
Issue 3, January 26, 2021
CDC Science Clips: Volume 13, Issue 3, January 26, 2021
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:
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CDC Authored Publications
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
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Emergency medical services utilization for acute stroke care: Analysis of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program, 2014-2019external icon
Asaithambi G, Tong X, Lakshminarayan K, Coleman King SM, George MG, Odom EC.
Prehosp Emerg Care. 2021 Jan 19:1-9. -
Prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus in the United States: Estimates from a meta-analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Lupus Registriesexternal icon
Izmirly PM, Parton H, Wang L, McCune WJ, Lim SS, Drenkard C, Ferucci ED, Dall'Era M, Gordon C, Helmick CG, Somers EC.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 Jan 20. -
Surveillance of hypertension among women of reproductive age: A review of existing data sources and opportunities for surveillance before, during, and after pregnancyexternal icon
Mpofu JJ, Robbins CL, Garlow E, Chowdhury FM, Kuklina E.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Jan 15. -
Summary of current guidelines for cervical cancer screening and management of abnormal test results: 2016-2020external icon
Perkins RB, Guido RL, Saraiya M, Sawaya GF, Wentzensen N, Schiffman M, Feldman S.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Jan;30(1):5-13. -
Association of greenness with blood pressure among individuals with type 2 diabetes across rural to urban community types in Pennsylvania, USAexternal icon
Poulsen MN, Schwartz BS, Nordberg C, DeWalle J, Pollak J, Imperatore G, Mercado CI, Siegel KR, Hirsch AG.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 13;18(2).
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Communicable Diseases
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Molecular epidemiological analysis of the origin and transmission dynamics of the HIV-1 CRF01_AE sub-epidemic in Bulgariaexternal icon
Alexiev I, Campbell EM, Knyazev S, Pan Y, Grigorova L, Dimitrova R, Partsuneva A, Gancheva A, Kostadinova A, Seguin-Devaux C, Elenkov I, Yancheva N, Switzer WM.
Viruses. 2021 Jan 16;13(1). -
Population-based estimates of COVID-19-like illness, COVID-19 illness, and rates of case ascertainment, hospitalizations, and deaths - non-institutionalized New York city residents, March-April 2020external icon
Alroy KA, Crossa A, Dominianni C, Sell J, Bartley K, Sanderson M, Fernandez S, Levanon Seligson A, Lim SW, Wang SM, Dumas SE, Perlman SE, Konty K, Olson DR, Gould LH, Greene SK.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 18. -
Health care coverage and preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among men who have sex with men living in 22 US cities with Medicaid expansion, 2017external icon
Baugher AR, Finlayson T, Lewis R, Sionean C, Whiteman A, Wejnert C.
Am J Public Health. 2021 Jan 21:e1-e9. -
Integrated TB and HIV care for Mozambican children: temporal trends, site-level determinants of performance, and recommendations for improved TB preventive treatmentexternal icon
Buck WC, Nguyen H, Siapka M, Basu L, Greenberg Cowan J, De Deus MI, Gleason M, Ferreira F, Xavier C, Jose B, Muthemba C, Simione B, Kerndt P.
AIDS Res Ther. 2021 Jan 9;18(1):3. -
Norovirus and other viral causes of medically attended acute gastroenteritis across the age spectrum: Results from the MAAGE Study in the United Statesexternal icon
Burke RM, Mattison C, Marsh Z, Shioda K, Donald J, Salas SB, Naleway AL, Biggs C, Schmidt MA, Hall AJ.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 21. -
Prospective cohort study of children with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection presenting to paediatric emergency departments: a Paediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) Study Protocolexternal icon
Funk AL, Florin TA, Dalziel SR, Mintegi S, Salvadori MI, Tancredi DJ, Neuman MI, Payne DC, Plint AC, Klassen TP, Malley R, Ambroggio L, Kim K, Kuppermann N, Freedman SB.
BMJ Open. 2021 Jan 15;11(1):e042121. -
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage - United States, December 29, 2020-January 12, 2021external icon
Galloway SE, Paul P, MacCannell DR, Johansson MA, Brooks JT, MacNeil A, Slayton RB, Tong S, Silk BJ, Armstrong GL, Biggerstaff M, Dugan VG.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 22;70(3):95-99. -
SARS-CoV-2 serologic assay needs for the next phase of the US COVID-19 pandemic responseexternal icon
Gundlapalli AV, Salerno RM, Brooks JT, Averhoff F, Petersen LR, McDonald LC, Iademarco MF.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;8(1):ofaa555. -
COVID-19 trends among persons aged 0-24 years - United States, March 1-December 12, 2020external icon
Leidman E, Duca LM, Omura JD, Proia K, Stephens JW, Sauber-Schatz EK.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 22;70(3):88-94. -
Toxic shock syndrome in patients younger than 21 years of age, United States, 2006-2018external icon
Leung J, Abrams JY, Maddox RA, Godfred-Cato S, Schonberger LB, Belay ED.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan 12. -
Guillain-Barré syndrome and antecedent cytomegalovirus infection, USA 2009-2015external icon
Leung J, Sejvar JJ, Soares J, Lanzieri TM.
