Issue 30, August 5, 2013

Each week, to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge, selected science clips will be posted here for the public health community. The focus is applied public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to improve health now.

This week, Science Clips is pleased to collaborate with CDC Vital Signs by featuring scientific articles concerning Progress on Childhood Obesity (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.

1. CDC Vital Signs

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Obesity

     1. *Population-level intervention strategies and examples for obesity prevention in childrenexternal icon
        Foltz JL, May AL, Belay B, Nihiser AJ, Dooyema CA, Blanck HM.
        Annu Rev Nutr. 2012 Aug 21;32:391-415.
        
     2. *Childhood obesity: a review of increased risk for physical and psychological comorbiditiesexternal icon
        Pulgaron ER.
        Clin Ther. 2013 Jan;35(1):A18-32.
        
     3. Preventing childhood obesity in early care and education programs
        American Academy of Pediatrics , APHA.
        2012.
        
     4. Local government actions to prevent childhood obesity
        Institute of Medicine.
        2009.
        
     5. Prevalence of obesity and trends in body mass index among US children and adolescents, 1999-2010external icon
        Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM.
        JAMA. 2012 Feb 1;307(5):483-90.
        
     6. Obesity prevalence among low-income, preschool-aged children–New York City and Los Angeles County, 2003-2011external icon
        Sekhobo J, Edmunds L, Whaley S, Koleilat M.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Jan 18;62(2):17-22.
        
     7. Obesity prevalence among low-income, preschool-aged children – United States, 1998-2008external icon
        Sharma A, Grummer-Strawn L, Dalenius K, D Galuska D, Anandappa M, Borland E, Makintosh H, Smith R.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Jul 24;58(28):769-73.
        
     8. Recommended community strategies and measurements to prevent obesity in the United Statesexternal icon
        Khan LK, Sobush K, Keener D, Goodman K, Lowry A, Kakietek J, Zaro S.
        MMWR Recomm Rep. 2009 Jul 24;58(RR-7):1-26.
        
     9. Predicting obesity in young adulthood from childhood and parental obesityexternal icon
        Whitaker RC, Wright JA, Pepe MS, Seidel KD, Dietz WH.
        N Engl J Med. 1997 Sep 25;337(13):869-73.
        
     10. Decreasing prevalence of obesity among young children in Massachusetts from 2004 to 2008external icon
         Wen X, Gillman MW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sherry B, Kleinman K, Taveras EM.
         Pediatrics. 2012 May;129(5):823-31.
         

2. 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

     11. Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the United States: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994external icon
         Lazo M, Hernaez R, Eberhardt MS, Bonekamp S, Kamel I, Guallar E, Koteish A, Brancati FL, Clark JM.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jul 1;178(1):38-45.
         
     12. Femur neck bone mineral density and fracture risk by age, sex, and race or Hispanic origin in older US adults from NHANES IIIexternal icon
         Looker AC.
         Arch Osteoporos. 2013 ;8(1-2):141.
         
     13. Recent economic evaluations of interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease by reducing sodium intakeexternal icon
         Wang G, Bowman BA.
         Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2013 Sep;15(9):349.
         
     14. Epidemiology and outcomes of adults with asthma who were hospitalized or died with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) – California, 2009external icon
         Mortensen E, Louie J, Pertowski C, Cadwell BL, Weiss E, Acosta M, Matyas BT.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2013 Jul 15.
         
     15. Link between cardiovascular disease and spinal cord injury: new evidence and updateexternal icon
         Kuklina EV, Hagen EM.
         Neurology. 2013 Jul 24.
         
     16. Preventable hospitalizations and emergency department visits for angina, United States, 1995-2010external icon
         Will JC, Valderrama AL, Yoon PW.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E126.
         
     17. Viral hepatitis C gets personal – the value of human genomics to public healthexternal icon
         Zhang L, Gwinn M, Hu DJ.
         Public Health Genomics. 2013 Jul 10.
         
     18. Self-reported sleep duration and weight-control strategies among US high school studentsexternal icon
         Wheaton AG, Perry GS, Chapman DP, Croft JB.
         Sleep. 2013 ;36(8):1139-45.
         
     19. Serum fatty acids and incidence of ischemic stroke among postmenopausal womenexternal icon
         Yaemsiri S, Sen S, Tinker LF, Robinson WR, Evans RW, Rosamond W, Wasserthiel-Smoller S, He K.
         Stroke. 2013 Jul 30.
         
     20. Issues of ovarian cancer survivors in the USA: a literature reviewexternal icon
         Trivers KF, Patterson JR, Roland KB, Rodriguez JL.
         Support Care Cancer. 2013 Jul 12.
         
     21. Transfusion complications in thalassemia patients: a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionexternal icon
         Vichinsky E, Neumayr L, Trimble S, Giardina PJ, Cohen AR, Coates T, Boudreaux J, Neufeld EJ, Kenney K, Grant A, Thompson AA.
         Transfusion. 2013 Jul 25.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     22. Preventing HIV infection in womenexternal icon
         Adimora AA, Ramirez C, Auerbach JD, Aral SO, Hodder S, Wingood G, El-Sadr W, Bukusi EA.
         . 2013 01 Jul;63(Suppl. 2):S168-S173.
         
     23. Indications for testing among reported cases of HCV infection from enhanced hepatitis surveillance sites in the United States, 2004-2010external icon
         Mahajan R, Liu SJ, Klevens RM, Holmberg SD.
         Am J Public Health. 2013 Aug;103(8):1445-9.
         
