Issue 50, December 17, 2012
Vol. 4, Issue: 50, 12/17/12
The report consists of three components:
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Disability, which coincides with CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds on “Where in health is disability?”)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Disability
- The Surgeon General’s call to action to improve the health and wellness of persons with disabilitiesexternal icon
Office of the Surgeon General (US), Office on Disability (US).
2005.
- World report on disability 2011external icon
World Health Organization.
2011.
- A public health approach to addressing arthritis in older adults: the most common cause of disabilityexternal icon
Hootman JM, Helmick CG, Brady TJ.
Am J Public Health. 2012 Mar;102(3):426-33.
- Americans with disabilities: 2005pdf iconexternal icon
Brault M.
Current Population Reports, U.S. Census Bureau. 2008 ;P70-117.
- Evolving views of disability and public health: the roles of advocacy and public healthexternal icon
Krahn G, Campbell VA.
Disabil Health J. 2011 Jan;4(1):12-8.
- Unmet needs for home and community-based services among persons with disabilities in Massachusettsexternal icon
Mitra M, Bogen K, Long-Bellil LM, Heaphy D.
Disabil Health J. 2011 Oct;4(4):219-28.
- Health disparities among adults with physical disabilities or cognitive limitations compared to individuals with no disabilities in the United Statesexternal icon
Reichard A, Stolzle H, Fox MH.
Disabil Health J. 2011 Apr;4(2):59-67.
- Teaching medical students about disability in family medicineexternal icon
Graham CL, Brown RS, Zhen H, McDermott S.
Fam Med. 2009 Sep;41(8):542-4.
- Putting the public in public health: new approachesexternal icon
Benjamin GC.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 Jul-Aug;25(4):1040-3.
- Eliminating health and health care disparities among the growing population of people with disabilitiesexternal icon
Iezzoni LI.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Oct;30(10):1947-54.
- Prevalence and most common causes of disability among adults–United States, 2005external icon
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 May 1;58(16):421-6.
- Disability and health in the United States, 2001-2005pdf icon
Altman B, Bernstein A.
National Center for Health Statistics. 2008 .
- The Surgeon General’s call to action to improve the health and wellness of persons with disabilitiesexternal icon
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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
- Projections of type 1 and type 2 diabetes burden in the U.S. population aged <20 years through 2050: dynamic modeling of incidence, mortality, and population growthexternal icon
Imperatore G, Boyle JP, Thompson TJ, Case D, Dabelea D, Hamman RF, Lawrence JM, Liese AD, Liu LL, Mayer-Davis EJ, Rodriguez BL, Standiford D.
Diabetes Care. 2012 Dec;35(12):2515-2520.
- Circulating carotenoids and risk of breast cancer: pooled analysis of eight prospective studiesexternal icon
Eliassen AH, Hendrickson SJ, Brinton LA, Buring JE, Campos H, Dai Q, Dorgan JF, Franke AA, Gao YT, Goodman MT, Hallmans G, Helzlsouer KJ, Hoffman-Bolton J, Hulten K, Sesso HD, Sowell AL, Tamimi RM, Toniolo P, Wilkens LR, Winkvist A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Hankinson SE.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Dec 6.
- Prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment in US adults and associated risk factors, 1999-2002 and 2005-2008external icon
Ko F, Vitale S, Chou CF, Cotch MF, Saaddine J, Friedman DS.
JAMA. 2012 Dec 12;308(22):2361-8.
- Benefits of a self-management program in low-income African-American women with systemic lupus erythematosus: results of a pilot testexternal icon
Drenkard C, Dunlop-Thomas C, Easley K, Bao G, Brady T, Lim S.
Lupus. 2012 Dec;21(14):1586-93.
- Projections of type 1 and type 2 diabetes burden in the U.S. population aged <20 years through 2050: dynamic modeling of incidence, mortality, and population growthexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Capacity building in response to pandemic influenza threats: Lao PDR case studyexternal icon
Phommasack B, Moen A, Vongphrachanh P, Tsuyuoka R, Cox N, Khamphaphongphanh B, Phonekeo D, Kasai T, Ketmayoon P, Lewis H, Kounnavong B, Khanthamaly V, Corwin A.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Dec;87(6):965-971.
