Issue 28, July 12, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 28, 7/12/10

Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC's new weekly digest!

The report consists of four components:

• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Food Safety and Maternal and Child Health - Child Survival)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Incubation periods of yellow fever virus
       Johansson MA, Arana-Vizcarrondo N, Biggerstaff BJ, Staples JE.
       Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jul;83(1):183-8.
       
     • Expedited partner therapy: a robust intervention
       Shiely F, Hayes K, Thomas KK, Kerani RP, Hughes JP, Whittington WL, Holmes KK, Handsfield HH, Hogben M, Golden MR.
       Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul 1.
       

   • Drug Safety

     • Death due to community-associated Clostridium difficile in a woman receiving prolonged antibiotic therapy for suspected Lyme Disease
       Holzbauer SM, Kemperman MM, Lynfield R.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 1;51(3):369-70.
       

   • Environmental Health

     • Disinfection by-product formation and mitigation strategies in point-of-use chlorination with sodium dichloroisocyanurate in Tanzania
       Lantagne DS, Cardinali F, Blount BC.
       Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jul;83(1):135-43.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • Understanding people who have never received HIV medical care: a population-based approach
       Fagan JL, Bertolli J, McNaghten AD.
       Public Health Rep. 2010 Jul-Aug;125(4):520-7.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Maternal or infant antiretroviral drugs to reduce HIV-1 transmission
       Chasela CS, Hudgens MG, Jamieson DJ, Kayira D, Hosseinipour MC, Kourtis AP, Martinson F, Tegha G, Knight RJ, Ahmed YI, Kamwendo DD, Hoffman IF, Ellington SR, Kacheche Z, Soko A, Wiener JB, Fiscus SA, Kazembe P, Mofolo IA, Chigwenembe M, Sichali DS, van der Horst CM.
       N Engl J Med. 2010 Jun 17;362(24):2271-81.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health - Child Survival

     • Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis
       Black RE, Cousens S, Johnson HL, Lawn JE, Rudan I, Bassani DG, Jha P, et al.
       Lancet. 2010 Jun 5;375(9730):1969-87.
       

   • MMWR in the Media

     • Vital Signs: colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 50--75 Years --- United States, 2008
       MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Jul 9;59(26):808-812.
       

   • Nutritional Sciences

     • Consumption of vegetables, cooked meals, and eating dinner is negatively associated with overweight status in children
       Yannakoulia M, Ntalla I, Papoutsakis C, Farmaki A, Dedoussis GV.
       J Pediatr. 2010 .
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Occupational fatalities, injuries, illnesses, and related economic loss in the wholesale and retail trade sector
       Anderson VP, Schulte PA, Sestito J, Linn H, Nguyen LS.
       Am J Ind Med. 2010 Jul;53(7):673-85.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Prognostic implications of the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio in veterans of different ages with diabetes
        O'Hare AM, Hailpern SM, Pavkov ME, Rios-Burrows N, Gupta I, Maynard C, Todd-Stenberg J, Rodriguez RA, Hemmelgarn BR, Saran R, Williams DE.
        Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jun 14;170(11):930-6.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     2. Molecular epidemiology of syphilis-San Francisco, 2004-2007
        Katz KA, Pillay A, Ahrens K, Kohn RP, Hermanstyne K, Bernstein KT, Ballard RC, Klausner JD.
        Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul 1.
        

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     3. Integrated preparedness for continuity of tuberculosis care after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike: Louisiana and Texas, 2008
        Miner MC, Burns-Grant G, DeGraw C, Wallace C, Pozsik C, Jereb J.
        Public Health Rep. 2010 Jul-Aug;125(4):518-9.
        

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     4. Identification of potential vectors of and detection of antibodies against Rift Valley fever virus in livestock during interepizootic periods
        Rostal MK, Evans AL, Sang R, Gikundi S, Wakhule L, Munyua P, Macharia J, Feikin DR, Breiman RF, Njenga MK.
        Am J Vet Res. 2010 May;71(5):522-6.
        

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     5. Rocky mountain spotted fever in the United States, 2000-2007: interpreting contemporary increases in incidence
        Openshaw JJ, Swerdlow DL, Krebs JW, Holman RC, Mandel E, Harvey A, Haberling D, Massung RF, McQuiston JH.
        Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jul;83(1):174-82.
        

   • Genetics and Genomics

     6. Molecular epidemiology of group A rotavirus in Buenos Aires, Argentina 2004-2007: reemergence of G2P[4] and emergence of G9P[8] strains
        Esteban LE, Rota RP, Gentsch JR, Jiang B, Esona M, Glass RI, Glikmann G, Castello AA.
        J Med Virol. 2010 May;82(6):1083-1093.
        

