Issue 11, March 18, 2013

The report consists of three components:

• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Maternal and Child Health - Adolescent Pregnancy, in conjunction with CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds)
• Public health articles noted in the media

1. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   
   Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).

   • Maternal and Child Health - Adolescent Pregnancy

     1. Community pathways to improved adolescent sexual and reproductive health: a conceptual framework and suggested outcome indicators
        Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG).
        2007.
        
     2. Evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs
        DHHS Office of Adolescent Health.
        2012.
        
     3. The contraceptive CHOICE project: reducing barriers to long-acting reversible contraception
        Secura GM, Allsworth JE, Madden T, Mullersman JL, Peipert JF.
        Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug;203(2):115 e1-7.
        
     4. A framework for public health action: the health impact pyramid
        Frieden TR.
        Am J Public Health. 2010 Apr;100(4):590-5.
        
     5. Explaining recent declines in adolescent pregnancy in the United States: the contribution of abstinence and improved contraceptive use
        Santelli JS, Lindberg LD, Finer LB, Singh S.
        Am J Public Health. 2007 Jan;97(1):150-6.
        
     6. Meeting the contraceptive needs of teens and young adults: youth-friendly and long-acting reversible contraceptive services in U.S. family planning facilities
        Kavanaugh ML, Jerman J, Ethier K, Moskosky S.
        J Adolesc Health. 2013 Mar;52(3):284-92.
        
     7. U S. medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, 2010
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
        MMWR Recomm Rep. 2010 Jun 18;59(RR-4):1-86.
        
     8. Effectiveness of long-acting reversible contraception
        Winner B, Peipert JF, Zhao Q, Buckel C, Madden T, Allsworth JE, Secura GM.
        N Engl J Med. 2012 May 24;366(21):1998-2007.
        
     9. Births: preliminary data for 2011
        Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Ventura SJ.
        Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2012 Oct 2012;61(5).
        
   
   

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.

   • Communicable Diseases

     10. Outbreak of infections caused by Shigella sonnei with reduced susceptibility to azithromycin in the United States
         Karlsson MS, Bowen A, Reporter R, Folster JP, Grass JE, Howie RL, Taylor J, Whichard JM.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Mar;57(3):1559-60.
         
     11. Epidemiology of recurrent tuberculosis in the United States, 1993-2010 [Short communication]
         Kim L, Moonan PK, Yelk Woodruff RS, Kammerer JS, Haddad MB.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Mar;17(3):357-60.
         
     12. Impact of minority nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance mutations on resistance genotype after virologic failure
         Li JZ, Paredes R, Ribaudo HJ, Kozal MJ, Svarovskaia ES, Johnson JA, Geretti AM, Metzner KJ, Jakobsen MR, Hullsiek KH, Ostergaard L, Miller MD, Kuritzkes DR.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;207(6):893-7.
         
     13. Pathogenesis, transmissibility, and ocular tropism of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H7N3) virus associated with human conjunctivitis
         Belser JA, Davis CT, Balish A, Edwards LE, Zeng H, Maines TR, Gustin KM, Martinez IL, Fasce R, Cox NJ, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
         J Virol. 2013 Mar 13.
         
     14. Burden of human metapneumovirus infection in young children
         Edwards KM, Zhu Y, Griffin MR, Weinberg GA, Hall CB, Szilagyi PG, Staat MA, Iwane M, Prill MM, Williams JV.
         N Engl J Med. 2013 Feb 14;368(7):633-43.
         
     15. Measles outbreak in South Africa: epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed measles cases and assessment of intervention, 2009-2011
         Ntshoe GM, McAnerney JM, Archer BN, Smit SB, Harris BN, Tempia S, Mashele M, Singh B, Thomas J, Cengimbo A, Blumberg LH, Puren A, Moyes J, van den Heever J, Schoub BD, Cohen C.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(2):e55682.
         
     16. An integrated city-driven perinatal HIV prevention program covering 1.8 million pregnant women in Shenzhen, China, 2000 to 2010
         Song J, Feng T, Bulterys M, Zhang D, Korhonen C, Shi X, Wang X, Cheng J, Chen L, Ma H.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Apr;40(4):329-34.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     17. Ecology of potential West Nile virus vectors in southeastern Louisiana: enzootic transmission in the relative absence of Culex quinquefasciatus
         Godsey MS, King RJ, Burkhalter K, Delorey M, Colton L, Charnetzky D, Sutherland G, Ezenwa VO, Wilson LA, Coffey M, Milheim LE, Taylor VG, Palmisano C, Wesson DM, Guptill SC.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Mar 11.
         

