Issue 5, February 06, 2012

Vol. 4, Issue: 5, 2/6/12

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This week, Science Clips is pleased to collaborate with CDC Vital Signs by featuring scientific articles from the current issue on Nutritional Sciences – Sodium Content of Foods (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns). Those articles marked with an asterisk are general review articles which may be of particular interest to clinicians and public health professionals seeking background information in this area. Science Clips will return to its regular format next week. Science Clips is a service of the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library and CDC’s Office of the Chief Science Officer.

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1. CDC Vital Signs

   • Nutritional Sciences – Sodium Content of Foods

     1. *A comprehensive review on salt and health and current experience of worldwide salt reduction programmesexternal icon
        He FJ, MacGregor GA.
        J Hum Hypertens. 2009 Jun;23(6):363-84.
        
     2. *Projected effect of dietary salt reductions on future cardiovascular diseaseexternal icon
        Bibbins-Domingo K, Chertow GM, Coxson PG, Moran A, Lightwood JM, Pletcher MJ, Goldman L.
        N Engl J Med. 2010 Feb 18;362(7):590-9.
        
     3. *Strategies to reduce sodium intake in the United Statesexternal icon
        Institute of Medicine Committee on Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake , Henney JE, Taylor CL, Boon CS.
        . 2010 .
        
     4. *Dietary guidelines for Americans, 2010external icon
        US Department of Health and Human Services , US Department of Agriculture .
        . 2011 .
        
     5. Heart disease and stroke statistics–2012 update: a report from the American Heart Associationexternal icon
        Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, et al.
        Circulation. 2012 Jan 3;125(1):e2-e220.
        
     6. Dietary sources of sodium in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, women and men aged 40 to 59 years: the INTERMAP studyexternal icon
        Anderson CA, Appel LJ, Okuda N, Brown IJ, Chan Q, Zhao L, Ueshima H, et al.
        J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 May;110(5):736-45.
        
     7. Nutrient intakes and food patterns of toddlers’ lunches and snacks: influence of locationexternal icon
        Ziegler P, Briefel R, Ponza M, Novak T, Hendricks K.
        J Am Diet Assoc. 2006 Jan;106(1 Suppl 1):S124-34.
        
     8. Usual sodium intakes compared with current dietary guidelines — United States, 2005-2008external icon
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Oct 21;60(41):1413-7.
        
     9. Vital signs: prevalence, treatment, and control of hypertension–United States, 1999-2002 and 2005-2008external icon
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Feb 4;60(4):103-8.
        
     10. Trends in energy intake in U.S. between 1977 and 1996: similar shifts seen across age groupsexternal icon
         Nielsen SJ, Siega-Riz AM, Popkin BM.
         Obes Res. 2002 May;10(5):370-8.
         

2. CDC Authored Publications

   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     11. Ideal cardiovascular health and mortality from all causes and diseases of the circulatory system among adults in the United Statesexternal icon
         Ford ES, Greenlund KJ, Hong Y.
         Circulation. 2012 Jan 30.
         
     12. Epidemiology and prevention of stroke: a worldwide perspectiveexternal icon
         Kuklina EV, Tong X, George MG, Bansil P.
         Expert Rev Neurother. 2012 Feb;12(2):199-208.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     13. Transmission of hepatitis C virus infection through tattooing and piercing: a critical reviewexternal icon
         Tohme RA, Holmberg SD.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 30.
         
     14. Global isoniazid resistance patterns in rifampin-resistant and rifampin-susceptible tuberculosisexternal icon
         Smith SE, Kurbatova EV, Cavanaugh JS, Cegielski JP.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Feb;16(2):203-205.
         
     15. Reactivation of type 1 herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus in an immunosuppressed patient with acute peripheral facial weaknessexternal icon
         Tsai J, Cohrs RJ, Nagel MA, Mahalingam R, Schmid DS, Choe A, Gilden D.
         J Neurol Sci. 2012 Feb 15;313(1-2):193-5.
         
