Issue 22, June 3, 2013

This week, Science Clips is pleased to collaborate with CDC Vital Signs by featuring scientific articles concerning Food Safety (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns). Those articles marked with an asterisk are general review articles which may be of particular interest to clinicians and public health professionals seeking background information in this area.

1. CDC Vital Signs

   • Food Safety

     1. *Attribution of foodborne illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths to food commodities by using outbreak data, United States, 1998-2008
        Painter JA, Hoekstra RM, Ayers T, Tauxe RV, Braden CR, Angulo FJ, Griffin PM.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;19(3):407-15.
        
     2. *Foodborne illness acquired in the United States--major pathogens
        Scallan E, Hoekstra RM, Angulo FJ, Tauxe RV, Widdowson MA, Roy SL, Jones JL, Griffin PM.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;17(1):7-15.
        
     3. Multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to turkey deli meat and subsequent changes in US regulatory policy
        Gottlieb SL, Newbern EC, Griffin PM, Graves LM, Hoekstra RM, Baker NL, Hunter SB, et al.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Jan 1;42(1):29-36.
        
     4. Invasive listeriosis in the foodborne diseases active surveillance network (FoodNet), 2004-2009: further targeted prevention needed for higher-risk groups
        Silk BJ, Date KA, Jackson KA, Pouillot R, Holt KG, Graves LM, Ong KL, et al.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;54 Suppl 5:S396-404.
        
     5. Listeriosis outbreaks and associated food vehicles, United States, 1998-2008
        Cartwright EJ, Jackson KA, Johnson SD, Graves LM, Silk BJ, Mahon BE.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jan;19(1):1-9; quiz 184.
        
     6. Pregnancy-associated listeriosis
        Jackson KA, Iwamoto M, Swerdlow D.
        Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Oct;138(10):1503-9.
        
     7. The occurrence and prevention of foodborne disease in vulnerable people
        Lund BM, O'Brien SJ.
        Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Sep;8(9):961-73.
        
     8. Multistate outbreak of listeria monocytogenes associated with Mexican-style cheese made from pasteurized milk among pregnant, Hispanic women
        Jackson KA, Biggerstaff M, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Sweat D, Klos R, Nosari J, Garrison O, et al.
        J Food Prot. 2011 Jun;74(6):949-53.
        
     9. The epidemiology of human listeriosis
        Swaminathan B, Gerner-Smidt P.
        Microbes Infect. 2007 Aug;9(10):1236-43.
        
     10. Multistate outbreak of listeriosis associated with Jensen Farms cantaloupe--United States, August-September 2011
         OSELS, CDC.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Oct 7;60(39):1357-8.
         
   
   

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. The impact of cardiovascular risk-factor profiles on blood pressure control rates in adults from Canada and the United States
         McAlister FA, Robitaille C, Gillespie C, Yuan K, Rao DP, Grover S, Dai S, Johansen H, Joffres M, Loustalot F, Campbell N.
         Can J Cardiol. 2013 May;29(5):598-605.
         
     12. Incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among American Indians and Alaska Natives
         Gordon PH, Mehal JM, Holman RC, Rowland LP, Rowland AS, Cheek JE.
         JAMA Neurol. 2013 Apr;70(4):476-80.
         
     13. Disability prevalence among healthy weight, overweight, and obese adults
         Armour BS, Courtney-Long EA, Campbell VA, Wethington HR.
         Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Apr;21(4):852-5.
         
     14. Trends in total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol among U.S. adults: contributions of changes in dietary fat intake and use of cholesterol-lowering medications
         Ford ES, Capewell S.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(5):e65228.
         
     15. Frequent insufficient sleep and anxiety and depressive disorders among U.S. community dwellers in 20 states, 2010
         Chapman DP, Presley-Cantrell LR, Liu Y, Perry GS, Wheaton AG, Croft JB.
         Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Apr 1;64(4):385-7.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     16. Entry and exit screening of airline travellers during the A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic: a retrospective evaluation
         Khan K, Eckhardt R, Brownstein JS, Naqvi R, Hu W, Kossowsky D, Scales D, Arino J, Macdonald M, Wang J, Sears J, Cetron MS.
         Bull World Health Organ. 2013 May 1;91(5):368-76.
         
     17. Prevalent and incident hepatitis C virus infection among HIV-infected men who have sex with men engaged in primary care in a Boston community health center
         Garg S, Taylor LE, Grasso C, Mayer KH.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 May;56(10):1480-7.
         
