Issue 17, April 29, 2014

Each Tuesday, to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge, selected science clips will be posted here for the public health community. The focus is applied public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to improve health now.

1. Top Ten Articles of the Week
   Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     • Changes in diabetes-related complications in the United States, 1990-2010
       Gregg EW, Li Y, Wang J, Burrows NR, Ali MK, Rolka D, Williams DE, Geiss L.
       N Engl J Med. 2014 Apr 17;370(16):1514-23.
       
   • Communicable Diseases
     • The centrality of laboratory services in the HIV treatment and prevention cascade: the need for effective linkages and referrals in resource-limited settings
       Alemnji G, Fonjungo P, Van Der Pol B, Peter T, Kantor R, Nkengasong J.
       AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2014 Apr 17.
       
     • Kenya AIDS Indicator Surveys 2007 and 2012: implications for public health policies for HIV prevention and treatment
       Maina WK, Kim AA, Rutherford GW, Harper M, K'Oyugi B O, Sharif S, Kichamu G, Muraguri NM, Akhwale W, De Cock KM.
       J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S130-7.
       
     • Associations between presence of handwashing stations and soap in the home and diarrhoea and respiratory illness, in children less than five years old in rural western Kenya
       Kamm KB, Feikin DR, Bigogo GM, Aol G, Audi A, Cohen AL, Shah MM, Yu J, Breiman RF, Ram PK.
       Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Apr;19(4):398-406.
       
   • Environmental Health
     • Association of blood lead level with neurological features in 972 children affected by an acute severe lead poisoning outbreak in Zamfara State, northern Nigeria
       Greig J, Thurtle N, Cooney L, Ariti C, Ahmed AO, Ashagre T, Ayela A, Chukwumalu K, Criado-Perez A, Gomez-Restrepo C, Meredith C, Neri A, Stellmach D, Sani-Gwarzo N, Nasidi A, Shanks L, Dargan PI.
       PLoS One. 2014 ;9(4):e93716.
       
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     • Introduction to "a compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates"
       Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson K, Gerding DN, Haas J, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Salgado C, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Foster N, Humphreys E, Padberg J, Podgorny K, Vanamringe M, Weaver T, Wise R, Maragakis LL.
       Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 May;35(5):455-9.
       
   • Maternal and Child Health
     • Validation of obstetric estimate of gestational age on US birth certificates
       Dietz PM, Bombard JM, Hutchings YL, Gauthier JP, Gambatese MA, Ko JY, Martin JA, Callaghan WM.
       Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Apr;210(4):335.e1-5.
       
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     • Maintenance and repair injuries in US mining
       Pollard J, Heberger J, Dempsey PG.
       J Qual Mainten Eng. 2014 ;20(1):20-31.
       
   • Physical Activity
     • Odds of getting adequate physical activity by dog walking
       Soares J, Epping J, Owens C, Brown D, Lankford TJ, Simoes E, Caspersen C.
       J Phys Act Health. 2014 Apr 11.
       
   • Reproductive Health
     • Responding to the Syrian crisis: the needs of women and girls
       Sami S, Williams HA, Krause S, Onyango MA, Burton A, Tomczyk B.
       Lancet. 2014 Mar 29;383(9923):1179-81.
       
   
   
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. Awareness of kidney disease among US adults: findings from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
        Li C, Wen XJ, Pavkov ME, Zhao G, Balluz LS, Ford ES, Williams D, Gotway CA.
        Am J Nephrol. 2014 Apr 12;39(4):306-313.
        
     2. Real-time analysis of the effects of toxic, therapeutic and sub-therapeutic concentrations of digitoxin on lung cancer cells
        Eldawud R, Stueckle TA, Manivannan S, Elbaz H, Chen M, Rojanasakul Y, Dinu CZ.
        Biosens Bioelectron. 2014 Mar 26;59c:192-199.
        
     3. Costs and benefits of an organized fecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening program in the United States
        Guy GP, Richardson LC, Pignone MP, Plescia M.
        Cancer. 2014 Apr 15.
        
     4. Having their say: patients' perspectives and the clinical management of diabetes
        Jack L, Liburd LC, Tucker P, Cockrell T.
        Clin Ther. 2014 Apr 1;36(4):469-76.
        