   • Environmental Health

     18. Seasonal concentrations and determinants of indoor particulate matter in a low-income community in Dhaka, Bangladesh
         Gurley ES, Salje H, Homaira N, Ram PK, Haque R, Petri WA, Bresee J, Moss WJ, Luby SP, Breysse P, Azziz-Baumgartner E.
         Environ Res. 2013 Feb;121:11-6.
         
     19. Effects of gestational and lactational exposure to heptachlor epoxide on age at puberty and reproductive function in men and women
         Luderer U, Kesner JS, Fuller JM, Krieg EF, Meadows JW, Tramma SL, Yang H, Baker D.
         Environ Res. 2013 Feb;121:84-94.
         
     20. Menopause and lead body burden among US women aged 45-55, NHANES 1999-2010
         Mendola P, Brett K, Dibari JN, Pollack AZ, Tandon R, Shenassa ED.
         Environ Res. 2013 Feb;121:110-3.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     21. Hepatitis E virus isolated from rabbits is genetically heterogeneous but with very similar antigenicity to human HEV
         Wang S, Dong C, Dai X, Cheng X, Liang J, Dong M, Purdy MA, Meng J.
         J Med Virol. 2013 Apr;85(4):627-35.
         
     22. Genetic variation and exchange in Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from the United States
         Roellig DM, Savage MY, Fujita AW, Barnabe C, Tibayrenc M, Steurer FJ, Yabsley MJ.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(2):e56198.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     23. Differences between HIV-positive and HIV-negative African American men who have sex with men in two major U.S. metropolitan areas
         Robinson BB, Galbraith JS, Swinburne Romine RE, Zhang Q, Herbst JH.
         Arch Sex Behav. 2013 Feb;42(2):267-78.
         
     24. Sexual risk behavior among HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men (MSM) participating in a tenofovir pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) randomized trial in the United States
         Liu AY, Vittinghoff E, Chillag K, Mayer K, Thompson M, Grohskopf L, Colfax G, Pathak S, Gvetadze R, O'Hara B, Collins B, Ackers M, Paxton L, Buchbinder SP.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Mar 11.
         
     25. Does discussing sexually transmissible infections or HIV with a parent increase condom use among young women using other contraceptive methods?
         Bradley H, Leichliter JS, Gift TL.
         Sex Health. 2013 Mar;10(1):82-90.
         
     26. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding syphilis screening among men who have sex with men in San Francisco
         Katz KA, Raymond HF, Bernstein KT, Klausner JD.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Apr;40(4):318-22.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     27. Mycobacterium chelonae facial infections following injection of dermal filler
         Rodriguez JM, Xie YL, Winthrop KL, Schafer S, Sehdev P, Solomon J, Jensen B, Toney NC, Lewis PF.
         Aesthet Surg J. 2013 Feb 1;33(2):265-9.
         
     28. Molecular analyses of Fusarium isolates recovered from a cluster of invasive mold infections in a Brazilian hospital
         Scheel CM, Hurst SF, Barreiros G, Akiti T, Nucci M, Balajee SA.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2013 ;13:49.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     29. Effectiveness of pentavalent and monovalent rotavirus vaccines in concurrent use among US children <5 years old, 2009-2011
         Payne DC, Boom JA, Staat MA, Edwards KM, Szilagyi PG, Klein EJ, Selvarangan R, Azimi PH, Harrison C, Moffatt M, Johnston SH, Sahni LC, Baker CJ, Rench MA, Donauer S, McNeal M, Chappell J, Weinberg GA, Tasslimi A, Tate JE, Wikswo M, Curns AT, Sulemana I, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Esona MD, Bowen MD, Gentsch JR, Parashar UD.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Mar 13.
         
     30. Waning immunity to pertussis following 5 doses of DTaP
         Tartof SY, Lewis M, Kenyon C, White K, Osborn A, Liko J, Zell E, Martin S, Messonnier NE, Clark TA, Skoff TH.
         Pediatrics. 2013 Mar 11.
         
