Issue 24, June 17, 2013

The report consists of four components:

• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Communicable Diseases - Influenza)
• Public health articles noted in the media

1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   
   Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Life's Simple 7 and risk of incident stroke: the Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study
       Kulshreshtha A, Vaccarino V, Judd SE, Howard VJ, McClellan WM, Muntner P, Hong Y, Safford MM, Goyal A, Cushman M.
       Stroke. 2013 Jun 6.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Effect of winter school breaks on influenza-like illness, Argentina, 2005-2008
       Garza RC, Basurto-Davila R, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Carlino LO, Meltzer MI, Albalak R, Balbuena K, Orellano P, Widdowson MA, Averhoff F.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6):938-44.
       
     • Etiology of viral gastroenteritis infections in children <5 years of age in the United States, 2008-2009
       Chhabra P, Payne DC, Szilagyi PG, Edwards KM, Staat MA, Shirley SH, Wikswo M, Nix WA, Lu X, Parashar UD, Vinje J.
       J Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 10.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • Influenza surveillance using electronic health records in the American Indian and Alaska Native population
       Keck JW, Redd JT, Cheek JE, Layne LJ, Groom AV, Kitka S, Bruce MG, Suryaprasad A, Amerson NL, Cullen T, Bryan RT, Hennessy TW.
       J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013 Jun 6.
       

   • Global Health

     • Progress in global surveillance and response capacity 10 years after severe acute respiratory syndrome
       Braden CR, Dowell SF, Jernigan DB, Hughes JM.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6).
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Poliovirus vaccination options for achieving eradication and securing the endgame
       Estivariz CF, Pallansch MA, Anand A, Wassilak SG, Sutter RW, Wenger JD, Orenstein WA.
       Curr Opin Virol. 2013 Jun 8.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Cell culture and electron microscopy for identifying viruses in diseases of unknown cause
       Goldsmith CS, Ksiazek TG, Rollin PE, Comer JA, Nicholson WL, Peret TC, Erdman DD, Bellini WJ, Harcourt BH, Rota PA, Bhatnagar J, Bowen MD, Erickson BR, McMullan LK, Nichol ST, Shieh WJ, Paddock CD, Zaki SR.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6):864-9.
       

   • Nutritional Sciences

     • Impact of community health educators on the nutrition of children in Gaza province, Mozambique
       Kapurura SD, Beke A.
       J Public Health Epidemiol. 2013 ;5(4):192-201.
       

   • Parasitic Diseases

     • The silent threat: asymptomatic parasitemia and malaria transmission
       Lindblade KA, Steinhardt L, Samuels A, Kachur SP, Slutsker L.
       Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013 Jun;11(6):623-39.
       

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     • Cross-country comparison of waterpipe use: nationally representative data from 13 low and middle-income countries from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
       Morton J, Song Y, Fouad H, Awa FE, Abou El Naga R, Zhao L, Palipudi K, Asma S.
       Tob Control. 2013 Jun 11.
       
   
   

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

     1. Trends in length of hospice care From 1996 to 2007 and the factors associated with length of hospice care in 2007: findings from the National Home and Hospice Care Surveys
        Sengupta M, Park-Lee E, Valverde R, Caffrey C, Jones A.
        Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013 Jun 6.
        
     2. An intensive lifestyle intervention increased remission from type 2 diabetes in overweight adults
        Gregg EW, Kyithar MP, Dinneen SF.
        Ann Intern Med. 2013 21 May;158(10):4.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     3. Hepatitis E outbreak, Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya, 2012
        Ahmed JA, Moturi E, Spiegel P, Schilperoord M, Burton W, Kassim NH, Mohamed A, Ochieng M, Nderitu L, Navarro-Colorado C, Burke H, Cookson S, Handzel T, Waiboci LW, Montgomery JM, Teshale E, Marano N.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6):1010-1.
        
     4. Haemophilus influenzae serotype a invasive disease, Alaska, USA, 1983-2011
        Bruce MG, Zulz T, Debyle C, Singleton R, Hurlburt D, Bruden D, Rudolph K, Hennessy T, Klejka J, Wenger JD.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6):932-7.
        
     5. Wild poliovirus importation, Central African Republic.
        Gouandjika-Vasilache I, Mazitchi A, Gumede N, Manirakiza A, Manenegu C, Koyazegbe TD, Burns C.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6):1012-3.
        
     6. Pandemic influenza planning, United States, 1978-2008
        Iskander J, Strikas RA, Gensheimer KF, Cox NJ, Redd SC.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6):879-85.
        
     7. Association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage and time to sputum culture conversion
        Click ES, Winston CA, Oeltmann JE, Moonan PK, Mac Kenzie WR.
        Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Jul;17(7):878-84.
        
