CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 10, March 10, 2015

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.

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): CDC update for clinicians
       Rasmussen SA, Gerber SI, Swerdlow DL.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 20.
       
     • Human immunodeficiency virus transmission at each step of the care continuum in the United States
       Skarbinski J, Rosenberg E, Paz-Bailey G, Hall HI, Rose CE, Viall AH, Fagan JL, Lansky A, Mermin JH.
       JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Feb 23.
       
     • Community quarantine to interrupt Ebola virus transmission - Mawah Village, Bong County, Liberia, August-October, 2014
       Nyenswah T, Blackley DJ, Freeman T, Lindblade KA, Arzoaquoi SK, Mott JA, Williams JN, Halldin CN, Kollie F, Laney AS.
       MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 27;64(7):179-182.
       

   • Food Safety

     • Consumer education needed on norovirus prevention and control: findings from a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults
       Cates SC, Kosa KM, Brophy JE, Hall AJ, Fraser A.
       J Food Prot. 2015 Mar;78(3):484-490.
       

   • Healthcare Economics

     • Economic evaluation of typhoid vaccination in a prolonged typhoid outbreak setting: the case of Kasese district in Uganda
       Carias C, Walters MS, Wefula E, Date K, Swerdlow D, Vijayagharavan M, Mintz E.
       Vaccine. 2015 Feb 21.
       

   • Injury and Violence

     • Assessment and management of fall risk in primary care settings
       Phelan EA, Mahoney JE, Voit JC, Stevens JA.
       Med Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;99(2):281-293.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Recalibration of the limiting antigen avidity EIA to determine mean duration of recent infection in divergent HIV-1 subtypes
       Duong YT, Kassanjee R, Welte A, Morgan M, De A, Dobbs T, Rottinghaus E, Nkengasong J, Curlin ME, Kittinunvorakoon C, Raengsakulrach B, Martin M, Choopanya K, Vanichseni S, Jiang Y, Qiu M, Yu H, Hao Y, Shah N, Le LV, Kim AA, Nguyen TA, Ampofo W, Parekh BS.
       PLoS One. 2015 ;10(2):e0114947.
       

   • Nutritional Sciences

     • Usual intake of added sugars and lipid profiles among the U.S. adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2010
       Zhang Z, Gillespie C, Welsh JA, Hu FB, Yang Q.
       J Adolesc Health. 2015 Mar;56(3):352-9.
       

   • Parasitic Diseases

     • Cost-effectiveness of two versus three or more doses of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling study of meta-analysis and cost data
       Fernandes S, Sicuri E, Kayentao K, van Eijk AM, Hill J, Webster J, Were V, Akazili J, Madanitsa M, Ter Kuile FO, Hanson K.
       Lancet Glob Health. 2015 Mar;3(3):e143-53.
       

   • Zoonoses

     • Risk factors for fatal outcome from Rocky Mountain spotted fever in a highly endemic area: Arizona, 2002-2011
       Regan J, Traeger M, Humpherys D, Mahoney D, Martinez M, Emerson GL, Tack D, Geissler A, Yasmin S, Lawson R, Williams V, Hamilton C, Levy C, Komatsu K, Yost D, McQuiston JH.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 19.
       
   
   

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. Identifying promising practices for evaluation: the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
        DeGroff A, Cheung K, Dawkins-Lyn N, Hall MA, Melillo S, Glover-Kudon R.
        Cancer Causes Control. 2015 Feb 21.
        
     2. Health behaviors among people with epilepsy - results from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey
        Cui W, Zack MM, Kobau R, Helmers SL.
        Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Feb 9;44c:121-126.
        
     3. The effect of lifestyle intervention and metformin on preventing or delaying diabetes among women with and without gestational diabetes: the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study 10-year follow-up
        Aroda VR, Christophi CA, Edelstein SL, Zhang P, Herman WH, Barrett-Connor E, Delahanty LM, Montez MG, Ackermann RT, Zhuo X, Knowler WC, Ratner RE.
        J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Feb 23:jc20143761.
        