     5. Indicators of asthma control among students in a rural, school-based asthma management program
        Rasberry C, Cheung K, Buckley R, Dunville R, Daniels B, Cook D, Robin L, Dean B.
        J Asthma. 2014 Apr 14.
        
     6. Cardiovascular mortality, all-cause mortality, and diabetes incidence after lifestyle intervention for people with impaired glucose tolerance in the Da Qing Diabetes Prevention Study: a 23-year follow-up study
        Li G, Zhang P, Wang J, An Y, Gong Q, Gregg EW, Yang W, Zhang B, Shuai Y, Hong J, Engelgau MM, Li H, Roglic G, Hu Y, Bennett PH.
        Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Apr 3.
        
     7. Trends in cardiovascular disease risk factors by obesity level in adults in the United States, NHANES 1999-2010
        Saydah S, Bullard KM, Cheng Y, Ali MK, Gregg EW, Geiss L, Imperatore G.
        Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Apr 15.
        
     8. Multiple chronic conditions among US adults: a 2012 update
        Ward BW, Schiller JS, Goodman RA.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 ;11:E62.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     9. Adapting the VOICES HIV behavioral intervention for Latino men who have sex with men
        O'Donnell L, Stueve A, Joseph HA, Flores S.
        AIDS Behav. 2014 Apr;18(4):767-75.
        
     10. Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections in United States-bound refugees from Asia and Africa
         Mixson-Hayden T, Lee D, Ganova-Raeva L, Drobeniuc J, Stauffer WM, Teshale E, Kamili S.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Apr 14.
         
     11. Examining strain diversity and phylogeography in relation to an unusual epidemic pattern of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a long-term refugee camp in Kenya
         Agoti CN, Mayieka LM, Otieno JR, Ahmed JA, Fields BS, Waiboci LW, Nyoka R, Eidex RB, Marano N, Burton W, Montgomery JM, Breiman RF, Nokes DJ.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2014 ;14(1):178.
         
     12. Disparities in the quality of HIV care when using US Department of Health and Human Services indicators
         Althoff KN, Rebeiro P, Brooks JT, Buchacz K, Gebo K, Martin J, Hogg R, Thorne JE, Klein M, Gill MJ, Sterling TR, Yehia B, Silverberg MJ, Crane H, Justice AC, Gange SJ, Moore R, Kitahata MM, Horberg MA.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Apr;58(8):1185-9.
         
     13. Treatment practices, outcomes, and costs of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, United States, 2005-2007
         Marks SM, Flood J, Seaworth B, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Armstrong L, Mase S, Salcedo K, Oh P, Graviss EA, Colson PW, Armitige L, Revuelta M, Sheeran K.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 May;20(5):812-21.
         
     14. Comparison of laboratory-confirmed influenza and noninfluenza acute respiratory illness in healthcare personnel during the 2010-2011 influenza season
         Henkle E, Irving SA, Naleway AL, Gaglani MJ, Ball S, Spencer S, Peasah S, Thompson MG.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 May;35(5):538-46.
         
     15. A missed tuberculosis diagnosis resulting in hospital transmission
         Medrano BA, Salinas G, Sanchez C, Miramontes R, Restrepo BI, Haddad MB, Lambert LA.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 May;35(5):534-7.
         
     16. Status of voluntary medical male circumcision in Kenya: findings from 2 nationally representative surveys in Kenya, 2007 and 2012
         Galbraith JS, Ochieng A, Mwalili S, Emusu D, Mwandi Z, Kim AA, Rutherford G, Maina WK, Kimanga DO, Chesang K, Cherutich P.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S37-45.
         
     17. Populations at increased Risk for HIV infection in Kenya: results from a national population-based household survey, 2012
         Githuka G, Hladik W, Mwalili S, Cherutich P, Muthui M, Gitonga J, Maina WK, Kim AA.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S46-56.
         
     18. Tuberculosis and HIV at the national level in Kenya: results from the second Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey
         Mbithi A, Gichangi A, Kim AA, Katana A, Weyenga H, Williamson J, Robinson K, Oluoch T, Maina WK, Kellogg TA, De Cock KM.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S106-15.
         
     19. The status of HIV testing and counseling in Kenya: results from a nationally representative population-based survey
         Ng'ang'a A, Waruiru W, Ngare C, Ssempijja V, Gachuki T, Njoroge I, Oluoch P, Kimanga DO, Maina WK, Mpazanje R, Kim AA.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S27-36.
         
