Issue 48, December 28, 2021
CDC Science Clips: Volume 13, Issue 48, December 28, 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:
- 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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Clinical outcomes among hospitalized US adults with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with or without COVID-19external icon
Cornwell CR, Hsu J, Tompkins LK, Pennington AF, Flanders WD, Sircar K.
J Asthma. 2021 Dec 13:1-16. -
Trends in Asthma-Related School Health Policies and Practices in the US Statesexternal icon
Qin X, Zahran HS, Leon-Nguyen M, Kilmer G, Collins P, Welch P, Malilay J.
J Sch Health. 2021 Dec 14.
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- Communicable Diseases
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Remote Household Observation for Noninfluenza Respiratory Viral Illnessexternal icon
Emanuels A, Heimonen J, O'Hanlon J, Kim AE, Wilcox N, McCulloch DJ, Brandstetter E, Wolf CR, Logue JK, Han PD, Pfau B, Newman KL, Hughes JP, Jackson ML, Uyeki TM, Boeckh M, Starita LM, Nickerson DA, Bedford T, Englund JA, Chu HY.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):e4411-e4418. -
A cluster-based method to quantify individual heterogeneity in tuberculosis transmissionexternal icon
Smith JP, Gandhi NR, Silk BJ, Cohen T, Lopman B, Raz K, Winglee K, Kammerer S, Benkeser D, Kramer M, Hill AN.
Epidemiology. 2021 Dec 8. -
Optimizing HIV Services for Key Populations in Public-Sector Clinics in Myanmarexternal icon
Lemons-Lyn A, Reidy W, Myint WW, Chan KN, Abrams E, Aung ZZ, Benech I, Bingham T, Desai M, Khin EE, Lin T, Olsen H, Oo HN, Wells C, Mital S.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2021 Jan-Dec;20:23259582211055933. -
Influenza A(H3N2) Outbreak on a University Campus - Michigan, October-November 2021external icon
Delahoy MJ, Mortenson L, Bauman L, Marquez J, Bagdasarian N, Coyle J, Sumner K, Lewis NM, Lauring AS, Flannery B, Patel MM, Martin ET.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Dec 10;70(49):1712-1714. -
Demographic and Epidemiological Characteristics Associated With Reduced Antimicrobial Susceptibility to Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United States, Strengthening the US Response to Resistant Gonorrhea, 2018 to 2019external icon
Gieseker KE, Learner ER, Mauk K, Barbee LA, McNeil CJ, Hasty GL, Black JM, Johnson K, Nguyen TQ, Shrestha D, Pham CD, St Cyr S, Schlanger K, Kirkcaldy RD.
Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Dec 1;48(12S Suppl 2):S118-s123.
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- Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Services
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State of public health emergency response leadership training: A multitiered organizational perspectiveexternal icon
Salerno A, Li Y, Davis XM, Stennies G, Barnett DJ, Fisher MK, Biesiadecki L, Dekker D, Pham N, Pearson JL, Podgornik MN, Hunter DW, Vagi S, Hsu EB.
Am J Disaster Med. 2021 Summer;16(3):167-177. -
Infodemics: A new challenge for public healthexternal icon
Briand SC, Cinelli M, Nguyen T, Lewis R, Prybylski D, Valensise CM, Colizza V, Tozzi AE, Perra N, Baronchelli A, Tizzoni M, Zollo F, Scala A, Purnat T, Czerniak C, Kucharski AJ, Tshangela A, Zhou L, Quattrociocchi W.
Cell. 2021 Dec 9;184(25):6010-6014.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
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Marburg virus persistence on fruit as a plausible route of bat to primate filovirus transmissionexternal icon
Amman BR, Schuh AJ, Albariño CG, Towner JS.
Viruses. 2021 ;13(12).
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- Drug Safety
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Use of prescription medications associated with weight gain among US adults, 1999-2018: A nationally representative surveyexternal icon
Hales CM, Gu Q, Ogden CL, Yanovski SZ.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Dec 14.
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- Environmental Health
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Orbiting Sample Tiger Team Recommendation on Orbiting Sample Cleanlinessexternal icon
Cockell CS, Chatale R, Clement B, Davila AF, Freeman KH, French K, Glavin DP, Hays LE, Hummel K, Meyer MA, Pratt L, Salvo C, Seasly E, Tsang W.
Astrobiology. 2021 Dec 14. -
Gestational exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and social skills and problem behaviors in adolescents: The HOME studyexternal icon
Hartley K, MacDougall MC, Terrizzi B, Xu Y, Cecil KM, Chen A, Braun JM, Lanphear BP, Newman NC, Vuong AM, Sjödin A, Yolton K.
Environ Int. 2021 Dec 10;159:107036.
