CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 19, May 13, 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

     • Recent US case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - global implications
       Maheshwari A, Fischer M, Gambetti P, Parker A, Ram A, Soto C, Concha-Marambio L, Cohen Y, Belay ED, Maddox RA, Mead S, Goodman C, Kass JS, Schonberger LB, Hussein HM.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May;21(5):750-9.
       

   • Environmental Health

     • Ascaris and Escherichia coli inactivation in an ecological sanitation system in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
       Berendes D, Levy K, Knee J, Handzel T, Hill VR.
       PLoS One. 2015 ;10(5):e0125336.
       

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     • Outbreak of Clostridium difficile infections at an outpatient hemodialysis facility - Michigan, 2012-2013
       See I, Bagchi S, Booth S, Scholz D, Geller AI, Anderson L, Moulton-Meissner H, Finks JL, Kelley K, Gould CV, Patel PR.
       Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Apr 27:1-3.
       

   • Healthcare Economics

     • Cost-effectiveness of screening and treating foreign-born students for tuberculosis before entering the United States
       Wingate LT, Coleman MS, Posey DL, Zhou W, Olson CK, Maskery B, Cetron MS, Painter JA.
       PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0124116.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • First use of a serogroup B meningococcal vaccine in the US in response to a university outbreak
       McNamara LA, Shumate AM, Johnsen P, MacNeil JR, Patel M, Bhavsar T, Cohn AC, Dinitz-Sklar J, Duffy J, Finnie J, Garon D, Hary R, Hu F, Kamiya H, Kim HJ, Kolligian J, Neglia J, Oakley J, Wagner J, Wagner K, Wang X, Yu Y, Montana B, Tan C, Izzo R, Clark TA.
       Pediatrics. 2015 May;135(5):798-804.
       

   • Injury and Violence

     • Uncovering a missing demographic in trauma registries: epidemiology of trauma among American Indians and Alaska Natives in Washington State
       Hoopes MJ, Dankovchik J, Weiser T, Cheng T, Bigback K, Knaster ES, Sugerman DE.
       Inj Prev. 2015 Apr 29.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Laboratory-acquired vaccinia virus infection in a recently immunized person - Massachusetts, 2013
       Hsu CH, Farland J, Winters T, Gunn J, Caron D, Evans J, Osadebe L, Bethune L, McCollum AM, Patel N, Wilkins K, Davidson W, Petersen B, Barry MA.
       MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 May 1;64(16):435-8.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • Maternal prepregnancy body mass index and child psychosocial development at 6 years of age
       Jo H, Schieve LA, Sharma AJ, Hinkle SN, Li R, Lind JN.
       Pediatrics. 2015 May;135(5):e1198-209.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Occupational traumatic injuries among workers in health care facilities - United States, 2012-2014
       Gomaa AE, Tapp LC, Luckhaupt SE, Vanoli K, Sarmiento RF, Raudabaugh WM, Nowlin S, Sprigg SM.
       MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 24;64(15):405-10.
       

   • Parasitic Diseases

     • Molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum malaria outbreak, Tumbes, Peru, 2010-2012
       Baldeviano GC, Okoth SA, Arrospide N, Gonzalez RV, Sanchez JF, Macedo S, Conde S, Tapia LL, Salas C, Gamboa D, Herrera Y, Edgel KA, Udhayakumar V, Lescano AG.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May;21(5).
       
   
   

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. Gynecologic cancer information on YouTube: will women watch advertisements to learn more?
        Cooper CP, Gelb CA, Chu J.
        J Cancer Educ. 2015 Apr 17.
        
     2. Examining adherence with recommendations for follow-up in the Prevention Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors study
        Hawkins NA, Berkowitz Z, Rodriguez J, Miller JW, Sabatino SA, Pollack LA.
        Oncol Nurs Forum. 2015 May 1;42(3):233-40.
        
     3. Receipt of glucose testing and performance of two US diabetes screening guidelines, 2007-2012
        Bullard KM, Ali MK, Imperatore G, Geiss LS, Saydah SH, Albu JB, Cowie CC, Sohler N, Albright A, Gregg EW.
        PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0125249.
        