     4. Identifying and addressing the needs of adolescents and young adults with cancer: summary of an Institute of Medicine workshop
        Nass SJ, Beaupin LK, Demark-Wahnefried W, Fasciano K, Ganz PA, Hayes-Lattin B, Hudson MM, Nevidjon B, Oeffinger KC, Rechis R, Richardson LC, Seibel NL, Smith AW.
        Oncologist. 2015 Feb;20(2):186-195.
        
     5. State socioeconomic indicators and self-reported hypertension among US adults, 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
        Fan AZ, Strasser SM, Zhang X, Fang J, Crawford CG.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E27.
        
     6. Cancer screening among a population-based sample of insured women
        Alford SH, Leadbetter S, Rodriguez JL, Hawkins NA, Scholl LE, Peipins LA.
        Prev Med Rep. 2015 ;2:15-20.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     7. A systematic review of HIV and STI behavior change interventions for female sex workers in the United States
        Abad N, Baack BN, O'Leary A, Mizuno Y, Herbst JH, Lyles CM.
        AIDS Behav. 2015 Feb 26.
        
     8. A comparison of referred sexual partners to their community recruited counterparts in The BROTHERS Project (HPTN 061)
        Hall G, Li K, Wilton L, Wheeler D, Fogel J, Wang L, Koblin B.
        AIDS Behav. 2015 .
        
     9. Critique and lessons learned from using multiple methods to estimate population size of men who have sex with men in Ghana
        Quaye S, Fisher Raymond H, Atuahene K, Amenyah R, Aberle-Grasse J, McFarland W, El-Adas A.
        AIDS Behav. 2015 Feb 24.
        
     10. Drug use, sexual risk, and syndemic production among men who have sex with men who engage in group sexual encounters
         Hirshfield S, Schrimshaw EW, Stall RD, Margolis AD, Downing MJ, Chiasson MA.
         Am J Public Health. 2015 Feb 25:e1-e10.
         
     11. Time from infection with the human immunodeficiency virus to diagnosis, United States
         Hall HI, Song R, Szwarcwald CL, Green T.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Feb 24.
         
     12. Depressive symptoms by HIV serostatus are differentially associated with unprotected receptive and insertive anal sex among substance-using men who have sex with men in the United States
         Hanson KE, Mansergh G, Koblin BA, Flores SA, Hudson SM, Myers L, Colfax GN.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Jan 1;68(1):e13-6.
         
     13. Perceptions of HIV risk and explanations of sexual risk behavior offered by heterosexual black male barbershop patrons in Brooklyn, NY
         Taylor TN, Joseph M, Henny KD, Pinto AR, Agbetor F, Camilien B, Williams KM, Browne RC, White M, Gousse Y, Brown H, Taylor RD, Wilson TE.
         J Health Dispar Res Pract. 2014 ;7(6):1-25.
         
     14. Severe acute respiratory illness deaths in sub-Saharan Africa and the role of influenza: a case-series from 8 countries
         McMorrow ML, Wemakoy EO, Tshilobo JK, Emukule GO, Mott JA, Njuguna H, Waiboci L, Heraud JM, Rajatonirina S, Razanajatovo NH, Chilombe M, Everett D, Heyderman RS, Barakat A, Nyatanyi T, Rukelibuga J, Cohen AL, Cohen C, Tempia S, Thomas J, Venter M, Mwakapeje E, Mponela M, Lutwama J, Duque J, Lafond K, Nzussouo NT, Williams T, Widdowson MA.
         J Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 23.
         
     15. Rapid intervention to reduce Ebola transmission in a remote village - Gbarpolu County, Liberia, 2014
         Blackley DJ, Lindblade KA, Kateh F, Broyles LN, Westercamp M, Neatherlin JC, Pillai SK, Tucker A, Mott JA, Walke H, Nyenswah T.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 27;64(7):175-178.
         
