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). -
- Cost-effectiveness and population outcomes of general population screening for hepatitis C
Coffin PO, Scott JD, Golden MR, Sullivan SD. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 May 1;54(9):1259-71. - Association between sustained virological response and all-cause mortality among patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced hepatic fibrosis
van der Meer AJ, Veldt BJ, Feld JJ, Wedemeyer H, Dufour JF, Lammert F, Duarte-Rojo A, et al . JAMA. 2012 Dec 26;308(24):2584-93. - Global control of hepatitis C: where challenge meets opportunity
Thomas DL. Nat Med. 2013 Jul;19(7):850-8. - Treatment of HCV infection by targeting microRNA
Janssen HL, Reesink HW, Lawitz EJ, Zeuzem S, Rodriguez-Torres M, Patel K, van der Meer AJ, et al . N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 27;368(18):1685-94. - Sofosbuvir for previously untreated chronic hepatitis C infection
Lawitz E, Mangia A, Wyles D, Rodriguez-Torres M, Hassanein T, Gordon SC, Schultz M, et al . N Engl J Med. 2013 Apr 23;368(20):1878-87. - Sofosbuvir for hepatitis C genotype 2 or 3 in patients without treatment options
Jacobson IM, Gordon SC, Kowdley KV, Yoshida EM, Rodriguez-Torres M, Sulkowski MS, Shiffman ML, et al . N Engl J Med. 2013 May 16;368(20):1867-77. - Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for untreated HCV genotype 1 infection
Afdhal N, Zeuzem S, Kwo P, Chojkier M, Gitlin N, Puoti M, Romero-Gomez M, et al . N Engl J Med. 2014 Apr 12;370(20):1889-98. - Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for 8 or 12 weeks for chronic HCV without cirrhosis
Kowdley KV, Gordon SC, Reddy KR, Rossaro L, Bernstein DE, Lawitz E, Shiffman ML, et al . N Engl J Med. 2014 May 15;370(20):1879-88. - Treatment of HCV with ABT-450/r-ombitasvir and dasabuvir with ribavirin
Feld JJ, Kowdley KV, Coakley E, Sigal S, Nelson DR, Crawford D, Weiland O, et al . N Engl J Med. 2014 Apr 11;370(17):1594-603. - Sofosbuvir and ribavirin in HCV genotypes 2 and 3
Zeuzem S, Dusheiko GM, Salupere R, Mangia A, Flisiak R, Hyland RH, Illeperuma A, et al . N Engl J Med. 2014 May 4;370(21):1993-2001. - Minimum costs for producing hepatitis C direct-acting antivirals for use in large-scale treatment access programs in developing countries
Hill A, Khoo S, Fortunak J, Simmons B, Ford N. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jan 6;58(7):928-36.
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- Reliability in reporting asthma history and age at asthma onset
Mirabelli MC, Beavers SF, Flanders DW, Chatterjee AB. AIDS Res Treat. 2014 Jun 4:1-21. - The influence of diabetes severity on receipt of guideline-concordant treatment for breast cancer
Sabatino SA, Thompson TD, Wu XC, Fleming ST, Kimmick GG, Trentham-Dietz A, Cress R, Anderson RT. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 Jun 5. - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma-patient characteristics and health impairment
Pleasants RA, Ohar JA, Croft JB, Liu Y, Kraft M, Mannino DM, Donohue JF, Herrick HL. COPD. 2014 Jun;11(3):256-66. - Trends in incidence of type 1 diabetes among non-Hispanic white youth in the United States, 2002-2009
Lawrence JM, Imperatore G, Dabelea D, Mayer-Davis EJ, Linder B, Saydah S, Klingensmith GJ, Dolan L, Standiford DA, Pihoker C, Pettitt DJ, Talton JW, Thomas J, Bell RA, D'Agostino RB. Diabetes. 2014 Jun 4. - Estimating the health and economic burden of cancer among those diagnosed as adolescents and young adults
Guy GP, Yabroff KR, Ekwueme DU, Smith AW, Dowling EC, Rechis R, Nutt S, Richardson LC. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Jun 1;33(6):1024-31. - An effective approach to high blood pressure control: a science advisory from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Go AS, Bauman MA, Coleman King SM, Fonarow GC, Lawrence W, Williams KA, Sanchez E. Hypertension. 2014 Apr;63(4):878-85. - Accuracy of ovarian and colon cancer risk assessments by U.S. physicians
Baldwin LM, Trivers KF, Andrilla CH, Matthews B, Miller JW, Lishner DM, Goff BA. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 May;29(5):741-9. - The role of social support in posttreatment surveillance among African American survivors of colorectal cancer
Le D, Holt CL, Pisu M, Brown-Galvan A, Fairley TL, Lee Smith J, White A, Hall IJ, Oster RA, Martin MY. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2014 May 21;32(3):245-63. - Taming the chronic kidney disease epidemic: a global view of surveillance efforts
Radhakrishnan J, Remuzzi G, Saran R, Williams DE, Rios-Burrows N, Powe N, Bruck K, Wanner C, Stel VS, Venuthurupalli SK, Hoy WE, Healy HG, Salisbury A, Fassett RG, O'Donoghue D, Roderick P, Matsuo S, Hishida A, Imai E, Iimuro S. Kidney Int. 2014 Jun 4.