     4. Nutrition-related policy and environmental strategies to prevent obesity in rural communities: a systematic review of the literature, 2002-2013
        Calancie L, Leeman J, Jilcott Pitts SB, Khan LK, Fleischhacker S, Evenson KR, Schreiner M, Byker C, Owens C, McGuirt J, Barnidge E, Dean W, Johnson D, Kolodinsky J, Piltch E, Pinard C, Quinn E, Whetstone L, Ammerman A.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E57.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     5. Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infected adults and adolescents 2014, Thailand
        Manosuthi W, Ongwandee S, Bhakeecheep S, Leechawengwongs M, Ruxrungtham K, Phanuphak P, Hiransuthikul N, Ratanasuwan W, Chetchotisakd P, Tantisiriwat W, Kiertiburanakul S, Avihingsanon A, Sukkul A, Anekthananon T.
        AIDS Res Ther. 2015 ;12:12.
        
     6. A reader's guide to the bactericidal activity of pyrazinamide and clofazimine alone and in combinations with pretomanid and bedaquiline
        Grosset J, Vernon A.
        Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Apr 15;191(8):871-3.
        
     7. Characteristics and outcomes of adult Ethiopian patients enrolled in HIV care and treatment: a multi-clinic observational study
        Melaku Z, Lamb MR, Wang C, Lulseged S, Gadisa T, Ahmed S, Habtamu Z, Alemu H, Assefa T, Abrams EJ.
        BMC Public Health. 2015 May 3;15(1):462.
        
     8. The East Jakarta Project: surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) and seasonal influenza viruses in patients seeking care for respiratory disease, Jakarta, Indonesia, October 2011-September 2012
        Storms AD, Kusriastuti R, Misriyah S, Praptiningsih CY, Amalya M, Lafond KE, Samaan G, Triada R, Iuliano AD, Ester M, Sidjabat R, Chittenden K, Vogel R, Widdowson MA, Mahoney F, Uyeki TM.
        Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Apr 27:1-11.
        
     9. Ebola: the hidden toll
        Hamel MJ, Slutsker L.
        Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Apr 23.
        
     10. Community outbreak of HIV infection linked to injection drug use of oxymorphone - Indiana, 2015
         Conrad C, Bradley HM, Broz D, Buddha S, Chapman EL, Galang RR, Hillman D, Hon J, Hoover KW, Patel MR, Perez A, Peters PJ, Pontones P, Roseberry JC, Sandoval M, Shields J, Walthall J, Waterhouse D, Weidle PJ, Wu H, Duwve JM.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 May 1;64(16):443-4.
         
     11. Tracking progress toward polio eradication - worldwide, 2013-2014
         Porter KA, Diop OM, Burns CC, Tangermann RH, Wassilak SG.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 24;64(15):415-20.
         
     12. Cryptosporidiosis surveillance - United States, 2011-2012
         Painter JE, Hlavsa MC, Collier SA, Xiao L, Yoder JS.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 May 1;64(Ss-03):1-14.
         
     13. Giardiasis surveillance - United States, 2011-2012
         Painter JE, Gargano JW, Collier SA, Yoder JS.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 May 1;64(Ss-03):15-25.
         
     14. Effect of active case finding on prevalence and transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis in Dhaka central jail, Bangladesh
         Banu S, Rahman MT, Uddin MK, Khatun R, Khan MS, Rahman MM, Uddin SI, Ahmed T, Heffelfinger JD.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(5):e0124976.
         
     15. The epidemiology of HIV and prevention needs of men who have sex with men in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
         Hakim AJ, Aho J, Semde G, Diarrassouba M, Ehoussou K, Vuylsteke B, Murrill CS, Thiam M, Wingate T.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0125218.
         
     16. Laboratory investigation and phylogenetic analysis of an imported Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus case in Greece
         Kossyvakis A, Tao Y, Lu X, Pogka V, Tsiodras S, Emmanouil M, Mentis AF, Tong S, Erdman DD, Antoniadis A.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0125809.
         