     31. Duration of protection against hepatitis A for the current two-dose vaccine compared to a three-dose vaccine schedule in children
         Raczniak GA, Thomas T, Bulkow L, Negus S, Zanis C, Bruce MG, Spradling PR, Teshale EH, McMahon BJ.
         Vaccine. 2013 Mar 4.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     32. Analysis of a ricin biomarker, ricinine, in 989 individual human urine samples
         Pittman CT, Guido JM, Hamelin EI, Blake TA, Johnson RC.
         J Anal Toxicol. 2013 Mar 6.
         
     33. A model of the recruitment-derecruitment and volume of lung units in an excised lung as it is inflated-deflated between minimum and maximum lung volume
         Frazer DG, Lindsley WG, McKinney W, Reynolds JS, Franz GN, Jackson M, Goldsmith WT.
         J Biomech Eng. 2013 ;135(3).
         
     34. Detection of the A2058G and A2059G 23S rRNA gene point mutations associated with azithromycin resistance in Treponema pallidum by use of a TaqMan real-time multiplex PCR assay
         Chen CY, Chi KH, Pillay A, Nachamkin E, Su JR, Ballard RC.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Mar;51(3):908-13.
         
     35. Plasma and urine dimercaptopropanesulfonate concentrations after dermal application of transdermal DMPS (TD-DMPS)
         Cohen JP, Ruha AM, Curry SC, Biswas K, Westenberger B, Ye W, Caldwell KL, Lovecchio F, Burkhart K, Samia N.
         J Med Toxicol. 2013 Mar;9(1):9-15.
         
     36. Antigenicity and immunogenicity of Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein-3
         Bitencourt AR, Vicentin EC, Jimenez MC, Ricci R, Leite JA, Costa FT, Ferreira LC, Russell B, Nosten F, Renia L, Galinski MR, Barnwell JW, Rodrigues MM, Soares IS.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(2):e56061.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     37. Case report: severe disseminated adenovirus infection in a neonate following water birth delivery
         Soileau SL, Schneider E, Erdman DD, Lu X, Ryan WD, McAdams RM.
         J Med Virol. 2013 Apr;85(4):667-9.
         
     38. Do women with persistently negative nontreponemal test results transmit syphilis during pregnancy?
         Peterman TA, Newman DR, Davis D, Su JR.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Apr;40(4):311-5.
         

   • Mining

     39. Modelling blast induced damage from a fully coupled explosive charge
         Onederra IA, Furtney JK, Sellers E, Iverson S.
         Int J Rock Mech Min. 2013 Feb;58:73-84.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     40. Self-contained breathing apparatus remaining service-life indicator performance requirements. Final rule
         Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
         Fed Regist. 2013 Jan 14;78(9):2618-22.
         

   • Physical Activity

     41. Physical activity interventions in Latin America: expanding and classifying the evidence
         Hoehner CM, Ribeiro IC, Parra DC, Reis RS, Azevedo MR, Hino AA, Soares J, Hallal PC, Simoes EJ, Brownson RC.
         Am J Prev Med. 2013 Mar;44(3):e31-40.
         

   • Public Health, General

     42. Responding to the outbreak of invasive fungal infections: the value of public health to Americans
         Bell BP, Khabbaz RF.
         JAMA. 2013 Mar 6;309(9):883-4.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     43. Chlamydia trachomatis infection among women 26 to 39 years of age in the United States, 1999 to 2010
         Torrone EA, Geisler WM, Gift TL, Weinstock HS.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Apr;40(4):335-7.
         

   • Sciences, General

     44. Virus nomenclature below the species level: a standardized nomenclature for laboratory animal-adapted strains and variants of viruses assigned to the family Filoviridae
         Kuhn JH, Bao Y, Bavari S, Becker S, Bradfute S, Brister JR, Bukreyev AA, Cai Y, Chandran K, Davey RA, Dolnik O, Dye JM, Enterlein S, Gonzalez JP, Formenty P, Freiberg AN, Hensley LE, Honko AN, Ignatyev GM, Jahrling PB, Johnson KM, Klenk HD, Kobinger G, Lackemeyer MG, Leroy EM, Lever MS, Lofts LL, Muhlberger E, Netesov SV, Olinger GG, Palacios G, Patterson JL, Paweska JT, Pitt L, Radoshitzky SR, Ryabchikova EI, Saphire EO, Shestopalov AM, Smither SJ, Sullivan NJ, Swanepoel R, Takada A, Towner JS, van der Groen G, Volchkov VE, Wahl-Jensen V, Warren TK, Warfield KL, Weidmann M, Nichol ST.
         Arch Virol. 2013 Jan 29.
         