     24. Trends in mortality from respiratory disease in Latin America since 1998 and the impact of the 2009 influenza pandemicexternal icon
         de Souza Md, Widdowson MA, Alencar AP, Gawryszewski VP, Aziz-Baumgartner E, Palekar R, Breese J, Cheng PY, Barbosa J, Cabrera AM, Olea A, Flores AB, Shay DK, Mounts A, Oliva OP.
         Bull World Health Organ. 2013 Jul 1;91(7):525-32.
         
     25. Looking to the future: vertical vs. horizontal prevention of Clostridium difficile infectionsexternal icon
         McDonald LC.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 23.
         
     26. Norovirus disease in the United Statesexternal icon
         Hall AJ, Lopman BA, Payne DC, Patel MM, Gastanaduy PA, Vinje J, Parashar UD.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1198-205.
         
     27. Effects and clinical significance of GII.4 Sydney norovirus, United States, 2012-2013external icon
         Leshem E, Wikswo M, Barclay L, Brandt E, Storm W, Salehi E, Desalvo T, Davis T, Saupe A, Dobbins G, Booth HA, Biggs C, Garman K, Woron AM, Parashar UD, Vinje J, Hall AJ.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1231-8.
         
     28. Genotype GI.6 norovirus, United States, 2010-2012external icon
         Leshem E, Barclay L, Wikswo M, Vega E, Gregoricus N, Parashar UD, Vinje J, Hall AJ.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1317-20.
         
     29. Rotavirus G9P[4] in 3 countries in Latin America, 2009-2010external icon
         Quaye O, McDonald S, Esona MD, Lyde FC, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Roy S, Banegas DJ, Quinonez YM, Chinchilla BL, Santiago FG, Lozano HG, Rey-Benito G, de Oliveira LH, Gentsch JR, Bowen MD.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8).
         
     30. Emergency department visit data for rapid detection and monitoring of norovirus activity, United Statesexternal icon
         Rha B, Burrer S, Park S, Trivedi T, Parashar UD, Lopman BA.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1214-21.
         
     31. Acute hepatitis B outbreaks in 2 skilled nursing facilities and possible sources of transmission: North Carolina, 2009-2010external icon
         Sena AC, Moorman A, Njord L, Williams RE, Colborn J, Khudyakov Y, Drobenuic J, Xia GL, Wood H, Moore Z.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jul;34(7):709-16.
         
     32. Disparate distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes in four sub-Saharan African countriesexternal icon
         Forbi JC, Ben-Ayed Y, Xia GL, Vaughan G, Drobeniuc J, Switzer WM, Khudyakov YE.
         J Clin Virol. 2013 Jul 16.
         
     33. Diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among foreign-born persons living in the District of Columbiaexternal icon
         Willis LA, Opoku J, Murray A, West T, Johnson AS, Pappas G, Sutton MY.
         J Immigr Minor Health. 2013 Jul 30.
         
     34. Patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza during the 2010-2011 influenza season: exploring disease severity by virus type and subtypeexternal icon
         Chaves SS, Aragon D, Bennett N, Cooper T, D’Mello T, Farley M, Fowler B, Hancock E, Kirley PD, Lynfield R, Ryan P, Schaffner W, Sharangpani R, Tengelsen L, Thomas A, Thurston D, Williams J, Yousey-Hindes K, Zansky S, Finelli L.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 17.
         
     35. Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV infection in injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand (the Bangkok Tenofovir Study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trialexternal icon
         Choopanya K, Martin M, Suntharasamai P, Sangkum U, Mock PA, Leethochawalit M, Chiamwongpaet S, Kitisin P, Natrujirote P, Kittimunkong S, Chuachoowong R, Gvetadze RJ, McNicholl JM, Paxton LA, Curlin ME, Hendrix CW, Vanichseni S.
         Lancet. 2013 Jun 15;381(9883):2083-90.
         
     36. Search strategy has influenced the discovery rate of human virusesexternal icon
         Rosenberg R, Johansson MA, Powers AM, Miller BR.
         Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Aug 5.
         
     37. The legal aspects of expedited partner therapy practice: do state laws and policies really matter?external icon
         Cramer R, Leichliter JS, Stenger MR, Loosier PS, Slive L.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Aug;40(8):657-62.
         
     38. Emergence of multiple clade 2.3.2.1 influenza A (H5N1) virus subgroups in Vietnam and detection of novel reassortantsexternal icon
         Creanga A, Thi Nguyen D, Gerloff N, Thi Do H, Balish A, Dang Nguyen H, Jang Y, Thi Dam V, Thor S, Jones J, Simpson N, Shu B, Emery S, Berman L, Nguyen HT, Bryant JE, Lindstrom S, Klimov A, Donis RO, Davis CT, Nguyen T.
         Virology. 2013 Jul 9.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     39. Lessons about the state and local public health system response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: a workshop summaryexternal icon
         Stoto MA, Nelson C, Higdon MA, Kraemer J, Hites L, Singleton CM.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 September/October;19(5):428-435.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     40. First detection of Heartland virus (Bunyaviridae: Phlebovirus) from field collected arthropodsexternal icon
         Savage HM, Godsey MS, Lambert A, Panella NA, Burkhalter KL, Harmon JR, Lash RR, Ashley DC, Nicholson WL.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul 23.
         
     41. Eliminating malaria vectorsexternal icon
         Killeen GF, Seyoum A, Sikaala C, Zomboko AS, Gimnig JE, Govella NJ, White MT.
         Parasit Vectors. 2013 ;6:172.
         