     17. Latent tuberculosis infection and associated factors among health care workers in Kigali, Rwanda
         Rutanga C, Lowrance DW, Oeltmann JE, Mutembayire G, Willis M, Uwizeye CB, Hinda R, Bassirou C, Gutreuter S, Gasana M.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0124485.
         
     18. Comparative mortality among people diagnosed with HIV infection or AIDS in the U.S., 2001-2010
         Karch DL, Hall HI, Tang T, Hu X, Mermin J.
         Public Health Rep. 2015 May-Jun;130(3):253-60.
         

   • Community Health Services

     19. Feasibility of conducting a longitudinal, transnational study of Filipino migrants to the United States: a dual-cohort design
         Gee GC, de Castro AB, Wang MC, Crespi CM, Morey BN, Fujishiro K.
         J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 ;26(2):488-504.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     20. Posttraumatic stress disorder and the risk of respiratory problems in World Trade Center responders: longitudinal test of a pathway
         Kotov R, Bromet EJ, Schechter C, Broihier J, Feder A, Friedman-Jimenez G, Gonzalez A, Guerrera K, Kaplan J, Moline J, Pietrzak RH, Reissman D, Ruggero C, Southwick SM, Udasin I, Von Korff M, Luft BJ.
         Psychosom Med. 2015 Apr 28.
         

   • Environmental Health

     21. Exposure to select phthalates and phenols through use of personal care products among Californian adults and their children
         Philippat C, Bennett D, Calafat AM, Picciotto IH.
         Environ Res. 2015 Apr 27;140:369-376.
         
     22. Association between state assistance on the topic of indoor air quality and school district-level policies that promote indoor air quality in schools
         Everett Jones S, Doroski B, Glick S.
         J Sch Nurs. 2015 Apr 27.
         

   • Food Safety

     23. Identification and characterization of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Albert isolates in the United States
         Folster JP, Campbell D, Grass J, Brown AC, Bicknese A, Tolar B, Joseph LA, Plumblee JR, Walker C, Fedorka-Cray PJ, Whichard JM.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 May;59(5):2774-9.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     24. A molecular phylogenetics-based approach for identifying recent hepatitis C virus transmission events
         Olmstead AD, Joy JB, Montoya V, Luo I, Poon AF, Jacka B, Lamoury F, Applegate T, Montaner J, Khudyakov Y, Grebely J, Cook D, Harrigan PR, Krajden M.
         Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Apr 24.
         
     25. DNA sequencing for confirmation of rifampin resistance detected by Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF assay
         McAlister AJ, Driscoll J, Metchock B.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2015 May;53(5):1752-3.
         
     26. Recovery of recombinant Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus reveals a function for non-structural glycoproteins cleavage by furin
         Bergeron E, Zivcec M, Chakrabarti AK, Nichol ST, Albarino CG, Spiropoulou CF.
         PLoS Pathog. 2015 May;11(5):e1004879.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     27. Annual cost of U.S. hospital visits for pediatric abusive head trauma
         Peterson C, Xu L, Florence C, Parks SE.
         Child Maltreat. 2015 Apr 24.
         
     28. Economic evaluation of an alternative drug to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine as intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy
         Sicuri E, Fernandes S, Macete E, Gonzalez R, Mombo-Ngoma G, Massougbodgi A, Abdulla S, Kuwawenaruwa A, Katana A, Desai M, Cot M, Ramharter M, Kremsner P, Slustker L, Aponte J, Hanson K, Menendez C.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0125072.
         
     29. The economic burden of exposure to secondhand smoke for child and adult never smokers residing in U.S. public housing
         Mason J, Wheeler W, Brown MJ.
         Public Health Rep. 2015 May-Jun;130(3):230-44.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     30. US assessment of HPV types in cancers: implications for current and 9-valent HPV vaccines
         Saraiya M, Unger ER, Thompson TD, Lynch CF, Hernandez BY, Lyu CW, Steinau M, Watson M, Wilkinson EJ, Hopenhayn C, Copeland G, Cozen W, Peters ES, Huang Y, Saber MS, Altekruse S, Goodman MT.
         J Natl Cancer Inst. 2015 Jun;107(6).
         
