Issue 22, June 04, 2012

Vol. 4, Issue: 22, 6/4/12

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• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• 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

     • Selected oral health indicators in the United States, 2005-2008
       Dye BA, Li X, Beltran-Aguilar ED.
       NCHS Data Brief. 2012 May (96):1-8.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • The 2009 pandemic influenza virus: where did it come from, where is it now, and where is it going?
       York I, Donis RO.
       Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2012 May 26.
       
     • Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, final assessment
       Brown P, Brandel JP, Sato T, Nakamura Y, Mackenzie J, Will RG, Ladogana A, Pocchiari M, Leschek EW, Schonberger LB.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):901-7.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • Estimated cumulative incidence of West Nile virus infection in US adults, 1999-2010
       Petersen LR, Carson PJ, Biggerstaff BJ, Custer B, Borchardt SM, Busch MP.
       Epidemiol Infect. 2012 May 28:1-5.
       

   • Injury and Violence

     • Health risks of Oregon eighth-grade participants in the "choking game": results from a population-based survey
       Ramowski SK, Nystrom RJ, Rosenberg KD, Gilchrist J, Chaumeton NR.
       Pediatrics. 2012 May;129(5):846-51.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Use, location, and timeliness of clinical microbiology testing in Georgia for select infectious diseases
       Brzozowski AK, Silk BJ, Berkelman RL, Loveys DA, Caliendo AM.
       J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Jul;18(4):E4-E10.
       

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     • How federalism shapes public health financing, policy, and program options
       Ogden LL.
       J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Jul;18(4):317-22.
       
     • Public health: a best buy for America
       Rein AS, Ogden LL.
       J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Jul;18(4):299-302.
       

   • Zoonoses

     • Community survey after rabies outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
       McCollum AM, Blanton JD, Holman RC, Callinan LS, Baty S, Phillips R, Callahan M, Levy C, Komatsu K, Sunenshine R, Bergman DL, Rupprecht CE.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):932-8.
       
     • Outbreak of salmonellosis linked to live poultry from a mail-order hatchery
       Gaffga NH, Barton Behravesh C, Ettestad PJ, Smelser CB, Rhorer AR, Cronquist AB, Comstock NA, Bidol SA, Patel NJ, Gerner-Smidt P, Keene WE, Gomez TM, Hopkins BA, Sotir MJ, Angulo FJ.
       N Engl J Med. 2012 May 31;366(22):2065-73.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Sedentary behaviour and cardiovascular disease: a review of prospective studies
        Ford ES, Caspersen CJ.
        Int J Epidemiol. 2012 May 26.
        
     2. Adult current smoking: differences in definitions and prevalence estimates-NHIS and NSDUH, 2008
        Ryan H, Trosclair A, Gfroerer J.
        J Environ Public Health. 2012 ;2012:918368.
        
     3. Decreasing prevalence of obesity among young children in Massachusetts from 2004 to 2008
        Wen X, Gillman MW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sherry B, Kleinman K, Taveras EM.
        Pediatrics. 2012 May;129(5):823-31.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     4. Recognition and diagnosis of Cryptococcus gattii infections in the United States
        Iverson SA, Chiller T, Beekmann S, Polgreen PM, Harris J.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):1012-5.
        
     5. Trichomonas vaginalis antimicrobial drug resistance in 6 US cities, STD Surveillance Network, 2009-2010
        Kirkcaldy RD, Augostini P, Asbel LE, Bernstein KT, Kerani RP, Mettenbrink CJ, Pathela P, Schwebke JR, Secor WE, Workowski KA, Davis D, Braxton J, Weinstock HS.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):939-43.
        
     6. Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus antibodies in poultry cullers, South Korea, 2003-2004
        Kwon D, Lee JY, Choi W, Choi JH, Chung YS, Lee NJ, Cheong HM, Katz JM, Oh HB, Cho H, Kang C.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):986-8.
        
     7. Molecular epidemiology of geographically dispersed Vibrio cholerae, Kenya, January 2009-May 2010
        Mohamed AA, Oundo J, Kariuki SM, Boga HI, Sharif SK, Akhwale W, Omolo J, Amwayi AS, Mutonga D, Kareko D, Njeru M, Li S, Breiman RF, Stine OC.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):925-31.
        
