Issue 35, September 4, 2012

Vol. 4, Issue: 35, 9/4/12

1. CDC Vital Signs

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Hypertension

     1. *Seventh report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
        Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, Black HR, Cushman WC, Green LA, Izzo JL.
        Hypertension. 2003 Dec;42(6):1206-52.
        
     2. Underdiagnosis of hypertension using electronic health records
        Banerjee D, Chung S, Wong EC, Wang EJ, Stafford RS, Palaniappan LP.
        Am J Hypertens. 2012 Jan;25(1):97-102.
        
     3. A multimodal blood pressure control intervention in 3 healthcare systems
        Magid DJ, Ho PM, Olson KL, Brand DW, Welch LK, Snow KE, Lambert-Kerzner AC.
        Am J Manag Care. 2011 Apr;17(4):e96-103.
        
     4. Missed opportunities for treatment of uncontrolled hypertension at physician office visits in the United States, 2005 through 2009
        Khanna RR, Victor RG, Bibbins-Domingo K, Shapiro MF, Pletcher MJ.
        Arch Intern Med. 2012 Aug 6:1-2.
        
     5. Uncontrolled and apparent treatment resistant hypertension in the United States, 1988 to 2008
        Egan BM, Zhao Y, Axon RN, Brzezinski WA, Ferdinand KC.
        Circulation. 2011 Aug 30;124(9):1046-58.
        
     6. Blood pressure control among US veterans: a large multiyear analysis of blood pressure data from the Veterans Administration health data repository
        Fletcher RD, Amdur RL, Kolodner R, McManus C, Jones R, Faselis C, Kokkinos P.
        Circulation. 2012 May 22;125(20):2462-8.
        
     7. Is blood pressure control to less than 140/less than 90 mmHg in 50% of all hypertensive patients as good as we can do in the USA: or is this as good as it gets?
        Egan BM, Laken MA.
        Curr Opin Cardiol. 2011 Jul;26(4):300-7.
        
     8. Trends in time to confirmation and recognition of new-onset hypertension, 2002-2006
        Selby JV, Lee J, Swain BE, Tavel HM, Ho PM, Margolis KL, O'Connor PJ.
        Hypertension. 2010 Oct;56(4):605-11.
        
     9. Trends in prevalence, awareness, management, and control of hypertension among United States adults, 1999 to 2010
        Guo F, He D, Zhang W, Walton RG.
        J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Aug 14;60(7):599-606.
        
     10. Impacting population cardiovascular health through a community-based practice network: update on an ASH-supported collaborative
         Egan BM, Laken MA, Shaun Wagner C, Mack SS, Seymour-Edwards K, Dodson J, Zhao Y.
         J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011 Aug;13(8):543-50.
         
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     11. Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome among the privately insured, United States, 2003-2008
         Okoroh EM, Hooper WC, Atrash HK, Yusuf HR, Boulet SL.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jul 20.
         
     12. Socioeconomic status and mortality: the contribution of health care access and psychological distress among United States adults with diagnosed diabetes
         Saydah SH, Imperatore G, Beckles GL.
         Diabetes Care. 2012 Aug 28.
         
     13. Increased risk of acute hepatitis B among adults with diagnosed diabetes mellitus
         Reilly ML, Schillie SF, Smith E, Poissant T, Vonderwahl CW, Gerard K, Baumgartner J, Mercedes L, Sweet K, Muleta D, Zaccaro DJ, Klevens RM, Murphy TV.
         J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2012 ;6(4):858-66.
         
     14. Bolivian health providers' attitudes toward alternative technologies for cervical cancer prevention: a focus on visual inspection with acetic acid and cryotherapy
         Stormo AR, Altamirano VC, Perez-Castells M, Espey D, Padilla H, Panameno K, Soria M, Santos C, Saraiya M, Luciani S.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 Aug;21(8):801-8.
         
