Issue 15, April 15, 2013

The report consists of three components:

• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Immunity and Immunization, in conjunction with CDC Public Health Grand Rounds on childhood immunization as a tool to address health disparities)
• CDC-authored publications
• 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).

   • Immunity and Immunization

     1. Health equity: the challenge
        Marmot M.
        Aust N Z J Public Health. 2012 Dec;36(6):513-4.
        
     2. Inequity in childhood immunization in India: a systematic review
        Mathew JL.
        Indian Pediatr. 2012 Mar;49(3):203-23.
        
     3. Factors associated with differential uptake of seasonal influenza immunizations among underserved communities during the 2009-2010 influenza season
        Vlahov D, Bond KT, Jones KC, Ompad DC.
        J Community Health. 2012 Apr;37(2):282-7.
        
     4. Discussing vaccination with concerned patients: an evidence-based resource for healthcare providers
        Blendell RL, Fehr JL.
        J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2012 Jul-Sep;26(3):230-41.
        
     5. Measles: the burden of preventable deaths
        Orenstein WA, Hinman AR.
        Lancet. 2012 Jun 9;379(9832):2130-1.
        
     6. What is health equity: and how does a life-course approach take us further toward it?
        Braveman P.
        Matern Child Health J. 2013 Feb 10.
        
     7. Hepatitis A vaccination coverage among adolescents in the United States
        Dorell CG, Yankey D, Byrd KK, Murphy TV.
        Pediatrics. 2012 Feb;129(2):213-21.
        
     8. Vaccination coverage among American Indian and Alaska Native children, 2006-2010
        Groom AV, Santibanez TA, Bryan RT.
        Pediatrics. 2012 Dec;130(6):e1592-9.
        
     9. Unvaccinated children in years of increasing coverage: how many and who are they? Evidence from 96 low- and middle-income countries
        Bosch-Capblanch X, Banerjee K, Burton A.
        Trop Med Int Health. 2012 Jun;17(6):697-710.
        
     10. Projected health and economic impact of rotavirus vaccination in GAVI-eligible countries: 2011-2030
         Atherly DE, Lewis KD, Tate J, Parashar UD, Rheingans RD.
         Vaccine. 2012 Apr 27;30 Suppl 1:A7-14.
         
     11. Trends in vaccination coverage disparities among children, United States, 2001-2010
         Zhao Z, Smith PJ.
         Vaccine. 2013 Mar 22.
         
     12. Compulsory vaccination, the Constitution, and the hepatitis B mandate for infants and young children
         Hollan M.
         Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics. 2012 Winter;12(1):39-86.
         
   
   

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

     13. Trends in predicted 10-year risk of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease among US adults from 1999 to 2010
         Ford ES.
         J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Apr 3.
         
     14. Factors associated with asthma prevalence among racial and ethnic groups-United States, 2009-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
         Zahran HS, Bailey C.
         J Asthma. 2013 Apr 11.
         
     15. PML diagnostic criteria: consensus statement from the AAN Neuroinfectious Disease Section
         Berger JR, Aksamit AJ, Clifford DB, Davis L, Koralnik IJ, Sejvar JJ, Bartt R, Major EO, Nath A.
         Neurology. 2013 Apr 9;80(15):1430-1438.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     16. Aminoglycoside cross-resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis due to mutations in the 5' untranslated region of whiB7
         Reeves AZ, Campbell PJ, Sultana R, Malik S, Murray M, Plikaytis BB, Shinnick TM, Posey JE.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Apr;57(4):1857-65.
         
     17. Hepatitis E virus infection in a liver transplant recipient in the United States: a case report
         Te HS, Drobeniuc J, Kamili S, Dong C, Hart J, Sharapov UM.
         Transplant Proc. 2013 Mar;45(2):810-3.
         
     18. Measles transmission during air travel, United States, December 1, 2008-December 31, 2011
         Nelson K, Marienau K, Schembri C, Redd S.
         Travel Med Infect Dis. 2013 Apr 2.
         
     19. A study evaluating poliovirus antibodies and risk factors associated with polio seropositivity in low socioeconomic areas of Pakistan
         Habib M, Soofi S, Ali N, Sutter RW, Palansch M, Qureshi H, Akhtar T, Molodecky NA, Okayasu H, Bhutta ZA.
         Vaccine. 2013 Apr 8;31(15):1987-93.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     20. Seroprevalence of Powassan virus in New England deer, 1979-2010
         Nofchissey RA, Deardorff ER, Blevins TM, Anishchenko M, Bosco-Lauth A, Berl E, Lubelczyk C, Mutebi JP, Brault AC, Ebel GD, Magnarelli LA.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Apr 8.
         