     8. Etymologia: prion
        Schonberger LB, Schonberger RB.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):1030b-1031.
        
     9. The etiology of severe acute gastroenteritis among adults visiting emergency departments in the United States
        Bresee JS, Marcus R, Venezia RA, Keene WE, Morse D, Thanassi M, Brunett P, Bulens S, Beard RS, Dauphin LA, Slutsker L, Bopp C, Eberhard M, Hall A, Vinje J, Monroe SS, Glass RI.
        J Infect Dis. 2012 May;205(9):1374-81.
        

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     10. Predicting the effect of climate change on African trypanosomiasis: integrating epidemiology with parasite and vector biology
         Moore S, Shrestha S, Tomlinson KW, Vuong H.
         J R Soc Interface. 2012 May 7;9(70):817-30.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     11. Use of tuberculosis genotyping for postoutbreak monitoring
         Miramontes R, Winston CA, Haddad MB, Moonan PK.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Jul;18(4):375-8.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     12. Using the Internet to trace contacts of a fatal meningococcemia case-New York City, 2010
         Gounder P, Del Rosso P, Adelson S, Rivera C, Middleton K, Weiss D.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Jul;18(4):379-381.
         

   • Health Disparities

     13. Are benefits conferred with greater socioeconomic position undermined by racial discrimination among African American men?
         Hudson DL, Bullard KM, Neighbors HW, Geronimus AT, Yang J, Jackson JS.
         J Mens Health. 2012 June;9(2):127-136.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     14. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage in residents of Veterans Affairs long-term care facilities: role of antimicrobial exposure and MRSA acquisition
         Stone ND, Lewis DR, Johnson TM, Hartney T, Chandler D, Byrd-Sellers J, McGowan JE, Tenover FC, Jernigan JA, Gaynes RP.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Jun;33(6):551-7.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     15. Reference allocations and use of a disparity measure to inform the design of allocation funding formulas in public health programs
         Buehler JW, Bernet PM, Ogden LL.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Jul;18(4):333-8.
         
     16. Resource and cost adjustment in the design of allocation funding formulas in public health programs
         Buehler JW, Bernet PM, Ogden LL.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Jul;18(4):323-32.
         
     17. Funding formulas for public health allocations: federal and state strategies
         Ogden LL, Sellers K, Sammartino C, Buehler JW, Bernet PM.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Jul;18(4):309-316.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     18. Marital conflict and fifth-graders' risk for injury
         Schwebel DC, Roth DL, Elliott MN, Chien AT, Mrug S, Shipp E, Dittus P, Zlomke K, Schuster MA.
         Accid Anal Prev. 2012 Jul;47:30-5.
         
     19. Examining disclosure of physical and sexual victimization by method in samples of women involved in the criminal justice system
         Kubiak SP, Nnawulezi N, Karim N, Sullivan CM, Beeble ML.
         J Offender Rehabil. 2012 Apr;51(3):161-175.
         
     20. Dating Matters: the next generation of teen dating violence prevention
         Tharp AT.
         Prev Sci. 2012 May 29.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     21. Adsorption of surfactant lipids by single-walled carbon nanotubes in mouse lung upon pharyngeal aspiration
         Kapralov AA, Feng WH, Amoscato AA, Yanamala N, Balasubramanian K, Winnica DE, Kisin ER, Kotchey GP, Gou P, Sparvero LJ, Ray P, Mallampalli RK, Klein-Seetharaman J, Fadeel B, Star A, Shvedova AA, Kagan VE.
         ACS Nano. 2012 May 22;6(5):4147-56.
         
     22. Mitochondrial superoxide mediates doxorubicin-induced keratinocyte apoptosis through oxidative modification of ERK and Bcl-2 ubiquitination
         Luanpitpong S, Chanvorachote P, Nimmannit U, Leonard SS, Stehlik C, Wang L, Rojanasakul Y.
         Biochem Pharmacol. 2012 Jun 15;83(12):1643-54.
         
     23. Pulmonary and cardiovascular responses of rats to inhalation of a commercial antimicrobial spray containing titanium dioxide nanoparticles
         McKinney W, Jackson M, Sager TM, Reynolds JS, Chen BT, Afshari A, Krajnak K, Waugh S, Johnson C, Mercer RR, Frazer DG, Thomas TA, Castranova V.
         Inhal Toxicol. 2012 Jun;24(7):447-57.
         