     15. The effect of body mass index and weight change on epithelial ovarian cancer survival in younger women: a long-term follow-up study
         Tyler CP, Whiteman MK, Zapata LB, Hillis SD, Curtis KM, McDonald J, Wingo PA, Kulkarni A, Marchbanks PA.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 Aug;21(8):865-71.
         
     16. Willingness to pay for prostate cancer treatment among patients and their family members at 1 year after diagnosis
         Li C, Zeliadt SB, Hall IJ, Smith JL, Ekwueme DU, Moinpour CM, Penson DF, Thompson IM, Keane TE, Ramsey SD.
         Value Health. 2012 Jul;15(5):716-23.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     17. Practices of obstetrician-gynecologists regarding nonvaccine-related public health recommendations during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic
         Rasmussen SA, Power ML, Jamieson DJ, Williams J, Schulkin J, Kahn EB, Zhang Y, Macfarlane K, Kissin DM.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jul 16.
         
     18. Data to guide the "Test and Treat Era" of hepatitis C
         Ward JW, Rein DB, Smith BD.
         Gastroenterology. 2012 Aug 21.
         
     19. HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type-2 genital shedding among co-infected women using self-collected swabs in Chiang Rai, Thailand
         Forhan SE, Dunne EF, Sternberg MR, Whitehead SJ, Leelawiwat W, Thepamnuay S, Chen C, Evans-Strickfaden T, McNicholl JM, Markowitz LE.
         Int J STD AIDS. 2012 Aug;23(8):560-4.
         
     20. Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among persons with diagnosed diabetes mellitus in the United States, 1999-2010
         Schillie SF, Xing J, Murphy TV, Hu DJ.
         J Viral Hepat. 2012 Sep;19(9):674-6.
         
     21. Challenges for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in the United States
         Mansergh G, Koblin BA, Sullivan PS.
         PLoS Med. 2012 Aug;9(8):e1001286.
         
     22. Seroprevalence of antibodies to avian influenza A (H5) and A (H9) viruses among market poultry workers, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2001
         Uyeki TM, Nguyen DC, Rowe T, Lu X, Hu-Primmer J, Huynh LP, Hang NL, Katz JM.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(8):e43948.
         
     23. Effectiveness of gentamicin for gonorrhoea treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis
         Dowell D, Kirkcaldy RD.
         Sex Transm Infect. 2012 Aug 23.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     24. A new phlebovirus associated with severe febrile illness in Missouri
         McMullan LK, Folk SM, Kelly AJ, MacNeil A, Goldsmith CS, Metcalfe MG, Batten BC, Albarino CG, Zaki SR, Rollin PE, Nicholson WL, Nichol ST.
         N Engl J Med. 2012 Aug 30;367(9):834-41.
         

   • Environmental Health

     25. Dominant microbial volatile organic compounds in 23 US homes
         Ryan TJ, Beaucham C.
         Chemosphere. 2012 Aug 11.
         
     26. A regional climatography of West Nile, Uganda, to support human plague modeling
         Monaghan A, MacMillan K, Moore S, Mead P, Hayden M, Eisen R.
         J Appl Meteorol Clim. 2012 Jul;51(7):1201-1221.
         
     27. Mercury exposure among artisanal gold miners in Madre de Dios, Peru: a cross-sectional study
         Yard EE, Horton J, Schier JG, Caldwell K, Sanchez C, Lewis L, Gastanaga C.
         J Med Toxicol. 2012 Aug 28.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     28. Design, methodological issues and participation in a multiple sclerosis case-control study
         Williamson DM, Marrie RA, Ashley-Koch A, Schiffer R, Trottier J, Wagner L.
         Acta Neurol Scand. 2012 Sep;126(3):197-204.
         
     29. Completeness of West Nile virus testing in patients with meningitis and encephalitis during an outbreak in Arizona, USA
         Weber IB, Lindsey NP, Bunko-Patterson AM, Briggs G, Wadleigh TJ, Sylvester TL, Levy C, Komatsu KK, Lehman JA, Fischer M, Staples JE.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Sep;140(9):1632-6.
         