     20. Burden of HIV infection among children aged 18 months to 14 years in Kenya: results from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional survey
         Ng'eno B, Mwangi A, Ng'ang'a L, Kim AA, Waruru A, Mukui I, Ngugi EW, Rutherford GW.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S82-8.
         
     21. Antiretroviral treatment scale-up among persons living with HIV in Kenya: results from a nationally representative survey
         Odhiambo JO, Kellogg TA, Kim AA, Ng'ang'a L, Mukui I, Umuro M, Mohammed I, De Cock KM, Kimanga DO, Schwarcz S.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S116-22.
         
     22. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kenya: results from a nationally representative study
         Sirengo M, Muthoni L, Kellogg TA, Kim A. A., Katana A, Mwanyumba S, Kimanga DO, Maina WK, Muraguri N, Elly B, Rutherford GW.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S66-74.
         
     23. Engagement in HIV care among Kenyan adults and adolescents: results from a national population-based survey
         Wafula R, Masyuko S, Ng'ang'a L, Kim AA, Gichangi A, Mukui I, Batuka J, Ngugi EW, Maina WK, Schwarcz S.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S98-s105.
         
     24. The Kenya AIDS indicator survey 2012: rationale, methods, description of participants, and response rates
         Waruiru W, Kim AA, Kimanga DO, Ng'ang'a J, Schwarcz S, Kimondo L, Ng'ang'a A, Umuro M, Mwangi M, Ojwang JK, Maina WK.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S3-s12.
         
     25. Impact of parent-child communication interventions on sex behaviors and cognitive outcomes for black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino youth: a systematic review, 1988-2012
         Sutton MY, Lasswell SM, Lanier Y, Miller KS.
         J Adolesc Health. 2014 Apr;54(4):369-384.
         
     26. Molecular epidemiology of contemporary G2P[4] human rotaviruses cocirculating in a single U.S. community: footprints of a globally transitioning genotype
         Dennis AF, McDonald SM, Payne DC, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Esona MD, Edwards KM, Chappell JD, Patton JT.
         J Virol. 2014 Apr;88(7):3789-801.
         
     27. Outcomes in a cohort of women who discontinued maternal triple-antiretroviral regimens initially used to prevent mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy and breastfeeding-Kenya, 2003-2009
         Minniear TD, Girde S, Angira F, Mills LA, Zeh C, Peters PJ, Masaba R, Lando R, Thomas TK, Taylor AW.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(4):e93556.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     28. Roosting behaviour and habitat selection of Pteropus giganteus reveal potential links to Nipah virus epidemiology
         Hahn MB, Epstein JH, Gurley ES, Islam MS, Luby SP, Daszak P, Patz JA.
         J Appl Ecol. 2014 Apr;51(2):376-387.
         
     29. Spatial distribution of counties in the continental United States with records of occurrence of Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae)
         Springer YP, Eisen L, Beati L, James AM, Eisen RJ.
         J Med Entomol. 2014 Mar;51(2):342-51.
         
   • Drug Safety
     30. Outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections in patients receiving parenteral nutrition prepared by a compounding pharmacy
         Gupta N, Hocevar SN, Moulton-Meissner H, Stevens KM, McIntyre MG, Jensen B, Kuhar DT, Noble-Wang J, Schnatz RG, Becker SC, Kastango ES, Shehab N, Kallen AJ.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Apr 11.
         
   • Environmental Health
     31. Quantitative analysis and stability of the rodenticide TETS (tetramine) in finished tap water
         Knaack JS, Hamelin EI, Magnuson M, Silvestri E, Ash D, Johnson RC.
         Anal Methods. 2014 ;6(8):2780-2784.
         
     32. Assessment of blood lead levels among children aged </=5 years - Zamfara State, Nigeria, June-July 2012
         Bashir M, Umar-Tsafe N, Getso K, Kaita IM, Nasidi A, Sani-Gwarzo N, Nguku P, Davis L, Brown MJ.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Apr 18;63(15):325-7.
         
   • Food Safety
     33. National patterns of Escherichia coli O157 infections, USA, 1996-2011
         Sodha SV, Heiman K, Gould LH, Bishop R, Iwamoto M, Swerdlow DL, Griffin PM.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2014 Apr 14:1-7.
         
