field MS, Finnell RH, Garza C, Green R, Gueant JL, Jacques PF, Klurfeld DM, Lamers Y, MacFarlane AJ, Miller JW, Molloy AM, O'Connor DL, Pfeiffer CM, Potischman NA, Rodricks JV, Rosenberg IH, Ross SA, Shane B, Selhub J, Stabler SP, Trasler J, Yamini S, Zappalà G.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Oct 6.
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- Occupational Safety and Health
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Temporal trends in prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD risk factors among U.S. older workers: NHIS 2004-2018external icon
Gu JK, Charles LE, Fekedulegn D, Allison P, Ma CC, Violanti JM, Andrew ME.
Ann Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 10.
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- Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
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Risk perception during the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leoneexternal icon
Winters M, Jalloh MF, Sengeh P, Jalloh MB, Zeebari Z, Nordenstedt H.
BMC Public Health. 2020 Oct 12;20(1):1539.
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- Communicable Diseases
- CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.- Chronic Diseases and Conditions
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Sources of support for studies that inform recommendations of the Community Preventive Services Task Forceexternal icon
Neilson E, Villani J, Mercer SL, Tilley DL, Vincent I, Alston A, Klabunde CN.
Public Health Rep. 2020 Oct 13.
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- Communicable Diseases
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Risk for in-hospital complications associated with COVID-19 and influenza - Veterans Health Administration, United States, October 1, 2018-May 31, 2020external icon
Cates J, Lucero-Obusan C, Dahl RM, Schirmer P, Garg S, Oda G, Hall AJ, Langley G, Havers FP, Holodniy M, Cardemil CV.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 23;69(42):1528-1534. -
First 100 persons with COVID-19 - Zambia, March 18-April 28, 2020external icon
Chipimo PJ, Barradas DT, Kayeyi N, Zulu PM, Muzala K, Mazaba ML, Hamoonga R, Musonda K, Monze M, Kapata N, Sinyange N, Simwaba D, Kapaya F, Mulenga L, Chanda D, Malambo W, Ngosa W, Hines J, Yingst S, Agolory S, Mukonka V.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 23;69(42):1547-1548. -
The Seattle Flu Study: a multiarm community-based prospective study protocol for assessing influenza prevalence, transmission and genomic epidemiologyexternal icon
Chu HY, Boeckh M, Englund JA, Famulare M, Lutz B, Nickerson DA, Rieder M, Starita LM, Adler A, Brandstetter E, Frazer CD, Han PD, Gulati RK, Hadfield J, Jackson M, Kiavand A, Kimball LE, Lacombe K, Newman K, Sibley TR, Logue JK, Lyon VR, Wolf CR, Zigman Suchsland M, Shendure J, Bedford T.
BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 7;10(10):e037295. -
Association between social vulnerability and a county's risk for becoming a COVID-19 hotspot - United States, June 1-July 25, 2020external icon
Dasgupta S, Bowen VB, Leidner A, Fletcher K, Musial T, Rose C, Cha A, Kang G, Dirlikov E, Pevzner E, Rose D, Ritchey MD, Villanueva J, Philip C, Liburd L, Oster AM.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 23;69(42):1535-1541. -
Race, ethnicity, and age trends in persons who died from COVID-19 - United States, May-August 2020external icon
Gold JA, Rossen LM, Ahmad FB, Sutton P, Li Z, Salvatore PP, Coyle JP, DeCuir J, Baack BN, Durant TM, Dominguez KL, Henley SJ, Annor FB, Fuld J, Dee DL, Bhattarai A, Jackson BR.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 23;69(42):1517-1521. -
Rapid adaptation of HIV treatment programs in response to COVID-19 - Namibia, 2020external icon
Hong SY, Ashipala LS, Bikinesi L, Hamunime N, Kamangu JW, Boylan A, Sithole E, Pietersen IC, Mutandi G, McLean C, Dziuban EJ.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 23;69(42):1549-1551. -
Rotavirus genotypes in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis before and after rotavirus vaccine introduction in Blantyre, Malawi, 1997 - 2019external icon
Mhango C, Mandolo JJ, Chinyama E, Wachepa R, Kanjerwa O, Malamba-Banda C, Matambo PB, Barnes KG, Chaguza C, Shawa IT, Nyaga MM, Hungerford D, Parashar UD, Pitzer VE, Kamng'ona AW, Iturriza-Gomara M, Cunliffe NA, Jere KC.
J Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 9. -
Family factors and HIV-related risk behaviors among adolescent sexual minority males in three United States cities, 2015external icon
Morris E, Balaji AB, Trujillo L, Rasberry CN, Mustanski B, Newcomb ME, Brady KA, Prachand NG.
LGBT Health. 2020 Oct;7(7):367-374. -
Effect of enhanced adherence package on early ART uptake among HIV-positive pregnant women in Zambia: An individual randomized controlled trialexternal icon
Mubiana-Mbewe M, Bosomprah S, Kadota JL, Koyuncu A, Kusanathan T, Mweebo K, Musokotwane K, Mulenga PL, Chi BH, Vinikoor MJ.
AIDS Behav. 2020 Oct 8. -
Mitigating a COVID-19 outbreak among Major League Baseball players - United States, 2020external icon
Murray MT, Riggs MA, Engelthaler DM, Johnson C, Watkins S, Longenberger A, Brett-Major DM, Lowe J, Broadhurst MJ, Ladva CN, Villanueva JM, MacNeil A, Qari S, Kirking HL, Cherry M, Khan AS.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 23;69(42):1542-1546. -
Improved chlorination and rapid water quality assessment in response to an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea in Somali region, Ethiopiaexternal icon
Rajasingham A, Harvey B, Taye Y, Kamwaga S, Martinsen A, Sirad M, Aden M, Gallagher K, Handzel T.
J Water Sanit Hyg Develop. 2020 ;10(3):596-602. -
Excess deaths associated with COVID-19, by age and race and ethnicity - United States, January 26-October 3, 2020external icon
Rossen LM, Branum AM, Ahmad FB, Sutton P, Anderson RN.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 23;69(42):1522-1527. -
First isolation and whole-genome characterization of a G9P[14] rotavirus strain from a diarrheic child in Egyptexternal icon
Shoeib A, Velasquez Portocarrero DE, Wang Y, Jiang B.
J Gen Virol. 2020 Sep;101(9):896-901. -
Assessing self-reported discrimination among men who have sex with menexternal icon
Whiteman A, Baugher A, Sionean C.
Aids. 2020 Oct 8.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services
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Systems thinking for health emergencies: use of process mapping during outbreak responseexternal icon
Durski KN, Naidoo D, Singaravelu S, Shah AA, Djingarey MH, Formenty P, Ihekweazu C, Banjura J, Kebela B, Yinka-Ogunleye A, Fall IS, Eteng W, Vandi M, Keimbe C, Abubakar A, Mohammed A, Williams DE, Lamunu M, Briand S, Changa Changa JC, Minkoulou E, Jernigan D, Lubambo D, Khalakdina A, Mamadu I, Talisuna A, Mbule Kadiobo A, Jambai A, Aylward B, Osterholm M.
BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Oct;5(10).
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- Genetics and Genomics
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Bacterial genome-wide association study of hyper-virulent pneumococcal serotype 1 identifies genetic variation associated with neurotropismexternal icon
Chaguza C, Yang M, Cornick JE, du Plessis M, Gladstone RA, Kwambana-Adams BA, Lo SW, Ebruke C, Tonkin-Hill G, Peno C, Senghore M, Obaro SK, Ousmane S, Pluschke G, Collard JM, Sigaùque B, French N, Klugman KP, Heyderman RS, McGee L, Antonio M, Breiman RF, von Gottberg A, Everett DB, Kadioglu A, Bentley SD.
Commun Biol. 2020 Oct 8;3(1):559.
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- Immunity and Immunization
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Vaccination coverage by age 24 months among children born in 2016 and 2017 - National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2017-2019external icon
Hill HA, Yankey D, Elam-Evans LD, Singleton JA, Pingali SC, Santibanez TA.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 23;69(42):1505-1511. -
Trends in place of early-season influenza vaccination among adults, 2014-15 through 2018-19 influenza seasons - the importance of medical and nonmedical settings for vaccinationexternal icon
Lu PJ, Srivastav A, Santibanez TA, Amaya A, Dever JA, Roycroft J, Kurtz MS, Williams WW.
Am J Infect Control. 2020 Oct 7. -
Human papillomavirus vaccination coverage among men who have sex with men-National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, United States, 2017external icon
McClung N, Burnett J, Wejnert C, Markowitz LE, Meites E.
