Issue 18, May 3, 2010
Vol. 2, Issue: 18, 5/3/10
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- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Communicable Diseases - Influenza and Informatics)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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CDC Authored Publications
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Long-term health and economic impact of preventing and reducing overweight and obesity in adolescence
Wang LY, Denniston M, Lee S, Galuska D, Lowry R.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 May;46(5):467-73.
- Long-term health and economic impact of preventing and reducing overweight and obesity in adolescence
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Communicable Diseases
- A large Q fever outbreak in an urban school in central Israel
Amitai Z, Bromberg M, Bernstein M, Raveh D, Keysary A, David D, Pitlik S, Swerdlow D, Massung R, Rzotkiewicz S, Halutz O, Shohat T.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 23.
- Association of chest radiographic abnormalities with tuberculosis disease in asymptomatic HIV-infected adults
Agizew T, Bachhuber MA, Nyirenda S, Makwaruzi VZ, Tedla Z, Tallaksen RJ, Parker JE, Mboya JJ, Samandari T.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Mar;14(3):324-31.
- A large Q fever outbreak in an urban school in central Israel
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Community Health Services
- National program scale-up and patient outcomes in a pediatric antiretroviral treatment program, Thailand, 2000-2007
McConnell MS, Chasombat S, Siangphoe U, Yuktanont P, Lolekha R, Pattarapayoon N, Kohreanudom S, Mock PA, Fox K, Thanprasertsuk S.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Apr 23.
- National program scale-up and patient outcomes in a pediatric antiretroviral treatment program, Thailand, 2000-2007
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Environmental Health
- A review of events that expose children to elemental mercury in the United States
Lee R, Middleton D, Caldwell K, Dearwent S, Jones S, Lewis B, Monteilh C, Mortensen ME, Nickle R, Orloff K, Reger M, Risher J, Rogers HS, Watters M.
Cien Saude Colet. 2010 Mar;15(2):585-98.
- Approaching a perfect storm: responding to new challenges without losing critical core capacities
Kochtitzky C.
J Environ Health. 2010 Apr;72(8):30-3.
- Turbidity and chlorine demand reduction using alum and moringa flocculation before household chlorination in developing countries
Preston K, Lantagne D, Kotlarz N, Jellison K.
J Water Health. 2010 Mar;8(1):60-70.
- Stochastic analysis of pesticide transport in the shallow groundwater of Oatland Island, Georgia, USA
Anderson BA, Maslia ML, Caparoso JL, Ausdemore D, Aral MM.
Water Qual Expo Health. 2010 ;2(1):47-64.
- A review of events that expose children to elemental mercury in the United States
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Racial/ethnic differences in microalbuminuria among adults with prehypertension and hypertension: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2006
Ogunniyi MO, Croft JB, Greenlund KJ, Giles WH, Mensah GA.
Am J Hypertens. 2010 Apr 22.
- Rates of hospital-acquired respiratory illness in Bangladeshi tertiary care hospitals: results from a low-cost pilot surveillance strategy
Gurley ES, Zaman RU, Sultana R, Bell M, Fry AM, Srinivasan A, Rahman M, Rahman MW, Hossain MJ, Luby SP.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 15;50(8):1084-90.
- Epidemiological and genetic characteristics of norovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities, 2003-2006
Rosenthal NA, Lee LE, Vermeulen BA, Hedberg K, Keene WE, Widdowson MA, Cieslak PR, Vinje J.
Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Apr 23:1-9.
- Hospitalization of paediatric patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft-tissue infection, 1998-2006
Sircar KD, Bancroft E, Nguyen DM, Mascola L.
Epidemiol Infect. 2010 May;138(5):677-82.
- Racial/ethnic differences in microalbuminuria among adults with prehypertension and hypertension: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2006
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Examining modifiable health behaviors, body weight, and use of preventive health services among caregivers and non-caregivers aged 65 years and older in Hawaii, Kansas, and Washington using 2007 BRFSS
McGuire L, Bouldin EL, Andresen EM, Anderson LA.
J Nutr Health Aging. 2010 ;14(5):373-9.
- Examining modifiable health behaviors, body weight, and use of preventive health services among caregivers and non-caregivers aged 65 years and older in Hawaii, Kansas, and Washington using 2007 BRFSS
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Health Disparities
- Hypertension, high serum total cholesterol, and diabetes: racial and ethnic prevalence differences in U.S. adults, 1999-2006
Fryar CD, Hirsch R, Eberhardt MS, Yoon SS, Wright JD.
NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Apr(36):1-8.
