Issue 45, November 07, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 45, 11/7/11

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• CDC-authored publications
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week  

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Melanoma surveillance in the United States: overview of methods
       Watson M, Johnson CJ, Chen VW, Thomas CC, Weir HK, Sherman R, Cockburn M, Jackson-Thompson J, Saraiya M.
       J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Nov;65(5 Suppl 1):S6-S16.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Transmission of norovirus among NBA players and staff, Winter 2010-2011
       Desai R, Yen C, Wikswo M, Gregoricus NA, Provo JE, Parashar UD, Hall AJ.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;53(11):1115-7.
       
     • Identification of structural interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention: the concept mapping exercise
       Abdul-Quader AS, Collins C.
       Public Health Rep. 2011 Nov-Dec;126(6):777-88.
       

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     • Sporulation and survival of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in different types of commercial cat litter
       Dubey JP, Ferreira LR, Martins J, Jones JL.
       J Parasitol. 2011 Oct;97(5):751-4.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • What questions should newborn screening long-term follow-up be able to answer? A statement of the US Secretary for Health and Human Services' Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children
       Hinton CF, Feuchtbaum L, Kus CA, Kemper AR, Berry SA, Levy-Fisch J, Luedtke J, Kaye C, Boyle CA.
       Genet Med. 2011 Oct;13(10):861-865.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Improving immunogenicity and effectiveness of influenza vaccine in older adults
       Cao W, Kim JH, Chirkova T, Reber AJ, Biber R, Shay DK, Sambhara S.
       Expert Rev Vaccines. 2011 Nov;10(11):1529-37.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Evaluation of pooling strategies for acute HIV-1 infection screening using nucleic acid amplification testing
       Sullivan TJ, Patel P, Hutchinson A, Ethridge SF, Parker MM.
       J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Oct;49(10):3667-8.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • Trends in health-related behavioral risk factors among pregnant women in the United States: 2001-2009
       Zhao G, Ford ES, Tsai J, Li C, Ahluwalia IB, Pearson WS, Balluz LS, Croft JB.
       J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Nov 2.
       

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     • Economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption in the U.S., 2006
       Bouchery EE, Harwood HJ, Sacks JJ, Simon CJ, Brewer RD.
       Am J Prev Med. 2011 Nov;41(5):516-24.
       
     • Electronic nicotine delivery systems: adult use and awareness of the 'e-cigarette' in the USA
       Regan AK, Promoff G, Dube SR, Arrazola R.
       Tob Control. 2011 Oct 27.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications  

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Pulmonary function and left ventricular mass in African Americans: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
        Charles LE, Burchfiel CM, Andrew ME, Gu JK, Petrini MF, Butler Jr KR.
        Echocardiography. 2011 Nov 2.
        
     2. Effect of current depression on the association of work-related asthma with adverse asthma outcomes: a cross-sectional study using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
        Mazurek JM, Knoeller GE, Moorman JE.
        J Affect Disord. 2011 Oct 26.
        
     3. Melanoma surveillance in the United States
        Plescia M, Protzel Berman P, White MC.
        J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Nov;65(5 Suppl 1):S1-2.
        
     4. The health burden and economic costs of cutaneous melanoma mortality by race/ethnicity-United States, 2000 to 2006
        Ekwueme DU, Guy GP, Li C, Rim SH, Parelkar P, Chen SC.
        J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Nov;65(5 Suppl 1):S133-43.
        
     5. Melanoma survival in the United States, 1992 to 2005
        Pollack LA, Li J, Berkowitz Z, Weir HK, Wu XC, Ajani UA, Ekwueme DU, Li C, Pollack BP.
        J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Nov;65(5 Suppl 1):S78-86.
        
     6. Association between cutaneous melanoma incidence rates among white US residents and county-level estimates of solar ultraviolet exposure
        Richards TB, Johnson CJ, Tatalovich Z, Cockburn M, Eide MJ, Henry KA, Lai SM, Cherala SS, Huang Y, Ajani UA.
        J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Nov;65(5 Suppl 1):S50-7.
        
     7. Association of cutaneous melanoma incidence with area-based socioeconomic indicators-United States, 2004-2006
        Singh SD, Ajani UA, Johnson CJ, Roland KB, Eide M, Jemal A, Negoita S, Bayakly RA, Ekwueme DU.
        J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Nov;65(5 Suppl 1):S58-68.
        