     30. Association between adult height, genetic susceptibility and risk of glioma
         Kitahara CM, Wang SS, Melin BS, Wang Z, Braganza M, Inskip PD, Albanes D, Andersson U, Beane Freeman LE, Buring JE, Carreon T, Feychting M, Gapstur SM, Gaziano JM, Giles GG, Hallmans G, Hankinson SE, Henriksson R, Hsing AW, Johansen C, Linet MS, McKean-Cowdin R, Michaud DS, Peters U, Purdue MP, Rothman N, Ruder AM, Sesso HD, Severi G, Shu XO, Stevens VL, Visvanathan K, Waters MA, White E, Wolk A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Hoover R, Fraumeni JF, Chatterjee N, Yeager M, Chanock SJ, Hartge P, Rajaraman P.
         Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Aug;41(4):1075-1085.
         
     31. Profile: The KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System--Western Kenya
         Odhiambo FO, Laserson KF, Sewe M, Hamel MJ, Feikin DR, Adazu K, Ogwang S, Obor D, Amek N, Bayoh N, Ombok M, Lindblade K, Desai M, Ter Kuile F, Phillips-Howard P, van Eijk AM, Rosen D, Hightower A, Ofware P, Muttai H, Nahlen B, Decock K, Slutsker L, Breiman RF, Vulule JM.
         Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Aug;41(4):977-87.
         
     32. A diagnostics platform for the integrated mapping, monitoring, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases: rationale and target product profiles
         Solomon AW, Engels D, Bailey RL, Blake IM, Brooker S, Chen JX, Chen JH, Churcher TS, Drakeley CJ, Edwards T, Fenwick A, French M, Gabrielli AF, Grassly NC, Harding-Esch EM, Holland MJ, Koukounari A, Lammie PJ, Leslie J, Mabey DC, Rhajaoui M, Secor WE, Stothard JR, Wei H, Willingham AL, Zhou XN, Peeling RW.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jul;6(7):e1746.
         

   • Food Safety

     33. Epidemiology of a large restaurant-associated outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O111:NM
         Bradley KK, Williams JM, Burnsed LJ, Lytle MB, McDermott MD, Mody RK, Bhattarai A, Mallonee S, Piercefield EW, McDonald-Hamm CK, Smithee LK.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Sep;140(9):1644-54.
         
     34. Detecting and controlling foodborne infections in humans: lessons for China from the United States experience
         Varma JK, Wu S, Feng Z.
         Glob Public Health. 2012 Aug;7(7):766-78.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     35. Simian genogroup I picobirnaviruses: prevalence, genetic diversity, and zoonotic potential
         Wang Y, Banyai K, Tu X, Jiang B.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Aug;50(8):2779-82.
         
     36. Phylogeny of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 isolated from cattle and clinically ill humans
         Bono JL, Smith TP, Keen JE, Harhay GP, McDaneld TG, Mandrell RE, Jung WK, Besser TE, Gerner-Smidt P, Bielaszewska M, Karch H, Clawson ML.
         Mol Biol Evol. 2012 Aug;29(8):2047-62.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     37. Health care-associated infections studies project: an American Journal of Infection Control and National Healthcare Safety Network data quality collaboration case study 7
         Wright MO, Hebden JN, Allen-Bridson K, Morrell GC, Horan T.
         Am J Infect Control. 2012 Aug;40(6):554-5.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     38. Decision analysis, economic evaluation, and newborn screening: challenges and opportunities
         Prosser LA, Grosse SD, Kemper AR, Tarini BA, Perrin JM.
         Genet Med. 2012 August;14(8):703-712.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     39. A three dose intramuscular schedule of anthrax vaccine adsorbed generates sustained humoral and cellular immune responses to protective antigen and provides long term protection against inhalation anthrax in rhesus macaques
         Quinn CP, Sabourin CL, Niemuth NA, Li H, Semenova VA, Rudge TL, Mayfield HJ, Schiffer J, Mittler RS, Ibegbu CC, Wrammert J, Ahmed R, Brys AM, Hunt RE, Levesque D, Estep JE, Barnewall RE, Robinson DM, Plikaytis BD, Marano N.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2012 Aug 29.
         