- Innate immune function and mortality in critically ill children with influenza: a multicenter studyexternal icon
Hall MW, Geyer SM, Guo CY, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Jouvet P, Ferdinands J, Shay DK, Nateri J, Greathouse K, Sullivan R, Tran T, Keisling S, Randolph AG.
Crit Care Med. 2012 Dec 6.
- Surgical interventions for drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysisexternal icon
Marrone MT, Venkataramanan V, Goodman M, Hill AC, Jereb JA, Mase SR.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Jan;17(1):6-16.
- Carriage of Neisseria lactamica in 1- to 29-year-old people in Burkina Faso: epidemiology and molecular characterizationexternal icon
Kristiansen PA, Diomande F, Ouedraogo R, Sanou I, Sangare L, Ouedraogo AS, Ba AK, Kandolo D, Thomas JD, Clark TA, Preziosi MP, Laforce FM, Caugant DA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Dec;50(12):4020-7.
- Human parechovirus in respiratory specimens from children in Kansas City, Missouriexternal icon
Sharp J, Bell J, Harrison CJ, Nix WA, Oberste MS, Selvarangan R.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Dec;50(12):4111-3.
- Necrotizing cutaneous mucormycosis after a tornado in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011external icon
Fanfair RN, Benedict K, Bos J, Bennett SD, Lo YC, Adebanjo T, Etienne K, Deak E, Derado G, Shieh WJ, Drew C, Zaki S, Sugerman D, Gade L, Thompson EH, Sutton DA, Engelthaler DM, Schupp JM, Brandt ME, Harris JR, Lockhart SR, Turabelidze G, Park BJ.
N Engl J Med. 2012 Dec 6;367(23):2214-25.
- Neurologic manifestations associated with an outbreak of typhoid fever, Malawi – Mozambique, 2009: an epidemiologic investigationexternal icon
Sejvar J, Lutterloh E, Naiene J, Likaka A, Manda R, Nygren B, Monroe S, Khaila T, Lowther SA, Capewell L, Date K, Townes D, Redwood Y, Schier J, Barr BT, Demby A, Mallewa M, Kampondeni S, Blount B, Humphrys M, Talkington D, Armstrong GL, Mintz E.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(12):e46099.
- Capacity building in response to pandemic influenza threats: Lao PDR case studyexternal icon
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Disaster Control and Emergency Services
- Evaluation of the American Red Cross disaster-related mortality surveillance system using Hurricane Ike data–Texas 2008external icon
Farag NH, Rey A, Noe R, Bayleyegn T, Wood AD, Zane D.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2012 Dec 7.
- Evaluation of the American Red Cross disaster-related mortality surveillance system using Hurricane Ike data–Texas 2008external icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- High SNP density in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, the principal vector of Lyme disease spirochetesexternal icon
Van Zee J, Black WC, Levin M, Goddard J, Smith J, Piesman J.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2012 Dec 6.
- High SNP density in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, the principal vector of Lyme disease spirochetesexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Added value of a household-level study during an outbreak investigation of Salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections, New Mexico 2008external icon
Boore AL, Jungk J, Russo ET, Redd JT, Angulo FJ, Williams IT, Cheek JE, Gould LH.
Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Dec 11:1-6.
- Investigating the effect of high spring incidence of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) on early autumn incidenceexternal icon
Burkom H, Kniss K, Meltzer M, Brammer L, Elbert Y, Finelli L, Swerdlow D.
Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Dec;140(12):2210-22.
- Effect of coding rules on reporting of hypertension mortalityexternal icon
Lu TH, Anderson RN, Kawachi I.
Epidemiology. 2013 Jan;24(1):168-9.
- Reproductive number and serial interval of the first wave of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus in South Africaexternal icon
Archer BN, Tempia S, White LF, Pagano M, Cohen C.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(11):e49482.
- Added value of a household-level study during an outbreak investigation of Salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections, New Mexico 2008external icon
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Differences between adiposity indicators for predicting all-cause mortality in a representative sample of United States non-elderly adultsexternal icon
Kahn HS, Bullard KM, Barker LE, Imperatore G.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(11):e50428.