     8. Melanoma in adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39 years): United States, 1999-2006
        Weir HK, Marrett LD, Cokkinides V, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Patel P, Tai E, Jemal A, Li J, Kim J, Ekwueme DU.
        J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Nov;65(5 Suppl 1):S38-49.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     9. Challenges of establishing the correct diagnosis of outbreaks of acute febrile illnesses in Africa: the case of a likely Brucella outbreak among nomadic pastoralists, Northeast Kenya, March-July 2005
        Ari MD, Guracha A, Fadeel MA, Njuguna C, Njenga MK, Kalani R, Abdi H, Warfu O, Omballa V, Tetteh C, Breiman RF, Pimentel G, Feikin DR.
        Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Nov;85(5):909-912.
        
     10. Unsafe sex among HIV-infected adults in Kenya: results of a nationally representative survey
         Mwangi M, Bunnell R, Nyoka R, Gichangi A, Makokha E, Kim A, Kichamu G, Marum L, Ichwara J, Mermin J.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Sep 1;58(1):80-8.
         
     11. Characteristics of HIV-1 serodiscordant couples enrolled in a clinical trial of antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention
         Mujugira A, Baeten JM, Donnell D, Ndase P, Mugo NR, Barnes L, Campbell JD, Wangisi J, Tappero JW, Bukusi E, Cohen CR, Katabira E, Ronald A, Tumwesigye E, Were E, Fife KH, Kiarie J, Farquhar C, John-Stewart G, Kidoguchi L, Panteleeff D, Krows M, Shah H, Revall J, Morrison S, Ondrejcek L, Ingram C, Coombs RW, Lingappa JR, Celum C.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(10):e25828.
         
     12. Universal voluntary HIV testing in antenatal care settings: a review of the contribution of provider-initiated testing & counselling
         Hensen B, Baggaley R, Wong VJ, Grabbe KL, Shaffer N, Lo YR, Hargreaves J.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Oct 27.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     13. Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks collected from wild animals in Israel
         Keysary A, Eremeeva ME, Leitner M, Din AB, Wikswo ME, Mumcuoglu KY, Inbar M, Wallach AD, Shanas U, King R, Waner T.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Nov;85(5):919-23.
         
     14. North American West Nile virus genotype isolates demonstrate differential replicative capacities in response to temperature
         Andrade CC, Maharaj PD, Reisen WK, Brault AC.
         J Gen Virol. 2011 Nov;92(Pt 11):2523-33.
         

   • Environmental Health

     15. Association of prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and infant birth weight
         Harley KG, Chevrier J, Schall RA, Sjodin A, Bradman A, Eskenazi B.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Oct 15;174(8):885-92.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     16. Estimated global incidence of Japanese encephalitis: a systematic review
         Campbell GL, Hills SL, Fischer M, Jacobson JA, Hoke CH, Hombach JM, Marfin AA, Solomon T, Tsai TF, Tsu VD, Ginsburg AS.
         Bull World Health Organ. 2011 October;89 (10):766-774E.
         
     17. Tuberculosis Genotyping Information Management System: enhancing tuberculosis surveillance in the United States
         Ghosh S, Moonan P, Cowan L, Grant J, Kammerer S, Navin T.
         Infect Genet Evol. 2011 Oct 25.
         
     18. Mixing in age-structured population models of infectious diseases
         Glasser J, Feng Z, Moylan A, Del Valle S, Castillo-Chavez C.
         Math Biosci. 2011 Oct 20.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     19. Targeting children through school-based education and policy strategies: comprehensive cancer control activities in melanoma prevention
         Townsend JS, Pinkerton B, McKenna SA, Higgins SM, Tai E, Steele CB, Derrick SR, Brown C.
         J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Nov;65(5 Suppl 1):S104-13.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     20. Institutional requirements for influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel: results from a nationally representative survey of acute care hospitals--United States, 2011
         Miller BL, Ahmed F, Lindley MC, Wortley PM.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;53(11):1051-9.
         
     21. Chlamydia vaccines: recent developments and the role of adjuvants in future formulations
         Igietseme JU, Eko FO, Black CM.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2011 Nov;10(11):1585-96.
         
     22. From brain passage to cell adaptation: the road of human rabies vaccine development
         Wu X, Smith TG, Rupprecht CE.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2011 Nov;10(11):1597-608.
         