     42. Anthropogenic roost switching and rabies virus dynamics in house-roosting big brown batsexternal icon
         Streicker DG, Franka R, Jackson FR, Rupprecht CE.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013 Jul;13(7):498-504.
         

   • Drug Safety

     43. Efficacy of flow restrictors in limiting access of liquid medications by young childrenexternal icon
         Lovegrove MC, Hon S, Geller RJ, Rose KO, Hampton LM, Bradley J, Budnitz DS.
         J Pediatr. 2013 Jul 26.
         

   • Environmental Health

     44. Legionnaires’ disease case-finding algorithm, attack rates, and risk factors during a residential outbreak among older adults: an environmental and cohort studyexternal icon
         Silk BJ, Foltz JL, Ngamsnga K, Brown E, Munoz MG, Hampton L, Jacobs-Slifka K, Kozak NA, Underwood JM, Krick J, Travis T, Farrow O, Fields BS, Blythe D, Hicks LA.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 27;13(1):291.
         
     45. Hemodialysis and water qualityexternal icon
         Coulliette AD, Arduino MJ.
         Semin Dial. 2013 Jul;26(4):427-38.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     46. Family history of myocardial infarction is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism among whites but not among blacksexternal icon
         Mili FD, Hooper WC, Lally C, Austin H.
         Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2013 Jul;19(4):410-7.
         
     47. Effect of nucleic acid amplification testing on population-based incidence rates of Clostridium difficile infectionexternal icon
         Gould CV, Edwards JR, Cohen J, Bamberg WM, Clark LA, Farley MM, Johnston H, Nadle J, Winston L, Gerding DN, McDonald LC, Lessa FC.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 29.
         
     48. Acute gastroenteritis surveillance through the National Outbreak Reporting System, United Statesexternal icon
         Hall AJ, Wikswo ME, Manikonda K, Roberts VA, Yoder JS, Gould LH.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1305-9.
         
     49. Monitoring avian influenza A(H7N9) virus through National Influenza-like Illness Surveillance, Chinaexternal icon
         Xu C, Havers F, Wang L, Chen T, Shi J, Wang D, Yang J, Yang L, Widdowson MA, Shu Y.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8).
         
     50. The prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes in the United Statesexternal icon
         Menke A, Orchard TJ, Imperatore G, Bullard KM, Mayer-Davis E, Cowie CC.
         Epidemiology. 2013 Sep;24(5):773-774.
         
     51. Regional variations in esophageal cancer rates by census region in the United States, 1999-2008external icon
         Drahos J, Wu M, Anderson WF, Trivers KF, King J, Rosenberg PS, Eheman C, Cook MB.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(7):e67913.
         

   • Food Safety

     52. Vision loss following intraocular listeriosis associated with contaminated cantaloupeexternal icon
         Ibraheem M, Vance S, Jackson KA, Ettestad P, Smelser C, Silk B.
         Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2013 May;4(2):7-11.
         
     53. Outbreak-associated Salmonella enterica serotypes and food commodities, United States, 1998-2008external icon
         Jackson BR, Griffin PM, Cole D, Walsh KA, Chai SJ.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1239-44.
         
     54. Norovirus surveillance among callers to foodborne illness complaint hotline, Minnesota, USA, 2011-2013external icon
         Saupe AA, Kaehler D, Cebelinski EA, Nefzger B, Hall AJ, Smith KE.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1293-6.
         
     55. Impact of 2003 state regulation on raw oyster-associated Vibrio vulnificus illnesses and deaths, California, USAexternal icon
         Vugia DJ, Tabnak F, Newton AE, Hernandez M, Griffin PM.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1276-80.
         
     56. Human aflatoxin exposure in Kenya, 2007: a cross-sectional studyexternal icon
         Yard EE, Daniel JH, Lewis LS, Rybak ME, Paliakov EM, Kim AA, Montgomery JM, Bunnell R, Abudo MU, Akhwale W, Breiman RF, Sharif SK.
         Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2013 Jul;30(7):1322-31.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     57. Shared Mycobacterium avium genotypes observed among unlinked clinical and environmental isolatesexternal icon
         Dirac MA, Weigel KM, Yakrus MA, Becker AL, Chen HL, Fridley G, Sikora A, Speake C, Hilborn ED, Pfaller S, Cangelosi GA.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2013 Jul 12.
         

   • Global Health

     58. The new global healthexternal icon
         De Cock KM, Simone PM, Davison V, Slutsker L.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1192-7.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     59. Sexual risk behavior and viremia among men who have sex with men in the HIV Outpatient Study, United States, 2007-2010external icon
         Durham MD, Buchacz K, Richardson J, Yang D, Wood K, Yangco B, Brooks JT.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Jul 1;63(3):372-8.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     60. Community-level text messaging for 2009 H1N1 prevention in Chinaexternal icon
         Chai SJ, Tan F, Ji Y, Wei X, Li R, Frost M.
         Am J Prev Med. 2013 Aug;45(2):190-6.
         
     61. Development of culturally tailored educational brochures on HPV and pap tests for American Indian womenexternal icon
         Sharpe PA, Brandt HM, McCree DH, Owl-Myers E, Taylor B, Mullins G.
         J Transcult Nurs. 2013 Jul;24(3):282-90.
         

   • Health Disparities

     62. Disparities in asthma care, management, and education among children with asthmaexternal icon
         Holsey CN, Collins P, Zahran H.
         Clin Pulm Med. 2013 July;20(4):172-177.
         
     63. Racial and ethnic disparity in food allergy in the United States: a systematic reviewexternal icon
         Greenhawt M, Weiss C, Conte ML, Doucet M, Engler A, Camargo CA.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract.. 2013 July;1(4):378-386.
         