     8. Prevalence and genetic diversity of norovirus among patients with acute diarrhea in Guatemala
        Estevez A, Arvelo W, Hall AJ, Lopez MR, Lopez B, Reyes L, Moir JC, Gregoricus N, Vinje J, Parashar UD, Lindblade KA.
        J Med Virol. 2013 Apr 17.
        
     9. Transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the USA: a cross-sectional study
        Moonan PK, Teeter LD, Salcedo K, Ghosh S, Ahuja SD, Flood J, Graviss EA.
        Lancet Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 4.
        
     10. Female sex workers incarcerated in New York City jails: prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated risk behaviors
         Parvez F, Katyal M, Alper H, Leibowitz R, Venters H.
         Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Jun;89(4):280-4.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     11. Novel poxvirus in big brown bats, northwestern United States
         Emerson GL, Nordhausen R, Garner MM, Huckabee JR, Johnson S, Wohrle RD, Davidson WB, Wilkins K, Li Y, Doty JB, Gallardo-Romero NF, Metcalfe MG, Karem KL, Damon IK, Carroll DS.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6).
         
     12. Absence of Rift Valley fever virus in wild small mammals, Madagascar
         Olive MM, Razafindralambo N, Barivelo TA, Rafisandratantsoa JT, Soarimalala V, Goodman SM, Rollin PE, Heraud JM, Reynes JM.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6):1025-7.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     13. Use of an online survey during an outbreak of Clostridium perfringens in a retirement community-Arizona, 2012
         Yasmin S, Pogreba-Brown K, Stewart J, Sunenshine R.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 Jun 11.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     14. Telomere length and elevated iron: the influence of phenotype and HFE genotype
         Mainous AG, Wright RU, Hulihan MM, Twal WO, McLaren CE, Diaz VA, McLaren GD, Argraves WS, Grant AM.
         Am J Hematol. 2013 Jun;88(6):492-6.
         
     15. Isolation and full genomic characterization of Batai virus from mosquitoes, Italy 2009
         Huhtamo E, Lambert AJ, Costantino S, Servino L, Krizmancic L, Boldorini R, Allegrini S, Grasso I, Korhonen EM, Vapalahti O, Lanciotti RS, Ravanini P.
         J Gen Virol. 2013 Jun;94(Pt 6):1242-8.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     16. Does a monovalent inactivated rotavirus vaccine induce heterotypic immunity?: Evidence from animal studies
         Jiang B, Wang Y, Glass RI.
         Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 Jun 6;9(8).
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     17. Characterization of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate haptenated human serum albumin and hemoglobin
         Mhike M, Chipinda I, Hettick JM, Simoyi RH, Lemons A, Green BJ, Siegel PD.
         Anal Biochem. 2013 Jun 3.
         
     18. New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, United States
         Rasheed JK, Kitchel B, Zhu W, Anderson KF, Clark NC, Ferraro MJ, Savard P, Humphries RM, Kallen AJ, Limbago BM.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6):870-8.
         
     19. Comparison of magnetic field distribution models for a magnetic proximity detection system
         Li J, Jobes CC, Carr JL.
         IEEE T Ind Appl. 2013 ;49(3):1171-1176.
         
     20. Induction of miR-21-PDCD4 signaling by tungsten carbide-cobalt nanoparticles in JB6 cells involves ROS-mediated MAPK pathways
         Hou L, Bowman L, Meighan TG, Shi X, Ding M.
         J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol. 2013 ;32(1):41-51.
         
     21. Inducible nitric oxide contributes to viral pathogenesis following highly pathogenic influenza virus infection in mice
         Perrone LA, Belser JA, Wadford DA, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 May 15;207(10):1576-84.
         
     22. Detection and molecular characterisation of noroviruses in hospitalised children in Malawi, 1997-2007
         Trainor E, Lopman B, Iturriza-Gomara M, Dove W, Ngwira B, Nakagomi O, Nakagomi T, Parashar U, Cunliffe N.
         J Med Virol. 2013 July;85(7):1299-1306.
         
     23. Urinary excretion of sodium, potassium, and chloride, but not iodine, varies by timing of collection in a 24-hour calibration study
         Wang CY, Cogswell ME, Loria CM, Chen TC, Pfeiffer CM, Swanson CA, Caldwell KL, Perrine CG, Carriquiry AL, Liu K, Sempos CT, Gillespie CD, Burt VL.
         J Nutr. 2013 Jun 12.
         
     24. O-methylated metabolite of 7,8-dihydroxyflavone activates TrkB receptor and displays antidepressant activity
         Liu X, Qi Q, Xiao G, Li J, Luo HR, Ye K.
         Pharmacology. 2013 ;91(3-4):185-200.
         
     25. Carbon nanotubes enhance metastatic growth of lung carcinoma via up-regulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells
         Shvedova AA, Tkach AV, Kisin ER, Khaliullin T, Stanley S, Gutkin DW, Star A, Chen Y, Shurin GV, Kagan VE, Shurin MR.
         Small. 2013 ;9(9-10):1691-1695.
         