- Hypertension, high serum total cholesterol, and diabetes: racial and ethnic prevalence differences in U.S. adults, 1999-2006
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Healthcare Economics
- Long-term trends in Medicare payments in the last year of life
Riley GF, Lubitz JD.
Health Serv Res. 2010 Feb 9.
- The direct cost of chlamydial infections: estimates for the employer-sponsored privately insured population in the United States, 2003-2007
Owusu-Edusei K, Doshi SR, Apt BS, Gift TL.
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Apr 21.
- Long-term trends in Medicare payments in the last year of life
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Immunity and Immunization
- Measles outbreak in a highly vaccinated population, San Diego, 2008: role of the intentionally undervaccinated
Sugerman DE, Barskey AE, Delea MG, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Bi D, Ralston KJ, Rota PA, Waters-Montijo K, Lebaron CW.
Pediatrics. 2010 Apr;125(4):747-55.
- Measles outbreak in a highly vaccinated population, San Diego, 2008: role of the intentionally undervaccinated
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Laboratory Sciences
- Morphological and elemental classification of freshly emitted soot particles and atmospheric ultrafine particles using the TEM/EDS
Tumolva L, Park JY, Kim JS, Miller AL, Chow JC, Watson JG, Park K.
Aerosol Sci. Technol.. 2010 ;44(3):202-215.
- Statistical modeling of occupational chlorinated solvent exposures for case-control studies using a literature-based database
Hein MJ, Waters MA, Ruder AM, Stenzel MR, Blair A, Stewart PA.
Ann Occup Hyg. 2010 Apr 23.
- Antigenic and genetic diversity of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses isolated in Egypt
Balish AL, Davis CT, Saad MD, El-Sayed N, Esmat H, Tjaden JA, Earhart KC, Ahmed LE, El-Halem MA, Ali AH, Nassif SA, El-Ebiary EA, Taha M, Mona MA, Arafa A, O'Neill E, Xu XY, Cox NJ, Donis RO, Klimov AI.
Avian Dis. 2010 ;54(s1):329-334.
- Detection and characterization of clade 7 high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 viruses in chickens seized at ports of entry and live poultry markets in Vietnam
Davis CT, Balish AL, O'Neill E, Nguyen CV, Cox NJ, Xu X, Klimov A, Tung N, Donis RO.
Avian Dis. 2010 ;54(s1):307-312.
- Molecular epidemiology of varicella zoster virus
Bostikova V, Bostik P, Chlibek R, Schmid DS, Salavec M, Smetana J, Splino M.
Epidemiologie, Mikrobiologie, Imunologie. 2010 ;59(1):21-24.
- Shape-enhanced photocatalytic activity of single-crystalline anatase TiO(2) (101) nanobelts
Wu N, Wang J, Tafen DN, Wang H, Zheng JG, Lewis JP, Liu X, Leonard SS, Manivannan A.
J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Apr 26.
- A multicenter collaborative study for the standardization of Candida albicans genotyping using a polymorphic microsatellite marker
Garcia-Hermoso D, Maccallum DM, Lott TJ, Sampaio P, Buitrago Serna MJ, Grenouillet F, Klaassen CH, Bretagne S.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Apr 28.
- An international multi-centre study to assess a panel of reference materials for the quantification of SIV RNA in plasma
Ham C, Srinivasan P, Thorstensson R, Verschoor E, Vagrouche Z, Sernicola L, Ramos A, Titti F, Almond N, Berry N.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Apr 28.
- Tungsten carbide-cobalt particles activate Nrf2 and its downstream target genes in JB6 cells possibly by ROS generation
Zhang XD, Zhao J, Bowman L, Shi X, Castranova V, Ding M.
J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol. 2010 Jan;29(1):31-40.
- Virulence differences among Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis clades in mice
Molins CR, Delorey MJ, Yockey BM, Young JW, Sheldon SW, Reese SM, Schriefer ME, Petersen JM.
PLoS One. 2010 ;5(4):e10205.
- Promiscuous T-cell epitopes of Plasmodium merozoite surface protein 9 (PvMSP9) induces IFN-gamma and IL-4 responses in individuals naturally exposed to malaria in the Brazilian Amazon
Lima-Junior JC, Banic DM, Tran TM, Meyer VS, De-Simone SG, Santos F, Porto LC, Marques MT, Moreno A, Barnwell JW, Galinski MR, Oliveira-Ferreira J.
Vaccine. 2010 Apr 19;28(18):3185-91.
- Morphological and elemental classification of freshly emitted soot particles and atmospheric ultrafine particles using the TEM/EDS
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Maternal and Child Health
- Prepregnancy obesity and birth defects: what's next?
Rasmussen SA, Galuska DA.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Apr 28.