     40. Potential intussusception risk versus benefits of rotavirus vaccination in the United States
         Desai R, Cortese MM, Meltzer MI, Shankar M, Tate JE, Yen C, Patel MM, Parashar UD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Aug 27.
         
     41. Health-related quality of life in the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed Human Clinical Trial
         Stewart B, Rose CE, Tokars JI, Martin SW, Keitel WA, Keyserling HL, Babcock J, Parker SD, Jacobson RM, Poland GA, McNeil MM.
         Vaccine. 2012 Aug 31;30(40):5875-9.
         

   • Informatics

     42. The effect of electronic medical record-based clinical decision support on HIV care in resource-constrained settings: A systematic review
         Oluoch T, Santas X, Kwaro D, Were M, Biondich P, Bailey C, Abu-Hanna A, de Keizer N.
         Int J Med Inform. 2012 Aug 23.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     43. Effect of screening for partner violence on women's quality of life: a randomized controlled trial
         Klevens J, Kee R, Trick W, Garcia D, Angulo FR, Jones R, Sadowski LS.
         JAMA. 2012 Aug 15;308(7):681-9.
         
     44. Emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury in older adults in the United States: 2006-08
         Pearson WS, Sugerman DE, McGuire LC, Coronado VG.
         West J Emerg Med. 2012 Aug;13(3):289-293.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     45. Two linear regression models predicting cumulative dynamic L5/S1 joint moment during a range of lifting tasks based on static postures
         Xu X, Chang CC, Lu ML.
         Ergonomics. 2012 Sep;55(9):1093-103.
         
     46. Evaluation of methods for the identification and taxonomic status of strains belonging to the Streptococcus porcinus/S. pseudoporcinus complex isolated from animal, human, and dairy sources
         Shewmaker PL, Steigerwalt AG, Whitney AM, Morey RE, Graziano JC, Facklam RR, Musser KA, Merquior VL, Teixeira LM.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Aug 29.
         
     47. Immune evasion and recognition of the syphilis spirochete in blood and skin of secondary syphilis patients: two immunologically distinct compartments
         Cruz AR, Ramirez LG, Zuluaga AV, Pillay A, Abreu C, Valencia CA, La Vake C, Cervantes JL, Dunham-Ems S, Cartun R, Mavilio D, Radolf JD, Salazar JC.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jul;6(7):e1717.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     48. Exploring the choice to refuse or delay vaccines: a national survey of parents of 6- through 23-month-olds
         McCauley MM, Kennedy A, Basket M, Sheedy K.
         Acad Pediatr. 2012 Aug 22.
         
     49. An outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae late-onset sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit in Guatemala
         Gray J, Arvelo W, McCracken J, Lopez B, Lessa FC, Kitchel B, Wong B, Reyes L, Lindblade K.
         Am J Infect Control. 2012 Aug;40(6):516-20.
         
     50. Breastfeeding practices: does method of delivery matter?
         Ahluwalia IB, Li R, Morrow B.
         Matern Child Health J. 2012 Aug 28.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     51. Creating supportive nutrition environments for population health impact and health equity: an overview of the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network's efforts
         Blanck HM, Kim SA.
         Am J Prev Med. 2012 Sep;43(3 Suppl 2):S85-90.
         