     26. Graphene oxide, but not fullerenes, targets immunoproteasomes and suppresses antigen presentation by dendritic cells
         Tkach AV, Yanamala N, Stanley S, Shurin MR, Shurin GV, Kisin ER, Murray AR, Pareso S, Khaliullin T, Kotchey GP, Castranova V, Mathur S, Fadeel B, Star A, Kagan VE, Shvedova AA.
         Small. 2013 ;9(9-10):1686-1690.
         
     27. An electrochemiluminescence assay for analysis of rabies virus glycoprotein content in rabies vaccines
         Smith TG, Ellison JA, Ma X, Kuzmina N, Carson W, Rupprecht CE.
         Vaccine. 2013 Jun 3.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     28. A longitudinal study of youth assets, neighborhood conditions, and youth sexual behaviors
         Oman RF, Vesely SK, Aspy CB, Tolma EL, Gavin L, Bensyl DM, Mueller T, Fluhr JD.
         J Adolesc Health. 2013 Jun;52(6):779-85.
         
     29. A literature review of the social and psychological needs of ovarian cancer survivors
         Roland KB, Rodriguez JL, Patterson JR, Trivers KF.
         Psychooncology. 2013 Jun 13.
         
   
   

3. 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).

   • Communicable Diseases - Influenza

     30. Chart-confirmed Guillain-Barre Syndrome after 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination among the Medicare population, 2009-2010
         Polakowski LL, Sandhu SK, Martin DB, Ball R, Macurdy TE, Franks RL, Gibbs JM, et al.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2013 May 6.
         
     31. Effect of double dose oseltamivir on clinical and virological outcomes in children and adults admitted to hospital with severe influenza: double blind randomised controlled trial
         South East Asia Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network .
         BMJ. 2013 ;346:f3039.
         
     32. Lack of association of Guillain-Barre Syndrome with vaccinations
         Baxter R, Bakshi N, Fireman B, Lewis E, Ray P, Vellozzi C, Klein NP.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 May 10.
         
     33. Effects of vaccine program against pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus, United States, 2009-2010
         Borse RH, Shrestha SS, Fiore AE, Atkins CY, Singleton JA, Furlow C, Meltzer MI.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;19(3):439-48.
         
     34. CDC: Use antivirals early, aggressively for H7N9 flu
         Kuehn BM.
         JAMA. 2013 May 22;309(20):2086.
         
     35. Human infection with a novel avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus
         Gao R, Cao B, Hu Y, Feng Z, Wang D, Hu W, Chen J, et al.
         N Engl J Med. 2013 May 16;368(20):1888-97.
         
     36. Global concerns regarding novel influenza A (H7N9) virus infections
         Uyeki TM, Cox NJ.
         N Engl J Med. 2013 May 16;368(20):1862-4.
         
     37. H7N9 is a virus worth worrying about
         Horby P.
         Nature. 2013 Apr 25;496(7446):399.
         
     38. Influenza-related health care utilization and productivity losses during seasons with and without a match between the seasonal and vaccine virus B lineage
         Karve S, Meier G, Davis KL, Misurski DA, Wang CC.
         Vaccine. 2013 May 22.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

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

   • MMWR in the Media

     39. Influenza activity - United States, 2012-13 season and composition of the 2013-14 influenza vaccine
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Jun 14;62(23):473-9.
         
     40. Mass drug administration for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis - Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2011-2012
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Jun 14;62(23):466-8.
         
     41. Notes from the field: outbreak of poliomyelitis - Somalia and Kenya, May 2013
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Jun 14;62(23):484.
         
     42. Obesity in K-7 students - Anchorage, Alaska, 2003-04 to 2010-11 school years
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 31;62(21):426-30.
         
     43. Update: severe respiratory illness associated with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - worldwide, 2012-2013
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Jun 14;62(23):480-3.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     44. Prevention of sudden cardiac death with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in children and adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
         Maron BJ, Spirito P, Ackerman MJ, Casey SA, Semsarian C, Estes NA, Shannon KM, Ashley EA, Day SM, Pacileo G, Formisano F, Devoto E, Anastasakis A, Bos JM, Woo A, Autore C, Pass RH, Boriani G, Garberich RF, Almquist AK, Russell MW, Boni L, Berger S, Maron MS, Link MS.
         J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Apr 9;61(14):1527-35.
         

   • Environmental Health

     45. Enamel defects reflect perinatal exposure to bisphenol A
         Jedeon K, Dure-Molla M, Brookes SJ, Loiodice S, Marciano C, Kirkham J, Canivenc-Lavier M, Boudalia S, Berges R, Harada H, Berdal A, Babjko S.
         Am J Path. 2013 July;183(1).
         
   
   

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