Issue 13, October 26, 2009

Vol. 1, Issue: 13, 10/26/09 Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC's new weekly digest!The report consists of three components:

• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Communicable Diseases – 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1), Occupational Safety and Health – Agriculture, and Public Health Ethics)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Public Health Leadership and Management
     1. Perspectives on public health workforce research
        Crawford CA, Summerfelt WT, Roy K, Chen ZA, Meltzer DO, Thacker SB.
        J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Nov;15(6 Suppl):S5-S15.
        
     2. Workforce science: a critical component to ensuring future of health
        Popovic T.
        J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Nov;15(6 Suppl):S3-4.
        
     3. Economic perspective on strategic human capital management and planning for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
        Roy K, Chen ZA, Crawford CA.
        J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Nov;15(6 Suppl):S79-89.
        
     4. Moving forward with workforce development research in public health
        Summerfelt WT, Tilson HH, Crawford CA.
        J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Nov;15(6 Suppl):S1-2.
        
     5. Guide for applied public health workforce research: an evidence-based approach to workforce development
        Thacker SB.
        J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Nov;15(6 Suppl):S109-12.
        
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     6. Association of hypertension treatment and control with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among US adults with hypertension
        Gu Q, Dillon CF, Burt VL, Gillum RF.
        Am J Hypertens. 2009 Oct 22.
        
     7. JNK1, a potential therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma
        Chen F, Beezhold K, Castranova V.
        Biochem Biophys Acta. 2009 Dec;1796(2):242-251.
        
     8. Introduction: charting the landscape of cancer survivors' health-related outcomes and care
        Pollack LA, Rowland JH, Crammer C, Stefanek M.
        Cancer. 2009 Sep 15;115(18 Suppl):4265-9.
        
     9. The epidemiology of triple-negative breast cancer, including race
        Trivers KF, Lund MJ, Porter PL, Liff JM, Flagg EW, Coates RJ, Eley JW.
        Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Sep;20(7):1071-82.
        
     10. Diabetic retinopathy, dilated eye examination, and eye care education among African Americans, 1997 and 2004
         Zhang X, Williams DE, Beckles GL, Gregg EW, Barker L, Luo H, Rutledge SA, Saaddine JB.
         J Natl Med Assoc. 2009 Oct;101(10):1015-21.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     11. HIV infection among internally displaced women and women residing in river populations along the Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo
         Kim AA, Malele F, Kaiser R, Mama N, Kinkela T, Mantshumba JC, Hynes M, De Jesus S, Musema G, Kayembe PK, Hawkins Reed K, Diaz T.
         AIDS Behav. 2009 Oct;13(5):914-20.
         
     12. Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C among invasive and carriage isolates in metropolitan Salvador, Brazil, from 1996 to 2007
         Campos LC, Carvalho Mda G, Beall BW, Cordeiro SM, Takahashi D, Reis MG, Ko AI, Reis JN.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Oct;65(2):112-5.
         
     13. Fine-scale identification of the most likely source of a human plague infection
         Colman RE, Vogler AJ, Lowell JL, Gage KL, Morway C, Reynolds PJ, Ettestad P, Keim P, Kosoy MY, Wagner DM.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Oct;15(10):1623-5.
         
     14. Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections and anti-tumor necrosis factor-oc therapy
         Winthrop KL, Chang E, Yamashita S, Iademarco MF, Lobue PA.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Oct;15(10):1556-61.
         
     15. Estimation of the reproductive number and the serial interval in early phase of the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in the USA
         White LF, Wallinga J, Finelli L, Reed C, Riley S, Lipsitch M, Pagano M.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2009 Nov;3(6):267-276.
         
     16. HIV-1 incidence rates and risk factors in agricultural workers and dependents in rural Kenya: 36-month follow-up of the Kericho HIV cohort study
         Shaffer DN, Ngetich IK, Bautista CT, Sawe FK, Renzullo PO, Scott PT, Kibaya RM, Imbuki KO, Michael NL, Birx DL, Wasunna MK, Robb ML.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Oct 22.
         