     45. Virus nomenclature below the species level: a standardized nomenclature for natural variants of viruses assigned to the family Filoviridae
         Kuhn JH, Bao Y, Bavari S, Becker S, Bradfute S, Brister JR, Bukreyev AA, Chandran K, Davey RA, Dolnik O, Dye JM, Enterlein S, Hensley LE, Honko AN, Jahrling PB, Johnson KM, Kobinger G, Leroy EM, Lever MS, Muhlberger E, Netesov SV, Olinger GG, Palacios G, Patterson JL, Paweska JT, Pitt L, Radoshitzky SR, Saphire EO, Smither SJ, Swanepoel R, Towner JS, van der Groen G, Volchkov VE, Wahl-Jensen V, Warren TK, Weidmann M, Nichol ST.
         Arch Virol. 2013 Jan;158(1):301-11.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     46. Barriers in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in women in the USA: where are we now?
         Ko JY, Farr SL, Dietz PM.
         Neuropsychiatry. 2013 February;3(1):1-3.
         

   • Veterinary Medicine

     47. Evaluation of the effects of a killed whole-cell vaccine against Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in 3 herds of dairy cattle with natural exposure to the organism
         Knust B, Patton E, Ribeiro-Lima J, Bohn JJ, Wells SJ.
         J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013 Mar 1;242(5):663-9.
         

   • Zoonoses

     48. Enhanced West Nile virus surveillance in a dengue-endemic area--Puerto Rico, 2007
         Torres-Aponte JM, Luce RR, Hunsperger E, Munoz-Jordan JL, Beltran M, Vergne E, Arguello DF, Garcia EJ, Sun W, Tomashek KM.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Mar 11.
         
     49. Control of communicable disease; foreign--requirements for importers of nonhuman primates (NHP). Final rule
         Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
         Fed Regist. 2013 Feb 15;78(32):11521-45.
         
     50. US outbreak of human Salmonella infections associated with aquatic frogs, 2008-2011
         Mettee Zarecki SL, Bennett SD, Hall J, Yaeger J, Lujan K, Adams-Cameron M, Winpisinger Quinn K, Brenden R, Biggerstaff G, Hill VR, Sholtes K, Garrett NM, Lafon PC, Behravesh CB, Sodha SV.
         Pediatrics. 2013 Mar 11.
         
   
   

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

     51. Fatal and nonfatal injuries involving fishing vessel winches - Southern shrimp fleet, United States, 2000-2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Mar 8;62(9):157-60.
         
     52. HIV infection among heterosexuals at increased risk - United States, 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Mar 15;62(10):183-8.
         
     53. Mobile device use while driving - United States and seven European countries, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Mar 15;62(10):177-82.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     54. Escherichia coli sequence type 131 is a dominant, antimicrobial-resistant clonal group associated with healthcare and elderly hosts
         Banerjee R, Johnston B, Lohse C, Porter SB, Clabots C, Johnson JR.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Apr;34(4):361-9.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     55. Waning immunity to pertussis following 5 doses of DTaP
         Tartof SY, Lewis M, Kenyon C, White K, Osborn A, Liko J, Zell E, Martin S, Messonnier NE, Clark TA, Skoff TH.
         Pediatrics. 2013 Mar 11.
         

   • Zoonoses

     56. US outbreak of human Salmonella infections associated with aquatic frogs, 2008-2011
         Mettee Zarecki SL, Bennett SD, Hall J, Yaeger J, Lujan K, Adams-Cameron M, Winpisinger Quinn K, Brenden R, Biggerstaff G, Hill VR, Sholtes K, Garrett NM, Lafon PC, Behravesh CB, Sodha SV.
         Pediatrics. 2013 Mar 11.
         
   
   

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