- Route of delivery and neonatal birth trauma
Moczygemba CK, Paramsothy P, Meikle S, Kourtis AP, Barfield WD, Kuklina E, Posner SF, Whiteman MK, Jamieson DJ.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Apr;202(4):361 e1-6.
- Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in the United States: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1988-2004
Bate SL, Dollard SC, Cannon MJ.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 28.
- Influenza immunization in pregnancy -- antibody responses in mothers and infants
Steinhoff MC, Omer SB, Roy E, Arifeen SE, Raqib R, Altaye M, Breiman RF.
N Engl J Med. 2010 Apr 29;362(17):1644-6.
- Gaps in hospital policies and practices to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus
Willis BC, Wortley P, Wang SA, Jacques-Carroll L, Zhang F.
Pediatrics. 2010 Apr;125(4):704-11.
- Prepregnancy obesity and birth defects: what's next?
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Nutritional Sciences
- Adherence to vitamin D recommendations among US infants
Perrine CG, Sharma AJ, Jefferds ME, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS.
Pediatrics. 2010 Apr;125(4):627-32.
- Adherence to vitamin D recommendations among US infants
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Reducing control selection errors associated with underground bolting equipment
Burgess-Limerick R, Krupenia V, Zupanc C, Wallis G, Steiner L.
Appl Ergon. 2010 Jul;41(4):549-55.
- Adverse respiratory outcomes associated with occupational exposures at a soy processing plant
Cummings KJ, Gaughan DM, Kullman GJ, Beezhold DH, Green BJ, Blachere FM, Bledsoe T, Kreiss K, Cox-Ganser J.
Eur Respir J. 2010 Apr 22.
- Shape analysis of 3D head scan data for U.S. respirator users
Zhuang Z, Slice DE, Benson S, Lynch S, Viscusi DJ.
EURASIP J Adv Signal Process. 2010 Jan;2010:248954.
- Innovative safety interventions. Feasibility of using intelligent video for machinery applications
Ruff TM.
IEEE Ind. Appl. Mag.. 2010 May-Jun;16(3):45-49.
- N-Acetyl L-Cysteine does not protect mouse ears from the effects of noise
Davis R, Custer D, Krieg E, Alagramam K.
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2010 ;5(1):11.
- Physiological impact of the n95 filtering facepiece respirator on healthcare workers
Roberge RJ, Coca A, Williams WJ, Powell JB, Palmiero AJ.
Respir Care. 2010 May;55(5):569-77.
- Reducing control selection errors associated with underground bolting equipment
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Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
- Effect of longwall face advance on spontaneous heating in longwall gob area
Yuan L, Smith AC.
Min Eng. 2010 Mar;62(3):34-38.
- Effect of longwall face advance on spontaneous heating in longwall gob area
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Program Evaluation
- Evaluation of an international training course to build programmatic capacity for tuberculosis control
Ohkado A, Pevzner E, Sugiyama T, Murakami K, Yamada N, Cavanaugh S, Ishikawa N, Harries AD.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Mar;14(3):371-3.
- Feasibility and effectiveness of basic lymphedema management in Leogane, Haiti, an area endemic for bancroftian filariasis
Addiss DG, Louis-Charles J, Roberts J, Leconte F, Wendt JM, Milord MD, Lammie PJ, Dreyer G.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 ;4(4):e668.
- Evaluation of an international training course to build programmatic capacity for tuberculosis control
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Public Health, General
- Implications of the one health paradigm for clinical microbiology
Miller JM.
Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. 2010 April;32(7):51-56.
- Implications of the one health paradigm for clinical microbiology
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Communicable Diseases - Influenza
- Entry screening to delay local transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
Cowling BJ, Lau LL, Wu P, Wong HW, Fang VJ, Riley S, Nishiura H.
BMC Infect Dis. 2010 ;10:82.
- Which health care workers were most affected during the spring 2009 H1N1 pandemic?
Santos CD, Bristow RB, Vorenkamp JV.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2010 Mar;4(1):47-54.
- Influenza outbreaks during world youth day 2008 mass gathering
Blyth CC, Foo H, van Hal SJ, Hurt AC, Barr IG, McPhie K, Armstrong PK, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 May;16(5):809-15.
- Contagious period for pandemic (H1N1) 2009
De Serres G, Rouleau I, Hamelin ME, Quach C, Skowronski D, Flamand L, Boulianne N, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 May;16(5):783-8.
- The emergence of oseltamivir-resistant pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus amongst hospitalised immunocompromised patients in Scotland, November-December, 2009
Harvala H, Gunson R, Simmonds P, Hardie A, Bennett S, Scott F, Roddie H, et al.
