Issue 3, January 17, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 3, 1/17/11

Welcome to Science Clips, CDC's 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 Zoonoses - Rabies)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Asthma prevalence, health care use, and mortality: United States, 2005-2009
       Akinbami L, Moorman J, Liu X.
       Natl Health Stat Report. 2011 Jan 12(32):1-16.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Closing schools in response to the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus in New York City: economic impact on households
       Borse RH, Behravesh CB, Dumanovsky T, Zucker JR, Swerdlow D, Edelson P, Choe-Castillo J, Meltzer MI.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S168-S172.
       
     • Household transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) and nonpharmaceutical interventions among households of high school students in San Antonio, Texas
       Loustalot F, Silk BJ, Gaither A, Shim T, Lamais M, Dawood F, Morgan OW, Fishbein D, Guerra S, Verani JR, Carlson SA, Fonseca VP, Olsen SJ.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl 1):S146-S153.
       
     • Non-pharmaceutical interventions during an outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection at a large public university, April-May 2009
       Mitchell T, Dee DL, Phares CR, Lipman HB, Gould LH, Kutty P, Desai M, Guh A, Iuliano AD, Silverman P, Siebold J, Armstrong GL, Swerdlow DL, Massoudi MS, Fishbein DB.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S138-S145.
       
     • Perspective: swine-origin influenza: 1976 and 2009
       Sencer D.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl 1):S4-S7.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Uptake, impact, and effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in the United States: review of the first 3 years of postlicensure data
       Tate JE, Cortese MM, Payne DC, Curns AT, Yen C, Esposito DH, Cortes JE, Lopman BA, Patel MM, Gentsch JR, Parashar UD.
       Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Jan;30(1 Suppl):S56-60.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Ambient temperature incubation for the field detection of E. coli in drinking water
       Brown J, Stauber C, Murphy JL, Khan A, Mu T, Elliott M, Sobsey MD.
       J Appl Microbiol. 2011 Jan 7.
       

   • Nutritional Sciences

     • Consumption of added sugars and indicators of cardiovascular disease risk among US adolescents
       Welsh JA, Sharma A, Cunningham SA, Vos MB.
       Circulation. 2011 Jan 10.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • A safety information campaign to reduce sharps injuries: results from the Stop Sticks campaign
       Cunningham TR, Sinclair RC, Harney AM, Smallwood SW, Christianson AL.
       J Commun Healthcare. 2010 ;3:164-184.
       

   • Public Health, General

     • Public health in Haiti - challenges and progress
       Dowell SF, Tappero JW, Frieden TR.
       N Engl J Med. 2011 Jan 10.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Validation of CKD and related conditions in existing data sets: a systematic review
        Grams ME, Plantinga LC, Hedgeman E, Saran R, Myers GL, Williams DE, Powe NR.
        Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jan;57(1):44-54.
        
     2. Outpatient medical conditions among children and adults with spina bifida in the United States: frequency and expenditures
        Ouyang L, Grosse SD, Thibadeau J, Swanson M, Campbell VA.
        J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2010 ;3 (3):177-185.
        
     3. Obesity and socioeconomic status in adults: United States, 2005-2008
        Ogden CL, Lamb MM, Carroll MD, Flegal KM.
        NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Dec(50):1-8.
        
     4. Obesity and socioeconomic status in children and adolescents: United States, 2005-2008
        Ogden CL, Lamb MM, Carroll MD, Flegal KM.
        NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Dec(51):1-8.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     5. Decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin among Shigella isolated in the United States 2006-2009
        Folster JP, Pecic G, Bowen A, Rickert R, Carattoli A, Whichard JM.
        Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jan 10.
        
     6. Timely assessment of the severity of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic
        Armstrong GL, Brammer L, Finelli L.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S83-S89.
        