     64. Pap, mammography, and clinical breast examination screening among women with disabilities: a systematic reviewexternal icon
         Andresen EM, Peterson-Besse JJ, Krahn GL, Walsh ES, Horner-Johnson W, Iezzoni LI.
         Womens Health Issues. 2013 Jul-Aug;23(4):e205-14.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     65. Impact of electronic surveillance on isolation practicesexternal icon
         Larson E, Behta M, Cohen B, Jia H, Furuya EY, Ross B, Chaudhry R, Vawdrey DK, Ellingson K.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jul;34(7):694-9.
         
     66. Prevalence and risk factors for acquisition of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae in the setting of endemicityexternal icon
         Swaminathan M, Sharma S, Poliansky Blash S, Patel G, Banach DB, Phillips M, Labombardi V, Anderson KF, Kitchel B, Srinivasan A, Calfee DP.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Aug;34(8):809-17.
         
     67. Hepatitis C virus screening and management of seroconversions in hemodialysis facilitiesexternal icon
         Mbaeyi C, Thompson ND.
         Semin Dial. 2013 Jul;26(4):439-46.
         
     68. Evidence for the transmission of parvovirus B19 in patients with bleeding disorders treated with plasma-derived factor concentrates in the era of nucleic acid test screeningexternal icon
         Soucie JM, De Staercke C, Monahan PE, Recht M, Chitlur MB, Gruppo R, Hooper WC, Kessler C, Kulkarni R, Manco-Johnson MJ, Powell J, Pyle M, Riske B, Sabio H, Trimble S.
         Transfusion. 2013 Jun;53(6):1217-25.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     69. Cost-utility analysis of the housing and health intervention for homeless and unstably housed persons living with HIVexternal icon
         Holtgrave DR, Wolitski RJ, Pals SL, Aidala A, Kidder DP, Vos D, Royal S, Iruka N, Briddell K, Stall R, Bendixen AV.
         AIDS Behav. 2013 Jun;17(5):1626-31.
         
     70. Hypertension-associated hospitalizations and costs in the United States, 1979-2006external icon
         Wang G, Fang J, Ayala C.
         Blood Press. 2013 Jul 25.
         
     71. Clinical costs of colorectal cancer screening in 5 federally funded demonstration programsexternal icon
         Tangka FK, Subramanian S, Beebe MC, Hoover S, Royalty J, Seeff LC.
         Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119 Suppl 15:2863-9.
         
     72. Two-thirds of primary care physicians accepted new medicaid patients in 2011-12: a baseline to measure future acceptance ratesexternal icon
         Decker SL.
         Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Jul;32(7):1183-7.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     73. Duration of immunity to norovirus gastroenteritisexternal icon
         Simmons K, Gambhir M, Leon J, Lopman B.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1260-7.
         
     74. Detection of novel rotavirus strain by vaccine postlicensure surveillanceexternal icon
         Weinberg GA, Teel EN, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Payne DC, Roy S, Foytich K, Parashar UD, Gentsch JR, Bowen MD.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1321-3.
         
     75. Geographic and temporal trends in antimicrobial nonsusceptibility in Streptococcus pneumoniae in the post-vaccine era in the United Statesexternal icon
         Link-Gelles R, Thomas A, Lynfield R, Petit S, Schaffner W, Harrison L, Farley MM, Aragon D, Nicols M, Kirley PD, Zansky S, Jorgensen J, Juni BA, Jackson D, Moore M, Lipsitch M.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 12.
         
     76. Cost-effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae Type b conjugate vaccine in low- and middle-income countries: regional analysis and assessment of major determinantsexternal icon
         Griffiths UK, Clark A, Hajjeh R.
         J Pediatr. 2013 Jul;163(1 Suppl):S50-S59 e9.
         
     77. Number of antigens in early childhood vaccines and neuropsychological outcomes at age 7-10 yearsexternal icon
         Iqbal S, Barile JP, Thompson WW, Destefano F.
         Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Jul 12.
         
     78. Childhood intussusception: a literature reviewexternal icon
         Jiang J, Jiang B, Parashar U, Nguyen T, Bines J, Patel MM.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(7):e68482.
         
     79. Population immunity to polioviruses in the context of a large-scale wild poliovirus type 1 outbreak in Tajikistan, 2010external icon
         Khetsuriani N, Pallansch MA, Jabirov S, Saparova N, Oberste MS, Wannemuehler K, Ursu P, Wassilak S, Martin R.
         Vaccine. 2013 Jul 24.
         
     80. Seroepidemiology of diphtheria and tetanus among children and young adults in Tajikistan: nationwide population-based survey, 2010external icon
         Khetsuriani N, Zakikhany K, Jabirov S, Saparova N, Ursu P, Wannemuehler K, Wassilak S, Efstratiou A, Martin R.
         Vaccine. 2013 Jul 13.
         
     81. Uptake and effectiveness of monovalent influenza A (H1N1) pandemic 2009 vaccine among healthcare personnel in Kenya, 2010external icon
         Njuguna H, Ahmed J, Oria PA, Arunga G, Williamson J, Kosgey A, Muthoka P, Mott JA, Breiman RF, Katz MA.
         Vaccine. 2013 Jul 13.
         
