Issue 39, October 26, 2021
CDC Science Clips: Volume 13, Issue 39, October 26, 2021
This week, CDC Science Clips is pleased to feature the winners of the 2021 Charles C. Shepard Science Awards.
This award is presented to the best manuscript on original research published by a CDC or ATSDR scientist in a reputable, peer-reviewed journal. The purpose of the award is:
- To recognize excellence in scientific achievement by CDC and ATSDR authors of outstanding scientific papers
- To honor the memory of Charles C. Shepard whose career was marked by the pursuit of scientific excellence
The report consists of these components:
- 2021 Charles C. Shepard Science Awards
- Assessment
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Historic and recent trends in county-level coronary heart disease death rates by race, gender, and age group, United States, 1979-2017external icon
Vaughan AS, Schieb L, Casper M.
PLoS One. 2020 ;15(7):e0235839.
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- Data Methods and Study
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Risk scores for predicting early antiretroviral therapy mortality in sub-Saharan Africa to inform who needs intensification of care: a derivation and external validation cohort studyexternal icon
Auld AF, Fielding K, Agizew T, Maida A, Mathoma A, Boyd R, Date A, Pals SL, Bicego G, Liu Y, Shiraishi RW, Ehrenkranz P, Serumola C, Mathebula U, Alexander H, Charalambous S, Emerson C, Rankgoane-Pono G, Pono P, Finlay A, Shepherd JC, Holmes C, Ellerbrock TV, Grant AD.
BMC Med. 2020 Nov 9;18(1):311.
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- Health Equity Science
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Association of smoke-free laws with preterm or low birth weight deliveries-A multistate analysisexternal icon
Ji X, Cox S, Grosse SD, Barfield WD, Armour BS, Courtney-Long EA, Li R.
Health Serv Res. 2021 Feb;56(1):61-72.
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- Laboratory Science
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Development of a new oral poliovirus vaccine for the eradication end game using codon deoptimizationexternal icon
Konopka-Anstadt JL, Campagnoli R, Vincent A, Shaw J, Wei L, Wynn NT, Smithee SE, Bujaki E, Te Yeh M, Laassri M, Zagorodnyaya T, Weiner AJ, Chumakov K, Andino R, Macadam A, Kew O, Burns CC.
NPJ Vaccines. 2020 ;5(1):26.
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- Prevention and Control
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Effect of tuberculosis screening and retention interventions on early antiretroviral therapy mortality in Botswana: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trialexternal icon
Auld AF, Agizew T, Mathoma A, Boyd R, Date A, Pals SL, Serumola C, Mathebula U, Alexander H, Ellerbrock TV, Rankgoane-Pono G, Pono P, Shepherd JC, Fielding K, Grant AD, Finlay A.
BMC Med. 2020 Feb 11;18(1):19.
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- Assessment
- 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.- Communicable Diseases
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A Review of Adverse Events from the Use of Diphtheria Antitoxin (DAT) in the United States, 2004-2019external icon
Bampoe VD, Boswell HC, Yu YC, Acosta AM.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 10. -
Incidence Rates, Household Infection Risk, and Clinical Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adults in Utah and New York City, New Yorkexternal icon
Dawood FS, Porucznik CA, Veguilla V, Stanford JB, Duque J, Rolfes MA, Dixon A, Thind P, Hacker E, Castro MJ, Jeddy Z, Daugherty M, Altunkaynak K, Hunt DR, Kattel U, Meece J, Stockwell MS.
JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Oct 8. -
COVID-19-Associated Orphanhood and Caregiver Death in the United Statesexternal icon
Hillis SD, Blenkinsop A, Villaveces A, Annor FB, Liburd L, Massetti GM, Demissie Z, Mercy JA, Nelson CA, Cluver L, Flaxman S, Sherr L, Donnelly CA, Ratmann O, Unwin HJ.
Pediatrics. 2021 Oct 7. -
Cohort profile: Indian Network of Population-Based Surveillance Platforms for Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses among the Elderly (INSPIRE)external icon
Krishnan A, Dar L, Amarchand R, Prabhakaran AO, Kumar R, Rajkumar P, Kanungo S, Bhardwaj SD, Choudekar A, Potdar V, Chakrabarti AK, Kumar CG, Parameswaran GG, Dhakad S, Manna B, Choudhary A, Lafond KE, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Saha S.
BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 7;11(10):e052473. -
Household Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 in the United Statesexternal icon
Lewis NM, Chu VT, Ye D, Conners EE, Gharpure R, Laws RL, Reses HE, Freeman BD, Fajans M, Rabold EM, Dawson P, Buono S, Yin S, Owusu D, Wadhwa A, Pomeroy M, Yousaf A, Pevzner E, Njuguna H, Battey KA, Tran CH, Fields VL, Salvatore P, O'Hegarty M, Vuong J, Chancey R, Gregory C, Banks M, Rispens JR, Dietrich E, Marcenac P, Matanock AM, Duca L, Binder A, Fox G, Lester S, Mills L, Gerber SI, Watson J, Schumacher A, Pawloski L, Thornburg NJ, Hall AJ, Kiphibane T, Willardson S, Christensen K, Page L, Bhattacharyya S, Dasu T, Christiansen A, Pray IW, Westergaard RP, Dunn AC, Tate JE, Nabity SA, Kirking HL.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 5;73(7):1805-1813. -
The Oregon Child Absenteeism Due to Respiratory Disease Study (ORCHARDS): Rationale, objectives, and designexternal icon
Temte JL, Barlow S, Goss M, Temte E, Bell C, He C, Hamer C, Schemmel A, Maerz B, Comp L, Arnold M, Breunig K, Clifford S, Reisdorf E, Shult P, Wedig M, Haupt T, Conway J, Gangnon R, Fowlkes A, Uzicanin A.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2021 Oct 8.
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- Environmental Health
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Concurrent urinary organophosphate metabolites and acetylcholinesterase activity in Ecuadorian adolescentsexternal icon
Skomal AE, Zhang J, Yang K, Yen J, Tu X, Suarez-Torres J, Lopez-Paredes D, Calafat AM, Ospina M, Martinez D, Suarez-Lopez JR.
Environ Res. 2021 Oct 7:112163.
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- Genetics and Genomics
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Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Multilocus Sequence Type ST7363 Isolated from Thailandexternal icon
Cherdtrakulkiat T, Wongsurawat T, Jenjaroenpun P, Sutheeworapong S, Leelawiwat W, Woodring JV, Dunne EF, Papp JR, Srifuengfung S, Tribuddharat C.
Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Oct 14;10(41):e0057321.
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- Health Communication and Education
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Helpers help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and hypertension to understand their condition and the need to adhere to anti-hypertensive medicationexternal icon
Salzberg D, Zhang W, Moran M, Hardin J, McDermott S, Okoro C, Hollis N.
Disabil Health J. 2021 Oct 4:101219.
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- Health Disparities
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Assessing the practicalities of joint snakebite and dog rabies control programs: Commonalities and potential pitfallsexternal icon
Scott TP, Sharma SK, Wallace RM, Nel LH, Adhikari SK, Abela-Ridder B, Thumbi SM.
Toxicon X. 2021 Nov;12:100084. -
Disparities in Treatment with Direct-Acting Hepatitis C Virus Antivirals Persist Among Adults Coinfected with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus in US Clinics, 2010-2018external icon
Simoncini GM, Hou Q, Carlson K, Buchacz K, Tedaldi E, Palella F , Durham M, Li J.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2021 Oct;35(10):392-400. -
Material hardship and association with sexual risk behavior among adolescent sexual minority males in 3 U.S. cities - National HIV Behavioral Surveillance-Young Men who Have Sex with Men, 2015external icon
Trujillo L, Robbins T, Morris E, Sionean C, Agnew-Brune C.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Oct 6.
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- Immunity and Immunization
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Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born in 2017 and 2018 - National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2018-2020external icon
Hill HA, Yankey D, Elam-Evans LD, Singleton JA, Sterrett N.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Oct 15;70(41):1435-1440. -
Protective Immunity after Natural Infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) - Kentucky, USA, 2020external icon
Spicer KB, Glick C, Cavanaugh AM, Thoroughman D.
Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 11.
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- Informatics
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Determining diagnosis date of diabetes using structured electronic health record (EHR) data: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Studyexternal icon
Lenoir KM, Wagenknecht LE, Divers J, Casanova R, Dabelea D, Saydah S, Pihoker C, Liese AD, Standiford D, Hamman R, Wells BJ.