     16. Update: Ebola virus disease epidemic - West Africa, February 2015
         CDC Incident Management System Ebola Epidemiology Team , Guinea Interministerial Committee for Response Against the Ebola Virus , World Health Organization , CDC Guinea Response Team , Liberia Ministry of Health and Social Welfare , CDC Liberia Response Team , Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation , CDC Sierra Leone Response Team , CDC NCEZID Viral Special Pathogens Branch .
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 27;64(7):186-187.
         
     17. Implementation of Ebola case-finding using a village chieftaincy taskforce in a remote outbreak - Liberia, 2014
         Hagan JE, Smith W, Pillai SK, Yeoman K, Gupta S, Neatherlin J, Slutsker L, Lindblade KA, DeCock KM, Kateh F, Nyenswah T.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 27;64(7):183-185.
         
     18. Rapid response to Ebola outbreaks in remote areas - Liberia, July-November 2014
         Kateh F, Nagbe T, Kieta A, Barskey A, Gasasira AN, Driscoll A, Tucker A, Christie A, Karmo B, Scott C, Barradas D, Blackley D, Dweh E, Warren F, Mahoney F, Kassay G, Calvert GM, Castro G, Logan G, Appiah G, Kirking H, Koon H, Papowitz H, Walke H, Cole IB, Montgomery J, Neatherlin J, Tappero JW, Forrester J, Woodring J, Mott J, Attfield K, DeCock K, Lindblade KA, Powell K, Yeoman K, Adams L, Broyles LN, Slutsker L, Belcher L, Cooper L, Santos M, Westercamp M, Weinberg MP, Massoudi M, Dea M, Patel M, Hennessey M, Fomba M, Lubogo M, Maxwell N, Moonan P, Arzoaquoi S, Gee S, Zayzay S, Pillai S, Williams S, Zarecki SM, Yett S, James S, Grube S, Gupta S, Nelson T, Malibiche T, Frank W, Smith W, Nyenswah T.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 27;64(7):188-192.
         
     19. Community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among U.S. children
         Jain S, Williams DJ, Arnold SR, Ampofo K, Bramley AM, Reed C, Stockmann C, Anderson EJ, Grijalva CG, Self WH, Zhu Y, Patel A, Hymas W, Chappell JD, Kaufman RA, Kan JH, Dansie D, Lenny N, Hillyard DR, Haynes LM, Levine M, Lindstrom S, Winchell JM, Katz JM, Erdman D, Schneider E, Hicks LA, Wunderink RG, Edwards KM, Pavia AT, McCullers JA, Finelli L.
         N Engl J Med. 2015 Feb 26;372(9):835-45.
         
     20. 2014 MERS-CoV outbreak in Jeddah - a link to health care facilities
         Oboho IK, Tomczyk SM, Al-Asmari AM, Banjar AA, Al-Mugti H, Aloraini MS, Alkhaldi KZ, Almohammadi EL, Alraddadi BM, Gerber SI, Swerdlow DL, Watson JT, Madani TA.
         N Engl J Med. 2015 Feb 26;372(9):846-54.
         
     21. The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution
         Cain KP, Marano N, Kamene M, Sitienei J, Mukherjee S, Galev A, Burton J, Nasibov O, Kioko J, De Cock KM.
         PLoS Med. 2015 Feb;12(2):e1001791.
         
     22. Epidemiology of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) among adults and children aged >/=5 years in a high HIV-prevalence setting, 2009-2012
         Cohen C, Walaza S, Moyes J, Groome M, Tempia S, Pretorius M, Hellferscee O, Dawood H, Haffejee S, Variava E, Kahn K, Tshangela A, von Gottberg A, Wolter N, Cohen AL, Kgokong B, Venter M, Madhi SA.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(2):e0117716.
         

   • Drug Safety

     23. Quality assurance of drugs used in clinical trials: proposal for adapting guidelines
         Newton PN, Schellenberg D, Ashley EA, Ravinetto R, Green MD, Kuile FO, Tabernero P, White NJ, Guerin PJ.
         BMJ. 2015 ;350:h602.
         