     16. Changing trends in viral hepatitis-associated hospitalizations in the American Indian/Alaska Native population, 1995-2007external icon
         Byrd KK, Redd JT, Holman RC, Haberling DL, Cheek JE.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Nov-Dec;126(6):816-25.
         
     17. Long-term trends in Chlamydia trachomatis infections and related outcomes in a US managed care populationexternal icon
         Scholes D, Satterwhite CL, Yu O, Fine D, Weinstock H, Berman S.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Feb;39(2):81-8.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     18. Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats tabletop exercise: foodborne toxoplasmosis outbreak on college campusesexternal icon
         Morris JG, Greenspan A, Howell K, Gargano LM, Mitchell J, Jones JL, Potter M, Isakov A, Woods C, Hughes JM.
         Biosecur Bioterror. 2012 Jan 27.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     19. Survey of Legionella species found in Thai soilexternal icon
         Travis TC, Brown EW, Peruski LF, Siludjai D, Jorakate P, Salika P, Yang G, Kozak NA, Kodani M, Warner AK, Lucas CE, Thurman KA, Winchell JM, Thamthitiwat S, Fields BS.
         Int J Microbiol. 2012 ;2012:218791.
         

   • Environmental Health

     20. Polyfluorinated compounds in serum linked to indoor air in office environmentsexternal icon
         Fraser AJ, Webster TF, Watkins DJ, Nelson JW, Stapleton HM, Calafat AM, Kato K, Shoeib M, Vieira VM, McClean MD.
         Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Jan 17;46(2):1209-15.
         
     21. Impact of dust from multiple microenvironments and diet on PentaBDE body burdenexternal icon
         Watkins DJ, McClean MD, Fraser AJ, Weinberg J, Stapleton HM, Sjodin A, Webster TF.
         Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Jan 17;46(2):1192-200.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     22. Impact of using multiple causes of death codes to compute site-specific, death certificate-based cancer mortality statistics in the United Statesexternal icon
         Fink AK, German RR, Heron M, Stewart SL, Johnson CJ, Finch JL, Yin D, Schaeffer PE.
         Cancer Epidemiol. 2012 Feb;36(1):22-28.
         
     23. Validation of self-reported epilepsy for purposes of community surveillanceexternal icon
         Brooks DR, Avetisyan R, Jarrett KM, Hanchate A, Shapiro GD, Pugh MJ, Berlowitz DR, Thurman D, Montouris G, Kazis LE.
         Epilepsy Behav. 2012 Jan;23(1):57-63.
         

   • Food Safety

     24. An outbreak of Salmonella serotype Typhimurium infections with an unusually long incubation periodexternal icon
         Brooks JT, Matyas BT, Fontana J, Degroot MA, Beuchat LR, Hoekstra M, Friedman CR.
         Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2012 Jan 27.
         
     25. Ground beef consumption patterns in the United States, FoodNet, 2006 through 2007external icon
         Taylor EV, Holt KG, Mahon BE, Ayers T, Norton D, Gould LH.
         J Food Prot. 2012 Feb;75(2):341-6.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     26. The association of variants in the FTO gene with longitudinal body mass index profiles in non-Hispanic white children and adolescentsexternal icon
         Hallman DM, Friedel VC, Eissa MA, Boerwinkle E, Huber JC, Harrist RB, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Dai S, Labarthe DR, Berenson GS.
         Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Jan;36(1):61-8.
         
     27. Genetic diversity of HA1 domain of hemagglutinin gene of pandemic influenza H1N1pdm09 viruses in New Delhi, Indiaexternal icon
         Mir MA, Lal RB, Sullender W, Singh Y, Garten R, Krishnan A, Broor S.
         J Med Virol. 2012 Mar;84(3):386-93.
         
