CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 37, September 15, 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. Key articles in featured topic areas

   • Injury and Violence - Suicide

     1. Preventing suicide: a global imperative
        World Health Organization .
        Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. 2014 .
        
     2. Suicide prevention is a winnable battle
        Caine ED.
        Am J Public Health. 2012 Mar;102 Suppl 1:S1-6.
        
     3. E-health interventions for suicide prevention
        Christensen H, Batterham PJ, O'Dea B.
        Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Aug;11(8):8193-212.
        
     4. Suicide in Indian country: the continuing epidemic in rural Native American communities
        Gray JS, McCullagh JA.
        J Rural Ment Health. 2014 Oct;38(2):79-86.
        
     5. Predictors of suicide and accident death in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS): results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS)
        Schoenbaum M, Kessler RC, Gilman SE, Colpe LJ, Heeringa SG, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Cox KL.
        JAMA Psychiatry. 2014 May;71(5):493-503.
        
     6. Reflections on expert recommendations for U.S. research priorities in suicide prevention
        Silverman MM, Pirkis JE, Pearson JL, Sherrill JT.
        Am J Prev Med. 2014 Sep;47(3 Suppl 2):S97-101.
        
     7. Suicide trends among persons aged 10-24 years - United States, 1994-2012
        Sullivan EM, Annest JL, Simon TR, Luo F, Dahlberg LL.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Mar 6;64(8):201-5.
        
     8. Social integration and suicide mortality among men: 24-year cohort study of U.S. health professionals
        Tsai AC, Lucas M, Sania A, Kim D, Kawachi I.
        Ann Intern Med. 2014 Jul 15;161(2):85-95.
        
     9. Impact of the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program on suicide mortality
        Walrath C, Garraza LG, Reid H, Goldston DB, McKeon R.
        Am J Public Health. 2015 May;105(5):986-93.
        
     10. Connectedness and suicide prevention in adolescents: pathways and implications
         Whitlock J, Wyman PA, Moore SR.
         Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2014 Jun;44(3):246-72.
         
   
   

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

     11. Clinically unsuspected prion disease among patients with dementia diagnoses in an Alzheimer's disease database
         Maddox RA, Blase JL, Mercaldo ND, Harvey AR, Schonberger LB, Kukull WA, Belay ED.
         Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2015 Aug 27.
         
     12. Comparing methods for identifying biologically implausible values in height, weight, and body mass index among youth
         Lawman HG, Ogden CL, Hassink S, Mallya G, Vander Veur S, Foster GD.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Aug 15;182(4):359-65.
         
     13. Alternative methods for defining osteoarthritis and the impact on estimating prevalence in a US population-based survey
         Cisternas MG, Murphy L, Sacks JJ, Solomon DH, Pasta DJ, Helmick CG.
         Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Aug 28.
         
     14. Hypertension control cascade: a framework to improve hypertension awareness, treatment, and control
         Wozniak G, Khan T, Gillespie C, Sifuentes L, Hasan O, Ritchey M, Kmetik K, Wynia M.
         J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015 Sep 4.
         
     15. Relationships between blood pressure and 24-hour urinary excretion of sodium and potassium by body mass index status in Chinese adults
         Yan L, Bi Z, Tang J, Wang L, Yang Q, Guo X, Cogswell ME, Zhang X, Hong Y, Engelgau M, Zhang J, Elliott P, Angell SY, Ma J.
         J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015 Aug 29.
         
     16. Self-reported current or prior periodontal disease performs moderately well in characterizing periodontitis status in postmenopausal women who receive regular dental checkups
         Eke PI.
         J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2015 Sep;15(3):121-3.
         
     17. Vital Signs: Predicted heart age and racial disparities in heart age among U.S. adults at the state level
         Yang Q, Zhong Y, Ritchey M, Cobain M, Gillespie C, Merritt R, Hong Y, George MG, Bowman BA.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(34):950-8.
         