     24. Pulmonary toxicity, distribution, and clearance of intratracheally instilled silicon nanowires in rats
         Roberts J, Mercer R, Chapman R, Cohen G, Bangsaruntip S, Schwegler-Berry D, Scabilloni J, Castranova V, Antonini J, Leonard S.
         J Nanomaterials. 2012 (May):Article ID 398302.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     25. Major, non-chromosomal, birth defects and maternal physical activity: a systematic review
         Flak AL, Yun Tark J, Tinker SC, Correa A, Cogswell ME.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 May 25.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     26. Functional levels of floor surface roughness for the prevention of slips and falls: clean-and-dry and soapsuds-covered wet surfaces
         Kim IJ, Hsiao H, Simeonov P.
         Appl Ergon. 2012 May 26.
         
     27. Fungal and atopic sensitization are low among farmers in the Agricultural Health Study
         Endres SM, Green BJ, Henneberger PK, Germolec DR, Bledsoe TA, Beezhold DH, London SJ, Alavanja MC, Beane Freeman LE, Hoppin JA.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 May 25.
         
     28. Evaluation of the performance of the n95-companion: effects of filter penetration and comparison with other aerosol instruments
         Rengasamy S, Eimer BC, Shaffer RE.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2012 Jul;9(7):417-26.
         
     29. Machine safety: new & updated consensus standards
         Harris JR, Current RS.
         Prof Saf. 2012 ;57(5):50-57.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     30. Does obesity modify the association of supplemental folic acid with folate status among nonpregnant women of childbearing age in the United States?
         Tinker SC, Hamner HC, Berry RJ, Bailey LB, Pfeiffer CM.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 May 29.
         

   • Veterinary Medicine

     31. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in grazing beef cattle in Japan
         Murakoshi F, Xiao L, Matsubara R, Sato R, Kato Y, Sasaki T, Fukuda Y, Tada C, Nakai Y.
         Vet Parasitol. 2012 Jun 8;187(1-2):123-8.
         

   • Zoonoses

     32. Letter in response to the Hynote article
         Piesman J, Gray J.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 May;73(1):103-4.
         
     33. Bartonella vinsonii subsp. arupensis in humans, Thailand
         Bai Y, Kosoy MY, Diaz MH, Winchell J, Baggett H, Maloney SA, Boonmar S, Bhengsri S, Sawatwong P, Peruski LF.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):989-91.
         
     34. Morbidity and mortality of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iraq: cases reported to the National Surveillance System, 1990-2010
         Majeed B, Dicker R, Nawar A, Badri S, Noah A, Muslem H.
         Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012 May 24.
         
   
   

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     35. Measles outbreak associated with an arriving refugee - Los Angeles County, California, August-September 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jun 1;61(21):385-9.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     36. Serum glucose levels for predicting death in patients admitted to hospital for community acquired pneumonia: prospective cohort study
         Lepper PM, Ott S, Nuesch E, von Eynatten M, Schumann C, Pletz MW, Mealing NM, Welte T, Bauer TT, Suttorp N, Juni P, Bals R, Rohde G.
         BMJ. 2012 ;344:e3397.
         
     37. Trends in death rates among U.S. adults with and without diabetes between 1997 and 2006: findings from the National Health Interview Survey
         Gregg EW, Cheng YJ, Saydah S, Cowie C, Garfield S, Geiss L, Barker L.
         Diabetes Care. 2012 Jun;35(6):1252-7.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     38. Hepatitis B in the United States: a major health disparity affecting many foreign-born populations
         Ward JW, Byrd KK.
         Hepatology. 2012 Apr 24.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     39. H1N1 influenza vaccination during pregnancy and fetal and neonatal outcomes
         Fell DB, Sprague AE, Liu N, Yasseen AS, Wen SW, Smith G, Walker MC.
         Am J Public Health. 2012 Jun;102(6):e33-40.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     40. Nested case-control study of night shift work and breast cancer risk among women in the Danish military
         Hansen J, Lassen CF.
         Occup Environ Med. 2012 May 29.
         
   
   

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