     7. Viral shedding duration of pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus during an elementary school outbreak - Pennsylvania, May-June 2009
        Bhattarai A, Villanueva J, Palekar RS, Fagan R, Sessions W, Winter J, Berman L, Lute J, Leap R, Marchbanks T, Sodha SV, Moll M, Xu XY, Fry A, Fiore A, Ostroff S, Swerdlow DL.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S102-S108.
        
     8. Surveillance for influenza during the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic-United States, April 2009-March 2010
        Brammer L, Blanton L, Epperson S, Mustaquim D, Bishop A, Kniss K, Dhara R, Nowell M, Kamimoto L, Finelli L.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S27-S35.
        
     9. 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) deaths among children - United States, 2009-2010
        Cox CM, Blanton L, Dhara R, Brammer L, Finelli L.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S69-S74.
        
     10. Serial intervals and the temporal distribution of secondary infections within households of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1): implications for influenza control recommendations
         Donnelly CA, Finelli L, Cauchemez S, Olsen SJ, Doshi S, Jackson ML, Kennedy E, Kamimoto L, Marchbanks TL, Morgan OW, Patel M, Swerdlow DL, Ferguson NM.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl 1):S123-S130.
         
     11. Epidemiology of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) deaths in the United States, April-July 2009
         Fowlkes AL, Arguin P, Biggerstaff MS, Gindler J, Blau D, Jain S, Dhara R, McLaughlin J, Turnipseed E, Meyer JJ, Louie JK, Siniscalchi A, Hamilton JJ, Reeves A, Park SY, Richter D, Ritchey MD, Cocoros NM, Blythe D, Peters S, Lynfield R, Peterson L, Anderson J, Moore Z, Williams R, McHugh L.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S60-S68.
         
     12. A model survey for assessing 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus disease burden in the workplace
         Gindler J, Grohskopf LA, Biggerstaff M, Finelli L.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S173-S176.
         
     13. Transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) at a public university - Delaware, April-May 2009
         Guh A, Reed C, Gould LH, Kutty P, Iuliano D, Mitchell T, Dee D, Desai M, Siebold J, Silverman P, Massoudi M, Lynch M, Sotir M, Armstrong G, Swerdlow D.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S131-S137.
         
     14. Investigating 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in US schools: what have we learned?
         Iuliano AD, Dawood FS, Silk BJ, Bhattarai A, Copeland D, Doshi S, France AM, Jackson ML, Kennedy E, Loustalot F, Marchbanks T, Mitchell T, Averhoff F, Olsen SJ, Swerdlow DL, Finelli L.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S161-S167.
         
     15. Influenza-like illness in a community surrounding a school-based outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus - Chicago, Illinois, 2009
         Janusz KB, Cortes JE, Serdarevic F, Jones RC, Jones JD, Ritger KA, Morita JY, Gerber SI, Gallagher L, Biggerstaff BJ, Hicks LA, Swerdlow DL, Fischer M, Staples JE.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S94-S101.
         
     16. Detecting 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection: availability of diagnostic testing led to rapid pandemic response
         Jernigan DB, Lindstrom SL, Johnson JR, Miller JD, Hoelscher M, Humes R, Shively R, Brammer L, Burke SA, Villanueva JM, Balish A, Uyeki T, Mustaquim D, Bishop A, Handsfield JH, Astles R, Xu X, Klimov AI, Cox NJ, Shaw MW.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S36-S43.
         
     17. Epidemiology of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in the United States
         Jhung MA, Swerdlow D, Olsen SJ, Jernigan D, Biggerstaff M, Kamimoto L, Kniss K, Reed C, Fry A, Brammer L, Gindler J, Gregg WJ, Bresee J, Finelli L.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S13-S26.
         
     18. Influenza pandemic epidemiologic and virologic diversity: reminding ourselves of the possibilities
         Kasowski EJ, Garten RJ, Bridges CB.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S44-S49.
         