     18. Developing the evidence base to inform best practice: a scoping study of breast and cervical cancer reviews in low- and middle-income countries
         Demment MM, Peters K, Dykens JA, Dozier A, Nawaz H, McIntosh S, Smith JS, Sy A, Irwin T, Fogg TT, Khaliq M, Blumenfeld R, Massoudi M, De Ver Dye T.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(9):e0134618.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     19. A county-level analysis of persons living with HIV in the southern United States
         Gray SC, Massaro T, Chen I, Edholm CJ, Grotheer R, Zheng Y, Chang HH.
         AIDS Care. 2015 Sep 2:1-7.
         
     20. Bodies don't sleep, neither do babies: experiences at the only maternity hospital isolation unit in Sierra Leone during the 2014 Ebola epidemic
         Johnson JL.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jul 26.
         
     21. Human coronaviruses-associated influenza-like illness in the community setting in Peru
         Razuri H, Malecki M, Tinoco Y, Ortiz E, Guezala C, Romero C, Estela A, Brena P, Morales ML, Reaves EJ, Gomez J, Uyeki TM, Widdowson MA, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Bausch DG, Schildgen V, Schildgen O, Montgomery JM.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Aug 31.
         
     22. Exogenous reinfection as an etiology of late recurrent tuberculosis in the United States
         Interrante JD, Haddad MB, Kim L, Gandhi NR.
         Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Sep 1.
         
     23. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program assistance and HIV treatment outcomes
         Bradley H, Viall AH, Wortley PM, Dempsey A, Hauck H, Skarbinski J.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Aug 30.
         
     24. Impact of prompt influenza antiviral treatment on extended care needs after influenza hospitalization among community-dwelling older adults
         Chaves SS, Perez A, Miller L, Bennett NM, Bandyopadhyay A, Farley MM, Fowler B, Hancock EB, Kirley PD, Lynfield R, Ryan P, Morin C, Schaffner W, Sharangpani R, Lindegren ML, Tengelsen L, Thomas A, Hill MB, Bradley KK, Oni O, Meek J, Zansky S, Widdowson MA, Finelli L.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 2.
         
     25. Lubricant use among men who have sex with men reporting anal intercourse in Bangkok, Thailand: impact of HIV status and implications for prevention
         Thienkrua W, Todd CS, Chaikummao S, Sukwicha W, Yafant S, Tippanont N, Varangrat A, Khlaimanee P, Sirivongrangson P, Holtz TH.
         J Homosex. 2015 Aug 31.
         
     26. Enterovirus and human parechovirus surveillance - United States, 2009-2013
         Abedi GR, Watson JT, Pham H, Nix WA, Oberste MS, Gerber SI.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(34):940-3.
         
     27. Characteristics of African American women and their partners with perceived concurrent partnerships in 4 rural counties in the Southeastern US
         Ludema C, Doherty IA, White BL, Villar-Loubet O, McLellan-Lemal E, O'Daniels CM, Adimora AA.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Sep;42(9):498-504.
         
     28. The epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus infection and care among adult and adolescent females in the United States, 2008-2012
         Nwangwu-Ike N, Hernandez AL, An Q, Huang T, Hall HI.
         Womens Health Issues. 2015 Aug 24.
         

   • Community Health Services

     29. Assessment of immigrant certified nursing assistants' communication when responding to standardized care challenges
         Massey M, Roter DL.
         Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Aug 12.
         

   • Environmental Health

     30. Trends in exposure to chemicals in personal care and consumer products
         Calafat AM, Valentin-Blasini L, Ye X.
         Curr Environ Health Rep. 2015 Sep 5.
         
     31. Environmental phenols and pubertal development in girls
         Wolff MS, Teitelbaum SL, McGovern K, Pinney SM, Windham GC, Galvez M, Pajak A, Rybak M, Calafat AM, Kushi LH, Biro FM.
         Environ Int. 2015 Aug 31;84:174-180.
         
     32. One Health - a strategy for resilience in a changing Arctic
         Ruscio BA, Brubaker M, Glasser J, Hueston W, Hennessy TW.
         Int J Circumpolar Health. 2015 ;74:27913.
         
     33. A rapid assessment of drinking water quality in informal settlements after a cholera outbreak in Nairobi, Kenya
         Blanton E, Wilhelm N, O'Reilly C, Muhonja E, Karoki S, Ope M, Langat D, Omolo J, Wamola N, Oundo J, Hoekstra R, Ayers T, De Cock K, Breiman R, Mintz E, Lantagne D.
         J Water Health. 2015 Sep;13(3):714-25.
         