     34. Incidence and trends of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. sites, 2006-2013
         Crim SM, Iwamoto M, Huang JY, Griffin PM, Gilliss D, Cronquist AB, Cartter M, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Blythe D, Smith K, Lathrop S, Zansky S, Cieslak PR, Dunn J, Holt KG, Lance S, Tauxe R, Henao OL.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Apr 18;63(15):328-32.
         
     35. Notes from the field: increase in Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections associated with consumption of Atlantic Coast shellfish - 2013
         Newton AE, Garrett N, Stroika SG, Halpin JL, Turnsek M, Mody RK.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Apr 18;63(15):335-6.
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     36. HIV risk perception and behavior among sex workers in three major urban centers of Mozambique
         Langa J, Sousa C, Sidat M, Kroeger K, McLellan-Lemal E, Belani H, Patel S, Shodell D, Shodell M, Benech I, Needle R.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(4):e94838.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     37. Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update
         Lo E, Nicolle LE, Coffin SE, Gould C, Maragakis LL, Meddings J, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Yokoe DS.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 May;35(5):464-79.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     38. Herpes zoster caused by vaccine-strain varicella zoster virus in an immunocompetent recipient of zoster vaccine
         Tseng HF, Schmid DS, Harpaz R, Larussa P, Jensen NJ, Rivailler P, Radford K, Folster J, Jacobsen SJ.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Apr;58(8):1125-8.
         
     39. Pertussis resurgence: perspectives from the Working Group Meeting on Pertussis on the causes, possible paths forward, and gaps in our knowledge
         Burns DL, Meade BD, Messionnier NE.
         J Infect Dis. 2014 Apr;209 Suppl 1:S32-5.
         
     40. Effectiveness of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease in Brazil: a matched case-control study
         Domingues CM, Verani JR, Montenegro Renoiner EI, de Cunto Brandileone MC, Flannery B, de Oliveira LH, Santos JB, de Moraes JC.
         Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Apr 10.
         
     41. Influenza epidemiology and vaccine effectiveness among patients with influenza-like illness, viral watch sentinel sites, South Africa, 2005-2009
         Ntshoe GM, McAnerney JM, Tempia S, Blumberg L, Moyes J, Buys A, Naidoo D, Venter M, Besselaar T, Schoub BD, Harris BN, Cohen C.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(4):e94681.
         
     42. Impact of rotavirus vaccination on diarrhea-related hospitalizations in Sao Paulo State, Brazil
         Fernandes EG, Sato HK, Leshem E, Flannery B, Konstantyner TC, Veras MA, Patel MM.
         Vaccine. 2014 Apr 12.
         
     43. Vaccine preventable disease incidence as a complement to vaccine efficacy for setting vaccine policy
         Gessner BD, Feikin DR.
         Vaccine. 2014 Apr 11.
         
     44. National and state-specific estimates of place of influenza vaccination among adult populations - United States, 2011-12 influenza season
         Lu PJ, O'Halloran A, Ding H, Williams WW, Bridges CB, Kennedy ED.
         Vaccine. 2014 Apr 11.
         
     45. Safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy: a review of subsequent maternal obstetric events and findings from two recent cohort studies
         Naleway AL, Irving SA, Henninger ML, Li DK, Shifflett P, Ball S, Williams JL, Cragan J, Gee J, Thompson MG.
         Vaccine. 2014 Apr 14.
         
   • Informatics
     46. Using information and communications technology in a national population-based survey: the Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey 2012
         Ojwang JK, Lee VC, Waruru A, Ssempijja V, Ng'ang'a JG, Wakhutu BE, Kandege NO, Koske DK, Kamiru SM, Omondi KO, Kakinyi M, Kim AA, Oluoch T.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S123-9.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     47. Multilevel regression and poststratification for small-area estimation of population health outcomes: a case study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
         Zhang X, Holt JB, Lu H, Wheaton AG, Ford ES, Greenlund KJ, Croft JB.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Apr 15;179(8):1025-33.
         
     48. The torque on a dipole in uniform motion
         Griffiths DJ, Hnizdo V.
         Am J Phys. 2014 Mar;82(3):251-254.
         
     49. Three enzymatically active neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum strain Af84: BoNT/A2, /F4, and /F5
         Kalb SR, Baudys J, Smith TJ, Smith LA, Barr JR.
         Anal Chem. 2014 Apr 1;86(7):3254-62.
         