     19. Diagnosis of 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1) and seasonal influenza using rapid influenza antigen tests, San Antonio, Texas, April?June 2009
         Lucas PM, Morgan O, Gibbons TF, Guerrero AC, Maupin GM, Butler JL, Canas LC, Fonseca VP, Olsen SJ, MacIntosh V.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl 1):S116-S122.
         
     20. An outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in an elementary school in Pennsylvania
         Marchbanks TL, Bhattarai A, Fagan RP, Ostroff S, Sodha SV, Moll ME, Lee BY, Chang CC, Ennis B, Britz P, Fiore A, Nguyen M, Palekar R, Archer WR, Gift TL, Leap R, Nygren BL, Cauchemez S, Angulo FJ, Swerdlow D.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S154-S160.
         
     21. HIV-infected hospitalized patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1) - United States, spring and summer 2009
         Peters PJ, Skarbinski J, Louie JK, Jain S, Roland M, Jani SG, Finelli L, Brooks JT.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S183-S188.
         
     22. Influenza-like illness in the community during the emergence of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) - survey of 10 states, April 2009
         Reed C, Angulo FJ, Biggerstaff M, Swerdlow D, Finelli L.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S90-S93.
         
     23. The science behind preparing and responding to pandemic influenza: the lessons and limits of science
         Schuchat A, Bell BP, Redd SC.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S8-S12.
         
     24. Estimating the burden of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in the United States (April 2009-April 2010)
         Shrestha SS, Swerdlow DL, Borse RH, Prabhu VS, Finelli L, Atkins CY, Owusu-Edusei K, Bell B, Mead PS, Biggerstaff M, Brammer L, Davidson H, Jernigan D, Jhung MA, Kamimoto LA, Merlin TL, Nowell M, Redd SC, Reed C, Schuchat A, Meltzer MI.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S75-S82.
         
     25. Hospitalized patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in the United States - September-October 2009.
         Skarbinski J, Jain S, Bramley A, Lee EJ, Huang J, Kirschke D, Stone A, Wedlake T, Richards SM, Page S, Ragan P, Bullion L, Neises D, Williams RM, Petruccelli BP, Vandermeer M, Lofy KH, Gindler J, Finelli L.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S50-S59.
         
     26. A survey of emergency department 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) surge preparedness - Atlanta, Georgia, July-October 2009
         Sugerman D, Nadeau KH, Lafond K, Cameron W, Soetebier K, Jhung M, Isakov A, Greenwald I, Neil K, Schrag S, Fry A.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S177-S182.
         
     27. Virus detection and duration of illness among patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in Texas
         Suryaprasad A, Morgan OW, Peebles P, Warner A, Kerin TK, Esona MD, Bowen MD, Sessions W, Xu XY, Cromeans T, Dawood F, Shim T, Menon M, Verani JR, Erdman D, Lindstrom S, Fonseca VP, Fry AM, Olsen SJ.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S109-S115.
         
     28. 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: field and epidemiologic investigations in the United States at the start of the first pandemic of the 21st century
         Swerdlow DL, Finelli L, Bridges CB.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S1-S3.
         
     29. 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 in Alaska: temporal and geographic characteristics of spread and increased risk of hospitalization among Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander people
         Wenger JD, Castrodale LJ, Bruden DL, Keck JW, Zulz T, Bruce MG, Fearey DA, McLaughlin J, Hurlburt D, Hummel KB, Kitka S, Bentley S, Thomas TK, Singleton R, Redd JT, Layne L, Cheek JE, Hennessy TW.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S189-S197.
         
     30. Transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza to healthcare personnel in the United States
         Wise ME, Perio Md, Halpin J, Jhung M, Magill S, Black SR, Gerber SI, Harriman K, Rosenberg J, Borlaug G, Finelli L, Olsen SJ, Swerdlow DL, Kallen AJ.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 ;52(Suppl. 1):S198-S204.
         
