CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 28, July 14, 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

     • Melioidosis cases and selected reports of occupational exposures to Burkholderia pseudomallei - United States, 2008-2013
       Benoit TJ, Blaney DD, Gee JE, Elrod MG, Hoffmaster AR, Doker TJ, Bower WA, Walke HT.
       MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 Jul 3;64(SS-05):1-9.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to expand understanding of paralysis in the United States through improved surveillance
       Fox MH, Krahn GL, Sinclair LB, Cahill A.
       Disabil Health J. 2015 Jul;8(3):457-63.
       

   • Food Safety

     • Multistate outbreak of listeriosis caused by imported cheese and evidence of cross-contamination of other cheeses, USA, 2012
       Heiman KE, Garalde VB, Gronostaj M, Jackson KA, Beam S, Joseph L, Saupe A, Ricotta E, Waechter H, Wellman A, Adams-Cameron M, Ray G, Fields A, Chen Y, Datta A, Burall L, Sabol A, Kucerova Z, Trees E, Metz M, Leblanc P, Lance S, Griffin PM, Tauxe RV, Silk BJ.
       Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jun 30:1-11.
       

   • Healthcare Economics

     • Cost-effectiveness of strategies for testing current hepatitis C virus infection
       Chapko MK, Dufour DR, Hatia R, Drobeniuc J, Ward JW, Teo CG.
       Hepatology. 2015 Jun 30.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Reduction in HPV vaccine type prevalence among young women screened for cervical cancer in an integrated health care delivery system, United States 2007, 2012-2013
       Dunne EF, Naleway A, Smith N, Crane B, Weinmann S, Braxton J, Steinau M, Unger ER, Markowitz LE.
       J Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 29.
       
     • Effect of rotavirus vaccine on childhood diarrhea mortality in five Latin American countries
       Paternina-Caicedo A, Parashar UD, Alvis-Guzman N, De Oliveira LH, Castano-Zuluaga A, Cotes-Cantillo K, Gamboa-Garay O, Coronell-Rodriguez W, De la Hoz-Restrepo F.
       Vaccine. 2015 Jun 23.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Specificity and strain-typing capabilities of nanorod array-surface enhanced raman spectroscopy for Mycoplasma pneumoniae detection
       Henderson KC, Benitez AJ, Ratliff AE, Crabb DM, Sheppard ES, Winchell JM, Dluhy RA, Waites KB, Atkinson TP, Krause DC.
       PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0131831.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • From theory to measurement: recommended state MCH life course indicators
       Callahan T, Stampfel C, Cornell A, Diop H, Barnes-Josiah D, Kane D, McCracken S, McKane P, Phillips G, Theall K, Pies C, Sappenfield W.
       Matern Child Health J. 2015 Jun 30.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Ionising radiation and risk of death from leukaemia and lymphoma in radiation-monitored workers (INWORKS): an international cohort study
       Leuraud K, Richardson DB, Cardis E, Daniels RD, Gillies M, O'Hagan JA, Hamra GB, Haylock R, Laurier D, Moissonnier M, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Thierry-Chef I, Kesminiene A.
       Lancet Haematol. 2015 .
       

   • Parasitic Diseases

     • Effect of the Ebola-virus-disease epidemic on malaria case management in Guinea, 2014: a cross-sectional survey of health facilities
       Plucinski MM, Guilavogui T, Sidikiba S, Diakite N, Diakite S, Dioubate M, Bah I, Hennessee I, Butts JK, Halsey ES, McElroy PD, Kachur SP, Aboulhab J, James R, Keita M.
       Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 23.
       
   
   

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. Feasibility and efficacy of diabetic retinopathy screening among youth with diabetes in a pediatric endocrinology clinic: a cross-sectional study
        Tapley JL, McGwin G, Ashraf AP, MacLennan PA, Callahan K, Searcey K, Witherspoon CD, Saaddine J, Owsley C.
        Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2015 ;7:56.
        
     2. Recent changes in the prevalence of and factors associated with frequency of indoor tanning among US adults
        Guy GP, Berkowitz Z, Holman DM, Hartman AM.
        JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Jul 1.
        
     3. Meeting the Healthy People 2020 objectives to reduce cancer mortality
        Weir HK, Thompson TD, Soman A, Moller B, Leadbetter S, White MC.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E104.
        