     18. Clinical characteristics, drug resistance, and treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients with diabetes in Peru
         Magee MJ, Bloss E, Shin SS, Contreras C, Huaman HA, Ticona JC, Bayona J, Bonilla C, Yagui M, Jave O, Cegielski JP.
         Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;17(6):e404-12.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     19. Standardizing operational vector sampling techniques for measuring malaria transmission intensity: evaluation of six mosquito collection methods in western Kenya
         Wong J, Bayoh N, Olang G, Killeen GF, Hamel MJ, Vulule JM, Gimnig JE.
         Malar J. 2013 ;12:143.
         

   • Environmental Health

     20. Modeling cadmium exposures in low- and high-exposure areas in Thailand
         Satarug S, Swaddiwudhipong W, Ruangyuttikarn W, Nishijo M, Ruiz P.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2013 May;121(5):531-6.
         
     21. In utero DDT and DDE exposure and obesity status of 7-year-old Mexican-American children in the CHAMACOS Cohort
         Warner M, Schall RA, Harley KG, Bradman A, Barr D, Eskenazi B.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2013 May;121(5):631-6.
         
     22. Combined effects of perchlorate, thiocyanate, and iodine on thyroid function in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-08
         Steinmaus C, Miller MD, Cushing L, Blount BC, Smith AH.
         Environ Res. 2013 May;123:17-24.
         
     23. An environmental Sporothrix as a cause of corneal ulcer
         Morrison AS, Lockhart SR, Bromley JG, Kim JY, Burd EM.
         Med Mycol Case Rep. 2013 ;2(1):88-90.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     24. The use of US health insurance data for surveillance of rare disorders: hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
         Grosse SD, Boulet SL, Grant AM, Hulihan MM, Faughnan ME.
         Genet Med. 2013 May 23.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     25. Genome sequence of Salmonella enterica serotype Tennessee strain CDC07-0191, implicated in the 2006-2007 multistate food-borne outbreak linked to peanut butter in the United States
         Deng X, Salazar JK, Frezet S, Maccannell D, Ribot EM, Fields PI, Fricke WF, Zhang W.
         Genome Announc. 2013 ;1(3).
         
     26. Complete nucleotide sequences of plasmids pACK2 and pACK5 from Staphylococcus simulans biovar staphylolyticus
         Gargis AS, Heath LS, Heath HE, Leblanc PA, Gargis SR, Harris TH, Sloan GL.
         Plasmid. 2013 May;69(3):257-62.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     27. Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection
         Huang SS, Septimus E, Kleinman K, Moody J, Hickok J, Avery TR, Lankiewicz J, Gombosev A, Terpstra L, Hartford F, Hayden MK, Jernigan JA, Weinstein RA, Fraser VJ, Haffenreffer K, Cui E, Kaganov RE, Lolans K, Perlin JB, Platt R.
         N Engl J Med. 2013 May 29.
         
     28. Relapse of fungal meningitis associated with contaminated methylprednisolone
         Smith RM, Tipple M, Chaudry MN, Schaefer MK, Park BJ.
         N Engl J Med. 2013 May 29.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     29. Assessing parents' knowledge and attitudes towards seasonal influenza vaccination of children before and after a seasonal influenza vaccination effectiveness study in low-income urban and rural Kenya, 2010--2011
         Oria PA, Arunga G, Lebo E, Wong JM, Emukule G, Muthoka P, Otieno N, Mutonga D, Breiman RF, Katz MA.
         BMC Public Health. 2013 Apr 25;13(1):391.
         
     30. Influenza vaccine effectiveness in the community and the household
         Ohmit SE, Petrie JG, Malosh RE, Cowling BJ, Thompson MG, Shay DK, Monto AS.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 May;56(10):1363-9.
         
     31. Varicella immunity in vaccinated healthcare workers
         Behrman A, Lopez AS, Chaves SS, Watson BM, Schmid DS.
         J Clin Virol. 2013 Jun;57(2):109-14.
         
     32. Differences in adult influenza vaccine-seeking behavior: the roles of race and attitudes
         Groom HC, Zhang F, Fisher AK, Wortley PM.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 May 24.
         
     33. Association between Guillain-Barre syndrome and influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent inactivated vaccines in the USA: a meta-analysis
         Salmon DA, Proschan M, Forshee R, Gargiullo P, Bleser W, Burwen DR, Cunningham F, Garman P, Greene SK, Lee GM, Vellozzi C, Yih WK, Gellin B, Lurie N.
         Lancet. 2013 Apr 27;381(9876):1461-8.
         