     34. Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and child attention problems at 3-7 years
         Cowell WJ, Lederman SA, Sjodin A, Jones R, Wang S, Perera FP, Wang R, Rauh VA, Herbstman JB.
         Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2015 Sep 4.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     35. Complete genome sequence of strain H5989 of a novel Devosia species
         Nicholson AC, Whitney AM, Humrighouse B, Emery B, Loparev V, McQuiston JR.
         Genome Announc. 2015 ;3(5).
         
     36. Complete genome sequences of two Bordetella hinzii strains isolated from humans
         Weigand MR, Changayil S, Kulasekarapandian Y, Tondella ML.
         Genome Announc. 2015 ;3(4).
         
     37. Factors associated with real time RT-PCR cycle threshold values among medically attended influenza episodes
         Spencer S, Clippard J, Thompson M, Piedra PA, Jewell A, Avadhanula V, Mei M, Jackson ML, Meece J, Sundaram M, Belongia EA, Cross R, Johnson E, Bullotta A, Rinaldo C, Gaglani M, Murthy K, Clipper L, Berman L, Flannery B.
         J Med Virol. 2015 Sep 3.
         
     38. Analytical validation of quantitative real-time PCR methods for quantification of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in blood samples from Chagas disease patients
         Ramirez JC, Cura CI, da Cruz Moreira O, Lages-Silva E, Juiz N, Velazquez E, Ramirez JD, Alberti A, Pavia P, Flores-Chavez MD, Munoz-Calderon A, Perez-Morales D, Santalla J, Marcos da Matta Guedes P, Peneau J, Marcet P, Padilla C, et al .
         J Mol Diagn. 2015 Sep;17(5):605-15.
         
     39. Noncanonical role of transferrin receptor 1 is essential for intestinal homeostasis
         Chen AC, Donovan A, Ned-Sykes R, Andrews NC.
         Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Aug 31.
         
     40. Diverse antigenic site targeting of influenza hemagglutinin in the murine antibody recall response to A(H1N1)pdm09 virus
         Wilson JR, Guo Z, Tzeng WP, Garten RJ, Xiyan X, Blanchard EG, Blanchfield K, Stevens J, Katz JM, York IA.
         Virology. 2015 Aug 25;485:252-262.
         

   • Health Disparities

     41. Decomposing black-white disparities in heart disease mortality in the United States, 1973-2010: an age-period-cohort analysis
         Kramer MR, Valderrama AL, Casper ML.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Aug 15;182(4):302-12.
         
     42. Racialized risk environments in a large sample of people who inject drugs in the United States
         Cooper HL, Linton S, Kelley ME, Ross Z, Wolfe ME, Chen YT, Zlotorzynska M, Hunter-Jones J, Friedman SR, Des Jarlais D, Semaan S, Tempalski B, DiNenno E, Broz D, Wejnert C, Paz-Bailey G.
         Int J Drug Policy. 2015 Aug 8.
         
     43. Championing partnerships for data equity
         Ponce NA, Bautista R, Sondik EJ, Rice D, Bau I, Ro MJ, Tseng W.
         J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 May;26(2 Suppl):6-15.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     44. Risk factors for invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after recent discharge from an acute care hospitalization, 2011-2013
         Epstein L, Mu Y, Belflower R, Scott J, Ray S, Dumyati G, Felsen C, Petit S, Yousey-Hindes K, Nadle J, Pasutti L, Lynfield R, Warnke L, Schaffner W, Leib K, Kallen AJ, Fridkin SK, Lessa FC.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 3.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     45. Monitoring effect of human papillomavirus vaccines in US population, Emerging Infections Program, 2008-2012
         Hariri S, Markowitz LE, Bennett NM, Niccolai LM, Schafer S, Bloch K, Park IU, Scahill MW, Julian P, Abdullah N, Levine D, Whitney E, Unger ER, Steinau M, Bauer HM, Meek J, Hadler J, Sosa L, Powell SE, Johnson ML, Group HI.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Sep;21(9):1557-61.
         