     23. Immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccine among hemodialysis patients: effect of revaccination of non-responders and duration of protection
         Chaves SS, Daniels D, Cooper BW, Malo-Schlegel S, Macarthur S, Robbins KC, Kobetitsch JF, McDaniel A, D'Avella JF, Alter MJ.
         Vaccine. 2011 Oct 29.
         
     24. Causality assessment of serious neurologic adverse events following 2009 H1N1 vaccination
         Williams SE, Pahud BA, Vellozzi C, Donofrio PD, Dekker CL, Halsey N, Klein NP, Baxter RP, Marchant CD, Larussa PS, Barnett ED, Tokars JI, McGeeney BE, Sparks RC, Aukes LL, Jakob K, Coronel S, Sejvar JJ, Slade BA, Edwards KM.
         Vaccine. 2011 Oct 26;29(46):8302-8.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     25. Psychopathy, reactive aggression, and precarious proclamations: a review of behavioral, cognitive, and biological research
         Reidy DE, Shelley-Tremblay JF, Lilienfeld SO.
         Aggress Violent Behav. 2011 November;16 (6):512-524.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     26. A multicenter evaluation of a new antibody test kit for lymphatic filariasis employing recombinant Brugia malayi antigen Bm-14
         Weil GJ, Curtis KC, Fischer PU, Won KY, Lammie PJ, Joseph H, Melrose WD, Brattig NW.
         Acta Trop. 2011 Sep;120 Suppl 1:S19-22.
         
     27. Tuberculosis biomarker and surrogate endpoint research roadmap
         Nahid P, Saukkonen J, Mac Kenzie WR, Johnson JL, Phillips PP, Andersen J, Bliven-Sizemore E, Belisle JT, Boom WH, Luetkemeyer A, Campbell TB, Eisenach KD, Hafner R, Lennox JL, Makhene M, Swindells S, Villarino ME, Weiner M, Benson C, Burman W.
         Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 15 Oct;184 (8):972-979.
         
     28. Toluene diisocyanate reactivity with glutathione across a vapor/liquid interface and subsequent transcarbamoylation of human albumin
         Wisnewski AV, Hettick JM, Siegel PD.
         Chem Res Toxicol. 2011 Oct 17;24(10):1686-93.
         
     29. Implementation of the INNO-LiPA Rif. TB(R) line-probe assay in rapid detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Latvia
         Skenders GK, Holtz TH, Riekstina V, Leimane V.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):1546-53.
         
     30. Interlaboratory evaluation of trace element determination in workplace air filter samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
         Ashley K, Shulman SA, Brisson MJ, Howe AM.
         J Environ Monit. 2011 Oct 28.
         
     31. Organophosphates dysregulate dopamine signaling, glutamatergic neurotransmission, and induce neuronal injury markers in striatum
         Torres-Altoro MI, Mathur BN, Drerup JM, Thomas R, Lovinger DM, O'Callaghan JP, Bibb JA.
         J Neurochem. 2011 Oct;119(2):303-13.
         
     32. Dermal penetration potential of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in human and mouse skin
         Franko J, Meade BJ, Frasch HF, Barbero AM, Anderson SE.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2012 Jan 1;75(1):50-62.
         
     33. Translational research to develop a human PBPK models tool kit - volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
         Mumtaz MM, Ray M, Crowell SR, Keys D, Fisher J, Ruiz P.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2012 Jan 1;75(1):6-24.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     34. Lack of maternal folic acid supplementation is associated with heart defects in Down syndrome: a report from the National Down Syndrome Project
         Bean LJ, Allen EG, Tinker SW, Hollis ND, Locke AE, Druschel C, Hobbs CA, O'Leary L, Romitti PA, Royle MH, Torfs CP, Dooley KJ, Freeman SB, Sherman SL.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2011 Oct;91(10):885-93.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     35. Effects of multimicronutrient home fortification on anemia and growth in Bhutanese refugee children
         Bilukha O, Howard C, Wilkinson C, Bamrah S, Husain F.
         Food Nutr Bull. 2011 Sep;32(3):264-276.
         
