CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 26, June 30, 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

     • Impact of and response to increased tuberculosis prevalence among Syrian refugees compared with Jordanian tuberculosis prevalence: case study of a tuberculosis public health strategy
       Cookson ST, Abaza H, Clarke KR, Burton A, Sabrah NA, Rumman KA, Odeh N, Naoum M.
       Confl Health. 2015 ;9:18.
       
     • Toward a systematic approach to generating demand for voluntary medical male circumcision: insights and results from field studies
       Sgaier SK, Baer J, Rutz DC, Njeuhmeli E, Seifert-Ahanda K, Basinga P, Parkyn R, Laube C.
       Glob Health Sci Pract. 2015 ;3(2):209-29.
       

   • Environmental Health

     • Considerations before establishing an environmental health registry
       Antao VC, Muravov OI, Sapp J, Larson TC, Pallos LL, Sanchez ME, Williamson GD, Horton DK.
       Am J Public Health. 2015 Jun 11:e1-e8.
       

   • Genetics and Genomics

     • A novel botulinum toxin, previously reported as serotype H, has a hybrid structure of known serotypes A and F that is neutralized with serotype A antitoxin
       Maslanka SE, Luquez C, Dykes JK, Tepp WH, Pier CL, Pellett S, Raphael BH, Kalb SR, Barr JR, Rao A, Johnson EA.
       J Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 10.
       

   • Healthcare Economics

     • Patterns of health insurance coverage around the time of pregnancy among women with live-born infants - Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 29 states, 2009
       D'Angelo DV, Le B, O'Neil ME, Williams L, Ahluwalia IB, Harrison LL, Floyd RL, Grigorescu V.
       MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 Jun 19;64(SS-04):1-19.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Combinations of quality and frequency of immunization activities to stop and prevent poliovirus transmission in the high-risk area of northwest Nigeria
       Duintjer Tebbens RJ, Pallansch MA, Wassilak SG, Cochi SL, Thompson KM.
       PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0130123.
       
     • Vaccination errors reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, (VAERS) United States, 2000-2013
       Hibbs BF, Moro PL, Lewis P, Miller ER, Shimabukuro TT.
       Vaccine. 2015 Jun 22;33(28):3171-8.
       
     • Substantial decline in hepatitis B virus infections following vaccine introduction in Tajikistan
       Khetsuriani N, Tishkova F, Jabirov S, Wannemuehler K, Kamili S, Pirova Z, Mosina L, Gavrilin E, Ursu P, Drobeniuc J.
       Vaccine. 2015 Jun 10.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in Vietnam 2011-2012-CRS epidemic after rubella epidemic in 2010-2011
       Toda K, Reef S, Tsuruoka M, Iijima M, Huyen DT, Hong DT, Van Cuong N, Hien NT.
       Vaccine. 2015 Jun 15.
       

   • Physical Activity

     • Participation in types of physical activities among US adults - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006
       Dai S, Carroll DD, Watson KB, Paul P, Carlson SA, Fulton JE.
       J Phys Act Health. 2015 Jun;12(6 Suppl 1):S128-S140.
       
   
   

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. Gallbladder cancer incidence and mortality, United States 1999-2011
        Henley SJ, Weir HK, Jim MA, Watson M, Richardson LC.
        Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Jun 12.
        
     2. Prevalence and measurement of dental caries in young children
        Dye BA, Hsu KL, Afful J.
        Pediatr Dent. 2015 ;37(3):200-16.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     3. Uptake of testing for HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men in Baltimore, Maryland: 2004-2011
        Said MA, German D, Flynn C, Linton SL, Blythe D, Cooley LA, Balaji AB, Oster AM.
        AIDS Behav. 2015 Jun 16.
        
     4. Hispanic men in the United States: acculturation and recent sexual behaviors with female partners, 2006-2010
        Haderxhanaj LT, Rhodes SD, Romaguera RA, Bloom FR, Leichliter JS.
        Am J Public Health. 2015 Jun 11:e1-e8.
        
     5. Bacterial enteric infections among older adults in the United States: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 1996-2012
        Scallan E, Crim SM, Runkle A, Henao OL, Mahon BE, Hoekstra RM, Griffin PM.
        Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2015 Jun;12(6):492-9.
        
     6. The role of heterogeneity in contact timing and duration in network models of influenza spread in schools
        Toth DJ, Leecaster M, Pettey WB, Gundlapalli AV, Gao H, Rainey JJ, Uzicanin A, Samore MH.
        J R Soc Interface. 2015 Jul 6;12(108).
        
     7. Sampling males who inject drugs in Haiphong, Vietnam: comparison of time-location and respondent-driven sampling methods
        Tran HV, Le LV, Johnston LG, Nadol P, Van Do A, Tran HT, Nguyen TA.
        J Urban Health. 2015 Jun 5.
        