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- Point-of-care tests for HIV, related coinfections, and blood-borne infections
Pant Pai N, Peeling RW, Smith BD, Dowdy D. AIDS Res Treat. 2014 May 6;2014:625082. - Rapid spread and diversification of respiratory syncytial virus genotype ON1, Kenya
Agoti CN, Otieno JR, Gitahi CW, Cane PA, Nokes DJ. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;20(6):950-9. - Composite indicator: new tool for monitoring RNTCP performance in India
Bansal AK, Kulshrestha N, Nagaraja SB, Rade K, Choudhary A, Parmar M, Nair SA, Dewan PK, Yadav R, Moonan PK, Kumar A. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Jul;18(7):840-2. - Tuberculosis incidence and treatment completion among Ugandan prison inmates
Schwitters A, Kaggwa M, Omiel P, Nagadya G, Kisa N, Dalal S. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Jul;18(7):781-6. - Frequency of acute respiratory illnesses and circulation of respiratory viruses in households with children over three surveillance seasons
Monto AS, Malosh RE, Petrie JG, Thompson MG, Ohmit SE. J Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 6. - High nasopharyngeal pneumococcal density, increased by viral co-infection, is associated with invasive pneumococcal pneumonia
Wolter N, Tempia S, Cohen C, Madhi SA, Venter M, Moyes J, Walaza S, Kgokong BM, Groome M, du Plessis M, Magomani V, Pretorius M, Hellferscee O, Dawood H, Kahn K, Variava E, Klugman KP, von Gottberg A. J Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 6. - Clinical outcomes among persons with pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates with phenotypic heterogeneity in results of drug-susceptibility tests
Zetola NM, Modongo C, Moonan PK, Ncube R, Matlhagela K, Sepako E, Collman RG, Bisson GP. J Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;209(11):1754-63. - Viral loads among young HIV-infected men with early syphilis
Taylor MM, Li WY, Skinner J, Mickey T. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2014 Jun 4. - Measles - United States, January 1-May 23, 2014
Gastanaduy PA, Redd SB, Fiebelkorn AP, Rota JS, Rota PA, Bellini WJ, Seward JF, Wallace GS. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jun 6;63(22):496-9. - Tuberculosis management practices of private practitioners in Pune Municipal Corporation, India
Bharaswadkar S, Kanchar A, Thakur N, Shah S, Patnaik B, Click ES, Kumar AM, Dewan PK. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 4;9(6):e97993. - Pneumococcal serotypes and serogroups causing invasive disease in Pakistan, 2005-2013
Shakoor S, Kabir F, Khowaja AR, Qureshi SM, Jehan F, Qamar F, Whitney CG, Zaidi AK. PLoS One. 2014 Jun;9(6):e98796.
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- Health and safety issues for travelers attending the World Cup and Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil, 2014 to 2016
Gaines J, Sotir MJ, Cunningham TJ, Harvey KA, Lee CV, Stoney RJ, Gershman MD, Brunette GW, Kozarsky PE. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jun 2.
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- Improvements in pandemic preparedness in 8 Central American countries, 2008 - 2012
Johnson LE, Clara W, Gambhir M, Fuentes RC, Marin-Correa C, Jara J, Minaya P, Rodriguez D, Blanco N, Iihoshi N, Orozco M, Lange C, Perez SV, Amador N, Widdowson MA, Moen AC, Azziz-Baumgartner E. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 May 9;14(1):209. - Assessing radiation emergency preparedness planning by using Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) methodology
Nyaku MK, Wolkin AF, McFadden J, Collins J, Murti M, Schnall A, Bies S, Stanbury M, Beggs J, Bayleyegn TM. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014 Jun 6:1-8.