- Differences between adiposity indicators for predicting all-cause mortality in a representative sample of United States non-elderly adultsexternal icon
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Health Communication and Education
- The influence of television advertisements on promoting calls to telephone quitlinesexternal icon
Farrelly M, Mann N, Watson K, Pechacek T.
Health Educ Res. 2012 Dec 4.
- The influence of television advertisements on promoting calls to telephone quitlinesexternal icon
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with healthcare-associated infections: summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009-2010external icon
Sievert DM, Ricks P, Edwards JR, Schneider A, Patel J, Srinivasan A, Kallen A, Limbago B, Fridkin S.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jan;34(1):1-14.
- Bacteriophages are synergistic with bacterial interference for the prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation on urinary cathetersexternal icon
Liao KS, Lehman SM, Tweardy DJ, Donlan RM, Trautner BW.
J Appl Microbiol. 2012 Dec;113(6):1530-9.
- Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with healthcare-associated infections: summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009-2010external icon
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Healthcare Economics
- Cost implications of self-management education intervention programmes in arthritisexternal icon
Brady TJ.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Oct;26(5):611-25.
- Introduction to special issue of best practices in rheumatology: health economics of musculoskeletal diseasesexternal icon
Murphy LB, Yelin E.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Oct;26(5):559-60.
- Compromised access to prescriptions and medical care because of cost among US adults with arthritisexternal icon
Murphy LB, Yelin E, Theis KA.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Oct;26(5):677-94.
- Exploring household economic impacts of childhood diarrheal illnesses in 3 African settingsexternal icon
Rheingans R, Kukla M, Adegbola RA, Saha D, Omore R, Breiman RF, Sow SO, Onwuchekwa U, Nasrin D, Farag TH, Kotloff KL, Levine MM.
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;55 Suppl 4:S317-26.
- Direct healthcare costs of selected diseases primarily or partially transmitted by waterexternal icon
Collier SA, Stockman LJ, Hicks LA, Garrison LE, Zhou FJ, Beach MJ.
Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Nov;140(11):2003-13.
- Cost implications of self-management education intervention programmes in arthritisexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- No risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome found after meningococcal conjugate vaccination in two large cohort studiesexternal icon
Yih WK, Weintraub E, Kulldorff M.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2012 Dec;21(12):1359-60.
- Causality assessment of adverse events reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)external icon
Loughlin AM, Marchant CD, Adams W, Barnett E, Baxter R, Black S, Casey C, Dekker C, Edwards KM, Klein J, Klein NP, Larussa P, Sparks R, Jakob K.
Vaccine. 2012 Nov 26;30(50):7253-9.
- No risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome found after meningococcal conjugate vaccination in two large cohort studiesexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Diagnostic performance of the BinaxNow Influenza A&B rapid antigen test in ED patientsexternal icon
Self WH, McNaughton CD, Grijalva CG, Zhu Y, Chappell JD, Williams JV, Talbot HK, Shay DK, Griffin MR.
Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Nov;30(9):1955-61.
- Effect of temperature and duration of storage on the stability of polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in human serumexternal icon
Kato K, Wong LY, Basden BJ, Calafat AM.
Chemosphere. 2012 Dec 8.
- Evaluating the prognostic value of positron-emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging using automated software to calculate perfusion defect sizeexternal icon
Williams BA, Dorn JM, Lamonte MJ, Donahue RP, Trevisan M, Leonard DA, Greene RS, Merhige ME.
Clin Cardiol. 2012 Nov;35(11):E14-21.
- Diagnostic microbiologic methods in the GEMS-1 case/control studyexternal icon
Panchalingam S, Antonio M, Hossain A, Mandomando I, Ochieng B, Oundo J, Ramamurthy T, Tamboura B, Zaidi AK, Petri W, Houpt E, Murray P, Prado V, Vidal R, Steele D, Strockbine N, Sansonetti P, Glass RI, Robins-Browne RM, Tauschek M, Svennerholm AM, Kotloff K, Levine MM, Nataro JP.
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;55 Suppl 4:S294-302.