     52. Support among U.S. adults for local and state policies to increase fruit and vegetable access
         Foltz JL, Harris DM, Blanck HM.
         Am J Prev Med. 2012 Sep;43(3 Suppl 2):S102-8.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     53. Occupational safety and health in the USA: now and the future
         Howard J, Hearl F.
         Ind Health. 2012 ;50(2):80-3.
         
     54. Incidence and cost of depression after occupational injury
         Asfaw A, Souza K.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Aug 27.
         
     55. Psychosocial job stress and immunity: a systematic review
         Nakata A.
         Methods Mol Biol. 2012 ;934:39-75.
         
     56. Assessment of lifetime occupational exposure in an epidemiologic study of COPD
         Graziani M, Doney B, Hnizdo E, Villnave J, Breen V, Weinmann S, Vollmer W, McBurnie M, Buist AS, Heumann M.
         Open Epidemiol J. 2012 23 July;5:27-35.
         
     57. The CUPID (Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability) study: methods of data collection and characteristics of study sample
         Coggon D, Ntani G, Palmer KT, Felli VE, Harari R, Barrero LH, Felknor SA, Gimeno D, Cattrell A, Serra C, Bonzini M, Solidaki E, Merisalu E, Habib RR, Sadeghian F, Kadir M, Warnakulasuriya SS, Matsudaira K, Nyantumbu B, Sim MR, Harcombe H, Cox K, Marziale MH, Sarquis LM, Harari F, Freire R, Harari N, Monroy MV, Quintana LA, Rojas M, Salazar Vega EJ, Harris EC, Vargas-Prada S, Martinez JM, Delclos G, Benavides FG, Carugno M, Ferrario MM, Pesatori AC, Chatzi L, Bitsios P, Kogevinas M, Oha K, Sirk T, Sadeghian A, Peiris-John RJ, Sathiakumar N, Wickremasinghe AR, Yoshimura N, Kielkowski D, Kelsall HL, Hoe VC, Urquhart DM, Derett S, McBride D, Gray A.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(7):e39820.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     58. New global estimates of malaria deaths
         Lynch M, Korenromp E, Eisele T, Newby H, Steketee R, Kachur SP, Nahlen B, Yoon S, MacArthur J, Newman R, Cibulskis R.
         Lancet. 2012 Aug 11;380(9841):559.
         
     59. Sensitive and specific detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in clinical specimens using a multi-target real-time PCR approach
         Qvarnstrom Y, Schijman AG, Veron V, Aznar C, Steurer F, da Silva AJ.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jul;6(7):e1689.
         

   • Program Evaluation

     60. Obstetric providers' knowledge, awareness, and use of CDC'S HIV testing recommendations and One Test. Two Lives.
         Green DR, Anderson BL, Burke MF, Griffith J, Schulkin J.
         Matern Child Health J. 2012 Jul;16(5):1113-9.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     61. Million hearts--where population health and clinical practice intersect
         Wright JS, Wall HK, Briss PA, Schooley M.
         Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2012 Jul 1;5(4):589-91.
         
     62. Building leadership skills and promoting workforce development: evaluation data collected from public health professionals in the field of maternal and child health
         Kroelinger CD, Kasehagen L, Barradas DT, Ali Z.
         Matern Child Health J. 2012 Aug 26.
         

   • Public Health, General

     63. The Prevention Research Centers program: translating research into public health practice and impact
         Greenlund KJ, Giles WH.
         Am J Prev Med. 2012 Sep;43(3 Suppl 2):S91-2.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     64. We will be known forever by the tracks we leave: rising up to meet the reproductive health needs of American Indian and Alaska Native youth
         de Ravello L, Tulloch S, Taylor M.
         Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2012 ;19(1):i-x.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     65. Mass screening for severe problem behavior among infants and toddlers in Peru
         Mayo-Ortega L, Oyama-Ganiko R, Leblanc J, Schroeder S, Brady N, Butler M, Reese RM, Richman D, Peacock G, Foster J, Marquis J.
         J Ment Health Res Intellect Disabil. 2012 2012/07/01;5(3-4):246-259.
         