     50. Development, evaluation and comparison of two independent sampling and analytical methods for ortho-phthalaldehyde vapors and condensation aerosols in air
         Tucker SP.
         Anal Methods. 2014 ;6(8):2592-2607.
         
     51. Concentrations and stability of methyl methacrylate, glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde and nickel sulfate in commercial patch test allergen preparations
         Siegel PD, Fowler JF, Law BF, Warshaw EM, Taylor JS.
         Contact Dermatitis. 2014 May;70(5):309-15.
         
     52. Evaluation of a Rapid Analyte Measurement Platform and real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay West Nile virus detection system in mosquito pools
         Burkhalter KL, Horiuchi K, Biggerstaff BJ, Savage HM, Nasci RS.
         J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2014 Mar;30(1):21-30.
         
     53. Inconclusive reverse transcription-PCR assay comparison for dengue virus detection and serotyping
         Munoz-Jordan JL, Santiago GA.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2014 May;52(5):1800.
         
     54. Field evaluation of Abbott Real Time HIV-1 Qualitative Test for early infant diagnosis using dried blood spots samples in comparison to Roche COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 Qual Test in Kenya
         Chang J, Omuomo K, Anyango E, Kingwara L, Basiye F, Morwabe A, Shanmugam V, Nguyen S, Sabatier J, Zeh C, Ellenberger D.
         J Virol Methods. 2014 Apr 12.
         
     55. Concerns regarding a new culture method for Borrelia burgdorferi not approved for the diagnosis of Lyme disease
         Nelson C, Hojvat S, Johnson B, Petersen J, Schriefer M, Beard CB, Petersen L, Mead P.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Apr 18;63(15):333.
         
     56. Tuberculin skin tests versus interferon-gamma release assays in tuberculosis screening among immigrant visa applicants
         Chuke SO, Yen NT, Laserson KF, Phuoc NH, Trinh NA, Nhung DT, Mai VT, Qui AD, Hai HH, Loan le TH, Jones WG, Whitworth WC, Shah JJ, Painter JA, Mazurek GH, Maloney SA.
         Tuberc Res Treat. 2014 ;2014:217969.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     57. Differences between the fourth and fifth Korotkoff phases among children and adolescents
         Freedman DS, Foltz JL, Berenson GS.
         Am J Hypertens. 2014 Apr 17.
         
     58. Clinical care for opioid-using pregnant and postpartum women: the role of obstetric providers
         Jones HE, Deppen K, Hudak ML, Leffert L, McClelland C, Sahin L, Starer J, Terplan M, Thorp JM, Walsh J, Creanga AA.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Apr;210(4):302-10.
         
     59. Maternal intake of vitamin E and birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997 to 2005
         Gilboa SM, Lee KA, Cogswell ME, Traven FK, Botto LD, Riehle-Colarusso T, Correa A, Boyle CA.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Apr 17.
         
     60. Maternal exposure to criteria air pollutants and congenital heart defects in offspring: results from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
         Stingone JA, Luben TJ, Daniels JL, Fuentes M, Richardson DB, Aylsworth AS, Herring AH, Anderka M, Botto L, Correa A, Gilboa SM, Langlois PH, Mosley B, Shaw GM, Siffel C, Olshan AF.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Apr 11.
         
     61. Orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya: results from a nationally representative population-based survey
         Lee VC, Muriithi P, Gilbert-Nandra U, Kim AA, Schmitz ME, Odek J, Mokaya R, Galbraith JS.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66 Suppl 1:S89-97.
         
     62. Iron-containing micronutrient supplementation of Chinese women with no or mild anemia during pregnancy improved iron status but did not affect perinatal anemia
         Mei Z, Serdula MK, Liu JM, Flores-Ayala RC, Wang L, Ye R, Grummer-Strawn LM.
         J Nutr. 2014 Apr 17.
         
   • Mining
     63. Measuring the effects of lighting distribution on walking speed and head pitch with wearable inertial measurement units
         Patts J, Sammarco JJ, Eiter B.
         IEEE Trans Ind Appl. 2014 ;50(2):1483-1489.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     64. Student-reported school drinking fountain availability by youth characteristics and state plumbing codes
         Onufrak SJ, Park S, Wilking C.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 ;11:E60.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     65. Discrimination, harassment, abuse, and bullying in the workplace: contribution of workplace injustice to occupational health disparities
         Okechukwu CA, Souza K, Davis KD, de Castro AB.
         Am J Ind Med. 2014 May;57(5):573-86.
         