Neurol Sci. 2020 Apr;41(4):885-891. -
Evaluation of Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 infection at two community-based testing sites - Pima County, Arizona, November 3-17, 2020external icon
Prince-Guerra JL, Almendares O, Nolen LD, Gunn JK, Dale AP, Buono SA, Deutsch-Feldman M, Suppiah S, Hao L, Zeng Y, Stevens VA, Knipe K, Pompey J, Atherstone C, Bui DP, Powell T, Tamin A, Harcourt JL, Shewmaker PL, Medrzycki M, Wong P, Jain S, Tejada-Strop A, Rogers S, Emery B, Wang H, Petway M, Bohannon C, Folster JM, MacNeil A, Salerno R, Kuhnert-Tallman W, Tate JE, Thornburg NJ, Kirking HL, Sheiban K, Kudrna J, Cullen T, Komatsu KK, Villanueva JM, Rose DA, Neatherlin JC, Anderson M, Rota PA, Honein MA, Bower WA.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 22;70(3):100-105. -
Epidemiology of cytomegalovirus infection among mothers and infants in Colombiaexternal icon
Rico A, Dollard SC, Valencia D, Corchuelo S, Tong V, Laiton-Donato K, Amin MM, Benavides M, Wong P, Newton S, Daza M, Cates J, Gonzalez M, Zambrano LD, Mercado M, Ailes EC, Rodriguez H, Gilboa SM, Acosta J, Ricaldi J, Pelaez D, Honein MA, Ospina ML, Lanzieri TM.
J Med Virol. 2021 Jan 21. -
COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing efforts from health departments - United States, June 25-July 24, 2020external icon
Spencer KD, Chung CL, Stargel A, Shultz A, Thorpe PG, Carter MW, Taylor MM, McFarlane M, Rose D, Honein MA, Walke H.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 22;70(3):83-87. -
Risk factors and clinical profile of sapovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis in early childhood: A Nicaraguan birth cohort studyexternal icon
Vielot NA, González F, Reyes Y, Zepeda O, Blette B, Paniagua M, Toval-Ruíz C, Diez-Valcarce M, Hudgens MG, Gutiérrez L, Blandón P, Herrera R, Cuadra EC, Bowman N, Vilchez S, Vinjé J, Becker-Dreps S, Bucardo F.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan 12. -
High prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender women in Papua New Guineaexternal icon
Willie B, Hakim AJ, Badman SG, Weikum D, Narokobi R, Coy K, Gabuzzi J, Pekon S, Gene S, Amos A, Kupul M, Hou P, Dala NM, Whiley DM, Wapling J, Kaldor JM, Vallely AJ, Kelly-Hanku A.
Trop Med Health. 2021 Jan 13;49(1):4. -
Viral suppression and factors associated with failure to achieve viral suppression among pregnant women in South Africaexternal icon
Woldesenbet SA, Kufa T, Barron P, Chirombo BC, Cheyip M, Ayalew K, Lombard C, Manda S, Diallo K, Pillay Y, Puren AJ.
Aids. 2020 Mar 15;34(4):589-597.
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Disaster Control and Emergency Services
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A workshop on cognitive aging and impairment in the 9/11-exposed populationexternal icon
Daniels RD, Clouston SA, Hall CB, Anderson KR, Bennett DA, Bromet EJ, Calvert GM, Carreón T, DeKosky ST, Diminich ED, Finch CE, Gandy S, Kreisl WC, Kritikos M, Kubale TL, Mielke MM, Peskind ER, Raskind MA, Richards M, Sano M, Santiago-Colón A, Sloan RP, Spiro A, Vasdev N, Luft BJ, Reissman DB.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 14;18(2). -
Public health emergency management capacity building in Guinea: 2014-2019external icon
Martel LD, Phipps M, Traore A, Standley CJ, Soumah ML, Lamah A, Wone A, Asima M, Barry AM, Berete M, Attal-Juncqua A, Katz R, Robert A, Sompare I, Sorrell EM, Toure Y, Morel-Vulliez A, Keita S.
Int J Emerg Manag. 2020 ;16(2):179-200.
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
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Established population of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), infected with Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), in Connecticutexternal icon
Molaei G, Little EA, Khalil N, Ayres BN, Nicholson WL, Paddock CD.
J Med Entomol. 2021 Jan 18.
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Environmental Health
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Backpack use as an alternative water transport method in Kisumu, Kenyaexternal icon
Kim S, Curran K, Deng L, Odhiambo A, Oremo J, Otieno R, Omore R, Handzel T, Quick R.
J Water Sanit Hyg Develop. 2020 ;10(4):986-995. -
Impact of community health promoters on awareness of a rural social marketing program, purchase and use of health products, and disease risk, Kenya, 2014–2016external icon
Kim S, Laughlin M, Morris J, Otieno R, Odhiambo A, Oremo J, Graham J, Hirai M, Wells E, Basler C, Okello A, Matanock A, Eleveld A, Quick R.
J Water Sanit Hyg Develop. 2020 ;10(4):940-950. -
Bacterial community assemblages in classroom floor dust of 50 public schools in a large city: characterization using 16S rRNA sequences and associations with environmental factorsexternal icon
Park JH, Lemons AR, Roseman J, Green BJ, Cox-Ganser JM.
Microbiome. 2021 Jan 20;9(1):15. -
Risk assessment for toluene diisocyanate and respiratory disease human studiesexternal icon
Park RM.
Saf Health Work. 2021 .