     31. Human immunodeficiency virus associated tuberculosis more often due to recent infection than reactivation of latent infection
         Houben RM, Crampin AC, Ndhlovu R, Sonnenberg P, Godfrey-Faussett P, Haas WH, Engelmann G, Lombard CJ, Wilkinson D, Bruchfeld J, Lockman S, Tappero J, Glynn JR.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 January;15 (1):24-31.
         

   • Community Health Services

     32. Applying the School Health Index to a nationally representative sample of schools: update for 2006
         Brener ND, Pejavara A, McManus T.
         J Sch Health. 2011 Feb;81(2):81-90.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     33. Reverse causation and illness-related weight loss in observational studies of body weight and mortality
         Flegal KM, Graubard BI, Williamson DF, Cooper RS.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Jan 1;173(1):1-9.
         
     34. Herpes zoster incidence among insured persons in the United States, 1993-2006: evaluation of impact of varicella vaccination
         Leung J, Harpaz R, Molinari NA, Jumaan A, Zhou F.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(3):332-40.
         
     35. United States rotavirus strain surveillance from 2005 to 2008: genotype prevalence before and after vaccine introduction
         Hull JJ, Teel EN, Kerin TK, Freeman MM, Esona MD, Gentsch JR, Cortese MM, Parashar UD, Glass RI, Bowen MD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Jan;30(1 Suppl):S42-7.
         
     36. Participatory epidemiology: use of mobile phones for community-based health reporting
         Freifeld CC, Chunara R, Mekaru SR, Chan EH, Kass-Hout T, Ayala Iacucci A, Brownstein JS.
         PLoS Med. 2010 ;7(12):e1000376.
         
     37. Potential coding error of herpes zoster (HZ) vaccination and HZ diagnosis in administrative data
         Joesoef MR, Leung J, Harpaz R, Bialek SR.
         Vaccine. 2011 Jan 6.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     38. Direct-to-consumer genetics testing--fair comparisons?
         Zehnbauer B.
         Clin Chem. 2011 Jan 12.
         
     39. Translational research in cancer genetics: the road less traveled
         Schully SD, Benedicto CB, Gillanders EM, Wang SS, Khoury MJ.
         Public Health Genomics. 2011 ;14(1):1-8.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     40. "It took a piece of me": initial responses to a positive HIV diagnosis by Caribbean people in the UK
         Anderson M, Elam G, Gerver S, Solarin I, Fenton K, Easterbrook P.
         AIDS Care. 2010 Dec;22(12):1493-8.
         
     41. Let's stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents
         Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Niccolai LM, Lewis JB, Milan S, Meade C, Ickovics JR.
         J Behav Med. 2010 Dec;33(6):454-465.
         
     42. Use of advance directives in long-term care populations
         Jones AL, Moss AJ, Harris-Kojetin LD.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2011 Jan(54):1-8.
         
     43. Systematic review: handwashing behaviour in low- to middle-income countries: outcome measures and behaviour maintenance
         Vindigni SM, Riley PL, Jhung M.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Jan 12.
         

   • Health Disparities

     44. Wealth and its associations with enteric parasitic infections in a low-income community in Peru: use of principal component analysis
         Nundy S, Gilman RH, Xiao L, Cabrera L, Cama R, Ortega YR, Kahn G, Cama VA.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jan;84(1):38-42.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     45. Costs of asthma in the United States: 2002-2007
         Barnett SB, Nurmagambetov TA.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Jan;127(1):145-52.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     46. Remarkable postvaccination spatiotemporal changes in United States rotavirus activity
         Curns AT, Panozzo CA, Tate JE, Payne DC, Patel MM, Cortese MM, Parashar UD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Jan;30(1 Suppl):S54-5.
         
     47. Real-world impact of rotavirus vaccination
         Patel MM, Steele D, Gentsch JR, Wecker J, Glass RI, Parashar UD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Jan;30(1 Suppl):S1-5.
         