     82. Potential influence of seasonal influenza vaccination requirement versus traditional vaccine promotion strategies on unvaccinated healthcare personnelexternal icon
         Thompson MG, McIntyre AF, Naleway AL, Black C, Kennedy ED, Ball S, Walker DK, Henkle EM, Gaglani MJ.
         Vaccine. 2013 Jul 8.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     83. Comparison of 2 assays for diagnosing rotavirus and evaluating vaccine effectiveness in children with gastroenteritisexternal icon
         Tate JE, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Tam KI, Lyde FC, Payne DC, Szilagyi P, Edwards K, Staat MA, Weinberg GA, Hall CB, Chappell J, McNeal M, Gentsch JR, Bowen MD, Parashar UD.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1245-52.
         
     84. Rate constants for the gas-phase reactions of ozone and nitrate radicals with the sesquiterpenes: Valencene and farnesol
         Ham JE.
         Int J Chem Kinet. 2013 ;45(8):508-514.
         
     85. Sensitive and specific quantitative detection of rotavirus A by one-step real-time reverse transcription PCR assay without antecedent dsRNA denaturationexternal icon
         Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Tam KI, Kerin TK, Lewis JM, Gautam R, Quaye O, Gentsch JR, Bowen MD.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jul 12.
         
     86. Comparison of Premier Rotaclone, ProSpecT, and RIDASCREEN rotavirus enzyme immunoassay kits for detection of rotavirus antigen in stool specimensexternal icon
         Gautam R, Lyde F, Esona MD, Quaye O, Bowen MD.
         J Clin Virol. 2013 Jul 10.
         
     87. Modified MALDI MS fatty acid profiling for bacterial identificationexternal icon
         Voorhees KJ, Jensen KR, McAlpin CR, Rees JC, Cody R, Ubukata M, Cox CR.
         J Mass Spectrom. 2013 Jul;48(7):850-5.
         
     88. Nanoparticle filtration performance of filtering facepiece respirators and canister/cartridge filters
         Rengasamy S, Ann RB, Szalajda J.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013 :null-null.
         
     89. Laboratory faceseal leakage evaluation of N95 filtering facepiece respirators against nanoparticles and ?all size? particles
         Zhuang Z, Bergman MS, Eimer BC, Shaffer RE.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013 :null-null.
         
     90. Real-time RT-PCR assay to differentiate clades of H5N1 avian influenza viruses circulating in Vietnamexternal icon
         Kis Z, Jones J, Creanga A, Ferdinand K, Inui K, Gerloff N, Davis CT, Nguyen T, Donis RO.
         J Virol Methods. 2013 Jul 11.
         
     91. One-step real-time PCR assay for detection and quantitation of hepatitis D virus RNAexternal icon
         Kodani M, Martin A, Mixson-Hayden T, Drobeniuc J, Gish RR, Kamili S.
         J Virol Methods. 2013 Jul 26.
         
     92. System-based identification of toxicity pathways associated with multi-walled carbon nanotube-induced pathological responsesexternal icon
         Snyder-Talkington BN, Dymacek J, Porter DW, Wolfarth MG, Mercer RR, Pacurari M, Denvir J, Castranova V, Qian Y, Guo NL.
         Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2013 Jul 8.
         
     93. Biodiesel versus diesel exposure: enhanced pulmonary inflammation, oxidative stress, and differential morphological changes in the mouse lungexternal icon
         Yanamala N, Hatfield MK, Farcas MT, Schwegler-Berry D, Hummer JA, Shurin MR, Birch ME, Gutkin DW, Kisin E, Kagan VE, Bugarski AD, Shvedova AA.
         Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2013 Jul 22.
         
     94. Diacetyl increases sensory innervation and substance P production in rat tracheaexternal icon
         Goravanahally MP, Hubbs AF, Fedan JS, Kashon ML, Battelli LA, Mercer RR, Goldsmith WT, Jackson MC, Cumpston A, Frazer DG, Dey RD.
         Toxicol Pathol. 2013 Jul 11.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     95. Neonatal withdrawal syndrome, Michigan, 2000-2009external icon
         Hekman KA, Grigorescu VI, Cameron LL, Miller CE, Smith RA.
         Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jul;45(1):113-7.
         
     96. The effects of low to moderate alcohol consumption and binge drinking in early pregnancy on behaviour in 5-year-old children: a prospective cohort study on 1628 childrenexternal icon
         Skogerbo A, Kesmodel U, Denny CH, Kjaersgaard M, Wimberley T, Landro N, Mortensen E.
         BJOG. 2013 Aug;120(9):1042-50.
         
     97. Maternal prepregnancy weight status and associations with children’s development and disabilities at kindergartenexternal icon
         Hinkle SN, Sharma AJ, Kim SY, Schieve LA.
         Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Jul 17.
         
     98. Predictors of ascertainment of autism spectrum disorders across nine US communitiesexternal icon
         Pettygrove S, Pinborough-Zimmerman J, John Meaney F, Van Naarden Braun K, Nicholas J, Miller L, Miller J, Rice C.
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2013 Aug;43(8):1867-79.
         
     99. Using mPINC data to measure breastfeeding support for hospital employeesexternal icon
         Allen JA, Belay B, Perrine CG.
         J Hum Lact. 2013 Jul 16.
         
     100. Convergent validity of parent-reported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis: a cross-study comparisonexternal icon
          Visser SN, Danielson ML, Bitsko RH, Perou R, Blumberg SJ.
          JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Jul 1;167(7):674-5.
          
     101. Discharge timing, outpatient follow-up, and home care of late-preterm and early-term infantsexternal icon
          Hwang SS, Barfield WD, Smith RA, Morrow B, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Prince CB, Smith VC, McCormick MC.
          Pediatrics. 2013 Jul;132(1):101-8.
          