     31. The Lao experience in deploying influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccine: lessons made relevant in preparing for present day pandemic threats
         Xeuatvongsa A, Mirza S, Winter C, Feldon K, Vongphrachanh P, Phonekeo D, Denny J, Khanthamaly V, Kounnavong B, Lylianou D, Phousavath S, Norasingh S, Boutta N, Olsen S, Bresee J, Moen A, Corwin A.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0121717.
         
     32. Methods and challenges in measuring the impact of national pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccine introduction on morbidity and mortality in Malawi
         Bar-Zeev N, Kapanda L, King C, Beard J, Phiri T, Mvula H, Crampin AC, Mwansambo C, Costello A, Parashar U, Tate JE, Verani JR, Whitney CG, Heyderman RS, Cunliffe NA, French N.
         Vaccine. 2015 Apr 24.
         
     33. Concurrent and cross-season protection of inactivated influenza vaccine against A(H1N1)pdm09 illness among young children: 2012-2013 case-control evaluation of influenza vaccine effectiveness
         Fu C, Xu J, Lin J, Wang M, Li K, Ge J, Thompson MG.
         Vaccine. 2015 Apr 25.
         
     34. Immunogenicity of poliovirus vaccines in chronically malnourished infants: a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan
         Saleem AF, Mach O, Quadri F, Khan A, Bhatti Z, Rehman NU, Zaidi S, Weldon WC, Oberste SM, Salama M, Sutter RW, Zaidi AK.
         Vaccine. 2015 Apr 24.
         

   • Informatics

     35. Using electronic clinical quality measure reporting for public health surveillance
         Heisey-Grove D, Wall HK, Helwig A, Wright JS.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 May 1;64(16):439-42.
         
     36. Monitoring HIV testing in the United States: consequences of methodology changes to national surveys
         Van Handel MM, Branson BM.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0125637.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     37. Longitudinal mediators of relations between family violence and adolescent dating aggression perpetration
         Reyes HL, Foshee VA, Fortson BL, Valle LA, Breiding MJ, Merrick MT.
         J Marriage Fam. 2015 .
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     38. Tungsten carbide-cobalt nanoparticles induce reactive oxygen species, AKT, ERK, AP-1, NF-kappaB, VEGF, and angiogenesis
         Liu LZ, Ding M, Zheng JZ, Zhu Y, Fenderson BA, Li B, Yu JJ, Jiang BH.
         Biol Trace Elem Res. 2015 Apr 19.
         
     39. Enhanced detection of type C botulinum neurotoxin by the Endopep-MS assay through optimization of peptide substrates
         Wang D, Krilich J, Baudys J, Barr JR, Kalb SR.
         Bioorg Med Chem. 2015 Apr 10.
         
     40. Folate status and concentrations of serum folate forms in the US population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2
         Pfeiffer CM, Sternberg MR, Fazili Z, Lacher DA, Zhang M, Johnson CL, Hamner HC, Bailey RL, Rader JI, Yamini S, Berry RJ, Yetley EA.
         Br J Nutr. 2015 Apr 28:1-13.
         
     41. Collection and laboratory methods for dried blood spots for hemoglobin A1c and total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in population-based surveys
         Miller IM, Lacher DA, Chen TC, Zipf GW, Gindi RM, Galinsky AM, Nwankwo T, Terry AL.
         Clin Chim Acta. 2015 May 20;445:143-54.
         
     42. Optimization of LipL32 PCR assay for increased sensitivity in diagnosing leptospirosis
         Galloway RL, Hoffmaster AR.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Apr 9.
         
     43. Comprehensive chemical characterization of rape tobacco products: nicotine, un-ionized nicotine, tobacco-specific n'-nitrosamines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and flavor constituents
         Stanfill SB, da Silva AL, Lisko JG, Lawler TS, Kuklenyik P, Tyx RE, Peuchen EH, Richter P, Watson CH.
         Food Chem Toxicol. 2015 Apr 28.
         