Vaccine. 2020 Oct 9. -
The reporting sensitivity of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) for anaphylaxis and for Guillain-Barré syndromeexternal icon
Miller ER, McNeil MM, Moro PL, Duffy J, Su JR.
Vaccine. 2020 Oct 7. -
The clinical presentation of culture-positive and culture-negative, qPCR-attributable shigellosis in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study and derivation of a Shigella severity score: implications for pediatric Shigella vaccine trialsexternal icon
Pavlinac PB, Platts-Mills JA, Tickell KD, Liu J, Juma J, Kabir F, Nkeze J, Okoi C, Operario DJ, Uddin MJ, Ahmed S, Alonso PL, Antonio M, Becker SM, Breiman RF, Faruque AS, Fields B, Gratz J, Haque R, Hossain A, Hossain MJ, Jarju S, Qamar F, Iqbal NT, Kwambana B, Mandomando I, McMurry TL, Ochieng C, Ochieng JB, Ochieng M, Onyango C, Panchalingam S, Kalam A, Aziz F, Qureshi S, Ramamurthy T, Roberts JH, Saha D, Sow SO, Stroup SE, Sur D, Tamboura B, Taniuchi M, Tennant SM, Roose A, Toema D, Wu Y, Zaidi A, Nataro JP, Levine MM, Houpt ER, Kotloff KL.
Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 12. -
Rubella virus-associated chronic inflammation in primary immunodeficiency diseasesexternal icon
Perelygina L, Icenogle J, Sullivan KE.
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Oct 9.
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- Informatics
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Using search engine data to explore interest in PrEP and HIV testing in the United Statesexternal icon
Whiteman A, Wejnert C, Morris E, Burnett J.
AIDS Behav. 2020 Oct 8.
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- Laboratory Sciences
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Differential pathogenesis of Usutu virus isolates in miceexternal icon
Kuchinsky SC, Hawks SA, Mossel EC, Coutermarsh-Ott S, Duggal NK.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Oct 12;14(10):e0008765.
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- Maternal and Child Health
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A preliminary epidemiologic study of social (pragmatic) communication disorder relative to autism spectrum disorder and developmental disability without social communication deficitsexternal icon
Ellis Weismer S, Rubenstein E, Wiggins L, Durkin MS.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Oct 9. -
Balancing competing priorities: Quantity versus quality within a routine, voluntary medical male circumcision program operating at scale in Zimbabweexternal icon
Feldacker C, Murenje V, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Hove J, Munyaradzi T, Marongwe P, Balachandra S, Mandisarisa J, Holec M, Xaba S, Sidile-Chitimbire V, Tshimanga M, Barnhart S.
PLoS One. 2020 ;15(10):e0240425.
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- Occupational Safety and Health
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Trends in work-related musculoskeletal disorders from the 2002 to 2014 General Social Survey, Quality of Work Life Supplementexternal icon
Dick RB, Lowe BD, Lu ML, Krieg EF.
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Aug;62(8):595-610. -
Assessment of triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) exposure to nail salon workers by air, hand wipe, and urine analysisexternal icon
Estill CF, Mayer A, Slone J, Chen IC, Zhou M, La Guardia MJ, Jayatilaka N, Ospina M, Calafat A.
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2020 Oct 6;231:113630.
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- Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
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Assessing the feasibility of a commercially available wireless Internet of Things system to improve conveyor safetyexternal icon
Jacksha R, Raj KV.
Min Metall Explor. 2020 .
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- Substance Use and Abuse
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Variability in antemortem and postmortem blood alcohol concentration levels among fatally injured adultsexternal icon
Greene N, Esser MB, Vesselinov R, Auman KM, Kerns TJ, Lauerman MH.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2020 Oct 9:1-8. -
Notes from the field: Characteristics of e-cigarette, or vaping, products confiscated in public high schools in California and North Carolina - March and May 2019external icon
Shamout M, Tanz L, Herzig C, Oakley LP, Peak CM, Heinzerling A, Hast M, McGowan E, Williams RJ, Hess C, Wang C, Planche S, Herndon S, Martin J, Kansagra SM, Al-Shawaf M, Melstrom P, Marynak K, Tynan MA, Agaku IT, King BA.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 23;69(42):1552-1554.
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- Chronic Diseases and Conditions
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