     4. Perceived effectiveness of HPV test as a primary screening modality among US providers
        Cooper CP, Saraiya M.
        Prev Med. 2015 Jun 24.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     5. Ebola virus disease: what clinicians in the United States need to know
        Fischer WA, Uyeki TM, Tauxe RV.
        Am J Infect Control. 2015 Jun 24.
        
     6. Widespread Bordetella parapertussis infections - Wisconsin, 2011-2012: clinical and epidemiologic features and antibiotic use for treatment and prevention
        Koepke R, Bartholomew ML, Eickhoff JC, Ayele RA, Rodd D, Kuennen J, Rosekrans J, Warshauer D, Conway JH, Davis JP.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 25.
        
     7. Determination of predominance of influenza virus strains in the Americas
        Azziz-Baumgartner E, Garten RJ, Palekar R, Cerpa M, Mirza S, Ropero AM, Palomeque FS, Moen A, Bresee J, Shaw M, Widdowson MA.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;21(7):1209-12.
        
     8. Lack of transmission among close contacts of patient with case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome imported into the United States, 2014
        Breakwell L, Pringle K, Chea N, Allen D, Allen S, Richards S, Pantones P, Sandoval M, Liu L, Vernon M, Conover C, Chugh R, DeMaria A, Burns R, Smole S, Gerber SI, Cohen NJ, Kuhar D, Haynes LM, Schneider E, Kumar A, Kapoor M, Madrigal M, Swerdlow DL, Feikin DR.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;21(7):1128-34.
        
     9. Cluster of Ebola virus disease, Bong and Montserrado counties, Liberia
        Nyenswah TG, Fallah M, Calvert GM, Duwor S, Hamilton ED, Mokashi V, Arzoaquoi S, Dweh E, Burbach R, Dlouhy D, Oeltmann JE, Moonan PK.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;21(7):1253-6.
        
     10. Estimating Ebola treatment needs, United States
         Rainisch G, Asher J, George D, Clay M, Smith TL, Kosmos C, Shankar M, Washington ML, Gambhir M, Atkins C, Hatchett R, Lant T, Meltzer MI.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;21(7):1273-5.
         
     11. Evaluation of patients under investigation for MERS-CoV infection, United States, January 2013-October 2014
         Schneider E, Chommanard C, Rudd J, Whitaker B, Lowe L, Gerber SI.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;21(7):1220-3.
         
     12. A case-control study of risk factors for death from 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1): is American Indian racial status an independent risk factor?
         Hennessy TW, Bruden D, Castrodale L, Komatsu K, Erhart LM, Thompson D, Bradley K, O'Leary DR, Mc L, Landen M.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jun 29:1-10.
         
     13. Human parechovirus 3 meningitis and fatal leukoencephalopathy
         Bissel SJ, Auer RN, Chiang CH, Kofler J, Murdoch GH, Nix WA, Painter M, Richer M, Sartelet H, Wang G, Wiley CA.
         J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2015 Jun 25.
         
     14. Population size estimates for men who have sex with men and persons who inject drugs
         Oster AM, Sternberg M, Lansky A, Broz D, Wejnert C, Paz-Bailey G.
         J Urban Health. 2015 Jun 27.
         
     15. Monitoring of persons with risk for exposure to Ebola virus disease - United States, November 3, 2014-March 8, 2015
         Stehling-Ariza T, Fisher E, Vagi S, Fechter-Leggett E, Prudent N, Dott M, Daley R, Avchen RN.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jul 3;64(25):685-9.
         
     16. Determinants and experiences of repeat pregnancy among HIV-positive Kenyan women - a mixed-methods analysis
         Akelo V, McLellan-Lemal E, Toledo L, Girde S, Borkowf CB, Ward L, Ondenge K, Ndivo R, Lecher SL, Mills LA, Thomas TK.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(6):e0131163.
         

   • Environmental Health

     17. Optimal exposure biomarkers for nonpersistent chemicals in environmental epidemiology
         Calafat AM, Longnecker MP, Koch HM, Swan SH, Hauser R, Goldman LR, Lanphear BP, Rudel RA, Engel SM, Teitelbaum SL, Whyatt RM, Wolff MS.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Jul 1;123(7):A166-8.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     18. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology for respondent-driven sampling studies: "STROBE-RDS" statement
         White RG, Hakim AJ, Salganik MJ, Spiller MW, Johnston LG, Kerr L, Kendall C, Drake A, Wilson D, Orroth K, Egger M, Hladik W.
         J Clin Epidemiol. 2015 May 1.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     19. Pathway-focused genetic evaluation of immune and inflammation related genes with chronic fatigue syndrome
         Rajeevan MS, Dimulescu I, Murray J, Falkenberg VR, Unger ER.
         Hum Immunol. 2015 Jun 24.
         