     34. Broadly protective adenovirus-based multivalent vaccines against highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses for pandemic preparedness
         Vemula SV, Ahi YS, Swaim AM, Katz JM, Donis R, Sambhara S, Mittal SK.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(4):e62496.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     35. A national survey of childhood physical abuse among females in Swaziland
         Breiding MJ, Mercy JA, Gulaid J, Reza A, Hleta-Nkambule N.
         J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2013 June;3(2):73-81.
         
     36. Years of potential life lost from unintentional child and adolescent injuries - United States, 2000-2009
         Borse NN, Rudd RA, Dellinger AM, Sleet DA.
         J Safety Res. 2013 Jun;45:127-31.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     37. PK assays for antibody-drug conjugates: case study with ado-trastuzumab emtansine
         Dere R, Yi JH, Lei C, Saad OM, Huang C, Li Y, Baudys J, Kaur S.
         Bioanalysis. 2013 May;5(9):1025-40.
         
     38. A pilot study using residual newborn dried blood spots to assess the potential role of cytomegalovirus and toxoplasma gondii in the etiology of congenital hydrocephalus
         Simeone RM, Rasmussen SA, Mei JV, Dollard SC, Frias JL, Shaw GM, Canfield MA, Meyer RE, Jones JL, Lorey F, Honein MA.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013 May 28.
         
     39. Stabilities of hemoglobins A and S in dried blood spots stored under controlled conditions
         Adam BW, Chafin DL, De Jesus VR.
         Clin Biochem. 2013 May 20.
         
     40. Effect of calibration environment on the performance of direct-reading organic vapor monitors
         LeBouf RF, Slaven JE, Coffey CC.
         J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2013 May;63(5):528-533.
         
     41. Conservation of binding epitopes for monoclonal antibodies on the rabies virus glycoprotein
         Kuzmina NA, Kuzmin IV, Ellison JA, Rupprecht CE.
         J Antivir Antiretrovir. 2013 ;5(2):037-043.
         
     42. Analysis of finite dose dermal absorption data: implications for dermal exposure assessment
         Frasch HF, Dotson GS, Bunge AL, Chen CP, Cherrie JW, Kasting GB, Kissel JC, Sahmel J, Semple S, Wilkinson S.
         J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2013 May 29.
         
     43. An in vitro evaluation of disinfection protocols used for needleless connectors of central venous catheters
         Mazher MA, Kallen A, Edwards JR, Donlan RM.
         Lett Appl Microbiol. 2013 May 27.
         
     44. Lyme disease spirochetes possess an aggrecan-binding protease with aggrecanase activity
         Russell TM, Johnson BJ.
         Mol Microbiol. 2013 May 27.
         
     45. Systems analysis of genetic variation in MPTP neurotoxicity in mice
         Jones BC, Miller DB, O'Callaghan JP, Lu L, Unger EL, Alam G, Williams RW.
         Neurotoxicology. 2013 Apr 1;37C:26-34.
         
     46. Evaluation of a multiplex assay for estimation of HIV-1 incidence
         Curtis KA, Hanson DL, Kennedy MS, Owen SM.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(5):e64201.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     47. Reliability of gestational weight gain reported postpartum: a comparison to the birth certificate
         Hinkle SN, Sharma AJ, Schieve LA, Ramakrishnan U, Swan DW, Stein AD.
         Matern Child Health J. 2013 May;17(4):756-65.
         
     48. Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus: prevalence and genetic diagnosis in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study
         Kanakatti Shankar R, Pihoker C, Dolan LM, Standiford D, Badaru A, Dabelea D, Rodriguez B, Black MH, Imperatore G, Hattersley A, Ellard S, Gilliam LK.
         Pediatr Diabetes. 2013 May;14(3):174-80.
         
     49. Breast milk-acquired cytomegalovirus infection and disease in VLBW and premature infants
         Lanzieri TM, Dollard SC, Josephson CD, Schmid DS, Bialek SR.
         Pediatrics. 2013 May 27.
         