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- Epidemiology and Surveillance
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Data collection for outbreak investigations: process for defining a minimal data set using a Delphi approachexternal icon
Perrocheau A, Brindle H, Roberts C, Murthy S, Shetty S, Martin AI, Marks M, Schenkel K.
BMC Public Health. 2021 Dec 13;21(1):2269. -
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Outcomes in Washington State, August and October 2020external icon
Bonacci RA, Manahan LM, Miller JS, Moonan PK, Lipparelli MB, DiFedele LM, Davis LB, Lash RR, Oeltmann JE.
Front Public Health. 2021 ;9:782296. -
An Evaluation of the Text Illness Monitoring (TIM) Platform for COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey of Public Health Usersexternal icon
Joseph HA, Ingber SZ, Austin C, Westnedge C, Strona FV, Lee L, Shah AB, Roper L, Anita P.
JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 Nov 30. -
Community-Based Testing Sites for SARS-CoV-2 - United States, March 2020-November 2021external icon
Miller MF, Shi M, Motsinger-Reif A, Weinberg CR, Miller JD, Nichols E.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Dec 10;70(49):1706-1711.
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- Genetics and Genomics
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The association between mosaicism type and cognitive and behavioral functioning among males with fragile X syndromeexternal icon
Meng L, Kaufmann WE, Frye RE, Ong K, Kaminski JW, Velinov M, Berry-Kravis E.
Am J Med Genet A. 2021 . -
Whole-Genome Sequencing to Identify Missed Rifampicin and Isoniazid Resistance Among Tuberculosis Isolates-Chennai, India, 2013-2016external icon
Tamilzhalagan S, Shanmugam S, Selvaraj A, Suba S, Suganthi C, Moonan PK, Surie D, Sathyanarayanan MK, Gomathi NS, Jayabal L, Sachdeva KS, Selvaraju S, Swaminathan S, Tripathy SP, Hall PJ, Ranganathan UD.
Front Microbiol. 2021 ;12:720436. -
Novel and extendable genotyping system for human respiratory syncytial virus based on whole-genome sequence analysisexternal icon
Chen J, Qiu X, Avadhanula V, Shepard SS, Kim DK, Hixson J, Piedra PA, Bahl J.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2021 Dec 10. -
Cryptosporidium felis differs from other Cryptosporidium spp. in codon usageexternal icon
Li J, Guo Y, Roellig DM, Li N, Feng Y, Xiao L.
Microb Genom. 2021 Dec;7(12). -
Genetic diversity of Anopheles stephensi in Ethiopia provides insight into patterns of spreadexternal icon
Carter TE, Yared S, Getachew D, Spear J, Choi SH, Samake JN, Mumba P, Dengela D, Yohannes G, Chibsa S, Murphy M, Dissanayake G, Flately C, Lopez K, Janies D, Zohdy S, Irish SR, Balkew M.
Parasit Vectors. 2021 Dec 11;14(1):602.
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- Health Disparities
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Associations of self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with indicators of economic instability and stress - 16 states, 2017external icon
Carlson SA, Wheaton AG, Liu Y, Moore LV, Eke PI, Croft JB, Greenlund KJ, Thomas CW.
Chronic Illn. 2021 Nov 23:17423953211059144. -
Home quality and child health: Analysis of the Survey of Income and Program Participationexternal icon
Boch SJ, Chisolm DJ, Kaminski JW, Kelleher KJ.
J Child Health Care. 2021 Dec;25(4):603-615. -
Pedagogy of the CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (CUPS) Program: Cultivating Workforce Diversity to Address Health Disparities and Achieve Health Equityexternal icon
Liburd L, Hsiang Young K, Thorpe RJ.
Pedagogy Health Promot. 2021 ;7(1_suppl):9S-12S. -
Program-Level Strategies for Addressing Sexually Transmitted Disease Disparities: Overcoming Critical Determinants That Impede Sexual Healthexternal icon
Wright SS, Johnson DB, Bernstein KT, Valentine JA.
Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Dec 1;48(12):e174-e177.
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- Health Economics
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Prospective Analysis of Minimum Pricing Policies to Reduce Excessive Alcohol Use and Related Harms in U.S. Statesexternal icon
LeClercq J, Bernard S, Mucciaccio F, Esser MB.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2021 Nov;82(6):710-719.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections
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Impact of Statewide Prevention and Reduction of Clostridioides difficile (SPARC), a Maryland public health-academic collaborative: an evaluation of a quality improvement interventionexternal icon
Rock C, Perlmutter R, Blythe D, Bork J, Claeys K, Cosgrove SE, Dzintars K, Fabre V, Harris AD, Heil E, Hsu YJ, Keller S, Maragakis LL, Milstone AM, Morgan DJ, Dullabh P, Ubri PS, Rotondo C, Brooks R, Leekha S.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Dec 9. -
Incidence of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients Initiating Ibrutinib and other Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors - United States, July 2016-June 2019external icon
Gold JA, Tolu SS, Chiller T, Benedict K, Jackson BR.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 10. -
Ebola virus disease nosocomial infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a descriptive study of cases during the 2018-2020 outbreakexternal icon
Baller A, Padoveze MC, Mirindi P, Hazim CE, Lotemo J, Pfaffmann J, Ndiaye A, Carter S, Chabrat MD, Mangala S, Banzua B, Umutoni C, Niang NR, Kabego L, Ouedraogo A, Houdjo B, Mwesha D, Ousman KB, Kolwaite A, Blaney DD, Choi MJ, Pallawo R, Legand A, Park B, Formenty P, Montgomery JM, Gueye AS, Allegranzi B, Yao NK, Fall IS.
Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6. -
Inactivating Effects of Common Laboratory Disinfectants, Fixatives, and Temperatures on the Eggs of Soil Transmitted Helminthsexternal icon
Kines KJ, Fox M, Ndubuisi M, Verocai GG, Cama V, Bradbury RS.
Microbiol Spectr. 2021 Dec 15:e0182821.
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- Immunity and Immunization
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High-Grade Vulvar, Vaginal, and Anal Precancers Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults After Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Introductionexternal icon
Mix JM, Saraiya M, Senkomago V, Unger ER.
Am J Prev Med. 2022 Jan;62(1):95-99. -
SARS-CoV-2 Delta outbreak among fully vaccinated nursing home residents likely initiated by a fully vaccinated staff member - Connecticut, July-August 2021external icon
Bart SM, Harizaj A, Pearson CL, Conteh T, Grogan E, Downing R, Kirking HL, Tate JE, Jernigan JA, Leung V.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 10. -
Global Estimates of Rotavirus Hospitalizations Among Children Below 5 Years in 2019 and Current and Projected Impacts of Rotavirus Vaccinationexternal icon
Hallowell BD, Chavers T, Parashar U, Tate JE.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Dec 14. -
Control of serogroup W meningococcal disease outbreaks: the promise of adolescent vaccinationexternal icon
Mbaeyi S, McNamara LA.
Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 Dec 6. -
Update on Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreaks - Worldwide, January 2020-June 2021external icon
Alleman MM, Jorba J, Henderson E, Diop OM, Shaukat S, Traoré MA, Wiesen E, Wassilak SG, Burns CC.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Dec 10;70(49):1691-1699. -
Comparative Effectiveness and Antibody Responses to Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines among Hospitalized Veterans - Five Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, United States, February 1-September 30, 2021external icon
Bajema KL, Dahl RM, Evener SL, Prill MM, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Marconi VC, Beenhouwer DO, Holodniy M, Lucero-Obusan C, Brown ST, Tremarelli M, Epperson M, Mills L, Park SH, Rivera-Dominguez G, Morones RG, Ahmadi-Izadi G, Deovic R, Mendoza C, Jeong C, Schrag SJ, Meites E, Hall AJ, Kobayashi M, McMorrow M, Verani JR, Thornburg NJ, Surie D.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Dec 10;70(49):1700-1705. -
Evaluating public acceptability of a potential Lyme disease vaccine using a population-based, cross-sectional survey in high incidence areas of the United Statesexternal icon
Hook SA, Hansen AP, Niesobecki SA, Meek JI, Bjork JK, Kough EM, Peterson MS, Schiffman EK, Rutz HJ, Rowe AJ, White JL, Peel JL, Biggerstaff BJ, Hinckley AF.
Vaccine. 2021 Dec 8.
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- Injury and Violence
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Association of Logic's hip hop song "1-800-273-8255" with Lifeline calls and suicides in the United States: interrupted time series analysisexternal icon
Niederkrotenthaler T, Tran US, Gould M, Sinyor M, Sumner S, Strauss MJ, Voracek M, Till B, Murphy S, Gonzalez F, Spittal MJ, Draper J.
Bmj. 2021 Dec 13;375:e067726. -
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Associated Mental Distress and Suicide Risk: Results From the Zambia Violence Against Children Surveyexternal icon
Lee N, Massetti GM, Perry EW, Self-Brown S.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Dec 14:8862605211056726.
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- Nutritional Sciences
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Validation of MINORMIX Approach for Estimation of Low Birthweight Prevalence Using a Rural Nepal datasetexternal icon
Chang KT, Carter ED, Mullany LC, Khatry SK, Cousens S, An X, Krasevec J, LeClerq SC, Munos MK, Katz J.
J Nutr. 2021 Dec 9. -
A nation-wide study on the common reasons for infant formula supplementation among healthy, term, breastfed infants in US hospitalsexternal icon
Bookhart LH, Anstey EH, Kramer MR, Perrine CG, Reis-Reilly H, Ramakrishnan U, Young MF.