   • Environmental Health

     24. Bacterial composition in a metropolitan drinking water distribution system utilizing different source waters
         Gomez-Alvarez V, Humrighouse BW, Revetta RP, Santo Domingo JW.
         J Water Health. 2015 Mar;13(1):140-151.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     25. Disability status, mortality, and leading causes of death in the United States community population
         Forman-Hoffman VL, Ault KL, Anderson WL, Weiner JM, Stevens A, Campbell VA, Armour BS.
         Med Care. 2015 Feb 24.
         
     26. Serology for trachoma surveillance after cessation of mass drug administration
         Martin DL, Bid R, Sandi F, Goodhew EB, Massae PA, Lasway A, Philippin H, Makupa W, Molina S, Holland MJ, Mabey DC, Drakeley C, Lammie PJ, Solomon AW.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Feb;9(2):e0003555.
         
     27. How is national recipient hemovigilance conducted in the United States?
         Chung KW, Harvey A, Basavaraju SV, Kuehnert MJ.
         Transfusion. 2015 Jan 7.
         

   • Food Safety

     28. Outbreaks attributed to fresh leafy vegetables, United States, 1973-2012
         Herman KM, Hall AJ, Gould LH.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Feb 20:1-11.
         
     29. 'One Health' investigation: outbreak of human Salmonella Braenderup infections traced to a mail-order hatchery - United States, 2012-2013
         Nakao JH, Pringle J, Jones RW, Nix BE, Borders J, Heseltine G, Gomez TM, Mc C, Roney CS, Brinson D, Erdman M, McDaniel A, Behravesh CB.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Feb 23:1-9.
         
     30. Notes from the field: cryptosporidiosis associated with consumption of unpasteurized goat milk - Idaho, 2014
         Rosenthal M, Pedersen R, Leibsle S, Hill V, Carter K, Roellig DM.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 27;64(7):194-195.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     31. Whole genome detection of rotavirus mixed infections in human, porcine and bovine samples co-infected with various rotavirus strains collected from sub-Saharan Africa
         Nyaga MM, Jere KC, Esona MD, Seheri ML, Stucker KM, Halpin RA, Akopov A, Stockwell TB, Peenze I, Diop A, Ndiaye K, Boula A, Maphalala G, Berejena C, Mwenda JM, Steele AD, Wentworth DE, Mphahlele MJ.
         Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Feb 17.
         
     32. Identification and morphologic and molecular characterization of Cyclospora macacae n. sp. from rhesus monkeys in China
         Li N, Ye J, Arrowood MJ, Ma J, Wang L, Xu H, Feng Y, Xiao L.
         Parasitol Res. 2015 Feb 12.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     33. Donor-derived Strongyloides stercoralis infection in solid organ transplant recipients in the United States, 2009-2013
         Abanyie FA, Gray EB, Delli Carpini KW, Yanofsky A, McAuliffe I, Rana M, Chin-Hong PV, Barone CN, Davis JL, Montgomery SP, Huprikar S.
         Am J Transplant. 2015 Feb 20.
         
     34. Uncovering the role of antibiotics in the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms
         McDonald LC.
         JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Feb 23.
         
     35. Transmission of hepatitis C virus associated with surgical procedures - New Jersey 2010 and Wisconsin 2011
         Apostolou A, Bartholomew ML, Greeley R, Guilfoyle SM, Gordon M, Genese C, Davis JP, Montana B, Borlaug G.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 27;64(7):165-170.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     36. Medicare's intensive behavioral therapy for obesity: an exploratory cost-effectiveness analysis
         Hoerger TJ, Crouse WL, Zhuo X, Gregg EW, Albright AL, Zhang P.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Feb 19.
         
     37. Creating incentives to move upstream: developing a diversified portfolio of population health measures within payment and health care reform
         Auerbach J.
         Am J Public Health. 2015 Mar;105(3):427-31.
         