- Comparison of nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs for influenza detection in adultsexternal icon
Irving SA, Vandermause MF, Shay DK, Belongia EA.
Clin Med Res. 2012 Nov;10(4):215-8.
- Effect of topical vaginal products on the detection of prostate-specific antigen, a biomarker of semen exposure, using ABAcardsexternal icon
Snead MC, Kourtis AP, Black CM, Mauck CK, Brown TM, Penman-Aguilar A, Melendez JH, Gallo MF, Jamieson DJ, Macaluso M.
Contraception. 2012 Dec 4.
- Influence of inorganic ions on aggregation and adsorption behaviors of human adenovirusexternal icon
Wong K, Mukherjee B, Kahler AM, Zepp R, Molina M.
Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Oct 16;46(20):11145-53.
- Concentrations of bisphenol A and seven other phenols in pooled sera from 3-11 year old children: 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveyexternal icon
Ye X, Zhou X, Wong LY, Calafat AM.
Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Nov 20;46(22):12664-71.
- Swab protocol for rapid laboratory diagnosis of cutaneous anthraxexternal icon
Dauphin LA, Marston CK, Bhullar V, Baker D, Rahman M, Hossain MJ, Chakraborty A, Khan SU, Hoffmaster AR.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Dec;50(12):3960-7.
- Lower-sensitivity and avidity modifications of the vitros anti-HIV 1+2 assay for detection of recent HIV infections and incidence estimationexternal icon
Keating SM, Hanson D, Lebedeva M, Laeyendecker O, Ali-Napo NL, Owen SM, Stramer SL, Moore RD, Norris PJ, Busch MP.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Dec;50(12):3968-76.
- Pseudo-outbreak of Lecanicillium and Acremonium species in orthopedic surgery patientsexternal icon
Neal CO, Deak E, Chang LS, Gilmartin H, Gade L, Imanishi M, Price C, Brandt ME, Chiller T, Balajee SA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Dec;50(12):4103-6.
- Sequential triplex real-time PCR assay for detecting 21 pneumococcal capsular serotypes that account for a high global disease burdenexternal icon
Pimenta FC, Roundtree A, Soysal A, Bakir M, du Plessis M, Wolter N, von Gottberg A, McGee L, Carvalho MG, Beall B.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Dec 5.
- Generation of dried tube specimen for HIV-1 viral load proficiency test panels: a cost-effective alternative for external quality assessment programsexternal icon
Ramos A, Nguyen S, Garcia A, Subbarao S, Nkengasong JN, Ellenberger D.
J Virol Methods. 2012 Dec 6.
- Redox regulation by nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2: gatekeeping for the Basal and diabetes-induced expression of thioredoxin-interacting proteinexternal icon
He X, Ma Q.
Mol Pharmacol. 2012 Nov;82(5):887-97.
- Longitudinal monitoring of the development of antifilarial antibodies and acquisition of Wuchereria bancrofti in a highly endemic area of Haitiexternal icon
Hamlin KL, Moss DM, Priest JW, Roberts J, Kubofcik J, Gass K, Streit TG, Nutman TB, Eberhard ML, Lammie PJ.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Dec;6(12):e1941.
- Human monoclonal antibodies against highly conserved HR1 and HR2 domains of the SARS-CoV spike protein are more broadly neutralizingexternal icon
Elshabrawy HA, Coughlin MM, Baker SC, Prabhakar BS.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(11):e50366.
- Prevention of vaginal SHIV transmission in macaques by a coitally-dependent Truvada regimenexternal icon
Radzio J, Aung W, Holder A, Martin A, Sweeney E, Mitchell J, Bachman S, Pau CP, Heneine W, Garcia-Lerma JG.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(12):e50632.
- Toxicological analysis of limonene reaction products using an in vitro exposure systemexternal icon
Anderson SE, Khurshid SS, Meade BJ, Lukomska E, Wells JR.
Toxicol In Vitro. 2012 Dec 6.
- Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of Bartonella species from wild carnivores of the suborder Caniformia in Japanexternal icon
Sato S, Kabeya H, Miura T, Suzuki K, Bai Y, Kosoy M, Sentsui H, Kariwa H, Maruyama S.