   • Community Health Services
     17. Emerging clinical issues in refugees
         Stauffer WM, Weinberg M.
         Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct;22(5):436-42.
         
     18. Partner notification in the clinician's office: patient health, public health and interventions
         Hogben M, Burstein GR, Golden MR.
         Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Oct;21(5):365-70.
         
     19. County-level social environment determinants of health-related quality of life among US adults: a multilevel analysis
         Jia H, Moriarty DG, Kanarek N.
         J Community Health. 2009 Oct;34(5):430-9.
         
     20. Active communities for youth and families: using research to create momentum for change
         Lee SM, Sallis JF, Biddle SJ.
         Prev Med. 2009 Oct 21.
         
   • Environmental Health
     21. Polycarbonate bottle use and urinary bisphenol A concentrations
         Carwile JL, Luu HT, Bassett LS, Driscoll DA, Yuan C, Chang JY, Ye X, Calafat AM, Michels KB.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Sep;117(9):1368-72.
         
     22. Maternal pregnancy levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of hypospadias and cryptorchidism in male offspring
         McGlynn KA, Guo X, Graubard BI, Brock JW, Klebanoff MA, Longnecker MP.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Sep;117(9):1472-6.
         
     23. Serum polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) levels are higher in children (2-5 years of age) than in infants and adults
         Toms LM, Sjodin A, Harden F, Hobson P, Jones R, Edenfield E, Mueller JF.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Sep;117(9):1461-5.
         
     24. Perinatal exposure to perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate in New Jersey mothers and newborns
         Blount BC, Rich DQ, Valentin-Blasini L, Lashley S, Ananth CV, Murphy E, Smulian JC, Spain BJ, Barr DB, Ledoux T, Hore P, Robson M.
         Environ Sci Technol. 2009 Oct 1;43(19):7543-9.
         
     25. Risk factors associated with clinic visits during the 1999 forest fires near the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, California, USA
         Lee TS, Falter K, Meyer P, Mott J, Gwynn C.
         Int J Environ Health Res. 2009 ;19(5):315-327.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     26. Factors associated with differences in mortality and self-reported health across states in the United States
         Chen Z, Roy K, Haddix AC, Thacker SB.
         Health Policy. 2009 Oct 23.
         
     27. Pediatric influenza-associated myositis - Nebraska, 2001-2007
         Buss BF, Shinde VM, Safranek TJ, Uyeki TM.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2009 Nov;3(6):277-285.
         
     28. A national survey of adult asthma prevalence by urban-rural residence U.S. 2005
         Morrison T, Callahan D, Moorman J, Bailey C.
         J Asthma. 2009 Oct;46(8):751-8.
         
     29. Introduction to issues and implications of screening, surveillance, and reporting of children's BMI
         Dietz WH, Story MT, Leviton LC.
         Pediatrics. 2009 Sep;124 Suppl 1:S1-2.
         
     30. Issues and implications of screening, surveillance, and reporting of children's BMI
         Dietz WH, Story MT, Leviton LC.
         Pediatrics. 2009 Sep;124 Suppl 1:S98-101.
         
     31. BMI measurement in schools
         Nihiser AJ, Lee SM, Wechsler H, McKenna M, Odom E, Reinold C, Thompson D, Grummer-Strawn L.
         Pediatrics. 2009 Sep;124 Suppl 1:S89-97.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     32. Phenopedia and Genopedia: disease-centered and gene-centered views of the evolving knowledge of human genetic associations
         Yu W, Clyne M, Khoury MJ, Gwinn M.
         Bioinformatics. 2009 Oct 27.
         
     33. The phylogenetics and ecology of the orthopoxviruses endemic to North America
         Emerson GL, Li Y, Frace MA, Olsen-Rasmussen MA, Khristova ML, Govil D, Sammons SA, Regnery RL, Karem KL, Damon IK, Carroll DS.
         PLoS One. 2009 ;4(10):e7666.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     34. Intussusception and rotavirus vaccination: a review of the available evidence
         Patel MM, Haber P, Baggs J, Zuber P, Bines JE, Parashar UD.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2009 Nov;8(11):1555-64.
         