     66. Depression and treatment among U.S. pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age, 2005-2009
         Ko JY, Farr SL, Dietz PM, Robbins CL.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 Aug;21(8):830-6.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     67. Flavored cigar smoking among U.S. adults: findings from the 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey
         King BA, Dube SR, Tynan MA.
         Nicotine Tob Res. 2012 Aug 27.
         
     68. Varenicline for smoking cessation: nausea severity and variation in nicotinic receptor genes
         Swan GE, Javitz HS, Jack LM, Wessel J, Michel M, Hinds DA, Stokowksi RP, McClure JB, Catz SL, Richards J, Zbikowski SM, Deprey M, McAfee T, Conti DV, Bergen AW.
         Pharmacogenomics J. 2012 Aug;12(4):349-58.
         
     69. A cross-country study of cigarette prices and affordability: evidence from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey
         Kostova D, Chaloupka FJ, Yurekli A, Ross H, Cherukupalli R, Andes L, Asma S.
         Tob Control. 2012 Aug 25.
         

   • Zoonoses

     70. Francisella novicida bacteremia after a near-drowning accident
         Brett M, Doppalapudi A, Respicio-Kingry LB, Myers D, Husband B, Pollard K, Mead P, Petersen JM, Whitener CJ.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Aug;50(8):2826-9.
         
     71. Alkhurma viral hemorrhagic fever virus: proposed guidelines for detection, prevention, and control in Saudi Arabia
         Memish ZA, Fagbo SF, Assiri AM, Rollin P, Zaki AM, Charrel R, Mores C, Macneil A.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jul;6(7):e1604.
         
     72. Dengue infection in children in Ratchaburi, Thailand: a cohort study. I. Epidemiology of symptomatic acute dengue infection in children, 2006-2009
         Sabchareon A, Sirivichayakul C, Limkittikul K, Chanthavanich P, Suvannadabba S, Jiwariyavej V, Dulyachai W, Pengsaa K, Margolis HS, Letson GW.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jul;6(7):e1732.
         
     73. Evaluation of the infectiousness to mice of soil contaminated with Yersinia pestis-infected blood
         Boegler KA, Graham CB, Montenieri JA, Macmillan K, Holmes JL, Petersen JM, Gage KL, Eisen RJ.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2012 Aug 27.
         
   
   

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   
   Articles about important public health topics that have been mentioned in the press.

   • MMWR in the Media

     74. Injuries from batteries among children aged <13 years - United States, 1995-2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Aug 31;61(34):661-6.
         
     75. National and state vaccination coverage among adolescents aged 13-17 years - United States, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Aug 31;61(34):671-7.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     76. Prevalence of and risk factors for resistance to second-line drugs in people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in eight countries: a prospective cohort study
         Dalton T, Cegielski P, Akksilp S, Asencios L, Campos Caoili J, Cho S, Erokhin V, Ershova J, Gler M, Kazennyy B, Kim H, Kliiman K, Kurbatova E, Kvasnovsky C, Leimane V, van der Walt M, Via L, Volchenkov G, Yagui M, Kang H.
         Lancet. 2012 .
         
     77. Neurologic disorders among pediatric deaths associated with the 2009 pandemic influenza
         Blanton L, Peacock G, Cox C, Jhung M, Finelli L, Moore C.
         Pediatrics. 2012 Aug 29.
         

   • Environmental Health

     78. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis deaths associated with sinus irrigation using contaminated tap water
         Yoder JS, Straif-Bourgeois S, Roy SL, Moore TA, Visvesvara GS, Ratard RC, Hill VR, Wilson JD, Linscott AJ, Crager R, Kozak NA, Sriram R, Narayanan J, Mull B, Kahler AM, Schneeberger C, da Silva AJ, Poudel M, Baumgarten KL, Xiao L, Beach MJ.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug 22.
         
   
   

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