     44. Antimicrobial activity of bismuth subsalicylate on Clostridium difficile, Escherichia coli O157:H7, norovirus, and other common enteric pathogens
         Pitz AM, Park GW, Lee D, Boissy YL, Vinje J.
         Gut Microbes. 2015 Mar 4;6(2):93-100.
         
     45. mRNAs and miRNAs in whole blood associated with lung hyperplasia, fibrosis, and bronchiolo-alveolar adenoma and adenocarcinoma after multi-walled carbon nanotube inhalation exposure in mice
         Snyder-Talkington BN, Dong C, Sargent LM, Porter DW, Staska LM, Hubbs AF, Raese R, McKinney W, Chen BT, Battelli L, Lowry DT, Reynolds SH, Castranova V, Qian Y, Guo NL.
         J Appl Toxicol. 2015 Apr 29.
         
     46. Potential explosion hazard of carbonaceous nanoparticles: explosion parameters of selected materials
         Turkevich LA, Dastidar AG, Hachmeister Z, Lim M.
         J Hazard Mater. 2015 Apr 1;295:97-103.
         
     47. Comment on "Concerns with amplitude variation in calibrated audiometer systems in clinical simulations"
         Byrne DC, Themann CL, Stephenson MR.
         Noise Health. 2015 May-Jun;17(76):172.
         
     48. Dissolution and biodurability: important parameters needed for risk assessment of nanomaterials
         Utembe W, Potgieter K, Stefaniak AB, Gulumian M.
         Part Fibre Toxicol. 2015 ;12(1):11.
         
     49. Method for the determination of ammonium in cigarette tobacco using ion chromatography
         Watson CV, Valentin-Blasini L, Damian M, Watson CH.
         Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2015 Apr 28.
         
     50. Tight junction disruption by cadmium in an in vitro human airway tissue model
         Cao X, Lin H, Muskhelishvili L, Latendresse J, Richter P, Heflich RH.
         Respir Res. 2015 ;16(1):30.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     51. Optimal serum and red blood cell folate concentrations in women of reproductive age for prevention of neural tube defects: World Health Organization guidelines
         Cordero AM, Crider KS, Rogers LM, Cannon MJ, Berry RJ.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 24;64(15):421-3.
         
     52. Screening for human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted diseases among U.S. women with prenatal care
         Ross CE, Tao G, Patton M, Hoover KW.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2015 May;125(5):1211-6.
         
     53. Trends in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, intellectual disability, and vision impairment, metropolitan Atlanta, 1991-2010
         Van Naarden Braun K, Christensen D, Doernberg N, Schieve L, Rice C, Wiggins L, Schendel D, Yeargin-Allsopp M.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0124120.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     54. Impacts of a farmers' market incentive programme on fruit and vegetable access, purchase and consumption
         Olsho LE, Payne GH, Walker DK, Baronberg S, Jernigan J, Abrami A.
         Public Health Nutr. 2015 Apr 29:1-10.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     55. Preventing falls in residential construction: effectiveness of engaging partners for a national social marketing campaign
         Macario E, Hannon SW, Baker R, Branche CM, Trahan C.
         Am J Ind Med. 2015 Apr 27.
         
     56. Work-related asthma cluster at a syntactic foam manufacturing facility - Massachusetts 2008-2013
         Casey M, Stanton ML, Cummings KJ, Pechter E, Fitzsimmons K, LeBouf RF, Schuler CR, Kreiss K.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 24;64(15):411-4.
         
     57. Turning numbers into knowledge: sensors for safety, health, well-being, and productivity
         Hoover M, DeBord D.
         Synergist. 2015 ;26(3):22-26.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     58. Canine infections with Onchocerca lupi nematodes, United States, 2011-2014
         Otranto D, Giannelli A, Latrofa MS, Dantas-Torres F, Trumble NS, Chavkin M, Kennard G, Eberhard ML, Bowman DD.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May;21(5):868-71.
         