     38. Association between serious psychological distress and health care use and expenditures by cancer history
         Han X, Lin CC, Li C, de Moor JS, Rodriguez JL, Kent EE, Forsythe LP.
         Cancer. 2015 Feb 15;121(4):614-22.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     39. Trends in varicella mortality in the United States: data from vital statistics and the national surveillance system
         Leung J, Bialek SR, Marin M.
         Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2015 Feb 25.
         
     40. Development and characterization of a panel of cross-reactive monoclonal antibodies generated using H1N1 influenza virus
         Guo CY, Tang YG, Qi ZL, Liu Y, Zhao XR, Huo XP, Li Y, Feng Q, Zhao PH, Wang X, Li Y, Wang HF, Hu J, Zhang XJ.
         Immunobiology. 2015 Feb 14.
         
     41. Safety of measles-containing vaccines in 1-year-old children
         Klein NP, Lewis E, Fireman B, Hambidge SJ, Naleway A, Nelson JC, Belongia EA, Yih WK, Nordin JD, Hechter RC, Weintraub E, Baxter R.
         Pediatrics. 2015 Feb;135(2):e321-9.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     42. Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury
         Faul M, Coronado V.
         Handb Clin Neurol. 2015 ;127:3-13.
         
     43. CDC Grand Rounds: preventing youth violence
         David-Ferdon C, Simon TR, Spivak H, Gorman-Smith D, Savannah SB, Listenbee RL, Iskander J.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 27;64(7):171-174.
         
     44. Bullying and suicidal ideation and behaviors: a meta-analysis
         Holt MK, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Polanin JR, Holland KM, DeGue S, Matjasko JL, Wolfe M, Reid G.
         Pediatrics. 2015 Feb;135(2):e496-e509.
         
     45. Emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between traumatic exposure and aggression in healthy young women
         Miles SR, Tharp AT, Stanford M, Sharp C, Menefee D, Kent TA.
         Pers Individ Dif. 2015 Apr;76:222-227.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     46. Antibody effector functions mediated by Fcgamma-receptors are compromised during persistent viral infection
         Wieland A, Shashidharamurthy R, Kamphorst AO, Han JH, Aubert RD, Choudhury BP, Stowell SR, Lee J, Punkosdy GA, Shlomchik MJ, Selvaraj P, Ahmed R.
         Immunity. 2015 Feb 17;42(2):367-78.
         
     47. Results of a pilot study using self-collected mid-turbinate nasal swabs for detection of influenza virus infection among pregnant women
         Thompson MG, Ferber JR, Odouli R, David D, Shifflett P, Meece JK, Naleway AL, Bozeman S, Spencer SM, Fry AM, Li K.
         Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2015 Feb 25.
         
     48. Francisella tularensis LVS surface and membrane proteins as targets of effective post-exposure immunization for tularemia
         Chandler JC, Sutherland MD, Harton MR, Molins CR, Anderson RV, Heaslip DG, Bosio CM, Belisle JT.
         J Proteome Res. 2015 Feb 6;14(2):664-75.
         
     49. Comparison of real-time PCR methods for the detection of Naegleria fowleri in surface water and sediment
         Streby A, Mull BJ, Levy K, Hill VR.
         Parasitol Res. 2015 .
         
     50. Comparative evaluation of the protective efficacy of two formulations of a recombinant Chlamydia abortus subunit candidate vaccine in a mouse model
         Pan Q, Pais R, Ohandjo A, He C, He Q, Omosun Y, Igietseme JU, Eko FO.
         Vaccine. 2015 Feb 16.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     51. Age at autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis by race, ethnicity, and primary household language among children with special health care needs, United States, 2009-2010
         Jo H, Schieve LA, Rice CE, Yeargin-Allsopp M, Tian LH, Blumberg SJ, Kogan MD, Boyle CA.
         Matern Child Health J. 2015 Feb 21.
         