Vet Microbiol. 2012 Dec 28;161(1-2):130-6.
- Glutathione conjugation of busulfan produces a hydroxyl radical-trapping dehydroalanine metaboliteexternal icon
Peer CJ, Younis IR, Leonard SS, Gannett PM, Minarchick VC, Kenyon AJ, Rojanasakul Y, Callery PS.
Xenobiotica. 2012 Dec;42(12):1170-7.
- Diagnostic performance of the BinaxNow Influenza A&B rapid antigen test in ED patientsexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) of diarrheal disease in infants and young children in developing countries: epidemiologic and clinical methods of the case/control studyexternal icon
Kotloff KL, Blackwelder WC, Nasrin D, Nataro JP, Farag TH, van Eijk A, Adegbola RA, Alonso PL, Breiman RF, Golam Faruque AS, Saha D, Sow SO, Sur D, Zaidi AK, Biswas K, Panchalingam S, Clemens JD, Cohen D, Glass RI, Mintz ED, Sommerfelt H, Levine MM.
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;55 Suppl 4:S232-45.
- Promoting women’s health in hospitals: a focus on breastfeeding and lactation support for employees and patientsexternal icon
Belay B, Allen J, Williams N, Dooyema C, Foltz J.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 Dec 5.
- Health care utilisation in the first year of life among infants of mothers with perinatal depression or anxietyexternal icon
Farr SL, Dietz PM, Rizzo JH, Vesco KK, Callaghan WM, Bruce FC, Bulkley JE, Hornbrook MC, Berg CJ.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2013 Jan;27(1):81-8.
- Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease: experience in the United States and implications for a potential group B streptococcal vaccineexternal icon
Schrag SJ, Verani JR.
Vaccine. 2012 Dec 3.
- The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) of diarrheal disease in infants and young children in developing countries: epidemiologic and clinical methods of the case/control studyexternal icon
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Mining
- Evaluations of a noise control for roof bolting machines
Azman A, Yantek D, Alcorn l.
Min Eng. 2012 ;64(12):64-70.
- Evaluations of a noise control for roof bolting machines
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Occupational Safety and Health
- International environmental and occupational health: from individual scientists to networked science hubsexternal icon
Rosenthal J, Jessup C, Felknor S, Humble M, Bader F, Bridbord K.
Am J Ind Med. 2012 Dec;55(12):1069-77.
- Using urinary biomarkers of polycyclic aromatic compound exposure to guide exposure-reduction strategies among asphalt paving workersexternal icon
McClean MD, Osborn LV, Snawder JE, Olsen LD, Kriech AJ, Sjodin A, Li Z, Smith JP, Sammons DL, Herrick RF, Cavallari JM.
Ann Occup Hyg. 2012 Nov;56(9):1013-24.
- Maternal occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and congenital heart defects among offspring in the National Birth Defects Prevention Studyexternal icon
Lupo PJ, Symanski E, Langlois PH, Lawson CC, Malik S, Gilboa SM, Lee LJ, Agopian AJ, Desrosiers TA, Waters MA, Romitti PA, Correa A, Shaw GM, Mitchell LE.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Nov;94(11):875-81.
- Interventions to prevent occupational noise-induced hearing lossexternal icon
Verbeek JH, Kateman E, Morata TC, Dreschler WA, Mischke C.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 ;10:CD006396.
- International environmental and occupational health: from individual scientists to networked science hubsexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health – Mining
- Evaluation of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for measurement of silica on filter samples of coal dustexternal icon
Stipe CB, Miller AL, Brown J, Guevara E, Cauda E.
Appl Spectrosc. 2012 Nov;66(11):1286-93.
- Evaluation of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for measurement of silica on filter samples of coal dustexternal icon
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Parasitic Diseases
- A review of toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Ethiopiaexternal icon
Dubey JP, Tiao N, Gebreyes WA, Jones JL.
Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Nov;140(11):1935-8.
- Rationale for short course primaquine in Africa to interrupt malaria transmissionexternal icon
Eziefula AC, Gosling R, Hwang J, Hsiang MS, Bousema T, von Seidlein L, Drakeley C.