Matern Child Nutr. 2021 Dec 14:e13294.
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- Occupational Safety and Health
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Characterizing exposure to benzene, toluene, and naphthalene in firefighters wearing different types of new or laundered PPEexternal icon
Mayer AC, Fent KW, Wilkinson A, Chen IC, Kerber S, Smith DL, Kesler RM, Horn GP.
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2021 Dec 10;240:113900. -
Spatiotemporal gait parameters while cross-slope residential roof walkingexternal icon
Breloff SP, Carey RE, Wade C, Waddell DE.
Int J Ind Ergon. 2022 ;87. -
Notes from the Field: Deployment of an Electronic Self-Administered Survey to Assess Human Health Effects of an Industrial Chemical Facility Fire - Winnebago County, Illinois, June-July 2021external icon
Surasi K, Nakayama JY, Johnson M, Martell S, Patrick S, Owen LR, Horton DK, Orr M.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Dec 10;70(49):1715-1716. -
Wake-up call: toward an industrial hygiene approach to work-related fatigueexternal icon
Wong I.
Synergist. 2021 Dec;32(11):26-29. -
COVID-19 vaccine perceptions and uptake in a national prospective cohort of essential workersexternal icon
Lutrick K, Groom H, Fowlkes AL, Groover KD, Gaglani M, Rivers P, Naleway AL, Nguyen K, Herring M, Dunnigan K, Phillips A, Parker J, Mayo Lamberte J, Prather K, Thiese MS, Baccam Z, Tyner H, Yoon S.
Vaccine. 2021 Dec 11. -
Sampling for SARS-COV-2 aerosols in hospital patient roomsexternal icon
Lane MA, Walawender M, Webster AS, Brownsword EA, Ingersoll JM, Miller C, Waggoner J, Uyeki TM, Lindsley WG, Kraft CS.
Viruses. 2021 ;13(12).
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- Public Health Leadership and Management
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Retention of knowledge and clinical competence among Ugandan mid-level health providers 1 year after intensive clinical mentorship in TB and HIV managementexternal icon
Senjovu DK, Naikoba S, Mugabe P, Kadengye DT, McCarthy C, Riley PL, Dalal S.
Hum Resour Health. 2021 Dec 9;19(1):150. -
Beginnings and Endings: A Retiree’s Reflections on the CDC’s Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Programexternal icon
Schuchat A.
Pedagogy Health Promot. 2021 ;7(1_suppl):13S-14S. -
An Evaluation of a Pipeline Program to Support Diversity in the Public Health Workforce: CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (CUPS) Programexternal icon
Young KH, Liburd L, Penman-Aguilar A.
Pedagogy Health Promot. 2021 ;7(1_suppl):23S-35S.
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- Reproductive Health
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The prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its association with HIV status among pregnant women in South Africa, a national antenatal survey, 2019external icon
Woldesenbet S, Kufa T, Lombard C, Manda S, Morof D, Cheyip M, Ayalew K, Puren A.
Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 9;11(1):23740.
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- Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Adolescent Mental Health, Connectedness, and Mode of School Instruction During COVID-19external icon
Hertz M, Kilmer G, Verlenden J, Liddon N, Rasberry C, Barrios L, Ethier K.
J Adolesc Health. 2022 ;70(1):57-63.
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- Substance Use and Abuse
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Using death scene and toxicology evidence to define involvement of heroin, pharmaceutical morphine, illicitly manufactured fentanyl, and pharmaceutical fentanyl in opioid overdose deaths, 38 states and the District of Columbia, January 2018-December 2019external icon
O'Donnell J, Gladden RM, Kariisa M, Mattson CL.
Addiction. 2021 Dec 9. -
Tobacco Cessation Behaviors Among U.S. Middle and High School Students, 2020external icon
Zhang L, Gentzke A, Trivers KF, VanFrank B.
J Adolesc Health. 2022 ;70(1):147-154. -
Serum Concentrations of Cotinine and Trans-3'-Hydroxycotinine in US Adults: Results From Wave 1 (2013-2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Studyexternal icon
Sosnoff CS, Caron K, Akins JR, Dortch K, Hunter RE, Pine BN, Feng J, Blount BC, Li Y, van Bemmel DM, Kimmel HL, Edwards KC, Goniewicz ML, Hatsukami DK, de Castro BR, Bernert JT, Arnstein S, Borek N, Deng-Bryant Y, Mishina E, Lawrence C, Hyland A, Hecht SS, Conway KP, Pirkle JL, Wang L.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Nov 19.
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- Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
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Perceived risk of mosquito-borne arboviruses in the continental United Statesexternal icon
Lozano S, Day J, Ortega L, Silver M, Connelly R.
Pathogens. 2021 ;10(12).
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- Chronic Diseases and Conditions
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