     35. Measurement of influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel in US hospitals
         Lindley MC, Yonek J, Ahmed F, Perz JF, Williams Torres G.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Oct 22.
         
     36. Development of a new candidate H5N1 avian influenza virus for pre-pandemic vaccine production
         Dong J, Matsuoka Y, Maines TR, Swayne DE, O'Neill E, Davis CT, Van-Hoven N, Balish A, Yu HJ, Katz JM, Klimov A, Cox N, Li DX, Wang Y, Guo YJ, Yang WZ, Donis RO, Shu YL.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2009 Nov;3(6):287-295.
         
     37. Successful immunization of an allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipient with live, attenuated yellow fever vaccine
         Yax JA, Farnon EC, Cary Engleberg N.
         J Travel Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;16(5):365-7.
         
     38. Secular variation in United States rotavirus disease rates and serotypes: implications for assessing the rotavirus vaccination program
         Payne DC, Szilagyi PG, Staat MA, Edwards KM, Gentsch JR, Weinberg GA, Hall CB, Curns AT, Clayton H, Griffin MR, Fairbrother G, Parashar UD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Nov;28(11):948-953.
         
     39. A multinational, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess the immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of live attenuated influenza vaccine coadministered with oral poliovirus vaccine in healthy young children
         Breiman RF, Brooks WA, Goswami D, Lagos R, Borja-Tabora C, Lanata CF, Londono JA, Lum LC, Rappaport R, Razmpour A, Walker RE, Gruber WC, Forrest BD.
         Vaccine. 2009 Sep 4;27(40):5472-9.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     40. Immunolocalization and challenge studies using a recombinant Vibrio cholerae ghost expressing Trypanosoma brucei Ca(2+) ATPase (TBCA2) antigen
         Ramey K, Eko FO, Thompson WE, Armah H, Igietseme JU, Stiles JK.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Sep;81(3):407-15.
         
     41. Preliminary proficiency testing results for succinylacetone in dried blood spots for newborn screening for tyrosinemia type I
         Adam BW, Lim TH, Hall EM, Hannon WH.
         Clin Chem. 2009 Oct 22.
         
     42. Development and analytical validation of immunoassay for quantifying serum anti-pertussis toxin antibodies resulting from Bordetella pertussis infection
         Menzies SL, Kadwad V, Pawloski L, Lin TL, Baughman AL, Martin M, Tondella ML, Meade BD.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Oct 28.
         
     43. Molecular epidemiology of GII.4 noroviruses in the US between 1994 and 2006
         Zheng DP, Widdowson MA, Glass RI, Vinje J.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Oct 28.
         
     44. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus-encoded ovarian tumor (OTU) protease activity is dispensable for virus RNA polymerase function
         Bergeron E, Albarino CG, Khristova ML, Nichol ST.
         J Virol. 2009 Oct 28.
         
     45. Vaccination to induce antibodies blocking RSV G protein CX3C-CX3CR1 interaction reduces pulmonary inflammation and virus replication in mice
         Zhang W, Choi Y, Haynes LM, Harcourt JL, Anderson LJ, Jones LP, Tripp RA.
         J Virol. 2009 Oct 28.
         
     46. Mouse pulmonary dose- and time course-responses induced by exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes
         Porter DW, Hubbs AF, Mercer RR, Wu N, Wolfarth MG, Sriram K, Leonard S, Battelli L, Schwegler-Berry D, Friend S, Andrew M, Chen BT, Tsuruoka S, Endo M, Castranova V.
         Toxicology. 2009 Oct 23.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     47. The validity of BMI as an indicator of body fatness and risk among children
         Freedman DS, Sherry B.
         Pediatrics. 2009 Sep;124 Suppl 1:S23-34.
         
     48. Prenatal diagnosis of orofacial clefts, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1998-2004
         Johnson CY, Honein MA, Hobbs CA, Rasmussen SA.
         Prenat Diagn. 2009 Sep;29(9):833-9.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     49. Excessive longitudinal FEV(1) decline and risks to future health: A case-control study
         Wang ML, Avashia BH, Wood J, Petsonk EL.
         Am J Ind Med. 2009 Oct 22.
         