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- Suppression of Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae) for short-term field operations utilizing cypermethrin and lambda-cyhalothrin
Hughes TH, Richardson AG, Hoel DF, Mejeoumov T, Farooq M, Stoops CA. J Med Entomol. 2014 May;51(3):709-12. - Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs collected in managed red pine forests in Wisconsin
Lee X, Coyle DR, Johnson DK, Murphy MW, McGeehin MA, Murphy RJ, Raffa KF, Paskewitz SM. J Med Entomol. 2014 May;51(3):694-701.
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- On-roadway in-cabin exposure to particulate matter: measurement results using both continuous and time-integrated sampling approaches
Greenwald R, Bergin MH, Yip F, Boehmer T, Kewada P, Shafer MM, Schauer JJ, Sarnat JA. Aerosol Sci Technol. 2014 Jun 3;48(6):664-675. - Dietary predictors of urinary environmental biomarkers in young girls, BCERP, 2004-7
Mervish N, McGovern KJ, Teitelbaum SL, Pinney SM, Windham GC, Biro FM, Kushi LH, Silva MJ, Ye X, Calafat AM, Wolff MS. Environ Res. 2014 Jun 3;133c:12-19. - Exposure to traffic pollution, acute inflammation and autonomic response in a panel of car commuters
Sarnat JA, Golan R, Greenwald R, Raysoni AU, Kewada P, Winquist A, Sarnat SE, Dana Flanders W, Mirabelli MC, Zora JE, Bergin MH, Yip F. Environ Res. 2014 Jun 3;133c:66-76. - Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers and diabetes mellitus
Alshaarawy O, Zhu M, Ducatman AM, Conway B, Andrew ME. Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jun;71(6):437-41.
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- International outbreak investigation of Salmonella Heidelberg associated with in-flight catering
Rebolledo J, Garvey P, Ryan A, O'Donnell J, Cormican M, Jackson S, Cloak F, Cullen L, Swaan CM, Schimmer B, Appels RW, Nygard K, Finley R, Sreenivasan N, Lenglet A, Gossner C, McKeown P. Epidemiol Infect. 2014 Apr;142(4):833-42.
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- Vital signs: foodborne norovirus outbreaks - United States, 2009-2012
Hall AJ, Wikswo ME, Pringle K, Gould LH, Parashar UD. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jun 6;63(22):491-5.
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- The role of FKS mutations in C. glabrata: MIC values, echinocandin resistance and multidrug resistance
Pham CD, Iqbal N, Bolden CB, Kuykendall RJ, Harrison LH, Farley MM, Schaffner W, Beldavs ZG, Chiller TM, Park BJ, Cleveland AA, Lockhart SR. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Jun 2. - CDC central-line bloodstream infection prevention efforts produced net benefits of at least $640 million during 1990-2008
Scott RD, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, Wise ME, Baggs J, Goates S, Solomon SL, McDonald LC, Jernigan JA. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Jun 1;33(6):1040-7.
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- Costs of hospitalization for stroke patients aged 18-64 years in the United States
Wang G, Zhang Z, Ayala C, Dunet DO, Fang J, George MG. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014 May-Jun;23(5):861-8.
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- Quantification of viral proteins of the avian H7 subtype of influenza virus: an isotope dilution mass spectrometry method applicable for producing more rapid vaccines in the case of an influenza pandemic
Santana WI, Williams TL, Winne EK, Pirkle JL, Barr JR. Anal Chem. 2014 May 6;86(9):4088-95. - Influenza activity - United States, 2013-14 season and composition of the 2014-15 influenza vaccines
Epperson S, Blanton L, Kniss K, Mustaquim D, Steffens C, Wallis T, Dhara R, Leon M, Perez A, Chaves SS, Elal AA, Gubareva L, Xu X, Villanueva J, Bresee J, Cox N, Finelli L, Brammer L. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jun 6;63(22):483-90. - Direct effect of 10-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccination on pneumococcal carriage in children Brazil
Andrade AL, Ternes YM, Vieira MA, Moreira WG, Lamaro-Cardoso J, Kipnis A, Cardoso MR, Brandileone MC, Moura I, Pimenta FC, da Gloria Carvalho M, Saraiva FO, Toscano CM, Minamisava R. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 3;9(6):e98128.