     28. Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 October 2011 – 30 November 2011external icon
         Molecular Ecology Resources Primer Development Consortium , Abreu AG, Albaina A, Alpermann TJ, Apkenas VE, Bankhead-Dronnet S, Bergek S, Berumen ML, Cho CH, Clobert J, Coulon A, D. E. Feraudy D, Estonba A, Hankeln T, Hochkirch A, Hsu TW, Huang TJ, Irigoien X, Iriondo M, Kay KM, Kinitz T, Kothera L, L. E. Henanff M, Lieutier F, Lourdais O, Macrini CM, Manzano C, Martin C, Morris VR, Nanninga G, Pardo MA, Plieske J, Pointeau S, Prestegaard T, Quack M, Richard M, Savage HM, Schwarcz KD, Shade J, Simms EL, Solferini VN, Stevens VM, Veith M, Wen MJ, Wicker F, Yost JM, Zarraonaindia I.
         Mol Ecol Resour. 2012 Feb 1.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     29. Investigation and control of an outbreak of Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremiaexternal icon
         Behrens-Muller B, Conway J, Yoder J, Conover CS.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Feb;33(2):180-4.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     30. Health utility elicitation: is there still a role for direct methods?external icon
         Prosser LA, Grosse SD, Wittenberg E.
         PharmacoEconomics. 2012 Feb 1;30(2):83-6.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     31. Recommended adult immunization schedule: United States, 2012external icon
         Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices..
         Ann Intern Med. 2012 Jan 31.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     32. Genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance in Shigella dysenteriae and Shigella boydii strains isolated from children aged <5 years in Egyptexternal icon
         El-Gendy AM, Mansour A, Weiner MA, Pimentel G, Armstrong AW, Young SY, Elsayed N, Klena JD.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Feb;140(2):299-310.
         
     33. Receptor-binding specificity of the human parainfluenza virus type 1 hemagglutinin-neuraminidase glycoproteinexternal icon
         Alymova IV, Portner A, Mishin VP, McCullers JA, Freiden P, Taylor GL.
         Glycobiology. 2012 Feb;22(2):174-80.
         
     34. Specificity of the tuberculin skin test and the T-SPOT.TB assay among students in a low-tuberculosis incidence settingexternal icon
         Talbot EA, Harland D, Wieland-Alter W, Burrer S, Adams LV.
         J Am Coll Health. 2012 ;60(1):94-6.
         
     35. Comparison of HIV-1 detection in plasma specimens and dried blood spots using the Roche COBAS Ampliscreen HIV-1 test in Kisumu, Kenyaexternal icon
         Okonji JA, Basavaraju SV, Mwangi J, Shiraishi RW, Odera M, Ouma K, Pitman JP, Marum LH, Ou CY, Zeh C.
         J Virol Methods. 2012 Jan;179(1):21-5.
         
     36. Mice completely lacking immunoproteasomes show major changes in antigen presentationexternal icon
         Kincaid EZ, Che JW, York I, Escobar H, Reyes-Vargas E, Delgado JC, Welsh RM, Karow ML, Murphy AJ, Valenzuela DM, Yancopoulos GD, Rock KL.
         Nat Immunol. 2011 ;13(2):129-35.
         
     37. Serology and cytokine profiles in patients infected with the newly discovered Bundibugyo ebolavirusexternal icon
         Gupta M, Macneil A, Reed ZD, Rollin PE, Spiropoulou CF.
         Virology. 2012 Feb 20;423(2):119-24.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     38. Lack of periconceptional vitamins or supplements that contain folic acid and diabetes mellitus-associated birth defectsexternal icon
         Correa A, Gilboa SM, Botto LD, Moore CA, Hobbs CA, Cleves MA, Riehle-Colarusso TJ, Waller DK, Reece EA, National Birth Defects Prevention Study.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Dec 27.
         
     39. A call for coordinated and evidence-based action to protect children outside of family careexternal icon
         Clay R, CdeBaca L, De Cock KM, Goosby E, Guttmacher A, Jacobs S, Pablos-Mendez A, Polaski S, Sheldon G, Steinberg D.
         Lancet. 2012 Jan 14;379(9811):e6-8.
         
     40. Racial/ethnic variations in the prevalence of selected major birth defects, metropolitan Atlanta, 1994-2005external icon
         Kucik JE, Alverson CJ, Gilboa SM, Correa A.
         Public Health Rep. 2012 Jan-Feb;127(1):52-61.
         
     41. From identification and review to action – maternal mortality review in the United Statesexternal icon
         Berg CJ.
         Semin Perinatol. 2012 Feb;36(1):7-13.
         