     66. Analysis of the effects of surface stiffness on the contact interaction between a finger and a cylindrical handle using a three-dimensional hybrid model
         Wu JZ, Dong RG, Warren CM, Welcome DE, McDowell TW.
         Med Eng Phys. 2014 Apr 12.
         
     67. Coccidioidomycosis among cast and crew members at an outdoor television filming event - California, 2012
         Wilken JA, Marquez P, Terashita D, McNary J, Windham G, Materna B.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Apr 18;63(15):321-4.
         
     68. Airborne manganese as dust vs. fume determining blood levels in workers at a manganese alloy production plant
         Park RM, Baldwin M, Bouchard MF, Mergler D.
         Neurotoxicology. 2014 Apr 11.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     69. Preliminary molecular characterizations of Sarcoptes scaibiei (Acari: Sarcoptidae) from farm animals in Egypt
         Amer S, Wahab TA, Metwaly Ael N, Ye J, Roellig D, Feng Y, Xiao L.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(4):e94705.
         
     70. Prevalence of malaria parasitemia and purchase of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) among drug shop clients in two regions in Tanzania with ACT subsidies
         Briggs MA, Kalolella A, Bruxvoort K, Wiegand R, Lopez G, Festo C, Lyaruu P, Kenani M, Abdulla S, Goodman C, Kachur SP.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(4):e94074.
         
   • Physical Activity
     71. Theory-based behavioral intervention increases self-reported physical activity in South African men: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
         Jemmott JB, Jemmott LS, Ngwane Z, Zhang J, Heeren GA, Icard LD, O'Leary A, Mtose X, Teitelman A, Carty C.
         Prev Med. 2014 Apr 12.
         
   • Program Evaluation
     72. Development of a set of indicators to evaluate Injury Control Research Centers
         Runyan C, Garrettson M, Yee SL.
         Eval Rev. 2014 Apr 17.
         
   • Public Health Leadership and Management
     73. Strengthening national health laboratories in sub-Saharan Africa: a decade of remarkable progress
         Alemnji GA, Zeh C, Yao K, Fonjungo PN.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Apr;19(4):450-8.
         
   • Zoonoses
     74. Population genetics of Cryptosporidium meleagridis in humans and birds: evidence for cross-species transmission
         Wang Y, Yang W, Cama V, Wang L, Cabrera L, Ortega Y, Bern C, Feng Y, Gilman R, Xiao L.
         Int J Parasitol. 2014 Apr 9.
         
     75. Notes from the field: assessment of potential zoonotic disease exposure and illness related to an annual bat festival - Idanre, Nigeria
         Vora NM, Osinubi M, Wallace RM, Aman-Oloniyo A, Gbadegesin YH, Sebastian YK, Saliman OA, Niezgoda M, Davis L, Recuenco S.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Apr 18;63(15):334.
         
     76. Distribution and clinical manifestations of Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in HIV/AIDS patients in Ethiopia
         Adamu H, Petros B, Zhang G, Kassa H, Amer S, Ye J, Feng Y, Xiao L.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Apr;8(4):e2831.
         
   
   
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).
   • Public Health Law
     77. Testing the results of municipal mixed-use zoning ordinances: a novel methodological approach
         Cannon CL, Thomas S, Treffers RD, Paschall MJ, Heumann L, Mann GW, Dunkell DO, Nauenberg S.
         J Health Polit Policy Law. 2013 Aug;38(4):815-39.
         
     78. Future oversight of recombinant DNA research: recommendations of an Institute of Medicine committee
         Gostin LO, Altevogt BM, Pope AM.
         JAMA. 2014 Feb 19;311(7):671-2.
         
     79. The changing landscape of Medicaid: practical and political considerations for expansion
         Jones DK, Singer PM, Ayanian JZ.
         JAMA. 2014 Apr 7.
         
     80. Prevalence and public health implications of state laws that criminalize potential HIV exposure in the United States
         Lehman JS, Carr MH, Nichol AJ, Ruisanchez A, Knight DW, Langford AE, Gray SC, Mermin JH.
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