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- Strengthening district-based health reporting through the District Health Management Information Software System: the Ugandan experience
Kiberu VM, Matovu JK, Makumbi F, Kyozira C, Mukooyo E, Wanyenze RK. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2014 May 13;14(1):40.
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- Food-related choking deaths among the elderly
Kramarow E, Warner M, Chen LH. Inj Prev. 2014 Jun;20(3):200-3.
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- Graphene oxide attenuates Th2-type immune responses, but augments airway remodeling and hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of asthma
Shurin MR, Yanamala N, Kisin ER, Tkach AV, Shurin GV, Murray AR, Leonard HD, Reynolds JS, Gutkin DW, Star A, Fadeel B, Savolainen K, Kagan VE, Shvedova AA. ACS Nano. 2014 May 23. - Development of an assay to simultaneously measure orotic acid, amino acids, and acylcarnitines in dried blood spots
Held PK, Haynes CA, De Jesus VR, Baker MW. Clin Chim Acta. 2014 Jun 2. - Simple objective detection of human Lyme disease infection using immuno-PCR and a single recombinant hybrid antigen
Halpern MD, Molins CR, Schriefer M, Jewett MW. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2014 Jun 4. - High factor VIII, von Willebrand factor, and fibrinogen levels and risk of venous thromboembolism in blacks and whites
Payne AB, Miller CH, Hooper WC, Lally C, Austin HD. Ethn Dis. 2014 Spring;24(2):169-74. - Modeling the optical properties of combustion-generated fractal aggregates
Litton CD, Perera IE. Fuel. 2014 Apr;130:215-220. - Description of Campylobacter fetus subsp. testudinum subsp. nov., isolated from humans and reptiles
Fitzgerald C, Tu ZC, Patrick M, Stiles T, Lawson AJ, Santovenia M, Gilbert MJ, van Bergen M, Joyce K, Pruckler J, Stroika S, Duim B, Miller WG, Loparev VL, Sinnige JC, Fields PI, Tauxe RV, Blaser MJ, Wagenaar JA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2014 Jun 4. - Comparison of two automated solid phase extractions for the detection of ten fentanyl analogs and metabolites in human urine using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
Shaner RL, Kaplan P, Hamelin EI, Bragg WA, Johnson RC. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2014 May 24;962c:52-58. - Actionable diagnosis of neuroleptospirosis by next-generation sequencing
Wilson MR, Naccache SN, Samayoa E, Biagtan M, Bashir H, Yu G, Salamat SM, Somasekar S, Federman S, Miller S, Sokolic R, Garabedian E, Candotti F, Buckley RH, Reed KD, Meyer TL, Seroogy CM, Galloway R, Henderson SL, Gern JE, DeRisi JL, Chiu CY. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jun 4. - Mosquitoes used to draw blood for arbovirus viremia determinations in small vertebrates
Kading RC, Biggerstaff BJ, Young G, Komar N. PLoS One. 2014 Jun;9(6):e99342.
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- Maternal exposure to methotrexate and birth defects: a population-based study
Dawson AL, Riehle-Colarusso T, Reefhuis J, Arena JF. Am J Med Genet A. 2014 Jun 4. - Developing a systematic approach to safer medication use during pregnancy: summary of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-convened meeting
Broussard CS, Frey MT, Hernandez-Diaz S, Greene MF, Chambers CD, Sahin L, Collins Sharp BA, Honein MA. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 May 29. - Screening practices and attitudes of obstetricians-gynecologists toward new and emerging tobacco products
England L, Anderson B, Tong V, Mahoney J, Coleman-Cowger V, Melstrom P, Schulkin J. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 May 29. - Women's perspectives on smoking and pregnancy and graphic warning labels
Levis DM, Stone-Wiggins B, O'Hegarty M, Tong VT, Polen KN, Cassell CH, Council M. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2014 Sep;38(5):755-764. - A national profile of Tourette syndrome, 2011-2012
Bitsko RH, Holbrook JR, Visser SN, Mink JW, Zinner SH, Ghandour RM, Blumberg SJ. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2014 Jun;35(5):317-322. - Medical risks and benefits of newborn male circumcision in the United States: physician perspective
Matar L, Zhu J, Chen RT, Gust DA. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2014 Jun 4. - Comprehensive review of sleep-related sudden unexpected infant deaths and their investigations: Florida 2008
Sauber-Schatz EK, Sappenfield WM, Shapiro-Mendoza CK. Matern Child Health J. 2014 Jun 5. - Pregnancy and infection
Kourtis AP, Read JS, Jamieson DJ. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jun 5;370(23):2211-8.