     42. Overview of maternal mortality in the United Statesexternal icon
         Callaghan WM.
         Semin Perinatol. 2012 Feb;36(1):2-6.
         
     43. Obesity-related coagulation changes in pregnancyexternal icon
         Smrtka MP, Thames B, Beckman M, Rajgor D, Gandhi M, James AH.
         Thromb Res. 2012 Feb;129(2):204-6.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     44. Body mass index, playing position, race, and the cardiovascular mortality of retired professional football playersexternal icon
         Baron SL, Hein MJ, Lehman E, Gersic CM.
         Am J Cardiol. 2012 Jan 13.
         
     45. Nanoparticle penetration through filter media and leakage through face seal interface of N95 filtering facepiece respiratorsexternal icon
         Rengasamy S, Eimer BC.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2012 Jan 31.
         
     46. Thermal burden of N95 filtering facepiece respiratorsexternal icon
         Roberge R, Benson S, Kim JH.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2012 Jan 31.
         
     47. Plasma dioxin levels and cause-specific mortality in an occupational cohort of workers exposed to chlorophenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols and contaminantsexternal icon
         Boers D, Portengen L, Turner WE, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Heederik D, Vermeulen R.
         Occup Environ Med. 2012 Feb;69(2):113-8.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     48. Chagas heart disease: report on recent developmentsexternal icon
         Machado FS, Jelicks LA, Kirchhoff LV, Shirani J, Nagajyothi F, Mukherjee S, Nelson R, Coyle CM, Spray DC, de Carvalho AC, Guan F, Prado CM, Lisanti MP, Weiss LM, Montgomery SP, Tanowitz HB.
         Cardiol Rev. 2012 Jan 30.
         
     49. Factors associated with mosquito net use by individuals in households owning nets in Ethiopiaexternal icon
         Graves PM, Ngondi JM, Hwang J, Getachew A, Gebre T, Mosher AW, Patterson AE, Shargie EB, Tadesse Z, Wolkon A, Reithinger R, Emerson PM, Richards FO.
         Malar J. 2011 ;10:354.
         

   • Vital Statistics

     50. Annual summary of vital statistics: 2009external icon
         Kochanek KD, Kirmeyer SE, Martin JA, Strobino DM, Guyer B.
         Pediatrics. 2012 Jan 30.
         

   • Zoonoses

     51. Zoonotic poxviruses associated with companion animals
         Tack DM, Reynolds MG.
         Animals. 2011 ;1(4):377-395.
         
     52. Zoonotic viruses associated with illegally imported wildlife productsexternal icon
         Smith KM, Anthony SJ, Switzer WM, Epstein JH, Seimon T, Jia H, Sanchez MD, Huynh TT, Galland GG, Shapiro SE, Sleeman JM, McAloose D, Stuchin M, Amato G, Kolokotronis SO, Lipkin WI, Karesh WB, Daszak P, Marano N.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(1):e29505.
         

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     53. Adult vaccination coverage – United States, 2010external icon
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Feb 3;61(4):66-72.
         
     54. Notes from the field: outbreak of salmonellosis associated with pet turtle exposures – United States, 2011external icon
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Feb 3;61(4):79.
         
     55. Progress in global measles control, 2000-2010external icon
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Feb 3;61(4):73-8.
         
     56. Recovery of a patient from clinical rabies – California, 2011external icon
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Feb 3;61(4):61-5.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     57. Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an increased rate of diabetesexternal icon
         Jeon CY, Haan MN, Cheng C, Clayton ER, Mayeda ER, Miller JW, Aiello AE.
         Diabetes Care. 2012 Jan 25.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     58. Fatal influenza B infections: time to reexamine influenza research prioritiesexternal icon
         McCullers JA, Hayden FG.
         J Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 30.
         

   • Vital Statistics

     59. Annual summary of vital statistics: 2009external icon
         Kochanek KD, Kirmeyer SE, Martin JA, Strobino DM, Guyer B.
         Pediatrics. 2012 Jan 30.
         

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