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Genetics and Genomics
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Complete genome sequence of Francisella sp. Strain LA11-2445 (FDC406), a novel Francisella species isolated from a human skin lesionexternal icon
Öhrman C, Uneklint I, Karlsson L, Respicio-Kingry L, Forsman M, Petersen JM, Sjödin A.
Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Jan 14;10(2).
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Health Economics
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Cost effectiveness of the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign - U.S., 2012-2018external icon
Shrestha SS, Davis K, Mann N, Taylor N, Nonnemaker J, Murphy-Hoefer R, Trivers KF, King BA, Babb SD, Armour BS.
Am J Prev Med. 2021 Jan 14.
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Healthcare Associated Infections
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Antimicrobial resistance control efforts in Africa: a survey of the role of Civil Society Organisationsexternal icon
Fraser JL, Alimi YH, Varma JK, Muraya T, Kujinga T, Carter VK, Schultsz C, Del Rio Vilas VJ.
Glob Health Action. 2021 Jan 1;14(1):1868055. -
Association between socioeconomic status and incidence of community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection - United States, 2014-2015external icon
Skrobarcek KA, Mu Y, Ahern J, Basiliere E, Beldavs ZG, Brousseau G, Dumyati G, Fridkin S, Holzbauer SM, Johnston H, Kainer MA, Meek J, Ocampo VL, Parker E, Perlmutter R, Phipps EC, Winston L, Guh A.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 19.
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Immunity and Immunization
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Waning vaccine effectiveness against influenza-associated hospitalizations among adults, 2015-2016 to 2018-2019, US Hospitalized Adult Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Networkexternal icon
Ferdinands JM, Gaglani M, Martin ET, Monto AS, Middleton D, Silveira F, Talbot HK, Zimmerman R, Patel M.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 19. -
US primary care physicians' viewpoints on HPV vaccination for adults 27 to 45 yearsexternal icon
Hurley LP, O'Leary ST, Markowitz LE, Crane LA, Cataldi JR, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Gorman C, Meites E, Lindley MC, Kempe A.
J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Jan-Feb;34(1):162-170. -
A Retrospective observational cohort study of the effect of antenatal influenza vaccination on birth outcomes in Cape Town, South Africa, 2015-2016external icon
McMorrow ML, Rossi L, Meiring S, Bishop K, Itzikowitz R, Isaacs W, Stellenboom F, Walaza S, Hellferscee O, Treurnicht FK, Zar HJ, Tempia S, Cohen C.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2021 Jan 16. -
Vaccination coverage with selected vaccines and exemption rates among children in kindergarten - United States, 2019-20 school yearexternal icon
Seither R, McGill MT, Kriss JL, Mellerson JL, Loretan C, Driver K, Knighton CL, Black CL.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 22;70(3):75-82. -
Allergic reactions including anaphylaxis after receipt of the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccineexternal icon
Shimabukuro T, Nair N.
Jama. 2021 Jan 21. -
Continued HPV vaccination in the face of unexpected challenges: A commentary on the rationale for an extended interval two-dose scheduleexternal icon
Whitworth HS, Schiller J, Markowitz LE, Jit M, Brisson M, Simpson E, Watson-Jones D.
Vaccine. 2021 Jan 13.
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Injury and Violence
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Monitoring sexual violence trends in emergency department visits using syndromic data from the National Syndromic Surveillance Program - United States, January 2017-December 2019external icon
D'Inverno AS, Idaikkadar N, Houry D.
Am J Public Health. 2021 Jan 21:e1-e9. -
Identifying knowledge, self-efficacy and response efficacy of alternative discipline strategies among low-income Black, Latino and White parentsexternal icon
Duong HT, Monahan JL, Kollar LM, Klevens J.
Health Educ Res. 2021 Jan 14. -
Evaluation of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System – All Injury Program's self-directed violence data, United States, 2018external icon
Ehlman DC, Haileyesus T, Lee R, Ballesteros MF, Yard E.
J Saf Res. 2021 . -
Special Report from the CDC Antidepressant subclass use and fall risk in community-dwelling older Americansexternal icon
Haddad YK, Luo F, Bergen G, Legha JK, Atherly A.
J Saf Res. 2021 . -
Do healthcare providers assess for risk factors and talk to patients about return to driving after a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)? Findings from the 2020 DocStyles Surveyexternal icon
Sarmiento K, Waltzman D, Wright D.
Inj Prev. 2021 Jan 15.
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Laboratory Sciences
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Evaluation of antiretroviral drug concentrations in minimally invasive specimens for potential development of point of care drug assaysexternal icon
Haaland R, Martin A, Mengesha M, Dinh C, Fountain J, Lupo LD, Hall L, Conway-Washington C, Kelley C.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2021 Jan 18. -
A transfer learning approach for improved classification of carbon nanomaterials from TEM imagesexternal icon
Luo Q, Holm EA, Wang C.
Nanoscale Adv. 2021 ;3(1):206-213. -
The feasibility and performance of participant-collected mid-turbinate nasal swabs for detection of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and human metapneumovirus infections among pregnant womenexternal icon
Suntarattiwong P, Mott JA, Mohanty S, Sinthuwattanawibool C, Srisantiroj N, Patamasingh Na Ayudhaya O, Klungthong C, Fernandez S, Kim L, Hunt D, Hombroek D, Brummer T, Chotpitayasunondh T, Dawood FS, Kittikraisak W.
J Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 18.
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Maternal and Child Health
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Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies' prevalence in MD STARnet surveillance sites: An examination of racial and ethnic differencesexternal icon
Zhang Y, Mann JR, James KA, McDermott S, Conway KM, Paramsothy P, Smith T, Cai B.
Neuroepidemiology. 2021 Jan 21:1-9.
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Mining
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Controlling crosscut damage in response to excessive levels of horizontal stress: Case study at the Subtropolis mine, Petersburg, OHexternal icon
Evanek N, Iannacchione A, Miller T.
Min Metall Explor. 2021 ;38(1):645-653. -
Re-analysis of abutment angle method for moderate and deep cover retreat room and pillar mines and investigation of loading mechanics using finite volume modelingexternal icon
Tuncay D, Tulu IB, Klemetti T.
Rock Mech Rock Eng. 2021 . -
Coal mine entry rating system: A case studyexternal icon
Van Dyke MA, Klemetti TM, Compton C.
Int J Min Sci Technol. 2021 . -
Moderate cover bleeder entry and standing support performance in a longwall mine: A case studyexternal icon
Van Dyke MA, Klemetti TM, Tulu IB, Tuncay D.
Min Metall Explor. 2021 .
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Nutritional Sciences
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Percentage of adolescents meeting federal fruit and vegetable intake recommendations - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, United States, 2017external icon
Lange SJ, Moore LV, Harris DM, Merlo CL, Lee SH, Demissie Z, Galuska DA.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 22;70(3):69-74. -
Retinol-binding protein, retinol, and modified-relative-dose response in Ugandan children aged 12-23 months and their non-pregnant caregiversexternal icon
Whitehead RD, Ford ND, Mapango C, Ruth LJ, Zhang M, Schleicher RL, Ngalombi S, Halati S, Ahimbisibwe M, Lubowa A, Sheftel J, Tanumihardjo SA, Jefferds ME.
Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2021 Jan 19.
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Occupational Safety and Health
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Exposure to radon and progeny in a tourist cavernexternal icon
Anderson JL, Zwack LM, Brueck SE.
Health Phys. 2021 Jan 19. -
Occupational use of high-level disinfectants and asthma incidence in early- to mid-career female nurses: a prospective cohort studyexternal icon
Dumas O, Gaskins AJ, Boggs KM, Henn SA, Le Moual N, Varraso R, Chavarro JE, Camargo CA.
Occup Environ Med. 2021 Jan 15.
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Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
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A novel sampling cassette for field-based analysis of respirable crystalline silicaexternal icon
Chubb LG, Cauda EG.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2021 Jan 21:1-9. -
Exploring the differences in safety climate among mining sectorsexternal icon
Haas EJ, Yorio PL.
Min Metall Explor. 2021 ;38(1):655-668. -
Capability of the airstream helmet for protecting mine workers from diesel particulate matterexternal icon
Noll J, Lee T, Vanderslice S, Barone T.
Min Metall Explor. 2021 ;38(1):635-644.
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Parasitic Diseases
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The use of dried tube specimens of Plasmodium falciparum in an external quality assessment programme to evaluate health worker performance for malaria rapid diagnostic testing in healthcare centres in Togoexternal icon
Dorkenoo AM, Kouassi KC, Koura AK, Adams ML, Gbada K, Katawa G, Yakpa K, Charlebois R, Milgotina E, Merkel MO, Aidoo M.
Malar J. 2021 Jan 20;20(1):50. -
Anti-malarial efficacy and resistance monitoring of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine shows inadequate efficacy in children in Burkina Faso, 2017-2018external icon
Gansané A, Moriarty LF, Ménard D, Yerbanga I, Ouedraogo E, Sondo P, Kinda R, Tarama C, Soulama E, Tapsoba M, Kangoye D, Compaore CS, Badolo O, Dao B, Tchwenko S, Tinto H, Valea I.
Malar J. 2021 Jan 19;20(1):48.
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Physical Activity
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Rationale for the essential components of physical educationexternal icon
Michael SL, Wright C, Mays Woods A, van der Mars H, Brusseau TA, Stodden DF, Burson SL, Fisher J, Killian CM, Mulhearn SC, Nesbitt DR, Pfledderer CD.
Res Q Exerc Sport. 2021 Jan 19:1-7.
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Public Health Leadership and Management
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The effectiveness of training strategies to improve healthcare provider practices in low-income and middle-income countriesexternal icon
Rowe AK, Rowe SY, Peters DH, Holloway KA, Ross-Degnan D.
BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Jan;6(1).
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Reproductive Health
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Required examinations and tests before initiating contraception: provider practices from a national cross-sectional surveyexternal icon
Krashin JW, Zapata LB, Morgan IA, Tepper NK, Jatlaoui TC, Frederiksen BN, Whiteman MK, Curtis KM.
Contraception. 2021 Jan 14.
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Substance Use and Abuse
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Binge drinking, other substance use, and concurrent use in the U.S., 2016-2018external icon
Esser MB, Pickens CM, Guy GP, Evans ME.
Am J Prev Med. 2021 Feb;60(2):169-178. -
Frequency of cannabis use during pregnancy and adverse infant outcomes, by cigarette smoking status - 8 PRAMS states, 2017external icon
Haight SC, King BA, Bombard JM, Coy KC, Ferré CD, Grant AM, Ko JY.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Jan 8;220:108507. -
A comprehensive approach to increase adult tobacco cessationexternal icon
VanFrank B, Presley-Cantrell L.