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- Arterial stiffness, oxidative stress, and smoke exposure in wildland firefighters
Gaughan DM, Siegel PD, Hughes MD, Chang CY, Law BF, Campbell CR, Richards JC, Kales SF, Chertok M, Kobzik L, Nguyen PS, O'Donnell CR, Kiefer M, Wagner GR, Christiani DC. Am J Ind Med. 2014 Jun 6. - Systemic exposure to PAHs and benzene in firefighters suppressing controlled structure fires
Fent KW, Eisenberg J, Snawder J, Sammons D, Pleil JD, Stiegel MA, Mueller C, Horn GP, Dalton J. Ann Occup Hyg. 2014 Jun 6. - Respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities related to work at a flavouring manufacturing facility
Cummings KJ, Boylstein RJ, Stanton ML, Piacitelli CA, Edwards NT, LeBouf RF, Kreiss K. Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jun 2. - Respiratory disease in United States farmers
Hoppin JA, Umbach DM, Long S, Rinsky JL, Henneberger PK, Salo PM, Zeldin DC, London SJ, Alavanja MC, Blair A, Beane Freeman LE, Sandler DP. Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jul;71(7):484-91. - Maternal occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and small for gestational age offspring
Langlois PH, Hoyt AT, Desrosiers TA, Lupo PJ, Lawson CC, Waters MA, Rocheleau CM, Shaw GM, Romitti PA, Gilboa SM, Malik S. Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jun 3. - Incidence and risk factors of workplace violence on psychiatric staff
Ridenour M, Lanza M, Hendricks S, Hartley D, Rierdan J, Zeiss R, Amandus H. Work. 2014 May 27. - Industrialized farm animal production: health concerns
Phillips JA. Workplace Health Saf. 2014 May;62(5):216.
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- Placental malaria is rare among Zanzibari pregnant women who did not receive intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy
Plotkin M, Said K, Msellem MI, Chase RP, Hendler N, Khamis AR, Roman E, Kitojo C, Schwartz AC, Gutman J, McElroy PD. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jun 2. - Genetic evidence of drug-resistant malarial strain from the Democratic Republic of the Congo imported to Guatemala
Patel JC, Taylor SM, Juliao PC, Parobek CM, Janko M, Gonzalez LD, Ortiz L, Padilla N, Tshefu AK, Emch M, Udhayakumar V, Lindblade K, Meshnick SR. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;20(6):932-40.
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- Eliminating tuberculosis one neighborhood at a time
Cegielski JP, Griffith DE, McGaha PK, Wolfgang M, Robinson CB, Clark PA, Hassell WL, Robison VA, Walker KP, Wallace C. Am J Public Health. 2014 Apr;104 Suppl 2:S225-33.
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- Law as a tool to promote healthcare safety
Ramanathan T. Clin Governance. 2014 nd;19(2):172-180.
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- Can you refuse these discounts? An evaluation of the use and price discount impact of price-related promotions among US adult smokers by cigarette manufacturers
Caraballo RS, Wang X, Xu X. BMJ Open. 2014 Jun 4;4(6):e004685. - Alcohol and other psychoactive substances in Africa and the Americas: results from the WHO Global School-based Student Health Survey
Fuhr DC, Fleischmann A, Riley L, Kann L, Poznyak V. J Subst Use. 2014 nd;19(3):274-282. - Smokeless tobacco use among working adults - United States, 2005 and 2010
Mazurek JM, Syamlal G, King BA, Castellan RM. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jun 6;63(22):477-82.
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- Sequential episodes of dengue - Puerto Rico, 2005-2010
Sharp TM, Hunsperger E, Munoz-Jordan JL, Margolis HS, Tomashek KM. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jun 2. - Zoonotic anatrichosomiasis in a mother and daughter
Eberhard ML, Hellstein JW, Lanzel EA. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jun 4. - Susceptibility of European jackdaws (Corvus monedula) to experimental infection with lineage 1 and 2 West Nile viruses
Lim SM, Brault AC, van Amerongen G, Sewbalaksing VD, Osterhaus AD, Martina BE, Koraka P. J Gen Virol. 2014 Jun;95(Pt 6):1320-9. - Notes from the field: chikungunya virus spreads in the Americas - Caribbean and South America, 2013-2014
Fischer M, Staples JE. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jun 6;63(22):500-1.
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