     50. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the U.S. working population: an analysis of data from the 1997-2004 National Health Interview Survey
         Bang KM, Syamlal G, Mazurek JM.
         COPD. 2009 Oct;6(5):380-7.
         
     51. Laboratory worker knowledge, attitudes and practices towards smallpox vaccine
         Benzekri N, Goldman E, Lewis F, Johnson CC, Reynolds SM, Reynolds MG, Damon IK.
         Occup Med (Lond). 2009 Oct 28.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     52. Mining haul truck cab noise: an evaluation of three acoustical environments
         Bealko SB.
         Min Eng. 2009 Oct;61(10):36-42.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     53. Fertility decline in Paraguay
         Ishida K, Stupp P, Melian M.
         Stud Fam Plann. 2009 Sep;40(3):227-34.
         
   • Zoonoses
     54. Neurocysticercosis in the infant of a pregnant mother with a tapeworm
         Asnis D, Kazakov J, Toronjadze T, Bern C, Garcia HH, McAuliffe I, Bishop H, Lee L, Grossmann R, Garcia MA, Di John D.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Sep;81(3):449-51.
         
     55. Prevalence and genetic heterogeneity of Bartonella strains cultured from rodents from 17 provinces in Thailand
         Bai Y, Kosoy MY, Lerdthusnee K, Peruski LF, Richardson JH.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Nov;81(5):811-6.
         
     56. Natural history of a visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in highland Ethiopia
         Herrero M, Orfanos G, Argaw D, Mulugeta A, Aparicio P, Parreno F, Bernal O, Rubens D, Pedraza J, Lima MA, Flevaud L, Palma PP, Bashaye S, Alvar J, Bern C.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Sep;81(3):373-7.
         
     57. Domestically acquired Seoul virus causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome-Maryland, 2008
         Woods C, Palekar R, Kim P, Blythe D, de Senarclens O, Feldman K, Farnon EC, Rollin PE, Albarino CG, Nichol ST, Smith M.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 15;49(10):e109-12.
         
2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
     58. Safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy
         Tamma PD, Ault KA, Del Rio C, Steinhoff MC, Halsey NA, Omer SB.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Oct 20.
         
     59. Lack of airborne transmission during outbreak of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among tour group members, China, June 2009
         Han K, Zhu X, He F, Liu L, Zhang L, Ma H, Tang X, et al.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Oct;15(10):1578-81.
         
     60. Influenza (H1N1) 2009 outbreak and school closure, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
         Kawaguchi R, Miyazono M, Noda T, Takayama Y, Sasai Y, Iso H.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Oct;15(10):1685.
         
     61. Estimates of the prevalence of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, United States, April-July 2009
         Reed C, Angulo F, Swerdlow D, Lipsitch M, Meltzer M, Jernigan D, Finelli L.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Dec;15(12).
         
     62. Lancet conferences: influenza in the Asia-Pacific
         Kamigaki T, Oshitani H.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2009 Nov;8(11):1527-9.
         
     63. Evaluation of a rapid molecular algorithm for detection of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus and screening for a key oseltamivir resistance (H275Y) substitution in neuraminidase
         van der Vries E, Jonges M, Herfst S, Maaskant J, Van der Linden A, Guldemeester J, Aron GI, et al.
         J Clin Virol. 2009 Oct 24.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Agriculture
     64. Heavy metals exposures among Mexican farmworkers in eastern North Carolina
         Quandt SA, Jones BT, Talton JW, Whalley LE, Galvan L, Vallejos QM, Grzywacz JG, et al.
         Environ Res. 2009 Oct 7.
         
     65. Chronic exposures to cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides adversely affect respiratory health of agricultural workers in India
         Chakraborty S, Mukherjee S, Roychoudhury S, Siddique S, Lahiri T, Ray MR.
         J Occup Health. 2009 Oct 23.
         
     66. The work-related burden of injury in a rapidly industrializing commune in Viet Nam
         Marucci-Wellman H, Leamon TB, Binh TT, Diep NB, Willetts JL, Wegman DH, Kriebel D.
         Occup Environ Med. 2009 Oct 20.
         