Jama. 2021 Jan 19;325(3):232-233. -
Hepatitis C virus infection and polysubstance use among young adult people who inject drugs in a rural county of New Mexicoexternal icon
Wagner K, Zhong Y, Teshale E, White K, Winstanley EL, Hettema J, Thornton K, Bisztray B, Fiuty P, Page K.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Jan 11;220:108527.
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Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
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Another dengue fever outbreak in Eastern Ethiopia-An emerging public health threatexternal icon
Gutu MA, Bekele A, Seid Y, Mohammed Y, Gemechu F, Woyessa AB, Tayachew A, Dugasa Y, Gizachew L, Idosa M, Tokarz RE, Sugerman D.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jan 19;15(1):e0008992.
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
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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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What's the "secret sauce"? How implementation variation affects the success of colorectal cancer screening outreachexternal icon
Coury J, Miech EJ, Styer P, Petrik AF, Coates KE, Green BB, Baldwin LM, Shapiro JA, Coronado GD.
Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Jan 11;2(1):5. -
Screening and interventions for glaucoma and eye health through telemedicine (SIGHT) studiesexternal icon
De Moraes CG, Hark LA, Saaddine J.
J Glaucoma. 2021 Jan 7;Publish Ahead of Print. -
Cancer screening test receipt - United States, 2018external icon
Sabatino SA, Thompson TD, White MC, Shapiro JA, de Moor J, Doria-Rose VP, Clarke T, Richardson LC.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 15;70(2):29-35. -
Association of community types and features in a case-control analysis of new onset type 2 diabetes across a diverse geography in Pennsylvaniaexternal icon
Schwartz BS, Pollak J, Poulsen MN, Bandeen-Roche K, Moon K, DeWalle J, Siegel K, Mercado C, Imperatore G, Hirsch AG.
BMJ Open. 2021 Jan 13;11(1):e043528. -
Incidence of venous thromboembolism in a racially diverse population of Oklahoma County, Oklahomaexternal icon
Wendelboe AM, Campbell J, Ding K, Bratzler DW, Beckman MG, Reyes NL, Raskob GE.
Thromb Haemost. 2021 Jan 10.
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Communicable Diseases
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Associations of father and adult male presence with first pregnancy and HIV infection: Longitudinal evidence from Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068)external icon
Albert LM, Edwards J, Pence B, Speizer IS, Hillis S, Kahn K, Gómez-Olivé FX, Wagner RG, Twine R, Pettifor A.
AIDS Behav. 2021 Jan 8. -
Time from start of quarantine to SARS-CoV-2 positive test among quarantined college and university athletes - 17 states, June-October 2020external icon
Atherstone C, Peterson ML, Malone M, Honein MA, MacNeil A, O'Neal CS, Paul S, Harmon KG, Goerl K, Wolfe CR, Casani J, Barrios LC.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 8;70(1):7-11. -
Rates of COVID-19 among residents and staff members in nursing homes - United States, May 25-November 22, 2020external icon
Bagchi S, Mak J, Li Q, Sheriff E, Mungai E, Anttila A, Soe MM, Edwards JR, Benin AL, Pollock DA, Shulman E, Ling S, Moody-Williams J, Fleisher LA, Srinivasan A, Bell JM.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 15;70(2):52-55. -
Mitigation policies and COVID-19-associated mortality - 37 European countries, January 23-June 30, 2020external icon
Fuller JA, Hakim A, Victory KR, Date K, Lynch M, Dahl B, Henao O.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 15;70(2):58-62. -
Geographic range of recreational water-associated primary amebic meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978-2018external icon
Gharpure R, Gleason M, Salah Z, Blackstock AJ, Hess-Homeier D, Yoder JS, Ali IK, Collier SA, Cope JR.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;27(1):271-274. -
Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Determine TB-LAM Ag in HIV-infected adults in peri-urban sites in Zambiaexternal icon
Kasaro MP, Chilyabanyama ON, Shah NS, Muluka B, Kapata N, Krüüner A, Mwaba I, Kaunda K, Coggin WL, Wen XJ, Henostroza G, Reid S.
Public Health Action. 2020 Dec 21;10(4):134-140. -
Screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections among Medicaid populations - a two-state analysisexternal icon
Merrell MA, Betley C, Crouch E, Hung P, Stockwell I, Middleton A, Pearson WS.
Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Jan 8;Publish Ahead of Print. -
Recognizing the hidden: strengthening the HIV surveillance system among key and priority populations in Mozambiqueexternal icon
Semá Baltazar C, Boothe M, Chitsondzo Langa D, Sathane I, Horth R, Young P, Schaad N, Raymond HF.
BMC Public Health. 2021 Jan 7;21(1):91. -
An influenza A (H3N2) virus outbreak in the Kingdom of Cambodia during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020external icon
Sovann LY, Sar B, Kab V, Yann S, Kinzer M, Raftery P, Albalak R, Patel S, Hay PL, Seng H, Um S, Chin S, Chau D, Khalakdina A, Karlsson E, Olsen SJ, Mott JA.
Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 26;103:352-357. -
Documenting successes 30 years after passage of the Ryan White CARE Act: To the editorexternal icon
Weiser J, Dempsey A, Mandsager P, Shouse RL.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2021 Jan 6;Publish Ahead of Print. -
The contribution of HIV testing funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to HIV diagnoses in the United States, 2010-2017external icon
Williams W, Krueger A, Wang G, Patel D, Belcher L.
J Community Health. 2021 Jan 12.
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Disaster Control and Emergency Services
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Development of a prototype dry decontamination method for particulate contamination: The DryCon systemexternal icon
Alexander BM, Feng HA, Merk G.
Am J Disaster Med. 2020 Fall;15(4):261-273. -
Respiratory protection in a time of crisis: NIOSH testing of international respiratory protective devices for emergency useexternal icon
Andrews AS, Powers JR, Cichowicz JK, Coffey CC, Fries ML, Yorio PL, D'Alessandro MM.
Health Secur. 2021 Jan 11. -
CDC's Emergency Management Program activities - worldwide, 2013-2018external icon
Rico A, Sanders CA, Broughton AS, Andrews M, Bader FA, Maples DL.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 15;70(2):36-39. -
An analytic perspective of a mixed methods study during humanitarian crises in South Sudan: translating facility- and community-based newborn guidelines into practiceexternal icon
Sami S, Amsalu R, Dimiti A, Jackson D, Kenneth K, Kenyi S, Meyers J, Mullany LC, Scudder E, Tomczyk B, Kerber K.
Confl Health. 2021 Jan 12;15(1):5.
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
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Bats are key hosts in the radiation of mammal-associated Bartonella bacteriaexternal icon
McKee CD, Bai Y, Webb CT, Kosoy MY.
Infect Genet Evol. 2021 Jan 11:104719. -
Characterization of Pyrethroid Resistance Mechanisms in Aedes aegypti from the Florida Keysexternal icon
Scott ML, Hribar LJ, Leal AL, McAllister JC.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jan 11.
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Environmental Health
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Gestational and childhood exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and cardiometabolic risk at age 12 yearsexternal icon
Li N, Liu Y, Papandonatos GD, Calafat AM, Eaton CB, Kelsey KT, Cecil KM, Kalkwarf HJ, Yolton K, Lanphear BP, Chen A, Braun JM.
Environ Int. 2021 Jan 6;147:106344. -
Assessing the impact of drought on arsenic exposure from private domestic wells in the conterminous United Statesexternal icon
Lombard MA, Daniel J, Jeddy Z, Hay LE, Ayotte JD.
Environ Sci Technol. 2021 Jan 13. -
A prospective ultrasound study of plasma polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations and incidence of uterine leiomyomataexternal icon
Wesselink AK, Claus Henn B, Fruh V, Orta OR, Weuve J, Hauser R, Williams PL, McClean MD, Sjodin A, Bethea TN, Brasky TM, Baird DD, Wise LA.
Epidemiology. 2021 Jan 6;Publish Ahead of Print.
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Food Safety
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Recency-weighted statistical modeling approach to attribute illnesses caused by 4 pathogens to food sources using outbreak data, United Statesexternal icon
Batz MB, Richardson LC, Bazaco MC, Parker CC, Chirtel SJ, Cole D, Golden NJ, Griffin PM, Gu W, Schmitt SK, Wolpert BJ, Kufel JS, Hoekstra RM.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;27(1):214-222. -
Attribution of illnesses transmitted by food and water to comprehensive transmission pathways using structured expert judgment, United Statesexternal icon
Beshearse E, Bruce BB, Nane GF, Cooke RM, Aspinall W, Hald T, Crim SM, Griffin PM, Fullerton KE, Collier SA, Benedict KM, Beach MJ, Hall AJ, Havelaar AH.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;27(1):182-195.
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Genetics and Genomics
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Challenges and opportunities for communication about the role of genomics in public healthexternal icon
Allen CG, Green RF, Bowen S, Dotson WD, Yu W, Khoury MJ.
Public Health Genomics. 2021 Jan 14:1-7. -
Complete genome sequence of a serotype 7 Listeria monocytogenes strain, FSL R9-0915external icon
Peters TL, Hudson LK, Bryan DW, Song Y, den Bakker HC, Kucerova Z, Denes TG.
Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Jan 7;10(1).
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Health Disparities
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COVID-19 hospitalization by race and ethnicity: Association with chronic conditions among Medicare beneficiaries, January 1-September 30, 2020external icon
Chang MH, Moonesinghe R, Truman BI.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2021 Jan 8:1-10.
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Health Economics
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Economic burden of Legionnaires' disease, United States, 2014external icon
Baker-Goering M, Roy K, Edens C, Collier S.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;27(1):255-257. -
Medical claims paid by workers' compensation insurance among US Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2016external icon
Kurth L, Casey M, Chin B, Mazurek JM, Schleiff P, Halldin C, Blackley DJ.
Am J Ind Med. 2021 Jan 11. -
Medical expenditures for hypertensive disorders during pregnancy that resulted in a live birth among privately insured womenexternal icon
Li R, Kuklina EV, Ailes EC, Shrestha SS, Grosse SD, Fang J, Wang G, Leung J, Barfield WD, Cox S.