     48. Sustained decline in rotavirus detections in the United States following the introduction of rotavirus vaccine in 2006
         Tate JE, Mutuc JD, Panozzo CA, Payne DC, Cortese MM, Cortes JE, Yen C, Esposito DH, Lopman BA, Patel MM, Parashar UD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Jan;30(1 Suppl):S30-4.
         
     49. Influenza vaccination status is not associated with influenza testing among children: implications for observational studies of vaccine effectiveness
         Ferdinands JM, Belongia EA, Nwasike C, Shay DK.
         Vaccine. 2011 Jan 7.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     50. Mobilizing communities and building capacity for youth violence prevention: the National Academic Centers of Excellence for Youth Violence Prevention
         Vivolo AM, Matjasko JL, Massetti GM.
         Am J Community Psychol. 2011 Jan 11.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     51. Quantitative techniques for assessing and controlling the dispersion and biological effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in mammalian tissue culture cells
         Wang X, Xia T, Ntim SA, Ji Z, George S, Meng H, Zhang H, Castranova V, Mitra S, Nel AE.
         ACS Nano. 2010 Dec 28;4(12):7241-7252.
         
     52. Evaluation of two rK39 dipstick tests, direct agglutination test, and indirect fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in a new epidemic site in highland Ethiopia
         Canavate C, Herrero M, Nieto J, Cruz I, Chicharro C, Aparicio P, Mulugeta A, Argaw D, Blackstock AJ, Alvar J, Bern C.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jan;84(1):102-106.
         
     53. Baseline meningococcal carriage in Burkina Faso before the introduction of a meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine
         Kristiansen PA, Diomande F, Wei SC, Ouedraogo R, Sangare L, Sanou I, Kandolo D, Kabore P, Clark TA, Ouedraogo AS, Absatou KB, Ouedraogo CD, Hassan-King M, Thomas JD, Hatcher C, Djingarey M, Messonnier N, Preziosi MP, Laforce M, Caugant DA.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Jan 12.
         
     54. Time course of nicotine and cotinine incorporation into samples of nonsmokers' beard hair following a single dose of nicotine polacrilex
         Bernert JT, Alexander JR, Sosnoff CS, McGuffey JE.
         J Anal Toxicol. 2011 ;35(1):1-7.
         
     55. Comparative efficacy of seven hand sanitizers against murine norovirus, feline calicivirus, and GII.4 norovirus
         Park GW, Barclay L, Macinga D, Charbonneau D, Pettigrew CA, Vinje J.
         J Food Prot. 2010 Dec;73(12):2232-8.
         
     56. Correcting diacetyl concentrations from air samples collected with NIOSH Method 2557
         Cox-Ganser J, Ganser G, Saito R, Hobbs G, Boylstein R, Hendricks W, Simmons M, Eide M, Kullman G, Piacitelli C.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2011 Feb;8(2):59-70.
         
     57. Establishment of an in vitro assay for assessing the effects of drugs on the liver stages of Plasmodium vivax malaria
         Chattopadhyay R, Velmurugan S, Chakiath C, Andrews Donkor L, Milhous W, Barnwell JW, Collins WE, Hoffman SL.
         PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(12):e14275.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     58. Estimates of nondisclosure of cigarette smoking among pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age in the United States
         Dietz PM, Homa D, England LJ, Burley K, Tong VT, Dube SR, Bernert JT.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Dec 22.
         
     59. Craniosynostosis and nutrient intake during pregnancy
         Carmichael SL, Rasmussen SA, Lammer EJ, Ma C, Shaw GM.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2010 Dec;88(12):1032-9.
         