     8. Eighteen years of respiratory syncytial virus surveillance: changes in seasonality and hospitalization rates in southwestern Alaska native children
        Bruden DJ, Singleton R, Hawk CS, Bulkow LR, Bentley S, Anderson LJ, Herrmann L, Chikoyak L, Hennessy TW.
        Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Jun 10.
        
     9. Rotavirus-specific and overall diarrhea mortality in Chinese children younger than 5 years; 2003 to 2012
        Zhang J, Duan Z, Payne DC, Yen C, Pan X, Chang Z, Liu N, Ye J, Ren X, Tate JE, Jiang B, Parashar UD.
        Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Jun 16.
        
     10. Potential impact of co-infections and co-morbidities prevalent in Africa on influenza severity and frequency: a systematic review
         Cohen AL, McMorrow M, Walaza S, Cohen C, Tempia S, Alexander-Scott M, Widdowson MA.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0128580.
         
     11. Using syndromic surveillance to investigate tattoo-related skin infections in New York City
         Kotzen M, Sell J, Mathes RW, Dentinger C, Lee L, Schiff C, Weiss D.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0130468.
         
     12. Impact of intensive handwashing promotion on secondary household influenza-like illness in rural Bangladesh: findings from a randomized controlled trial
         Ram PK, DiVita MA, Khatun EJ, Islam M, Krytus K, Cercone E, Sohel BM, Ahmed M, Rahman AM, Rahman M, Yu J, Brooks WA, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Fry AM, Luby SP.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0125200.
         
     13. Excess mortality associated with influenza among tuberculosis deaths in South Africa, 1999-2009
         Walaza S, Cohen C, Nanoo A, Cohen AL, McAnerney J, von Mollendorf C, Moyes J, Tempia S.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0129173.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     14. Six years of experience in entomological surveillance of indoor residual spraying against malaria transmission in Benin: lessons learned, challenges and outlooks
         Akogbeto MC, Aikpon RY, Azondekon R, Padonou GG, Osse RA, Agossa FR, Beach R, Sezonlin M.
         Malar J. 2015 ;14(1):242.
         
     15. Applications and limitations of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention miniature light traps for measuring biting densities of African malaria vector populations: a pooled-analysis of 13 comparisons with human landing catches
         Briet OJ, Huho BJ, Gimnig JE, Bayoh N, Seyoum A, Sikaala CH, Govella N, Diallo DA, Abdullah S, Smith TA, Killeen GF.
         Malar J. 2015 ;14:247.
         

   • Environmental Health

     16. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and thyroid cancer risk in the Prostate, Colorectal, Lung, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial cohort
         Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, DellaValle CT, Purdue M, Kim C, Zhang Y, Sjodin A, Ward MH.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Jun 1;181(11):883-8.
         
     17. Repeatedly high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and cockroach sensitization among inner-city children
         Jung KH, Lovinsky-Desir S, Perzanowski M, Liu X, Maher C, Gil E, Torrone D, Sjodin A, Li Z, Perera FP, Miller RL.
         Environ Res. 2015 Jun 11;140:649-656.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     18. Prediction of complex human diseases from pathway-focused candidate markers by joint estimation of marker effects: case of chronic fatigue syndrome
         Bhattacharjee M, Rajeevan MS, Sillanpaa MJ.
         Hum Genomics. 2015 Jun 11;9(1):8.
         
     19. Phylodynamics of enterovirus A71-associated hand, foot and mouth disease in Viet Nam
         Geoghegan JL, Van Tan L, Kuhnert D, Halpin RA, Lin X, Simenauer A, Akopov A, Das SR, Stockwell TB, Shrivastava S, Ngoc NM, Uyen LT, Tuyen NT, Thanh TT, Hang VT, Qui PT, Hung NT, Khanh TH, Thinh LQ, Nhan LN, Van HM, Viet DC, Tuan HM, Viet HL, Hien TT, Chau NV, Thwaites G, Grenfell BT, Stadler T, Wentworth DE, Holmes EC, Van Doorn HR.
         J Virol. 2015 Jun 17.
         
     20. Bacterial factors associated with lethal outcome of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection: genomic case-control studies
         Donnenberg MS, Hazen TH, Farag TH, Panchalingam S, Antonio M, Hossain A, Mandomando I, Ochieng JB, Ramamurthy T, Tamboura B, Zaidi A, Levine MM, Kotloff K, Rasko DA, Nataro JP.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 May;9(5):e0003791.
         