Pregnancy Hypertens. 2020 Dec 15;23:155-162. -
Prevalence and medical expenditures of diabetes-related complications among adult Medicaid enrollees with diabetes in eight U.S. statesexternal icon
Ng BP, Laxy M, Shrestha SS, Soler RE, Cannon MJ, Smith BD, Zhang P.
J Diabetes Complications. 2020 Nov 26:107814.
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Healthcare Associated Infections
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Healthcare-associated outbreaks of bacterial infections in Africa, 2009-2018: A reviewexternal icon
Fraser JL, Mwatondo A, Alimi YH, Varma JK, Vilas VJ.
Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 17;103:469-477. -
Antimicrobial resistance genes are enriched in aerosols near impacted urban surface waters in La Paz, Boliviaexternal icon
Ginn O, Nichols D, Rocha-Melogno L, Bivins A, Berendes D, Soria F, Andrade M, Deshusses MA, Bergin M, Brown J.
Environ Res. 2021 Jan 11:110730. -
Characterization of Clostridioides difficile isolates available through the CDC & FDA Antibiotic Resistance Isolate Bankexternal icon
Paulick A, Adamczyk M, Anderson K, Vlachos N, Machado MJ, McAllister G, Korhonen L, Guh AY, Halpin AL, Rasheed JK, Karlsson M, Lutgring JD, Gargis AS.
Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Jan 7;10(1). -
Candida auris outbreak in a COVID-19 specialty care unit - Florida, July-August 2020external icon
Prestel C, Anderson E, Forsberg K, Lyman M, de Perio MA, Kuhar D, Edwards K, Rivera M, Shugart A, Walters M, Dotson NQ.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 15;70(2):56-57.
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Immunity and Immunization
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Allergic reactions including anaphylaxis after receipt of the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine - United States, December 14-23, 2020external icon
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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 15;70(2):46-51. -
Use of Ebola vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2020external icon
Choi MJ, Cossaboom CM, Whitesell AN, Dyal JW, Joyce A, Morgan RL, Campos-Outcalt D, Person M, Ervin E, Yu YC, Rollin PE, Harcourt BH, Atmar RL, Bell BP, Helfand R, Damon IK, Frey SE.
MMWR Recomm Rep. 2021 Jan 8;70(1):1-12. -
First immunogenicity data for the UK serogroup B meningococcal vaccination schedule in infantsexternal icon
McNamara LA, Mbaeyi S.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 8. -
Safety, reactogenicity, and health-related quality of life after trivalent adjuvanted vs trivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccines in older adults: A randomized clinical trialexternal icon
Schmader KE, Liu CK, Harrington T, Rountree W, Auerbach H, Walter EB, Barnett ED, Schlaudecker EP, Todd CA, Poniewierski M, Staat MA, Wodi P, Broder KR.
JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2031266. -
Public health role for fractional dosage of yellow fever vaccineexternal icon
Staples JE, Alvarez AR.
Lancet. 2021 Jan 9;397(10269):76-77. -
Myopericarditis after vaccination, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), 1990-2018external icon
Su JR, McNeil MM, Welsh KJ, Marquez PL, Ng C, Yan M, Cano MV.
Vaccine. 2021 Jan 6.
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Informatics
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Electronic health records and pulmonary function data: Developing an interoperability roadmap. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Reportexternal icon
McCormack MC, Bascom R, Brandt M, Burgos F, Butler S, Caggiano C, Dimmock AE, Fineberg A, Goldstein J, Guzman FC, Halldin CN, Johnson JD, Kerby GS, Krishnan JA, Kurth L, Morgan G, Mularski RA, Pasquale CB, Ryu J, Sinclair T, Stachowicz NF, Taite A, Tilles J, Truta JR, Weissman DN, Wu TD, Yawn BP, Drummond MB.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Jan;18(1):1-11. -
Development of standard indicators to assess use of electronic health record systems implemented in low-and medium-income countriesexternal icon
Ngugi P, Babic A, Kariuki J, Santas X, Naanyu V, Were MC.
PLoS One. 2021 ;16(1):e0244917.
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Injury and Violence
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Circumstances associated with suicides among females-16 states, United States, 2005-2016external icon
Crosby AE, Ertl A, Lyons BH, Ivey-Stephenson AZ, Jack SP.
Med Care. 2021 Feb 1;59:S92-s99. -
Neuroimaging in pediatric patients with mild traumatic brain injury: Relating the current 2018 Centers for Disease Control Guideline and the Potential of advanced neuroimaging modalities for research and clinical biomarker developmentexternal icon
Fong AK, Allen MD, Waltzman D, Sarmiento K, Yeates KO, Suskauer S, Wintermark M, Lindberg DM, Tate DF, Wilde EA, Loewen JL.
J Neurotrauma. 2021 Jan 1;38(1):44-52. -
Sports- and physical activity-related concussion and risk for youth violenceexternal icon
Lowry R, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Breiding MJ, Simon TR.
Am J Prev Med. 2021 Jan 6.
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Laboratory Sciences
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Diagnostic testing for Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (Alpha-gal), United States, 2010-2018external icon
Binder AM, Commins S, Altrich ML, Wachs T, Biggerstaff BJ, Beard CB, Petersen LR, Kersh GJ, Armstrong PA.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021 Jan 7. -
Surface contamination generated by "one-pot" methamphetamine productionexternal icon
Ciesielski AL, Wagner JR, Alexander-Scott M, Smith J, Snawder J.