Euro Surveill. 2010 ;15(14).
- Pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) virus illness among pregnant women in the United States
Siston AM, Rasmussen SA, Honein MA, Fry AM, Seib K, Callaghan WM, Louie J, et al.
JAMA. 2010 Apr 21;303(15):1517-25.
- Preliminary estimates of mortality and years of life lost associated with the 2009 A/H1N1 pandemic in the US and comparison with past influenza seasons
Viboud C, Miller M, Olson D, Osterholm M, Simonsen L.
PLoS Curr Influenza. 2010 :RRN1153.
- Entry screening to delay local transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
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Informatics
- Notification of abnormal lab test results in an electronic medical record: do any safety concerns remain?
Singh H, Thomas EJ, Sittig DF, Wilson L, Espadas D, Khan MM, Petersen LA.
Am J Med. 2010 Mar;123(3):238-44.
- Using electronic health record alerts to provide public health situational awareness to clinicians
Lurio J, Morrison FP, Pichardo M, Berg R, Buck MD, Wu W, Kitson K, et al.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010 Mar 1;17(2):217-9.
- Analyses of the eFORS (electronic foodborne outbreak reporting system) surveillance data (2000-2004) in school settings
Venuto M, Halbrook B, Hinners M, Lange A, Mickelson S.
J Environ Health. 2010 Mar;72(7):8-13.
- Electronic health record-based decision support to improve asthma care: a cluster-randomized trial
Bell LM, Grundmeier R, Localio R, Zorc J, Fiks AG, Zhang X, Stephens TB, et al.
Pediatrics. 2010 Apr;125(4):e770-7.
- Notification of abnormal lab test results in an electronic medical record: do any safety concerns remain?
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Adult tobacco survey - 19 states, 2003-2007
MMWR Surveill Summ. 2010 April 16;59(SS-3):1-74.
- Interim results: state-specific seasonal influenza vaccination coverage - United States, August 2009 - January 2010
Morb Moral Wkly Rep. 2010 April 30;59(16):477-484.
- Adult tobacco survey - 19 states, 2003-2007
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Comparative analysis of breast cancer risk factors among hispanic and non-hispanic white women
Hines L, Risendal B, Slattery M, Baumgartner K, Giuliano A, Sweeney C, Rollison D, Byers T.
Cancer. 2010 .
- Risk factors for venous thromboembolism. Results from the Copenhagen city heart study
Holst AG, Jensen G, Prescott E.
Circulation. 2010 Apr 19.
- Comparative analysis of breast cancer risk factors among hispanic and non-hispanic white women
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Communicable Diseases
- Prevalence of and risk factors for anal human papillomavirus infection in men who have sex with women: a cross-national study
Nyitray AG, Smith D, Villa L, Lazcano-Ponce E, Abrahamsen M, Papenfuss M, Giuliano AR.
J Infect Dis. 2010 May 15;201(10):1498-508.
- Prevalence of and risk factors for anal human papillomavirus infection in men who have sex with women: a cross-national study
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Influence of individual and combined health behaviors on total and cause-specific mortality in men and women: the United Kingdom health and lifestyle survey
Kvaavik E, Batty GD, Ursin G, Huxley R, Gale CR.
Arch Intern Med. 2010 Apr 26;170(8):711-8.
- Influence of individual and combined health behaviors on total and cause-specific mortality in men and women: the United Kingdom health and lifestyle survey
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Health Disparities
- Comparing population health in the United States and Canada
Feeny DH, Kaplan MS, Huguet N, McFarland BH.
Popul Health Metr. 2010 April 29;8(8).
- Comparing population health in the United States and Canada
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Maternal and Child Health
- Incidence, prevalence, and time trends of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Northern California, 1996 to 2006
Abramson O, Durant M, Mow W, Finley A, Kodali P, Wong A, Tavares V, McCroskey E, Liu L, Lewis JD, Allison JE, Flowers N, Hutfless S, Velayos FS, Perry GS, Cannon R, Herrinton LJ.
J Pediatr. 2010 Apr 16.
- Influence of swaddling experience on spontaneous arousal patterns and autonomic control in sleeping infants
Richardson HL, Walker AM, S. C. Horne R.
J Pediatr. 2010 Mar 12.
- Incidence, prevalence, and time trends of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Northern California, 1996 to 2006
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Physical Activity
- The association between physical exercise, body mass index, and risk of fibromyalgia: Longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT study
Mork PJ, Vasseljen O, Nilsen TI.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Jan 29.
- The association between physical exercise, body mass index, and risk of fibromyalgia: Longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT study
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