     21. Identification of influenza A/PR/8/34 donor viruses imparting high hemagglutinin yields to candidate vaccine viruses in eggs
         Johnson A, Chen LM, Winne E, Santana W, Metcalfe MG, Mateu-Petit G, Ridenour C, Hossain MJ, Villanueva J, Zaki SR, Williams TL, Cox NJ, Barr JR, Donis RO.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0128982.
         
     22. Sequence specificity for uridylylation of the viral peptide linked to the genome (VPg) of enteroviruses
         Schein CH, Ye M, Paul AV, Oberste MS, Chapman N, van der Heden van Noort GJ, Filippov DV, Choi K.
         Virology. 2015 Jun 11;484:80-85.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     23. Healthcare laundry and textiles in the United States: review and commentary on contemporary infection prevention issues
         Sehulster LM.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Jun 18:1-16.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     24. Population-based study of hospital costs for hospitalizations of infants, children, and adults with a congenital heart defect, Arkansas 2006 to 2011
         Simeone RM, Oster ME, Hobbs CA, Robbins JM, Collins RT, Honein MA.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015 Jun 10.
         
     25. Cost-savings to Medicare from pre-Medicare colorectal cancer screening
         Goede SL, Kuntz KM, van Ballegooijen M, Knudsen AB, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Tangka FK, Howard DH, Chin J, Zauber AG, Seeff LC.
         Med Care. 2015 Jul;53(7):630-8.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     26. Update on vaccine-derived polioviruses - worldwide, January 2014-March 2015
         Diop OM, Burns CC, Sutter RW, Wassilak SG, Kew OM.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jun 19;64(23):640-646.
         
     27. Yellow fever vaccine booster doses: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2015
         Staples JE, Bocchini JA, Rubin L, Fischer M.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jun 19;64(23):647-650.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     28. Gender role attitudes and male adolescent dating violence perpetration: normative beliefs as moderators
         Reyes HL, Foshee VA, Niolon PH, Reidy DE, Hall JE.
         J Youth Adolesc. 2015 Apr 2.
         
     29. Conflict, displacement, and IPV: findings from two Congolese refugee camps in Rwanda
         Wako E, Elliott L, De Jesus S, Zotti ME, Swahn MH, Beltrami J.
         Violence Against Women. 2015 Jun 17.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     30. Enhanced stability of blood matrices using a dried sample spot assay to measure human butyrylcholinesterase activity and nerve agent adducts
         Perez JW, Pantazides BG, Watson CM, Thomas JD, Blake TA, Johnson RC.
         Anal Chem. 2015 Jun 2;87(11):5723-9.
         
     31. Effects of laser printer-emitted engineered nanoparticles on cytotoxicity, chemokine expression, reactive oxygen species, DNA methylation, and DNA damage: a comprehensive analysis in human small airway epithelial cells, macrophages, and lymphoblasts
         Pirela SV, Miousse IR, Lu X, Castranova V, Thomas T, Qian Y, Bello D, Kobzik L, Koturbash I, Demokritou P.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Jun 16.
         
     32. Comparative dissolution of electrospun Al2O3 nanofibres in artificial human lung fluids
         Shin HU, Stefaniak AB, Stojilovic N, Chase GG.
         Environ Sci Nano. 2015 ;2(3):251-261.
         
     33. A newly emerged swine origin A(H3N2)v influenza virus dampens host antiviral immunity but induces potent inflammasome activation
         Cao W, Mishina M, Ranjan P, De La Cruz JA, Kim JH, Garten R, Kumar A, Garcia-Sastre A, Katz JM, Gangappa S, Sambhara S.
         J Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 11.
         
     34. Protection against rectal SHIV transmission in macaques by rectal specific-gel formulations of maraviroc and tenofovir
         Dobard CW, Taylor A, Sharma S, Anderson PL, Bushman LR, Chuong D, Pau CP, Hanson D, Wang L, Garcia-Lerma JG, McGowan I, Rohan L, Heneine W.
         J Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 12.
         
     35. Development and characterization of mouse monoclonal antibodies against monomeric dengue virus non-structural glycoprotein 1 (NS1)
         Gelanew T, Poole-Smith BK, Hunsperger E.
         J Virol Methods. 2015 Jun 9.
         
     36. Evaluation of Borrelia burgdorferi BbHtrA protease as a vaccine candidate for Lyme borreliosis in mice
         Ullmann AJ, Russell TM, Dolan MC, Williams M, Hojgaard A, Weiner ZP, Johnson BJ.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0128868.
         
     37. Bridging non-human primate correlates of protection to reassess the anthrax vaccine adsorbed booster schedule in humans
         Schiffer JM, Chen L, Dalton S, Niemuth NA, Sabourin CL, Quinn CP.
         Vaccine. 2015 Jun 10.
         