     46. Seroprevalence of 9 human papillomavirus types in the United States, 2005-2006
         Liu G, Markowitz LE, Hariri S, Panicker G, Unger ER.
         J Infect Dis. 2015 Aug 27.
         
     47. Inactivated poliovirus vaccine given alone or in a sequential schedule with bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine in Chilean infants: a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 4, non-inferiority study
         O'Ryan M, Bandyopadhyay AS, Villena R, Espinoza M, Novoa J, Weldon WC, Oberste MS, Self S, Borate BR, Asturias EJ, Clemens R, Orenstein W, Jimeno J, Ruttimann R, Costa Clemens SA.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Aug 26.
         
     48. Immunogenicity of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine and implications for duration of vaccine efficacy: secondary analysis of data from a phase 3 randomised controlled trial
         White MT, Verity R, Griffin JT, Asante KP, Owusu-Agyei S, Greenwood B, Drakeley C, Gesase S, Lusingu J, Ansong D, Adjei S, Agbenyega T, Ogutu B, Otieno L, Otieno W, Agnandji ST, Lell B, Kremsner P, Hoffman I, Martinson F, Kamthunzu P, Tinto H, Valea I, Sorgho H, Oneko M, Otieno K, Hamel MJ, et al .
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 2.
         
     49. Intervals between PCV13 and PPSV23 vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
         Kobayashi M, Bennett NM, Gierke R, Almendares O, Moore MR, Whitney CG, Pilishvili T.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(34):944-7.
         
     50. Licensure of a diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed and inactivated poliovirus vaccine and guidance for use as a booster dose
         Liang J, Wallace G, Mootrey G.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(34):948-9.
         

   • Informatics

     51. Practical comparison of aberration detection algorithms for biosurveillance systems
         Zhou H, Burkom H, Winston C, Dey A, Ajani U.
         J Biomed Inform. 2015 Aug 31.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     52. A qualitative evaluation of the 2005-2011 National Academic Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention Program
         Holland KM, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Cruz JD, Massetti GM, Mahendra R.
         Eval Program Plann. 2015 Aug 15;53:80-90.
         
     53. Compliance to two city convenience store ordinance requirements
         Chaumont Menendez CK, Amandus HE, Wu N, Hendricks SA.
         Inj Prev. 2015 Sep 2.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     54. Association between Shigella infection and diarrhea varies based on location and age of children
         Lindsay B, Saha D, Sanogo D, Das SK, Farag TH, Nasrin D, Li S, Panchalingam S, Levine MM, Kotloff K, Nataro JP, Magder L, Hungerford L, Oundo J, Hossain MA, Adeyemi M, Stine OC, Faruque AS.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Aug 31.
         
     55. Comparison of 5 monoclonal antibodies for immunopurification of human butyrylcholinesterase on Dynabeads: K values, binding pairs, and amino acid sequences
         Peng H, Brimijoin S, Hrabovska A, Targosova K, Krejci E, Blake TA, Johnson RC, Masson P, Lockridge O.
         Chem Biol Interact. 2015 Sep 2.
         
     56. Quantification of metabolites for assessing human exposure to soapberry toxins hypoglycin A and methylenecyclopropylglycine
         Isenberg SL, Carter MD, Graham LA, Mathews TP, Johnson D, Thomas JD, Pirkle JL, Johnson RC.
         Chem Res Toxicol. 2015 Sep 2.
         
     57. Mapping influenza transmission in the ferret model to transmission in humans
         Buhnerkempe MG, Gostic K, Park M, Ahsan P, Belser JA, Lloyd-Smith JO.
         Elife. 2015 Sep 2;4.
         
     58. Remote ischemic conditioning temporarily improves antioxidant defense
         Costa FL, Teixeira RK, Yamaki VN, Valente AL, Silva AM, Brito MV, Percario S.
         J Surg Res. 2015 Jul 22.
         
     59. Development and validation of an ELISA kit (YF MAC-HD) to detect IgM to yellow fever virus
         Basile AJ, Goodman C, Horiuchi K, Laven J, Panella AJ, Kosoy O, Lanciotti RS, Johnson BW.
         J Virol Methods. 2015 Sep 3.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     60. United States and territory policies supporting maternal and neonatal transfer: review of transport and reimbursement
         Okoroh EM, Kroelinger CD, Lasswell SM, Goodman DA, Williams AM, Barfield WD.
         J Perinatol. 2015 Sep 3.
         