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 Oct 10;21(1):210. -
Building Capacity of Community Health Centers to Overcome Data Challenges with the Development of an Agile COVID-19 Public Health Registry: A Multi-State Quality Improvement Effortexternal icon
Romero L, Carneiro PB, Riley C, Clark H, Uy R, Park M, Mawokomatanda T, Bombard JM, Hinckley A, Skapik J.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 Oct 14.
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- Injury and Violence
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Differences in State Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths, by Principal Mechanism of Injury, Intent, and Percentage of Population Living in Rural Areas - United States, 2016-2018external icon
Daugherty J, Zhou H, Sarmiento K, Waltzman D.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Oct 15;70(41):1447-1452. -
Adverse childhood experiences and police mental healthexternal icon
Violanti JM, Mnatsakanova A, Gu JK, Service S, Andrew ME.
Policing. 2021 .
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- Laboratory Sciences
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Changes in "natural antibiotic" metabolite composition during tetraploid wheat domesticationexternal icon
Ben-Abu Y, Itsko M.
Sci Rep. 2021 Oct 13;11(1):20340. -
Exposing cryptic epitopes on the Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus E1 glycoprotein prior to treatment with alphavirus cross-reactive monoclonal antibody allows blockage of replication early in infectionexternal icon
Calvert AE, Bennett SL, Hunt AR, Fong RH, Doranz BJ, Roehrig JT, Blair CD.
Virology. 2021 Sep 28;565:13-21. -
Classification of measles breakthrough cases in an elimination setting using a comprehensive algorithm of laboratory results: why sensitive and specific IgM assays are importantexternal icon
Mercader S, Dominguez A, Torner N, Costa J, Sowers SB, Martinez A, Bellini WJ, Hickman CJ.
Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 8;112:21-24. -
Optimizing Available Tools for Achieving Result Standardization: Value Added by Joint Committee on Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM)external icon
Panteghini M, Braga F, Camara JE, Delatour V, Van Uytfanghe K, Vesper HW, Zhang T.
Clin Chem. 2021 Oct 11. -
Clinical Influenza Testing Practices in Hospitalized Children at United States Medical Centers, 2015-2018external icon
Tenforde MW, Campbell AP, Michaels MG, Harrison CJ, Klein EJ, Englund JA, Selvarangan R, Halasa NB, Stewart LS, Weinberg GA, Williams JV, Szilagyi PG, Staat MA, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Singer MN, Azimi PH, Zimmerman RK, McNeal MM, Talbot HK, Monto AS, Martin ET, Gaglani M, Silveira FP, Middleton DB, Ferdinands JM, Rolfes MA.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Oct 13. -
A Low-Cost, High-Throughput Digital Image Analysis of Stain Patterns on Smoked Cigarette Filter Butts to Estimate Mainstream Smoke Exposureexternal icon
Watson CH, Yan J, Stanfill S, Valentin-Blasini L, Bravo Cardenas R, Blount BC.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 8;18(19).
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- Nutritional Sciences
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Patterns of wasting among pregnant and lactating women in Uganda, 2015-2018: analysis of Nutrition surveillance dataexternal icon
Kyamwine IB, Namukose S, Wibabara Y, Bulage L, Kwesiga B, Ario AR, Harris JR.
BMC Nutr. 2021 Oct 14;7(1):59. -
Prevalence and Disparities in Folate and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Among Preschool Children in Guatemalaexternal icon
Wong E, Molina-Cruz R, Rose C, Bailey L, Kauwell GP, Rosenthal J.
Matern Child Health J. 2021 Oct 12.
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- Occupational Safety and Health
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Intermediary Perspectives on Total Worker Health in Small Businessesexternal icon
Cunningham T, Jacklitsch B, Richards R.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 2;18(19). -
Notes from the Field: Fatal Anthrax Pneumonia in Welders and Other Metalworkers Caused by Bacillus cereus Group Bacteria Containing Anthrax Toxin Genes - U.S. Gulf Coast States, 1994-2020external icon
Dawson P, Schrodt CA, Feldmann K, Traxler RM, Gee JE, Kolton CB, Marston CK, Gulvik CA, Antonini JM, Negrón ME, McQuiston JR, Hendricks K, Weiner Z, Balsamo GA, Sokol T, Byers P, Taylor K, Zaheer S, Long S, O'Sullivan B, de Perio MA, Hoffmaster AR, Salzer JS, Bower WA.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Oct 15;70(41):1453-1454. -
Advanced sensor technologies and the future of workexternal icon
Howard J, Murashov V, Cauda E, Snawder J.