     21. Emergence potential of sylvatic dengue virus type 4 in the urban transmission cycle is restrained by vaccination and homotypic immunity
         Durbin AP, Mayer SV, Rossi SL, Amaya-Larios IY, Ramos-Castaneda J, Eong Ooi E, Jane Cardosa M, Munoz-Jordan JL, Tesh RB, Messer WB, Weaver SC, Vasilakis N.
         Virology. 2013 Apr 25;439(1):34-41.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     22. GeoSentinel surveillance of illness in returned travelers, 2007-2011
         Leder K, Torresi J, Libman MD, Cramer JP, Castelli F, Schlagenhauf P, Wilder-Smith A, Wilson ME, Keystone JS, Schwartz E, Barnett ED, von Sonnenburg F, Brownstein JS, Cheng AC, Sotir MJ, Esposito DH, Freedman DO.
         Ann Intern Med. 2013 Mar 19;158(6):456-68.
         
     23. Using a state cancer registry to recruit young breast cancer survivors and high-risk relatives: protocol of a randomized trial testing the efficacy of a targeted versus a tailored intervention to increase breast cancer screening
         Katapodi MC, Northouse LL, Schafenacker AM, Duquette D, Duffy SA, Ronis DL, Anderson B, Janz NK, McLosky J, Milliron KJ, Merajver SD, Duong LM, Copeland G.
         BMC Cancer. 2013 ;13:97.
         
     24. The effect of multiple primary rules on population-based cancer survival
         Weir HK, Johnson CJ, Thompson TD.
         Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Apr 5.
         
     25. Using population-based data to examine preventive services by disability type among dually eligible (Medicare/Medicaid) adults
         Reichard A, Fox MH.
         Disabil Health J. 2013 Apr;6(2):75-86.
         
     26. Sickle cell disease incidence among newborns in New York State by maternal race/ethnicity and nativity
         Wang Y, Kennedy J, Caggana M, Zimmerman R, Thomas S, Berninger J, Harris K, Green NS, Oyeku S, Hulihan M, Grant AM, Grosse SD.
         Genet Med. 2013 Mar;15(3):222-8.
         
     27. Neuraminidase inhibitor susceptibility surveillance of influenza viruses circulating worldwide during the 2011 Southern Hemisphere season
         Okomo-Adhiambo M, Sleeman K, Lysen C, Nguyen HT, Xu X, Li Y, Klimov AI, Gubareva LV.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2013 Apr 10.
         
     28. Detailed molecular epidemiologic characterization of HIV-1 infection in Bulgaria reveals broad diversity and evolving phylodynamics
         Ivanov IA, Beshkov D, Shankar A, Hanson DL, Paraskevis D, Georgieva V, Karamacheva L, Taskov H, Varleva T, Elenkov I, Stoicheva M, Nikolova D, Switzer WM.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(3):e59666.
         
     29. Incorporating the service multiplier method in respondent-driven sampling surveys to estimate the size of hidden and hard-to-reach populations: case studies from around the world
         Johnston LG, Prybylski D, Raymond HF, Mirzazadeh A, Manopaiboon C, McFarland W.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Apr;40(4):304-10.
         

   • Food Safety

     30. Campylobacter jejuni infections associated with unpasteurized milk -- multiple states, 2012
         Longenberger AH, Palumbo A, Chu A, Moll M, Weltman A, Ostroff S.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Apr 10.
         
     31. An outbreak of foodborne illness among attendees of a wedding reception in Wisconsin likely caused by Arcobacter butzleri
         Lappi V, Archer JR, Cebelinski E, Leano F, Besser JM, Klos RF, Medus C, Smith KE, Fitzgerald C, Davis JP.
         Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2013 Mar;10(3):250-5.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     32. RIG-I goes beyond naked recognition
         Bowzard JB, Ranjan P, Sambhara S.
         Cell Host Microbe. 2013 Mar 13;13(3):247-9.
         
     33. Relationships between selected gene polymorphisms and blood pressure sensitivity to weight loss in elderly persons with hypertension
         Kostis WJ, Cabrera J, Hooper WC, Whelton PK, Espeland MA, Cosgrove NM, Cheng JQ, Deng Y, De Staerck C, Pyle M, Maruthur N, Reyes I, Anderson CA, Liu J, Kostis JB.
         Hypertension. 2013 Apr;61(4):857-63.
         
     34. Mutation of the dengue virus type 2 envelope protein heparan sulfate binding sites or the domain III lateral ridge blocks replication in Vero cells prior to membrane fusion
         Roehrig JT, Butrapet S, Liss NM, Bennett SL, Luy BE, Childers T, Boroughs KL, Stovall JL, Calvert AE, Blair CD, Huang CY.
         Virology. 2013 Apr 6.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     35. Dose-response associations between number and frequency of substance use and high-risk sexual behaviors among HIV-negative substance-using men who have sex with men (SUMSM) in San Francisco
         Santos GM, Coffin PO, Das M, Matheson T, Demicco E, Raiford JL, Vittinghoff E, Dilley JW, Colfax G, Herbst JH.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Apr 8.
         