     61. Enhancing maternal and child health using a combined mother & child health booklet in Kenya
         Mudany MA, Sirengo M, Rutherford GW, Mwangi M, Nganga LW, Gichangi A.
         J Trop Pediatr. 2015 Sep 4.
         
     62. Predictors of micronutrient powder sachet coverage in Nepal
         Jefferds ME, Mirkovic KR, Subedi GR, Mebrahtu S, Dahal P, Perrine CG.
         Matern Child Nutr. 2015 Sep 1.
         

   • Military Medicine and Health

     63. Agent Orange exposure and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: an Operation Ranch Hand veteran cohort study
         Landgren O, Shim YK, Michalek J, Costello R, Burton D, Ketchum N, Calvo KR, Caporaso N, Raveche E, Middleton D, Marti G, Vogt RF.
         JAMA Oncol. 2015 Sep 3.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     64. The contribution of subsidized food commodities to total energy intake among US adults
         Siegel KR, McKeever Bullard K, Ali MK, Stein AD, Kahn HS, Mehta NK, Webb Girard A, Venkat Narayan KM, Imperatore G.
         Public Health Nutr. 2015 Sep 1:1-10.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     65. Musculoskeletal disorders and associated healthcare costs among family members of injured workers
         Asfaw A, Pana-Cryan R, Bushnell T, Sauter S.
         Am J Ind Med. 2015 Aug 31.
         
     66. Baseline evaluation with a sweating thermal manikin of personal protective ensembles recommended for use in West Africa
         Coca A, DiLeo T, Kim JH, Roberge R, Shaffer R.
         Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2015 Aug 28:1-7.
         
     67. Recommendations to improve employee thermal comfort when working in 40 degrees f refrigerated cold rooms
         Ceballos D, Mead K, Ramsey J.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Sep;12(9):D216-21.
         
     68. Reducing risks to women linked to shift work, long work hours, and related workplace sleep and fatigue issues
         Caruso CC.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2015 Sep 3.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     69. Assessment of blood-brain barrier penetration of miltefosine used to treat a fatal case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis possibly caused by an unusual Balamuthia mandrillaris strain
         Roy SL, Atkins JT, Gennuso R, Kofos D, Sriram RR, Dorlo TP, Hayes T, Qvarnstrom Y, Kucerova Z, Guglielmo BJ, Visvesvara GS.
         Parasitol Res. 2015 Sep 2.
         
     70. Sleeping arrangements and mass distribution of bed nets in six districts in central and northern Mozambique
         Plucinski MM, Chicuecue S, Macete E, Chambe GA, Muguande O, Matsinhe G, Colborn J, Yoon SS, Doyle TJ, Kachur SP, Aide P, Alonso PL, Guinovart C, Morgan J.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Sep 3.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     71. Trends in injection drug use among high school students, U.S., 1995-2013
         Klevens RM, Jones SE, Ward JW, Holtzman D, Kann L.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Aug 24.
         
     72. Combustible and smokeless tobacco use among high school athletes - United States, 2001-2013
         Agaku IT, Singh T, Jones SE, King BA, Jamal A, Neff L, Caraballo RS.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(34):935-9.
         
     73. Cohort study of the impact of high-dose opioid analgesics on overdose mortality
         Dasgupta N, Funk MJ, Proescholdbell S, Hirsch A, Ribisl KM, Marshall S.
         Pain Med. 2015 Sep 1.
         

   • Zoonoses

     74. National surveillance of spotted fever group rickettsioses in the United States, 2008-2012
         Drexler NA, Dahlgren FS, Heitman KN, Massung RF, Paddock CD, Behravesh CB.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Aug 31.
         
     75. The role of early-phase transmission in the spread of Yersinia pestis
         Eisen RJ, Dennis DT, Gage KL.
         J Med Entomol. 2015 Aug 19.
         
     76. West Nile virus and other nationally notifiable arboviral diseases - United States, 2014
         Lindsey NP, Lehman JA, Staples JE, Fischer M.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(34):929-34.
         
   
   

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