     36. Use of folic acid and vitamin supplementation among adults with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional, population-based survey
         Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Greenlund KJ, Croft JB, Balluz LS.
         Nutr J. 2011 ;10:102.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     37. Improved recognition of lifeline tactile signals by miners
         Kingsley Westerman C, Peters R.
         Coal Age. 2011 ;116(9):40-43.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     38. First evidence of spatial clustering of lymphatic filariasis in an Aedes polynesiensis endemic area
         Joseph H, Moloney J, Maiava F, McClintock S, Lammie P, Melrose W.
         Acta Trop. 2011 Sep;120 Suppl 1:S39-47.
         

   • Zoonoses

     39. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2010
         Blanton JD, Palmer D, Dyer J, Rupprecht CE.
         J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2011 Sep 15;239(6):773-83.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas  

   • Communicable Diseases - Polio

     40. Role of environmental poliovirus surveillance in global polio eradication and beyond
         Hovi T, Shulman LM, Van Der Avoort H, Deshpande J, Roivainen M, De Gourville EM.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2011 Aug 18:1-13.
         
     41. Mucosal immunity to poliovirus
         Ogra PL, Okayasu H, Czerkinsky C, Sutter RW.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2011 Oct;10(10):1389-92.
         
     42. Determinants of health disparities: the perennial struggle against polio in Nigeria
         Osazuwa-Peters N.
         Int J Prev Med. 2011 Jul;2(3):117-21.
         
     43. Vaccine-derived poliomyelitis 12 years after infection in Minnesota
         DeVries AS, Harper J, Murray A, Lexau C, Bahta L, Christensen J, Cebelinski E, et al.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 16;364(24):2316-23.
         
     44. Vaccine-derived poliomyelitis 12 years after infection
         MacLennan CA, Huissoon AP, Kumararatne DS.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Oct 6;365(14):1355.
         
     45. A statistical model of the international spread of wild poliovirus in Africa used to predict and prevent outbreaks
         O'Reilly KM, Chauvin C, Aylward RB, Maher C, Okiror S, Wolff C, Nshmirimana D, et al.
         PLoS Med. 2011 Oct;8(10):e1001109.
         
     46. Intestinal microbiota promote enteric virus replication and systemic pathogenesis
         Kuss SK, Best GT, Etheredge CA, Pruijssers AJ, Frierson JM, Hooper LV, Dermody TS, et al.
         Science. 2011 Oct 14;334(6053):249-52.
         
     47. Inactivated polio vaccine development for technology transfer using attenuated Sabin poliovirus strains to shift from Salk-IPV to Sabin-IPV
         Bakker WA, Thomassen YE, van't Oever AG, Westdijk J, van Oijen MG, Sundermann LC, van't Veld P, et al.
         Vaccine. 2011 Sep 22;29(41):7188-96.
         
     48. Mucosal immunity and poliovirus vaccines: impact on wild poliovirus infection and transmission
         Okayasu H, Sutter RW, Czerkinsky C, Ogra PL.
         Vaccine. 2011 Oct 26;29(46):8205-14.
         
     49. Resistance of polio to its eradication in Pakistan
         Shah M, Khan MK, Shakeel S, Mahmood F, Sher Z, Sarwar MB, Sumrin A.
         Virol J. 2011 ;8:457.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media  

   • MMWR in the Media

     50. Invasive pneumococcal disease and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) coverage among children aged </=59 months --- selected U.S. regions, 2010--2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Nov 4;60(43):1477-81.
         
     51. Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication --- India, January 2010--September 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Nov 4;60(43):1482-6.
         
     52. Vital signs: overdoses of prescription opioid pain relievers --- United States, 1999--2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Nov 4;60(43):1487-92.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     53. Body size and colorectal cancer risk after 16.3 years of follow-up: an analysis from the Netherlands Cohort Study
         Hughes LA, Simons CC, van den Brandt PA, Goldbohm RA, van Engeland M, Weijenberg MP.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Oct 7.
         
     54. Obesity, physical inactivity, and colonic diverticular disease requiring hospitalization in women: a prospective cohort study
         Hjern F, Wolk A, Hakansson N.
         Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Oct 18.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     55. The Freshman 15: a critical time for obesity intervention or media myth?
         Zagorsky JL, Smith PK.
         Soc Sci Q. 2011 ;92(5):1389-1407.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     56. Duration of lactation and incidence of maternal hypertension: a longitudinal cohort study
         Stuebe AM, Schwarz EB, Grewen K, Rich-Edwards JW, Michels KB, Foster EM, Curhan G, Forman J.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Oct 12.
         
   
   

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