     102. Medications in the first trimester of pregnancy: most common exposures and critical gaps in understanding fetal riskexternal icon
          Thorpe PG, Gilboa SM, Hernandez-Diaz S, Lind J, Cragan JD, Briggs G, Kweder S, Friedman JM, Mitchell AA, Honein MA.
          Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Jul 29.
          
     103. An analysis of pregnancy-related mortality in the KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System in western Kenyaexternal icon
          Desai M, Phillips-Howard PA, Odhiambo FO, Katana A, Ouma P, Hamel MJ, Omoto J, Macharia S, van Eijk A, Ogwang S, Slutsker L, Laserson KF.
          PLoS One. 2013 ;8(7):e68733.
          

   • Nutritional Sciences

     104. Parental and home environmental facilitators of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among overweight and obese Latino youthexternal icon
          Bogart LM, Cowgill BO, Sharma AJ, Uyeda K, Sticklor LA, Alijewicz KE, Schuster MA.
          Acad Pediatr. 2013 Jul-Aug;13(4):348-55.
          
     105. Changes in the concentrations of biochemical indicators of diet and nutritional status of pregnant women across pregnancy trimesters in Trujillo, Peru, 2004-2005external icon
          Horton DK, Adetona O, Aguilar-Villalobos M, Cassidy BE, Pfeiffer CM, Schleicher RL, Caldwell KL, Needham LL, Rathbun SL, Vena JE, Naeher LP.
          Nutr J. 2013 ;12:80.
          
     106. Dietary flavonol intake is associated with age of puberty in a longitudinal cohort of girlsexternal icon
          Mervish NA, Gardiner EW, Galvez MP, Kushi LH, Windham GC, Biro FM, Pinney SM, Rybak ME, Teitelbaum SL, Wolff MS.
          Nutr Res. 2013 Jul;33(7):534-42.
          

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     107. Epidemiology of neurodegeneration in American-style professional football playersexternal icon
          Lehman EJ.
          Alzheimers Res Ther. 2013 Jul 22;5(4):34.
          
     108. Possible health benefits from reducing occupational magnetic fieldsexternal icon
          Bowman JD, Ray TK, Park RM.
          Am J Ind Med. 2013 Jul;56(7):791-805.
          
     109. Occupational carbon monoxide fatalities in the US from unintentional non-fire related exposures, 1992-2008external icon
          Henn SA, Bell JL, Sussell AL, Konda S.
          Am J Ind Med. 2013 Jul 19.
          
     110. Noise exposure reconstruction and evaluation of exposure trends in two large automotive plantsexternal icon
          Brueck SE, Prince Panaccio M, Stancescu D, Woskie S, Estill C, Waters M.
          Ann Occup Hyg. 2013 Jul 12.
          
     111. Winter season, frequent hand washing, and irritant patch test reactions to detergents are associated with hand dermatitis in health care workersexternal icon
          Callahan A, Baron E, Fekedulegn D, Kashon M, Yucesoy B, Johnson VJ, Domingo DS, Kirkland B, Luster MI, Nedorost S.
          Dermatitis. 2013 Jul-Aug;24(4):170-5.
          
     112. A prospective study of musculoskeletal outcomes among manufacturing workers: I. effects of physical risk factors
          Gerr F, Fethke N, Merlino L, Anton D, Rosecrance J, Jones MP, Marcus M, Meyers A.
          Hum Factors. 2013 June 6, 2013.
          
     113. Work-related asthma and employment status – 38 states and District of Columbia, 2006-2009external icon
          White GE, Mazurek JM, Moorman JE.
          J Asthma. 2013 Jul 29.
          
     114. The relationship between the social environment of work and workplace mistreatment
          Sliter MT, Jex S, Grubb P.
          J Behav Health. 2013 ;2(2):120-126.
          
     115. Development of an advanced respirator fit test headform
          Bergman MS, Zhuang Z, Hanson D, Heimbuch BK, McDonald MJ, Palmiero AJ, Shaffer RE, Harnish D, Husband M, Wander JD.
          J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013 .
          
     116. Are operating room nurses at higher risk of severe persistent asthma? the Nurses’ Health Studyexternal icon
          Le Moual N, Varraso R, Zock JP, Henneberger P, Speizer FE, Kauffmann F, Camargo CA.
          J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Jul 24.
          
     117. A comparison of fatal occupational injury event characteristics from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and the Vital Statistics Mortality System
          Marsh SM, Jackson LL.
          J Safety Res. 2013 ;46:119-125.
          
     118. Discounting the value of safety: effects of perceived risk and effort
          Sigurdsson SO, Taylor MA, Wirth O.
          J Safety Res. 2013 ;46:127-134.
          
     119. Shift work and long-term injury among police officersexternal icon
          Violanti JM, Fekedulegn D, Andrew ME, Charles LE, Hartley TA, Vila B, Burchfiel CM.
          Scand J Work Environ Health. 2013 Jul 1;39(4):361-8.
          

   • Parasitic Diseases

     120. Cutaneous infection caused by a novel Francisella spexternal icon
          Respicio-Kingry LB, Byrd L, Allison A, Brett M, Scott-Waldron C, Galliher K, Hannah P, Mead P, Petersen JM.
          J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jul 31.
          
     121. A randomized trial of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children in western Kenyaexternal icon
          Agarwal A, McMorrow M, Onyango P, Otieno K, Odero C, Williamson J, Kariuki S, Kachur SP, Slutsker L, Desai M.
          Malar J. 2013 ;12:254.
          