     60. Maternal periconceptional exposure to cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption and congenital diaphragmatic hernia
         Caspers KM, Oltean C, Romitti PA, Sun L, Pober BR, Rasmussen SA, Yang W, Druschel C.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2010 Dec;88(12):1040-9.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     61. Low vitamin D among HIV-infected adults: prevalence of and risk factors for low vitamin D levels in a cohort of HIV-infected adults and comparison to prevalence among adults in the US general population
         Dao CN, Patel P, Overton ET, Rhame F, Pals SL, Johnson C, Bush T, Brooks JT.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(3):396-405.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     62. Occupational injury prevention research in NIOSH
         Hsiao H, Stout N.
         Safety Health Work. 2010 Dec;1(2):107-111.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     63. National serologic survey of haematobium schistosomiasis in Morocco: evidence for elimination
         Amarir F, El Mansouri B, Fellah H, Sebti F, Mohammed L, Handali S, Wilkins P, El Idrissi AL, Sadak A, Rhajaoui M.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jan;84(1):15-9.
         
     64. Autonomic dysfunction and risk factors associated with Trypanosoma cruzi infection among children in Arequipa, Peru
         Bowman NM, Kawai V, Gilman RH, Bocangel C, Galdos-Cardenas G, Cabrera L, Levy MZ, Cornejo Del Carpio JG, Delgado F, Rosenthal L, Pinedo-Cancino VV, Steurer F, Seitz AE, Maguire JH, Bern C.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jan;84(1):85-90.
         
     65. Genetic characterizations of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in humans in Henan, China
         Wang R, Zhang X, Zhu H, Zhang L, Feng Y, Jian F, Ning C, Qi M, Zhou Y, Fu K, Wang Y, Sun Y, Wang Q, Xiao L.
         Exp Parasitol. 2011 Jan;127(1):42-5.
         

   • Physical Activity

     66. Physical activity in U.S. older adults with diabetes mellitus: prevalence and correlates of meeting physical activity recommendations
         Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Balluz LS.
         J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jan;59(1):132-7.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     67. Engaging hospitalists in antimicrobial stewardship: the CDC perspective
         Srinivasan A.
         J Hosp Med. 2011 Jan;6(S1):S31-S33.
         
     68. Pediatric HIVQUAL-T: measuring and improving the quality of pediatric HIV care in Thailand, 2005-2007
         Lolekhha R, Chunwimaleung S, Hansudewechakul R, Leawsrisook P, Prasitsuebsai W, Srisamang P, Wongsawat J, Faikratok W, Pattanasin S, Agins BD, Fox KK, McConnell MS.
         Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010 Dec;36(12):541-51.
         
     69. Drug dispensing practices during implementation of artemisinin-based combination therapy at health facilities in rural Tanzania, 2002-2005
         Thwing JI, Njau JD, Goodman C, Munkondya J, Kahigwa E, Bloland PB, Mkikima S, Mills A, Abdulla S, Kachur SP.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Jan 12.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     70. Breast cancer risk and ovariectomy, hysterectomy, and tubal sterilization in the Women's Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences Study
         Press DJ, Sullivan-Halley J, Ursin G, Deapen D, McDonald JA, Strom BL, Norman SA, Simon MS, Marchbanks PA, Folger SG, Liff JM, Burkman RT, Malone KE, Weiss LK, Spirtas R, Bernstein L.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Jan 1;173(1):38-47.
         
     71. Blood lead and mercury levels in pregnant women in the United States, 2003-2008
         Jones L, Parker JD, Mendola P.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Dec(52):1-8.
         

   • Zoonoses

     72. New spotted fever group Rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus turanicus tick removed from a child in eastern Sicily, Italy
         Eremeeva ME, Stromdahl EY.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jan;84(1):99-101.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Zoonoses - Rabies

     73. Use of a reduced (4-dose) vaccine schedule for postexposure prophylaxis to prevent human rabies-recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice
         Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Jul;56(1):64-7.
         
     74. Estimating the risk of rabies transmission to humans in the U.S.: a Delphi analysis
         Vaidya SA, Manning SE, Dhankhar P, Meltzer MI, Rupprecht C, Hull HF, Fishbein DB.
         BMC Public Health. 2010 ;10:278.
         