J Chem Health Saf. 2021 . -
Influenza virus NS1- C/EBPβ gene regulatory complex inhibits RIG-I transcriptionexternal icon
Kumari R, Guo Z, Kumar A, Wiens M, Gangappa S, Katz JM, Cox NJ, Lal RB, Sarkar D, Fisher PB, García-Sastre A, Fujita T, Kumar V, Sambhara S, Ranjan P, Lal SK.
Antiviral Res. 2020 Apr;176:104747. -
Urine gross alpha/beta bioassay method development using liquid scintillation counting techniquesexternal icon
Piraner O, Jones RL.
J Radioanal Nucl Chem. 2021 .
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Mining
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LiDAR mapping of ground damage in a heading re-orientation case studyexternal icon
Evanek N, Slaker B, Iannacchione A, Miller T.
Int. J Min Sci Technol. 2021 .
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Nutritional Sciences
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Prevalence of aflatoxins in dietary staples in the border county of Busia, Western Kenyaexternal icon
Awuor AO, Thuita FM, Okoth SD.
Afr J Food Agric Nutr Dev. 2020 ;20(7):17045-17062.
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Occupational Safety and Health
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Legionellosis cluster associated with working at a racetrack facility in West Virginia, 2018external icon
Rispens JR, Hast M, Edens C, Ritter T, Mercante JW, Siegel M, Martin SB, Thomasson E, Barskey AE.
J Environ Health. 2021 Jan/Feb;83(6):14-19. -
Peak inhalation exposure metrics used in occupational epidemiologic and exposure studiesexternal icon
Virji MA, Kurth L.
Front Public Health. 2021 Jan;8:611693.
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Parasitic Diseases
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Widespread zoophagy and detection of Plasmodium spp. in Anopheles mosquitoes in southeastern Madagascarexternal icon
Finney M, McKenzie BA, Rabaovola B, Sutcliffe A, Dotson E, Zohdy S.
Malar J. 2021 Jan 7;20(1):25. -
Use of a tablet-based system to perform abdominal ultrasounds in a field investigation of schistosomiasis-related morbidity in western Kenyaexternal icon
Straily A, Malit AO, Wanja D, Kavere EA, Kiplimo R, Aera R, Momanyi C, Mwangi S, Mukire S, Souza AA, Wiegand RE, Montgomery SP, Secor WE, Odiere M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jan 11. -
A comparative evaluation of mobile medical APPS (MMAS) for reading and interpreting malaria rapid diagnostic testsexternal icon
Visser T, Ramachandra S, Pothin E, Jacobs J, Cunningham J, Menach AL, Gatton ML, Dos Santos Souza S, Nelson S, Rooney L, Aidoo M.
Malar J. 2021 Jan 13;20(1):39.
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Physical Activity
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Perceived importance of physical activity and walkable neighborhoods among US adults, 2017external icon
Carlson SA, Ussery EN, Watson KB, Cornett KA, Fulton JE.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2020 Dec 31;17:E168.
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Program Evaluation
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Project PrIDE in context: Evolution of evaluation in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's multi-jurisdictional HIV prevention demonstration projectsexternal icon
Koenig LJ, Flores SA, Mulatu MS.
Eval Program Plann. 2020 Dec 24;85:101905.
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Substance Use and Abuse
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Characterization of acrylonitrile exposure in the United States based on urinary n-acetyl-S-(2-cyanoethyl)-L-cysteine (2CYEMA): NHANES 2011-2016external icon
De Jesús VR, Zhang L, Bhandari D, Zhu W, Chang JT, Blount BC.
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2021 Jan 11. -
Neonatal abstinence syndrome and maternal opioid-related diagnoses in the US, 2010-2017external icon
Hirai AH, Ko JY, Owens PL, Stocks C, Patrick SW.
Jama. 2021 Jan 12;325(2):146-155. -
Comparing actual and forecasted numbers of unique patients dispensed select medications for opioid use disorder, opioid overdose reversal, and mental health, during the COVID-19 pandemic, United States, January 2019 to May 2020external icon
Jones CM, Guy GP, Board A.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Jan 6;219:108486. -
Assessment of neonatal abstinence syndrome surveillance - Pennsylvania, 2019external icon
Krause KH, Gruber JF, Ailes EC, Anderson KN, Fields VL, Hauser K, Howells CL, Longenberger A, McClung N, Oakley LP, Reefhuis J, Honein MA, Watkins SM.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jan 15;70(2):40-45.
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Veterinary Medicine
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Barriers and opportunities for canine rabies vaccination campaigns in Addis Ababa, Ethiopiaexternal icon
Yoak AJ, Haile A, O'Quin J, Belu M, Birhane M, Bekele M, Murphy S, Medley A, Vincent E, Stewart D, Shiferaw ML, Tafese K, Garabed R, Pieracci EG.
Prev Vet Med. 2021 Jan 4;187:105256.
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Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
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Fatal case of chronic Jamestown Canyon virus encephalitis diagnosed by metagenomic sequencing in patient receiving rituximabexternal icon
Solomon IH, Ganesh VS, Yu G, Deng XD, Wilson MR, Miller S, Milligan TA, Mukerji SS, Mathewson A, Linxweiler J, Morse D, Ritter JM, Staples JE, Hughes H, Gould CV, Sabeti PC, Chiu CY, Piantadosi A.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;27(1):238-42.
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
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