   • Health Communication and Education

     7. Quantification of print, radio and television exposure among previous blood donors in Kenya: an opportunity for encouraging repeat donation in a resource-limited setting?
        Basavaraju SV, Mwangi J, Kellogg TA, Odawo L, Marum LH, 2007 Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey Group.
        Vox Sang. 2010 Jun 27.
        

   • Immunity and Immunization

     8. The association between intentional delay of vaccine administration and timely childhood vaccination coverage
        Smith PJ, Humiston SG, Parnell T, Vannice KS, Salmon DA.
        Public Health Rep. 2010 Jul-Aug;125(4):534-41.
        
     9. Guillain-Barre syndrome and Fisher syndrome: case definitions and guidelines for collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data
        Sejvar JJ, Kohl KS, Gidudu J, Amato A, Bakshi N, Baxter R, Burwen D, Cornblath DR, Cleerbout J, Edwards KM, Heininger U, Hughes R, Khuri-Bulos N, Korinthenberg R, Law BJ, Munro U, Maltezou HC, Nell P, Oleske J, Sparks R, Velentgas P, Vermeer P, Wiznitzer M.
        Vaccine. 2010 Jun 17.
        

   • Injury and Violence

     10. Alcohol-related injury visits: do we know the true prevalence in U.S. trauma centres?
         MacLeod JB, Hungerford DW.
         Injury. 2010 Jul;41(7):847-51.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     11. Association between IL-1A single nucleotide polymorphisms and chronic beryllium disease and beryllium sensitization
         McCanlies EC, Yucesoy B, Mnatsakanova A, Slaven JE, Andrew M, Frye BL, Schuler CR, Kreiss K, Weston A.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Jun 30.
         
     12. Development of an RNA extraction protocol for detection of waterborne viruses by reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR)
         Jothikumar N, Sobsey MD, Cromeans TL.
         J Virol Methods. 2010 Jun 23.
         
     13. Gold nanorod delivery of an ssRNA immune activator inhibits pandemic H1N1 influenza viral replication
         Chakravarthy KV, Bonoiu AC, Davis WG, Ranjan P, Ding H, Hu R, Bowzard JB, Bergey EJ, Katz JM, Knight PR, Sambhara S, Prasad PN.
         Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jun 1;107(22):10172-7.
         
     14. Formulation and stability of a novel artificial human sweat under conditions of storage and use
         Harvey CJ, Lebouf RF, Stefaniak AB.
         Toxicol In Vitro. 2010 Jul 1.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     15. Maternal and neonatal vitamin B12 deficiency detected through expanded newborn screening--United States, 2003-2007
         Hinton CF, Ojodu JA, Fernhoff PM, Rasmussen SA, Scanlon KS, Hannon WH.
         J Pediatr. 2010 Jul;157(1):162-3.
         
     16. Are preterm births on the decline in the United States? Recent data from the National Vital Statistics System
         Martin JA, Osterman MJ, Sutton PD.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2010 May(39):1-8.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     17. Agricultural tractor overturn deaths: assessment of trends and risk factors
         Myers JR, Hendricks KJ.
         Am J Ind Med. 2010 Jul;53(7):662-72.
         
     18. Dopaminergic neurotoxicity following pulmonary exposure to manganese-containing welding fumes
         Sriram K, Lin GX, Jefferson AM, Roberts JR, Chapman RS, Chen BT, Soukup JM, Ghio AJ, Antonini JM.
         Arch Toxicol. 2010 Jul;84(7):521-40.
         
     19. Disproportionated rosin dehydroabietic acid in neoprene surgical gloves
         Siegel PD, Law BF, Fowler Jr. JF, Fowler LM.
         Dermatitis. 2010 Jun;21(3):157-9.
         

   • Physical Activity

     20. Physical activity and optimal self-rated health of adults with and without diabetes
         Tsai J, Ford ES, Li C, Zhao G, Balluz LS.
         BMC Public Health. 2010 Jun 23;10(1):365.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     21. Provider attitudes toward HPV vaccine for males
         Liddon N, Dunne E, Markowitz LA.
         J Adolesc Health. 2010 Jul;47(1):1-2.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     22. Trends in perceived overweight status among overweight and nonoverweight adolescents
         Foti K, Lowry R.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Jul;164(7):636-42.
         
     23. Disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss practices: which adolescents are at highest risk?
         Haley CC, Hedberg K, Leman RF.
         J Adolesc Health. 2010 Jul;47(1):102-5.
         
     24. Unraveling the source of African American children's positively biased perceptions of peer acceptance
         Dunkel SB, Kistner JA, David-Ferdon C.
         Soc Dev. 2010 Aug;19(3):556-576.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Food Safety

     25. Norovirus genogroups I and II ligands in oysters: tissue distribution and seasonal variations
         Maalouf H, Zakhour M, Le Pendu J, Le Saux JC, Atmar RL, Le Guyader FS.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jun 18.
         