     36. Dietary sodium intake: knowledge, attitudes and practices in Shandong Province, China, 2011
         Zhang J, Xu AQ, Ma JX, Shi XM, Guo XL, Engelgau M, Yan LX, Li Y, Li YC, Wang HC, Lu ZL, Zhang JY, Liang XF.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(3):e58973.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     37. Real-time treatment guidelines: considerations during the Exserohilum rostratum outbreak in the United States
         Pappas PG, Kontoyiannis DP, Perfect JR, Chiller TM.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Apr;57(4):1573-6.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     38. State-level cancer treatment costs: how much and who pays?
         Tangka FK, Trogdon JG, Ekwueme DU, Guy GP, Nwaise I, Orenstein D.
         Cancer. 2013 Apr 4.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     39. Vaccination for typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa
         Slayton RB, Date KA, Mintz ED.
         Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 Apr 1;9(4).
         
     40. Unintentional transfer of vaccinia virus associated with smallpox vaccines: ACAM2000 (R) compared with Dryvax (R)
         Tack DM, Karem KL, Montgomery JR, Collins L, Bryant-Genevier MG, Tiernan R, Cano M, Lewis P, Engler RJ, Damon IK, Reynolds MG.
         Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 Apr 9;9(7).
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     41. Comparison of dried blood spot to venous methods for hemoglobin A1c, glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and C-reactive protein
         Lacher DA, Berman LE, Chen TC, Porter KS.
         Clin Chim Acta. 2013 Apr 5.
         
     42. 2012 HIV Diagnostics Conference: the molecular diagnostics perspective
         Branson BM, Pandori M.
         Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2013 Apr;13(3):243-5.
         
     43. Increased recognition of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections in the United States during 2000-2010: epidemiologic features and comparison with E. coli O157 infections
         Gould LH, Mody RK, Ong KL, Clogher P, Cronquist AB, Garman KN, Lathrop S, Medus C, Spina NL, Webb TH, White PL, Wymore K, Gierke RE, Mahon BE, Griffin PM.
         Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2013 Apr 6.
         
     44. Assessment of hydroxylated metabolites of polychlorinated biphenyls as potential xenoestrogens: a QSAR comparative analysis
         Ruiz P, Myshkin E, Quigley P, Faroon O, Wheeler JS, Mumtaz MM, Brennan RJ.
         SAR QSAR Environ Res. 2013 Apr 5.
         
     45. Simvastatin and oseltamivir combination therapy does not improve the effectiveness of oseltamivir alone following highly pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza virus infection in mice
         Belser JA, Szretter KJ, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
         Virology. 2013 Apr 25;439(1):42-6.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     46. Dietary supplement use and smoking are important correlates of biomarkers of water-soluble vitamin status after adjusting for sociodemographic and lifestyle variables in a representative sample of U.S. adults
         Pfeiffer CM, Sternberg MR, Schleicher RL, Rybak ME.
         J Nutr. 2013 Apr 10.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     47. Adiposity, muscle, and physical activity: predictors of perturbations in heart rate variability
         Andrew ME, Shengqiao L, Wactawski-Wende J, Dorn JP, Mnatsakanova A, Charles LE, Fekedulegn D, Miller DB, Violanti JM, Burchfiel CM, Sharp DS.
         Am J Hum Biol. 2013 Apr 6.
         
     48. Assessment of ALS mortality in a cohort of formaldehyde-exposed garment workers
         Pinkerton LE, Hein MJ, Meyers A, Kamel F.
         Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2013 Apr 9.
         
     49. Pulmonary toxicity and fibrogenic response of carbon nanotubes
         Manke A, Wang L, Rojanasakul Y.
         Toxicol Mech Methods. 2013 Mar;23(3):196-206.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     50. The effect of performance indicator category on estimates of intervention effectiveness
         Rowe AK.
         Int J Qual Health Care. 2013 Apr 9.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     51. Long-acting reversible contraception for adolescents and young adults: patient and provider perspectives
         Kavanaugh ML, Frohwirth L, Jerman J, Popkin R, Ethier K.
         J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2013 Apr;26(2):86-95.
         

   • Zoonoses

     52. Neurologic melioidosis in an imported pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
         Ritter JM, Sanchez S, Jones TL, Zaki SR, Drew CP.
         Vet Pathol. 2013 Apr 10.
         
   
   

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

     53. Transmission of Strongyloides stercoralis through transplantation of solid organs - Pennsylvania, 2012
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Apr 12;62(14):264-6.
         
     54. Varicella death of an unvaccinated, previously healthy adolescent - Ohio, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Apr 12;62(14):261-3.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     55. Treatment of hypertension among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study
         Harman J, Walker ER, Charbonneau V, Akylbekova EL, Nelson C, Wyatt SB.
         J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2013 .
         
   
   

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