     75. Survival after transplantation of corneas from a rabies-infected donor
         Vetter JM, Frisch L, Drosten C, Ross RS, Roggendorf M, Wolters B, Muller T, et al.
         Cornea. 2011 Feb;30(2):241-4.
         
     76. Experimental rabies vaccines for humans
         McGettigan JP.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2010 Oct;9(10):1177-86.
         
     77. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2009
         Blanton JD, Palmer D, Rupprecht CE.
         J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2010 Sep 15;237(6):646-57.
         
     78. Rabies in Latin America
         Ruiz M, Chavez CB.
         Neurol Res. 2010 Apr;32(3):272-7.
         
     79. Rabies virus infection induces type I interferon production in an IPS-1 dependent manner while dendritic cell activation relies on IFNAR signaling
         Faul EJ, Wanjalla CN, Suthar MS, Gale M, Wirblich C, Schnell MJ.
         PLoS Pathog. 2010 ;6(7):e1001016.
         
     80. Phylodynamics and human-mediated dispersal of a zoonotic virus
         Talbi C, Lemey P, Suchard MA, Abdelatif E, Elharrak M, Jalal N, Faouzi A, et al.
         PLoS Pathog. 2010 ;6(10):e1001166.
         
     81. Stray dog population health in Jodhpur, India in the wake of an animal birth control (ABC) program
         Totton SC, Wandeler AI, Ribble CS, Rosatte RC, McEwen SA.
         Prev Vet Med. 2010 Feb 1;98(2-3):215-20.
         
     82. Metapopulation dynamics of rabies and the efficacy of vaccination
         Beyer HL, Hampson K, Lembo T, Cleaveland S, Kaare M, Haydon DT.
         Proc Biol Sci. 2010 Dec 15.
         
     83. Host phylogeny constrains cross-species emergence and establishment of rabies virus in bats
         Streicker DG, Turmelle AS, Vonhof MJ, Kuzmin IV, McCracken GF, Rupprecht CE.
         Science. 2010 Aug 6;329(5992):676-9.
         
     84. Safety and efficacy of novel dermal and epidermal microneedle delivery systems for rabies vaccination in healthy adults
         Laurent PE, Bourhy H, Fantino M, Alchas P, Mikszta JA.
         Vaccine. 2010 Aug 16;28(36):5850-6.
         
     85. A preliminary study of chemo- and cytokine responses in rabies vaccine recipients of intradermal and intramuscular regimens
         Saraya A, Wacharapluesadee S, Khawplod P, Tepsumethanon S, Briggs D, Asawavichienjinda T, Hemachudha T.
         Vaccine. 2010 Jun 23;28(29):4553-7.
         
     86. Evolutionary dynamics of rabies viruses highlights the importance of China rabies transmission in Asia
         Meng S, Sun Y, Wu X, Tang J, Xu G, Lei Y, Wu J, et al.
         Virology. 2010 Dec 30.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     87. CDC health disparities and inequalities report - United States, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Jan 14;60(Supplement):1-116.
         
     88. Updated recommendations for use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Jan 14;60(1):13-5.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     89. The lifetime risk of adult-onset rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory autoimmune rheumatic diseases
         Crowson CS, Matteson EL, Myasoedova E, Michet CJ, Ernste FC, Warrington KJ, Davis JM, Hunder GG, Therneau TM, Gabriel SE.
         Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Dec 28.
         
     90. Trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Asians versus whites: results from the United States National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2008
         Lee JW, Brancati FL, Yeh HC.
         Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan 7.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     91. Estimates of nondisclosure of cigarette smoking among pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age in the United States
         Dietz PM, Homa D, England LJ, Burley K, Tong VT, Dube SR, Bernert JT.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Dec 22.
         
     92. Differential growth patterns among healthy infants fed protein hydrolysate or cow-milk formulas
         Mennella JA, Ventura AK, Beauchamp GK.
         Pediatrics. 2011 Jan;127(1):110-8.
         
   
   

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