Malar J. 2012 ;11(1):360.
- A review of toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Ethiopiaexternal icon
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Program Evaluation
- Improving the implementation of a condom availability program in urban high schoolsexternal icon
De Rosa CJ, Jeffries RA, Afifi AA, Cumberland WG, Chung EQ, Kerndt PR, Ethier KA, Martinez E, Loya RV, Dittus PJ.
J Adolesc Health. 2012 Dec;51(6):572-9.
- Improving the implementation of a condom availability program in urban high schoolsexternal icon
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Reproductive Health
- Neural tube defects and maternal intake of micronutrients related to one-carbon metabolism or antioxidant activityexternal icon
Chandler AL, Hobbs CA, Mosley BS, Berry RJ, Canfield MA, Qi YP, Siega-Riz AM, Shaw GM.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Nov;94(11):864-74.
- Prevalence of esophageal atresia among 18 international birth defects surveillance programsexternal icon
Nassar N, Leoncini E, Amar E, Arteaga-Vazquez J, Bakker MK, Bower C, Canfield MA, Castilla EE, Cocchi G, Correa A, Csaky-Szunyogh M, Feldkamp ML, Khoshnood B, Landau D, Lelong N, Lopez-Camelo JS, Lowry RB, McDonnell R, Merlob P, Metneki J, Morgan M, Mutchinick OM, Palmer MN, Rissmann A, Siffel C, Sipek A, Szabova E, Tucker D, Mastroiacovo P.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Nov;94(11):893-9.
- Neural tube defects on the Texas-Mexico border: what we’ve learned in the 20 years since the Brownsville clusterexternal icon
Suarez L, Felkner M, Brender JD, Canfield M, Zhu H, Hendricks KA.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Nov;94(11):882-92.
- Neural tube defects and maternal intake of micronutrients related to one-carbon metabolism or antioxidant activityexternal icon
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Love and hooking up in the new millennium: communication technology and relationships among urban African American and Puerto Rican young adultsexternal icon
Bergdall AR, Kraft JM, Andes K, Carter M, Hatfield-Timajchy K, Hock-Long L.
J Sex Res. 2012 ;49(6):570-82.
- Love and hooking up in the new millennium: communication technology and relationships among urban African American and Puerto Rican young adultsexternal icon
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Veterinary Medicine
- Genotypic characterization of Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli isolates from sea otters with infective endocarditis and/or septicemia and from environmental mussel samplesexternal icon
Counihan-Edgar KL, Gill VA, Doroff AM, Burek KA, Miller WA, Shewmaker PL, Jang S, Goertz CE, Tuomi PA, Miller MA, Jessup DA, Byrne BA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Dec;50(12):4131-3.
- Genotypic characterization of Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli isolates from sea otters with infective endocarditis and/or septicemia and from environmental mussel samplesexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
Articles about important public health topics that have been mentioned in the press.
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MMWR in the Media
- Outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis transmitted by person-to-person contact – United States, 2009-2010pdf icon
Wikswo ME, Hall AJ.
MMWR Surveill Summ. 2012 Dec 14;61(9):1-12.
- Outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis transmitted by person-to-person contact – United States, 2009-2010pdf icon
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment in US adults and associated risk factors, 1999-2002 and 2005-2008external icon
Ko F, Vitale S, Chou CF, Cotch MF, Saaddine J, Friedman DS.
JAMA. 2012 Dec 12;308(22):2361-8.
- Prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment in US adults and associated risk factors, 1999-2002 and 2005-2008external icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Second hand smoke exposure and the risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children: systematic review and meta-analysisexternal icon
Murray RL, Britton J, Leonardi-Bee J.
BMC Public Health. 2012 Dec 10;12(1):1062.
- Second hand smoke exposure and the risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children: systematic review and meta-analysisexternal icon
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Smoking, smoking cessation and risk of sudden cardiac death in womenexternal icon
Sandhu RK, Jimenez MC, Chiuve SE, Fitzgerald KC, Kenfield SA, Tedrow UB, Albert CM.
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2012 Dec 11.
- Smoking, smoking cessation and risk of sudden cardiac death in womenexternal icon
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