     50. Pregnancy dose Tdap and postpartum cocooning to prevent infant pertussis: a decision analysis
         Terranella A, Asay GR, Messonnier ML, Clark TA, Liang JL.
         Pediatrics. 2013 May 27.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     51. Calcium and vitamin D requirements of enterally fed preterm infants
         Abrams SA, Bhatia JJ, Corkins MR, De Ferranti SD, Golden NH, Silverstein J, Grummer-Strawn L, Hubbard V, Marchand V, Silverman BM, Soto V, Burrowes DL.
         Pediatrics. 2013 May;131(5):e1676-e1683.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     52. Maternal occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and risk of oral cleft-affected pregnancies
         Langlois PH, Hoyt AT, Lupo PJ, Lawson CC, Waters MA, Desrosiers TA, Shaw GM, Romitti PA, Lammer EJ.
         Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2013 May;50(3):337-46.
         
     53. Mortality among 24,865 workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in three electrical capacitor manufacturing plants: a ten-year update
         Ruder AM, Hein MJ, Hopf NB, Waters MA.
         Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2013 Apr 30.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     54. Origin of the St. Elizabeth strain of Plasmodium vivax
         Collins W.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Apr;88(4):726.
         
     55. In vivo efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and chloroquine against Plasmodium vivax: a randomized open label trial in central Ethiopia
         Hwang J, Alemayehu BH, Reithinger R, Tekleyohannes SG, Takele T, Birhanu SG, Demeke L, Hoos D, Melaku Z, Kassa M, Jima D, Malone JL, Nettey H, Green M, Poe A, Akinyi S, Udhayakumar V, Kachur SP, Filler S.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(5):e63433.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     56. Autism training in pediatric residency: evaluation of a case-based curriculum
         Major NE, Peacock G, Ruben W, Thomas J, Weitzman CC.
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2013 May;43(5):1171-7.
         
     57. Presidential promotion of health-related behaviors through words and example
         Safran MA.
         Mil Med. 2013 Apr;178(4):432-7.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     58. Urinary follicle-stimulating hormone as a measure of natural fertility in a community cohort
         Steiner AZ, Long DL, Herring AH, Kesner JS, Meadows JW, Baird DD.
         Reprod Sci. 2013 May;20(5):549-56.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     59. Invited commentary: can changes in the distributions of and associations between education and income bias estimates of temporal trends in health disparities?
         Talih M.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Apr 7.
         
     60. Socioeconomic disadvantage and developmental delay among US children aged 18 months to 5 years
         Simon AE, Pastor PN, Avila RM, Blumberg SJ.
         J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 May 25.
         

   • Zoonoses

     61. Imported human rabies in Switzerland, 2012: a diagnostic conundrum
         Deubelbeiss AN, Trachsel C, Bachli EB, Kuffer A, Budka H, Eniseyskiy P, Zimmermann H, Wallace RM, Farley S, Zanoni RG.
         J Clin Virol. 2013 Jun;57(2):178-81.
         
     62. Exploring pig raising in Bangladesh: implications for public health interventions
         Nahar N, Uddin M, Sarkar RA, Gurley ES, Uddin Khan MS, Hossain MJ, Sultana R, Luby SP.
         Vet Ital. 2013 Jan-Mar;49(1):7-17.
         
     63. Genomic analysis of filoviruses associated with four viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2012
         Albarino CG, Shoemaker T, Khristova ML, Wamala JF, Muyembe JJ, Balinandi S, Tumusiime A, Campbell S, Cannon D, Gibbons A, Bergeron E, Bird B, Dodd K, Spiropoulou C, Erickson BR, Guerrero L, Knust B, Nichol ST, Rollin PE, Stroher U.
         Virology. 2013 May 24.
         
   
   

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

     64. Antismoking messages and intention to quit - 17 countries, 2008-2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 31;62(21):417-422.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     65. Gastric reflux is an independent risk factor for laryngopharyngeal carcinoma
         Langevin SM, Michaud DS, Marsit CJ, Nelson HH, Birnbaum AE, Eliot M, Christensen BC, McClean MD, Kelsey KT.
         Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 May 23.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     66. Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection
         Huang SS, Septimus E, Kleinman K, Moody J, Hickok J, Avery TR, Lankiewicz J, Gombosev A, Terpstra L, Hartford F, Hayden MK, Jernigan JA, Weinstein RA, Fraser VJ, Haffenreffer K, Cui E, Kaganov RE, Lolans K, Perlin JB, Platt R.
         N Engl J Med. 2013 May 29.
         
     67. Relapse of fungal meningitis associated with contaminated methylprednisolone
         Smith RM, Tipple M, Chaudry MN, Schaefer MK, Park BJ.
         N Engl J Med. 2013 May 29.
         
   
   

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