   • Public Health Ethics
     67. Gathering in groups: peace advocacy in health professional associations
         Hagopian A, Ratevosian J, Deriel E.
         Acad Med. 2009 Nov;84(11):1485.
         
     68. The future of epidemiology
         Ness RB, Andrews EB, Gaudino JA, Newman AB, Soskolne CL, Sturmer T, Wartenberg DE, Weiss SH.
         Acad Med. 2009 Nov;84(11):1631-7.
         
     69. The culture of health survey: a qualitative assessment of a diabetes prevention coalition
         Rosales CB, Coe MK, Stroupe NR, Hackman A, de Zapien JG.
         J Community Health. 2009 Oct 24.
         
     70. Manufacturing mistrust: issues in the controversy regarding foster children in the pediatric HIV/AIDS clinical trials
         Slomka J.
         Sci Eng Ethics. 2009 Oct 27.
         
3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     71. Overdose deaths involving prescription opioids among Medicaid enrollees - Washington, 2004-2007
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Oct 30;58(42):1171-75.
         
     72. Perceived insufficient rest or sleep among adults - United States, 2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Oct 30;58(42):1175-79.
         
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     73. What distinguishes weight-loss maintainers from the treatment-seeking obese? Analysis of environmental, behavioral, and psychosocial variables in diverse populations
         Phelan S, Liu T, Gorin A, Lowe M, Hogan J, Fava J, Wing RR.
         Ann Behav Med. 2009 Oct 22.
         
     74. Risk of thyroid cancer in survivors of childhood cancer: results from the British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
         Taylor AJ, Croft AP, Palace AM, Winter DL, Reulen RC, Stiller CA, Stevens MC, Hawkins MM.
         Int J Cancer. 2009 Nov 15;125(10):2400-5.
         
     75. Screening and prevention methods for cervical cancer
         Schiffman M, Solomon D.
         JAMA. 2009 Oct 28;302(16):1809-10.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     76. Estimates of the prevalence of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, United States, April-July 2009
         Reed C, Angulo F, Swerdlow D, Lipsitch M, Meltzer M, Jernigan D, Finelli L.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Dec.
         
     77. Coffee intake is associated with lower rates of liver disease progression in chronic hepatitis C
         Freedman ND, Everhart JE, Lindsay KL, Ghany MG, Curto TM, Shiffman ML, Lee WM, Lok AS, Di Bisceglie AM, Bonkovsky HL, Hoefs JC, Dienstag JL, Morishima C, Abnet CC, Sinha R.
         Hepatology. 2009 Nov;50(5):1360-9.
         
     78. Quantifying the impact of immune escape on transmission dynamics of influenza
         Park A, Daly J, Lewis N, Smith D, Wood J, Grenfell B.
         Science. 2009 Oct 30;326(5953):726-8.
         
   • Community Health Services
     79. Use of intensive care services during terminal hospitalizations in England and the United States
         Wunsch H, Linde-Zwirble WT, Harrison DA, Barnato AE, Rowan KM, Angus DC.
         Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Nov 1;180(9):875-80.
         
   • Health Communication and Education
     80. Tai Chi is effective in treating knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
         Wang C, Schmid C, Hibberd P, Kalish R, Roubenoff R, Rones R, McAlindon T.
         Arthritis Care Res. 2009 Nov 15;61(11):1545-53.
         
     81. Chronic exercise reduces illness severity, decreases viral load, and results in greater anti-inflammatory effects than acute exercise during influenza infection
         Kohut ML, Sim YJ, Yu S, Yoon KJ, Loiacono CM.
         J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200(9):1434-42.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     82. Meta-analysis of workplace physical activity interventions
         Conn VS, Hafdahl AR, Cooper PS, Brown LM, Lusk SL.
         Am J Prev Med. 2009 Oct;37(4):330-9.
         
     83. Job authority and health: unraveling the competing suppression and explanatory influences
         Schieman S, Reid S.
         Soc Sci Med. 2009 .
         

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