     26. How infections propagate after point-source outbreaks: an analysis of secondary norovirus transmission
         Zelner JL, King AA, Moe CL, Eisenberg JN.
         Epidemiology. 2010 May 26.
         
     27. Thiazole, oxadiazole, and carboxamide derivatives of artemisinin are highly selective and potent inhibitors of toxoplasma gondii
         Hencken CP, Jones-Brando L, Bordon C, Stohler R, Mott BT, Yolken R, Posner GH, et al.
         J Med Chem. 2010 May 13;53(9):3594-601.
         
     28. Detection of sapoviruses and noroviruses in an outbreak of gastroenteritis linked genetically to shellfish
         Iizuka S, Oka T, Tabara K, Omura T, Katayama K, Takeda N, Noda M.
         J Med Virol. 2010 Jul;82(7):1247-54.
         
     29. Food-borne trematode infections of humans in the United States of America
         Fried B, Abruzzi A.
         Parasitol Res. 2010 May;106(6):1263-80.
         
     30. Prospective characterization of norovirus compared with rotavirus acute diarrhea episodes in Chilean children
         O'Ryan M L, Pena A, Vergara R, Diaz J, Mamani N, Cortes H, Lucero Y, et al.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jun 24.
         
     31. Hyperendemic H. pylori and tapeworm infections in a U.S.-Mexico border population
         Cardenas VM, Mena KD, Ortiz M, Karri S, Variyam E, Behravesh CB, Snowden KF, et al.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 May-Jun;125(3):441-7.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health - Child Survival

     32. Community-based interventions for diarrhoeal diseases and acute respiratory infections in Nepal
         Ghimire M, Pradhan YV, Maskey MK.
         Bull World Health Organ. 2010 Mar;88(3):216-21.
         
     33. The effect of oral rehydration solution and recommended home fluids on diarrhoea mortality
         Munos MK, Walker CL, Black RE.
         Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Apr;39 Suppl 1:i75-87.
         
     34. The effect of case management on childhood pneumonia mortality in developing countries
         Theodoratou E, Al-Jilaihawi S, Woodward F, Ferguson J, Jhass A, Balliet M, Kolcic I, et al.
         Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Apr;39 Suppl 1:i155-71.
         
     35. The effect of Haemophilus influenzae type b and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on childhood pneumonia incidence, severe morbidity and mortality
         Theodoratou E, Johnson S, Jhass A, Madhi SA, Clark A, Boschi-Pinto C, Bhopal S, et al.
         Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Apr;39 Suppl 1:i172-85.
         
     36. Countdown to 2015 decade report (2000-10): taking stock of maternal, newborn, and child survival
         Bhutta ZA, Chopra M, Axelson H, Berman P, Boerma T, Bryce J, Bustreo F, et al.
         Lancet. 2010 Jun 5;375(9730):2032-44.
         
     37. Neonatal, postneonatal, childhood, and under-5 mortality for 187 countries, 1970-2010: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4
         Rajaratnam JK, Marcus JR, Flaxman AD, Wang H, Levin-Rector A, Dwyer L, Costa M, et al.
         Lancet. 2010 Jun 5;375(9730):1988-2008.
         
     38. The impact of immunization on the association between poverty and child survival: evidence from Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana
         Bawah AA, Phillips JF, Adjuik M, Vaughan-Smith M, Macleod B, Binka FN.
         Scand J Public Health. 2010 Feb;38(1):95-103.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     39. Cigarette use among high school students --- United States, 1991--2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Jul 9;59(26):797-801.
         
     40. Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication --- Nigeria, January 2009--June 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Jul 9;59(26):802-807.
         
     41. Vital Signs: breast cancer screening among women aged 50--74 Years --- United States, 2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Jul 9;59(26):813-816.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     42. Sexually transmitted diseases among users of erectile dysfunction drugs: analysis of claims data
         Jena AB, Goldman DP, Kamdar A, Lakdawalla DN, Lu Y.
         Ann Intern Med. 2010 Jul 6;153(1):1-7.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     43. Hazardous use of car seats outside the car in the United States, 2003-2007
         Parikh SN, Wilson L.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Jul 5.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     44. Increased fructose associates with elevated blood pressure
         Jalal DI, Smits G, Johnson RJ, Chonchol M.
         J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Jul 1.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     45. Self-reported behavioral and socioemotional functioning of 11- to 18-year-old adolescents conceived by in vitro fertilization
         Wagenaar K, van Weissenbruch MM, van Leeuwen FE, Cohen-Kettenis PT, Delemarre-van de Waal HA, Schats R, Huisman J.
         Fertil Steril. 2010 Jun 13.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     46. Don't forget tobacco
         Schroeder SA, Warner KE.
         N Engl J Med. 2010 Jul 7.
         
   
   

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