     20. Development of a reverse genetics system to generate a recombinant Ebola virus Makona expressing a green fluorescent protein
         Albarino CG, Wiggleton Guerrero L, Lo MK, Nichol ST, Towner JS.
         Virology. 2015 Jun 26;484:259-264.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     21. Impact of increasing coverage for select smoking cessation therapies with no out-of-pocket cost among the Medicaid population in Alabama, Georgia, and Maine
         Athar H, Chen ZA, Contreary K, Xu X, Dube SR, Chang MH.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2015 Jun 30.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     22. Self-reported hepatitis A vaccination as a predictor of hepatitis A virus antibody protection in U.S. adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012
         Denniston MM, Monina Klevens R, Jiles RB, Murphy TV.
         Vaccine. 2015 Jun 23.
         
     23. Value of post-licensure data on benefits and risks of vaccination to inform vaccine policy: the example of rotavirus vaccines
         Parashar UD, Cortese MM, Payne DC, Lopman B, Yen C, Tate JE.
         Vaccine. 2015 Jun 27.
         
     24. Pneumococcal disease prevention among adults: strategies for the use of pneumococcal vaccines
         Pilishvili T, Bennett NM.
         Vaccine. 2015 Jun 23.
         

   • Informatics

     25. An evaluation of primary data-collection modes in an address-based sampling design
         Amaya A, Leclere F, Carris K, Liao Y.
         Public Opin Q. 2015 Summer;79(2):420-442.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     26. Firearm injuries in the United States
         Fowler KA, Dahlberg LL, Haileyesus T, Annest JL.
         Prev Med. 2015 Jun 24.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     27. Electrothermal vaporization sample introduction for spaceflight water quality monitoring via gas chromatography-differential mobility spectrometry
         Wallace WT, Gazda DB, Limero TF, Minton JM, Macatangay AV, Dwivedi P, Fernandez FM.
         Anal Chem. 2015 Jun 16;87(12):5981-8.
         
     28. Evaluation of a new environmental sampling protocol for detection of human norovirus on inanimate surfaces
         Park GW, Lee D, Treffiletti A, Hrsak M, Shugart J, Vinje J.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015 Jun 26.
         
     29. Comparison of a wipe method with and without a rinse to recover wall losses in closed face 37-mm cassettes used for sampling lead dust particulates
         Ceballos D, King B, Beaucham C, Brueck SE.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Jun 30:0.
         
     30. Systems biology and biomarkers of early effects for occupational exposure limit setting
         DeBord DG, Burgoon L, Edwards SW, Haber LT, Kanitz MH, Kuempel E, Thomas RS, Yucesoy B.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Jul 1:0.
         
     31. Exposure to cerium oxide nanoparticles is associated with activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases signaling and apoptosis in rat lungs
         Rice KM, Nalabotu SK, Manne ND, Kolli MB, Nandyala G, Arvapalli R, Ma JY, Blough ER.
         J Prev Med Public Health. 2015 May;48(3):132-41.
         
     32. An examination of an adapter method for measuring the vibration transmitted to the human arms
         Xu XS, Dong RG, Welcome DE, Warren C, McDowell TW.
         Measurement. 2015 ;73:318-334.
         
     33. Failure of PCR to detect Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue DNA in blood in latent yaws
         Marks M, Katz S, Chi KH, Vahi V, Sun Y, Mabey DC, Solomon AW, Chen CY, Pillay A.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Jun;9(6):e0003905.
         
     34. Canonical single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for high-resolution subtyping of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7
         Griffing SM, MacCannell DR, Schmidtke AJ, Freeman MM, Hyytia-Trees E, Gerner-Smidt P, Ribot EM, Bono JL.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(7):e0131967.
         