   • Program Evaluation

     122. The National Prevention Strategy and breast cancer screening: scientific evidence for public health actionexternal icon
          Plescia M, White MC.
          Am J Public Health. 2013 Jul 18.
          
     123. Recruiting patients into the CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Program: strategies and challenges across 5 sitesexternal icon
          Boehm JE, Rohan EA, Preissle J, Degroff A, Glover-Kudon R.
          Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119 Suppl 15:2914-25.
          
     124. Outpatient colonoscopy complications in the CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Program: a prospective analysisexternal icon
          Castro G, Azrak MF, Seeff LC, Royalty J.
          Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119 Suppl 15:2849-54.
          
     125. Developmental milestones across the programmatic life cycle: implementing the CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Programexternal icon
          Glover-Kudon R, Degroff A, Rohan EA, Preissle J, Boehm JE.
          Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119 Suppl 15:2926-39.
          
     126. Assessing screening quality in the CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Programexternal icon
          Nadel MR, Royalty J, Shapiro JA, Joseph D, Seeff LC, Lane DS, Dwyer DM.
          Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119 Suppl 15:2834-41.
          
     127. Implementing the CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Program: wisdom from the fieldexternal icon
          Rohan EA, Boehm JE, Degroff A, Glover-Kudon R, Preissle J.
          Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119 Suppl 15:2870-83.
          
     128. Clinical outcomes from the CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Programexternal icon
          Seeff LC, Royalty J, Helsel WE, Kammerer WG, Boehm JE, Dwyer DM, Howe WR, Joseph D, Lane DS, Laughlin M, Leypoldt M, Marroulis SC, Mattingly CA, Nadel MR, Phillips-Angeles E, Rockwell TJ, Ryerson AB, Tangka FK.
          Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119 Suppl 15:2820-33.
          
     129. Lessons learned from the CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Programexternal icon
          Seeff LC, Rohan EA.
          Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119 Suppl 15:2817-9.
          
     130. Moving forward: using the experience of the CDCs’ Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Program to guide future colorectal cancer programming effortsexternal icon
          Seeff LC, Degroff A, Joseph DA, Royalty J, Tangka FK, Nadel MR, Plescia M.
          Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119 Suppl 15:2940-6.
          
     131. Evaluation of a volunteer community-based health worker program for providing contraceptive services in Madagascarexternal icon
          Gallo MF, Walldorf J, Kolesar R, Agarwal A, Kourtis AP, Jamieson DJ, Finlay A.
          Contraception. 2013 Jun 15.
          
     132. Evaluating application of the National Healthcare Safety Network central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance definition: a survey of pediatric intensive care and hematology/oncology unitsexternal icon
          Gaur AH, Miller MR, Gao C, Rosenberg C, Morrell GC, Coffin SE, Huskins WC.
          Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jul;34(7):663-70.
          
     133. Kenya’s Health Workforce Information System: a model of impact on strategic human resources policy, planning and managementexternal icon
          Waters KP, Zuber A, Willy RM, Kiriinya RN, Waudo AN, Oluoch T, Kimani FM, Riley PL.
          Int J Med Inform. 2013 Jul 16.
          
     134. Gynecologic cancer prevention and control in the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program: progress, current activities, and future directionsexternal icon
          Stewart SL, Lakhani N, Brown PM, Larkin OA, Moore AR, Hayes NS.
          J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2013 Jul 18.
          
     135. Enhancing HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted disease, and tuberculosis prevention in the United States through program collaboration and service integration: the case for broader implementationexternal icon
          Steiner RJ, Aquino G, Fenton KA.
          Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Aug;40(8):663-8.
          

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     136. Excerpt from PHS Guideline for Reducing HIV, HBV and HCV Transmission through Organ Transplantationexternal icon
          Seem DL, Lee I, Umscheid CA, Kuehnert MJ.
          Am J Transplant. 2013 Aug;13(8):1953-62.
          
     137. Variation in electronic health record adoption and readiness for meaningful use: 2008-2011external icon
          Patel V, Jamoom E, Hsiao CJ, Furukawa MF, Buntin M.
          J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Jul;28(7):957-64.
          

   • Public Health, General

     138. Improving public health agency and system performance: fortification for promoting population health and wellnessexternal icon
          Monroe JA, Thomas C.
          Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E122.
          

   • Reproductive Health

     139. Post-disaster reproductive health outcomesexternal icon
          Zotti ME, Williams AM, Robertson M, Horney J, Hsia J.
          Matern Child Health J. 2013 Jul;17(5):783-96.
          

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     140. An international systematic review and meta-analysis of multisession psychosocial interventions compared with educational or minimal interventions on the HIV sex risk behaviors of people who use drugsexternal icon
          Meader N, Semaan S, Halton M, Bhatti H, Chan M, Llewellyn A, Des Jarlais DC.
          AIDS Behav. 2013 Jul;17(6):1963-78.
          
     141. Psychosocial functioning and depressive symptoms among HIV-positive persons receiving care and treatment in Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzaniaexternal icon
          Seth P, Kidder D, Pals S, Parent J, Mbatia R, Chesang K, Mbilinyi D, Koech E, Nkingwa M, Katuta F, Ng’ang’a A, Bachanas P.
          Prev Sci. 2013 Jul 20.
          

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     142. Patient-reported recall of smoking cessation interventions from a health professionalexternal icon
          King BA, Dube SR, Babb SD, McAfee TA.
          Prev Med. 2013 Jul 16.
          
     143. Perceptions about the harm of secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. middle and high school students: findings from the 2012 National Youth Tobacco Surveyexternal icon
          King BA, Dube SR, Babb SD.
          Tob Induc Dis. 2013 ;11(1):16.
          