     38. Macaque models of enhanced susceptibility to HIV
         Henning TR, McNicholl JM, Vishwanathan SA, Kersh EN.
         Virol J. 2015 Jun 14;12(1):90.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     39. Emergency department and inpatient hospitalizations for young people with fragile X syndrome
         McDermott S, Hardin JW, Royer JA, Mann JR, Tong X, Ozturk OD, Ouyang L.
         Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2015 May;120(3):230-43.
         
     40. Perspectives from the founding CDC leadership of the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
         Moore CA, Yoon PW, Edmonds LD, Erickson JD.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015 Jun 10.
         
     41. State legislation, regulations, and hospital guidelines for newborn screening for critical congenital heart defects - United States, 2011-2014
         Glidewell J, Olney RS, Hinton C, Pawelski J, Sontag M, Wood T, Kucik JE, Daskalov R, Hudson J.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jun 19;64(23):625-630.
         

   • Military Medicine and Health

     42. Prevalence and trends in psychotropic medication use among US male veterans, 1999-2010
         Frenk SM, Sautter JM, Paulose-Ram R.
         Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2015 Jun 18.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     43. Considerations for incorporating "well-being" in public policy for workers and workplaces
         Schulte PA, Guerin RJ, Schill AL, Bhattacharya A, Cunningham TR, Pandalai SP, Eggerth D, Stephenson CM.
         Am J Public Health. 2015 Jun 11:e1-e14.
         
     44. The scientific basis of uncertainty factors used in setting occupational exposure limits
         Dankovic DA, Naumann BD, Maier A, Dourson ML, Levy LS.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Jun 22:0.
         
     45. The global landscape of occupational exposure limits-implementation of harmonization principles to guide limit selection
         Deveau M, Chen CP, Johanson G, Krewski D, Maier A, Niven KJ, Ripple S, Schulte PA, Silk J, Urbanus JH, Zalk DM, Niemeier RW.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Jun 22:0.
         
     46. Notes from the field: update: silicosis mortality - United States, 1999-2013
         Mazurek JM, Schleiff PL, Wood JM, Hendricks SA, Weston A.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jun 19;64(23):653-654.
         
     47. Identification of noise sources and design of noise reduction measures for a pneumatic nail gun
         Jayakumar V, Kim J, Zechmann E.
         Noise Control Eng J. 2015 ;63(2):159-168.
         
     48. Assessed occupational exposure to chlorinated, aromatic and Stoddard solvents during pregnancy and risk of fetal growth restriction
         Desrosiers TA, Lawson CC, Meyer RE, Stewart PA, Waters MA, Correa A, Olshan AF.
         Occup Environ Med. 2015 Jun 15.
         

   • Physical Activity

     49. Taking steps to a healthier nation: increasing physical activity through walking
         Collins JL, Fulton JE.
         J Phys Act Health. 2015 Jun;12(6 Suppl 1):S1-S2.
         
     50. Park access among school-age youth in the United States
         Harris CD, Paul P, Young R, Zhang X, Fulton JE.
         J Phys Act Health. 2015 Jun;12(6 Suppl 1):S94-S101.
         
     51. Disparities in physical activity resource availability in six US regions
         Jones SA, Moore LV, Moore K, Zagorski M, Brines SJ, Diez Roux AV, Evenson KR.
         Prev Med. 2015 Jun 9.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     52. Effects of initiating a contraceptive implant on subsequent condom use: a randomized controlled trial
         Rattray C, Wiener J, Legardy-Williams J, Costenbader E, Pazol K, Medley-Singh N, Snead MC, Steiner MJ, Jamieson DJ, Warner L, Gallo MF, Hylton-Kong T, Kourtis AP.
         Contraception. 2015 Jun 13.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     53. National and state treatment need and capacity for opioid agonist medication-assisted treatment
         Jones CM, Campopiano M, Baldwin G, McCance-Katz E.
         Am J Public Health. 2015 Jun 11:e1-e9.
         
     54. Smokeless tobacco use in India: role of prices and advertising
         Kostova D, Dave D.
         Soc Sci Med. 2015 May 23;138:82-90.
         

   • Vital Statistics

     55. Verbal autopsy: evaluation of methods to certify causes of death in Uganda
         Mpimbaza A, Filler S, Katureebe A, Quick L, Chandramohan D, Staedke SG.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0128801.
         

   • Zoonoses

     56. Notes from the field: tickborne relapsing fever outbreak at an outdoor education camp - Arizona, 2014
         Jones JM, Schumacher M, Peoples M, Souders N, Horn K, Fox L, Scott M, Brady S, Weiss J, Komatsu K, Nieto N.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jun 19;64(23):651-652.
         
   
   

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