     35. Experimental inoculation of Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with viruses of the Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus genera
         Jones ME, Schuh AJ, Amman BR, Sealy TK, Zaki SR, Nichol ST, Towner JS.
         Viruses. 2015 ;7(7):3420-42.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     36. First trimester initiation of prenatal care in the US-Mexico border region
         McDonald JA, Argotsinger B, Mojarro O, Rochat R, Amatya A.
         Med Care. 2015 May 19.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     37. Sodium intake among U.S. adults - 26 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2013
         Fang J, Cogswell ME, Park S, Jackson SL, Odom EC.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jul 3;64(25):695-8.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     38. State-of-the-science: the evolution of occupational exposure limit derivation and application
         Maier MA, Lentz TJ, MacMahon KL, McKernan LT, Whittaker C, Schulte PA.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Jun 25:0.
         
     39. Internal exposure to uranium in a pooled cohort of gaseous diffusion plant workers
         Anderson JL, Apostoaei AI, Yiin JH, Fleming DA, Tseng CY, Chen PH.
         Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2015 Jun 24.
         
     40. Dose estimation for a study of nuclear workers in France, the United Kingdom and the United States of America: methods for the International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS)
         Thierry-Chef I, Richardson DB, Daniels RD, Gillies M, Hamra GB, Haylock R, Kesminiene A, Laurier D, Leuraud K, Moissonnier M, O'Hagan J, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Cardis E.
         Radiat Res. 2015 Jun;183(6):632-42.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     41. Disseminated Balamuthia mandrillaris infection
         Schafer KR, Shah N, Almira-Suarez MI, Reese JM, Hoke GM, Mandell JW, Roy SL, Visvesvara G.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Jul 1.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     42. CDC Releases a National Public Health Action Plan for the Detection, Prevention, and Management of Infertility
         Warner L, Jamieson DJ, Barfield WD.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2015 Jul 2.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     43. Smoking patterns and receipt of cessation services among pregnant women in Argentina and Uruguay
         Berrueta M, Morello P, Aleman A, Tong VT, Johnson C, Dietz PM, Farr SL, Mazzoni A, Colomar M, Ciganda A, Llambi L, Becu A, Gibbons L, Smith RA, Buekens P, Belizan JM, Althabe F.
         Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Jun 27.
         

   • Veterinary Medicine

     44. Screening wild and semi-free ranging great apes for putative sexually transmitted diseases: evidence of Trichomonadidae infections
         Rushmore J, Allison AB, Edwards EE, Bagal U, Altizer S, Cranfield MR, Glenn TC, Liu H, Mudakikwa A, Mugisha L, Muller MN, Stumpf RM, Thompson ME, Wrangham R, Yabsley MJ.
         Am J Primatol. 2015 Jun 26.
         

   • Zoonoses

     45. Diversity of Bartonella spp. in bats, Southern Vietnam
         Anh PH, Van Cuong N, Son NT, Tue NT, Kosoy M, Woolhouse ME, Baker S, Bryant JE, Thwaites G, Carrique-Mas JJ, Rabaa MA.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;21(7):1266-7.
         
     46. Assessment of arbovirus surveillance 13 years after introduction of West Nile Virus, United States
         Hadler JL, Patel D, Nasci RS, Petersen LR, Hughes JM, Bradley K, Etkind P, Kan L, Engel J.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;21(7):1159-66.
         
     47. MERS-CoV in upper respiratory tract and lungs of dromedary camels, Saudi Arabia, 2013-2014
         Khalafalla AI, Lu X, Al-Mubarak AI, Dalab AH, Al-Busadah KA, Erdman DD.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;21(7):1153-8.
         
     48. Evolving epidemiology of Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh: evidence from outbreaks during 2010-2011
         Chakraborty A, Sazzad HM, Hossain MJ, Islam MS, Parveen S, Husain M, Banu SS, Podder G, Afroj S, Rollin PE, Daszak P, Luby SP, Rahman M, Gurley ES.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jun 30:1-10.
         
     49. Human anthrax outbreak associated with livestock exposure: Georgia, 2012
         Navdarashvili A, Doker TJ, Geleishvili M, Haberling DL, Kharod GA, Rush TH, Maes E, Zakhashvili K, Imnadze P, Bower WA, Walke HT, Shadomy SV.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jun 19:1-12.
         
     50. Atraumatic splenic rupture from Babesia: a disease of the otherwise healthy patient
         Farber FR, Muehlenbachs A, Robey TE.
         Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2015 Jun 12.
         
   
   

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