   • Mining

     52. Stochastic reservoir simulation for the modeling of uncertainty in coal seam degasification
         Karacan CO, Olea RA.
         Fuel. 2015 ;148:87-97.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     53. Fruits and vegetables as a healthier snack throughout the day among families with older children: findings from a survey of parent-child dyads
         Smith TM, Pinard CA, Byker Shanks C, Wethington H, Blanck HM, Yaroch AL.
         Eat Behav. 2015 Feb 4;17c:136-139.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     54. Where occupation and environment overlap: US Forest Service worker exposure to Libby Amphibole fibers
         Harper M, Butler C, Berry D, Wroble J.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Feb 25:0.
         
     55. Asthma history, job type and job changes among US nurses
         Dumas O, Varraso R, Zock JP, Henneberger PK, Speizer FE, Wiley AS, Le Moual N, Camargo CA.
         Occup Environ Med. 2015 Feb 24.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     56. Guest editorial: fire safety in mines
         Litton CD.
         Fire Technol. 2015 ;51:225-6.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     57. Performance of an HRP-2 rapid diagnostic test in Nigerian children less than 5 years of age
         Ajumobi O, Sabitu K, Nguku P, Kwaga J, Ntadom G, Gitta S, Elizeus R, Oyibo W, Nsubuga P, Maire M, Poggensee G.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Feb 23.
         
     58. Human infections with Sarcocystis species
         Fayer R, Esposito DH, Dubey JP.
         Clin Microbiol Rev. 2015 Apr;28(2):295-311.
         
     59. A cohort study of the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent malaria in an area of moderate pyrethroid resistance, Malawi
         Lindblade KA, Mwandama D, Mzilahowa T, Steinhardt L, Gimnig J, Shah M, Bauleni A, Wong J, Wiegand R, Howell P, Zoya J, Chiphwanya J, Mathanga DP.
         Malar J. 2015 Jan 28;14(1):31.
         
     60. Epidemiology and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in humans, wild primates, and domesticated animals in the Greater Gombe Ecosystem, Tanzania
         Parsons MB, Travis D, Lonsdorf EV, Lipende I, Roellig DM, Kamenya S, Zhang H, Xiao L, Gillespie TR.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Feb;9(2):e0003529.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     61. Assisted reproductive technology and the risk of preterm birth among primiparas
         Dunietz GL, Holzman C, McKane P, Li C, Boulet SL, Todem D, Kissin DM, Copeland G, Bernson D, Sappenfield WM, Diamond MP.
         Fertil Steril. 2015 Feb 20.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     62. Ties that bind: community attachment and the experience of discrimination among black men who have sex with men
         Van Sluytman L, Spikes P, Nandi V, Van Tieu H, Frye V, Patterson J, Koblin B.
         Cult Health Sex. 2015 Feb 3:1-14.
         
     63. Student-perceived school climate is associated with ADHD medication treatment among adolescents in Medicaid
         Visser SN, Kramer D, Snyder AB, Sebian J, McGiboney G, Handler A.
         J Atten Disord. 2015 Feb 20.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     64. Assessing exposure to tobacco-specific carcinogen NNK using its urinary metabolite NNAL measured in US population: 2011-2012
         Wei B, Blount BC, Xia B, Wang L.
         J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2015 Jan 7.
         

   • Zoonoses

     65. Rocky Mountain spotted fever characterization and comparison to similar illnesses in a highly endemic area: Arizona, 2002-2011
         Traeger MS, Regan J, Humpherys D, Mahoney D, Martinez M, Emerson GL, Tack D, Geissler A, Yasmin S, Lawson R, Hamilton C, Williams V, Levy C, Komatsu K, McQuiston J, Yost DA.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 19.
         
     66. Bartonella spp. in fruit bats and blood-feeding ectoparasites in Madagascar
         Brook CE, Bai Y, Dobson AP, Osikowicz LM, Ranaivoson HC, Zhu Q, Kosoy MY, Dittmar K.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Jan;9(2):e0003532.
         
     67. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes in wild birds in northwestern California: associations with ecological factors, bird behavior and tick infestation
         Newman EA, Eisen L, Eisen RJ, Fedorova N, Hasty JM, Vaughn C, Lane RS.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(2):e0118146.
         
   
   

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