   • Veterinary Medicine

     144. A high diversity of Eurasian lineage low pathogenicity avian influenza A viruses circulate among wild birds sampled in Egyptexternal icon
          Gerloff NA, Jones J, Simpson N, Balish A, Elbadry MA, Baghat V, Rusev I, de Mattos CC, de Mattos CA, Zonkle LE, Kis Z, Davis CT, Yingst S, Cornelius C, Soliman A, Mohareb E, Klimov A, Donis RO.
          PLoS One. 2013 ;8(7):e68522.
          
     145. An exogenous retrovirus isolated from koalas with malignant neoplasias in a US zooexternal icon
          Xu W, Stadler CK, Gorman K, Jensen N, Kim D, Zheng H, Tang S, Switzer WM, Pye GW, Eiden MV.
          Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jul 9;110(28):11547-52.
          

   • Zoonoses

     146. Avian hosts of West Nile virus in Arizonaexternal icon
          Komar N, Panella NA, Young GR, Brault AC, Levy CE.
          Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul 15.
          
     147. Current and future tools for global canine rabies eliminationexternal icon
          Franka R, Smith TG, Dyer JL, Wu X, Niezgoda M, Rupprecht CE.
          Antiviral Res. 2013 Jul 18.
          
     148. Leptospirosis: public health perspectivesexternal icon
          Guerra MA.
          Biologicals. 2013 Jul 10.
          
     149. Characterization of a new pathogenic Acanthamoeba species, A. byersi n. sp., isolated from a human with fatal amoebic encephalitisexternal icon
          Qvarnstrom Y, Nerad TA, Visvesvara GS.
          J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2013 Jul 5.
          
     150. West Nile virus: review of the literatureexternal icon
          Petersen LR, Brault AC, Nasci RS.
          JAMA. 2013 Jul 17;310(3):308-15.
          
     151. Ilheus virus isolation in the Pantanal, west-central Brazilexternal icon
          Pauvolid-Correa A, Kenney JL, Couto-Lima D, Campos ZM, Schatzmayr HG, Nogueira RM, Brault AC, Komar N.
          PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Jul;7(7):e2318.
          
     152. Analytical and clinical performance of the CDC Real Time RT-PCR Assay for detection and typing of dengue virusexternal icon
          Santiago GA, Vergne E, Quiles Y, Cosme J, Vazquez J, Medina JF, Medina F, Colon C, Margolis H, Munoz-Jordan JL.
          PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Jul;7(7):e2311.
          
     153. Stability of Coxiella burnetii in stored human bloodexternal icon
          Kersh GJ, Priestley R, Massung RF.
          Transfusion. 2013 Jul;53(7):1493-6.
          
     154. Prevention and control of rabies in an age of global travel: a review of travel- and trade-sssociated rabies events – United States, 1986-2012external icon
          Lankau EW, Cohen NJ, Jentes ES, Adams LE, Bell TR, Blanton JD, Buttke D, Galland GG, Maxted AM, Tack DM, Waterman SH, Rupprecht CE, Marano N.
          Zoonoses Public Health. 2013 Jul 22.
          
     155. Rabies prevention and management of cats in the context of trap-neuter-vaccinate-release programmesexternal icon
          Roebling AD, Johnson D, Blanton JD, Levin M, Slate D, Fenwick G, Rupprecht CE.
          Zoonoses Public Health. 2013 Jul 17.
          

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   Articles about important public health topics that have been mentioned in the press.

   • MMWR in the Media

     156. Firearm homicides and suicides in major metropolitan areas – United States, 2006-2007 and 2009-2010
          MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Aug 2;62(30):597-602.
          
     157. Human papillomavirus vaccination coverage among adolescent girls, 2007-2012, and postlicensure vaccine safety monitoring, 2006-2013 – United States
          MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Jul 26;62(29):591-5.
          
     158. Mycoplasma pneumoniae outbreak at a university – Georgia, 2012
          MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Aug 2;62(30):603-6.
          
     159. Vaccination coverage among children in kindergarten – United States, 2012-13 school year
          MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Aug 2;62(30):607-12.
          

   • Injury and Violence

     160. Nonfatal choking on food among children 14 years or younger in the United States, 2001-2009external icon
          Chapin MM, Rochette LM, Annest JL, Haileyesus T, Conner KA, Smith GA.
          Pediatrics. 2013 Jul 29.
          

   • Maternal and Child Health

     161. Prevalence and correlates of gastroschisis in 15 states, 1995 to 2005
          Kirby R, Marshall J, Tanner J, Salemi J, Feldkamp M, Marengo L, Meyer R, Druschel C, Rickard R, Kucik J.
          Obstet Gynecol. 2013 August;122(2, Part 1):275-281.
          
     162. Global burden of sickle cell anaemia in children under five, 2010-2050: modelling based on demographics, excess mortality, and interventionsexternal icon
          Piel FB, Hay SI, Gupta S, Weatherall DJ, Williams TN.
          PLoS Med. 2013 Jul;10(7):e1001484.
          
     163. Within-mother analysis of seasonal patterns in health at birthexternal icon
          Currie J, Schwandt H.
          Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jul 23;110(30):12265-70.
          

   • Medicine

     164. Efficacy of flow restrictors in limiting access of liquid medications by young childrenexternal icon
          Lovegrove MC, Hon S, Geller RJ, Rose KO, Hampton LM, Bradley J, Budnitz DS.
          J Pediatr. 2013 Jul 26.
          

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