     59. Characterising temporal trends in asymptomatic Plasmodium infections and transporter polymorphisms during transition from high to low transmission in Zanzibar, 2005-2013
         Morris U, Xu W, Msellem MI, Schwartz A, Abass A, Shakely D, Cook J, Bhattarai A, Petzold M, Greenhouse B, Ali AS, Bjorkman A, Froberg G, Martensson A.
         Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Apr 24.
         

   • Statistics as Topic

     60. Bayesian modeling and analysis for gradients in spatiotemporal processes
         Quick H, Banerjee S, Carlin BP.
         Biometrics. 2015 Apr 20.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     61. Acetyl fentanyl, a novel fentanyl analog, causes 14 overdose deaths in Rhode Island, March-May 2013
         Lozier MJ, Boyd M, Stanley C, Ogilvie L, King E, Martin C, Lewis L.
         J Med Toxicol. 2015 May 2.
         

   • Zoonoses

     62. Histoplasmosis in Israeli travelers
         Segel MJ, Rozenman J, Lindsley MD, Lachish T, Berkman N, Neuberger A, Schwartz E.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Apr 27.
         
     63. Isolation of Onchocerca lupi in dogs and black flies, California, USA
         Hassan HK, Bolcen S, Kubofcik J, Nutman TB, Eberhard ML, Middleton K, Wekesa JW, Ruedas G, Nelson KJ, Dubielzig R, De Lombaert M, Silverman B, Schorling JJ, Adler PH, Unnasch TR, Beeler ES.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May;21(5):789-96.
         
     64. Novel thogotovirus associated with febrile illness and death, United States, 2014
         Kosoy OI, Lambert AJ, Hawkinson DJ, Pastula DM, Goldsmith CS, Hunt DC, Staples JE.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May;21(5).
         
     65. Comparative sequence analyses of La Crosse virus strain isolated from patient with fatal encephalitis, Tennessee, USA
         Lambert AJ, Fryxell RT, Freyman K, Ulloa A, Velez JO, Paulsen D, Lanciotti RS, Moncayo A.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May;21(5):833-6.
         
     66. A recently discovered pathogenic paramyxovirus, Sosuga virus, is present in Rousettus aegyptiacus fruit bats at multiple locations in Uganda
         Amman BR, Albarino CG, Bird BH, Nyakarahuka L, Sealy TK, Balinandi S, Schuh AJ, Campbell SM, Stroher U, Jones ME, Vodzack ME, Reeder DM, Kaboyo W, Nichol ST, Towner JS.
         J Wildl Dis. 2015 Apr 28.
         
     67. Collection and utilization of animal carcasses associated with zoonotic disease in Tshuapa District, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2012
         Monroe BP, Doty JB, Moses C, Ibata S, Reynolds M, Carroll D.
         J Wildl Dis. 2015 May 1.
         
     68. Outbreak of human pneumonic plague with dog-to-human and possible human-to-human transmission - Colorado, June-July 2014
         Runfola JK, House J, Miller L, Colton L, Hite D, Hawley A, Mead P, Schriefer M, Petersen J, Casaceli C, Erlandson KM, Foster C, Pabilonia KL, Mason G, Douglas JM.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 May 1;64(16):429-34.
         
     69. A household serosurvey to estimate the magnitude of a dengue outbreak in Mombasa, Kenya, 2013
         Ellis EM, Neatherlin JC, Delorey M, Ochieng M, Mohamed AH, Mogeni DO, Hunsperger E, Patta S, Gikunju S, Waiboic L, Fields B, Ofula V, Konongoi SL, Torres-Velasquez B, Marano N, Sang R, Margolis HS, Montgomery JM, Tomashek KM.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Apr;9(4):e0003733.
         
     70. Unusually high mortality in waterfowl caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in Bangladesh
         Haider N, Sturm-Ramirez K, Khan SU, Rahman MZ, Sarkar S, Poh MK, Shivaprasad HL, Kalam MA, Paul SK, Karmakar PC, Balish A, Chakraborty A, Mamun AA, Mikolon AB, Davis CT, Rahman M, Donis RO, Heffelfinger JD, Luby SP, Zeidner N.
         Transbound Emerg Dis. 2015 Apr 19.
         
   
   

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