Am J Ind Med. 2021 Oct 13. -
An Exploratory, Qualitative Study of How Organizations Implement the Hierarchy of Controls Applied to Total Worker Health(®)external icon
Hudson HL, Schill AL, Richards R.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 24;18(19). -
Oxidized carbon black nanoparticles induce endothelial damage through C-X-C chemokine receptor 3-mediated pathwayexternal icon
Majumder N, Velayutham M, Bitounis D, Kodali VK, Hasan Mazumder MH, Amedro J, Khramtsov VV, Erdely A, Nurkiewicz T, Demokritou P, Kelley EE, Hussain S.
Redox Biol. 2021 Oct 4;47:102161.
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- Parasitic Diseases
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Molecular surveillance for polymorphisms associated with artemisinin-based combination therapy resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates collected in Mozambique, 2018external icon
Chidimatembue A, Svigel SS, Mayor A, Aíde P, Nhama A, Nhamussua L, Nhacolo A, Bassat Q, Salvador C, Enosse S, Saifodine A, De Carvalho E, Candrinho B, Zulliger R, Goldman I, Udhayakumar V, Lucchi NW, Halsey ES, Macete E.
Malar J. 2021 Oct 12;20(1):398. -
Spatial distribution of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax in northern Ethiopia by microscopy, rapid diagnostic test, laboratory antibody and antigen dataexternal icon
Leonard CM, Assefa A, Sime H, Mohammed H, Kebede A, Solomon H, Drakeley C, Murphy M, Hwang J, Rogier E.
J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 10.
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- Physical Activity
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Physical Activity Types and Programs Recommended by Primary Care Providers Treating Adults With Arthritis, DocStyles 2018external icon
Guglielmo D, Theis KA, Murphy LB, Boring MA, Helmick CG, Omura JD, Odom EL, Duca LM, Croft JB.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2021 Oct 14;18:E92. -
Accelerometer-Measured Daily Steps, Physical Function, and Subsequent Fall Risk in Older Women: The Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Women Studyexternal icon
Schumacher BT, Bellettiere J, LaMonte MJ, Evenson KR, Di C, Lee IM, Sleet DA, Eaton CB, Lewis CE, Margolis KL, Tinker LF, LaCroix AZ.
J Aging Phys Act. 2021 Oct 9:1-11.
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- Program Evaluation
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A Protocol for a Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation Framework With a Compendium of Tools to Assess Quality of Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Implementation Using Mixed Methods, Developmental Evaluation Designexternal icon
Ghosh S, Roth BM, Massawe I, Mtete E, Lusekelo J, Pinsker E, Seweryn S, Moonan PK, Struminger BB.
Front Public Health. 2021 ;9:714081.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management
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Innovations to maximise impact of a data for decision-making training programme in the Federated States of Micronesiaexternal icon
Durand AM, Hancock WT, Cash HL, Rouse I, Chutaro E, Taulung L, Patel M.
BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Oct;6(10).
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- Substance Use and Abuse
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Binge Drinking Among Adults, by Select Characteristics and State - United States, 2018external icon
Bohm MK, Liu Y, Esser MB, Mesnick JB, Lu H, Pan Y, Greenlund KJ.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Oct 15;70(41):1441-1446. -
Spatial proximity and access to buprenorphine or methadone treatment for opioid use disorder in a sample of people misusing opioids in Southern Californiaexternal icon
Davidson PJ, Bowles JM, Faul M, Gaines TL.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 Sep 28:108634.
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- Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
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Phylogenetic Differentiation of Rickettsia parkeri Reveals Broad Dispersal and Distinct Clustering within North American Strainsexternal icon
Allerdice ME, Paddock CD, Hecht JA, Goddard J, Karpathy SE.
Microbiol Spectr. 2021 Oct 13:e0141721. -
Acute and chronic Q fever national surveillance - United States, 2008-2017external icon
Cherry CC, Nichols Heitman K, Bestul NC, Kersh GJ.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2021 Oct 8. -
Hantavirus Disease and COVID-19external icon
Joyce AK, Oliver TT, Kofman AD, Talker DL, Safaeian S, Peker Barclift D, Perricone AJ, D'Andrea SM, Whitesell AN, Yazzie D, Guarner J, Saleki M, Ingall GB, Choi MJ, Antone-Nez R.
Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 Oct 13.
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- Communicable Diseases
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