CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 44, November 3, 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. CDC Vital Signs

   • Food Safety

     1. *Surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks - United States, 1998-2008
        Gould LH, Walsh KA, Vieira AR, Herman K, Williams IT, Hall AJ, Cole D.
        MMWR Surveill Summ. 2013 Jun 28;62(2):1-34.
        
     2. 2008 outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections associated with raw produce
        Barton Behravesh C, Mody RK, Jungk J, Gaul L, Redd JT, Chen S, Cosgrove S, et al .
        N Engl J Med. 2011 Mar 10;364(10):918-27.
        
     3. Deaths associated with bacterial pathogens transmitted commonly through food: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), 1996-2005
        Barton Behravesh C, Jones TF, Vugia DJ, Long C, Marcus R, Smith K, Thomas S, et al .
        J Infect Dis. 2011 Jul 15;204(2):263-7.
        
     4. Salmonella typhimurium infections associated with peanut products
        Cavallaro E, Date K, Medus C, Meyer S, Miller B, Kim C, Nowicki S, et al .
        N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 18;365(7):601-10.
        
     5. Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections associated with contaminated imported black and red pepper: warehouse membership cards provide critical clues to identify the source
        Gieraltowski L, Julian E, Pringle J, Macdonald K, Quilliam D, Marsden-Haug N, Saathoff-Huber L, et al .
        Epidemiol Infect. 2013 Jun;141(6):1244-52.
        
     6. Vital Signs: foodborne norovirus outbreaks - United States, 2009-2012
        Hall AJ, Wikswo ME, Pringle K, Gould LH, Parashar UD.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jun 6;63(22):491-5.
        
     7. A novel vehicle for transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to humans: multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections associated with consumption of ready-to-bake commercial prepackaged cookie dough - United States, 2009
        Neil KP, Biggerstaff G, MacDonald JK, Trees E, Medus C, Musser KA, Stroika SG, Zink D, Sotir MJ.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Feb 15;54(4):511-8.
        
     8. Increase in multistate foodborne disease outbreaks - United States, 1973-2010
        Nguyen VD, Bennett SD, Mungai E, Gieraltowski L, Hise K, Gould LH.
        Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2015 Aug 18.
        
     9. Attribution of foodborne illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths to food commodities by using outbreak data, United States, 1998-2008
        Painter JA, Hoekstra RM, Ayers T, Tauxe RV, Braden CR, Angulo FJ, Griffin PM.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;19(3):407-15.
        
     10. Foodborne illness acquired in the United States - major pathogens
         Scallan E, Hoekstra RM, Angulo FJ, Tauxe RV, Widdowson MA, Roy SL, Jones JL, Griffin PM.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;17(1):7-15.
         
     11. Multistate outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella newport infections associated with ground beef, October to December 2007
         Schneider JL, White PL, Weiss J, Norton D, Lidgard J, Gould LH, Yee B, Vugia DJ, Mohle-Boetani J.
         J Food Prot. 2011 Aug;74(8):1315-9.
         
   
   

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

     12. Clinical decision support systems recommended to prevent cardiovascular disease
         Hopkins DP.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Nov;49(5):796-9.
         
     13. Clinical decision support systems and prevention: a Community Guide Cardiovascular Disease Systematic Review
         Njie GJ, Proia KK, Thota AB, Finnie RK, Hopkins DP, Banks SM, Callahan DB, Pronk NP, Rask KJ, Lackland DT, Kottke TE.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Nov;49(5):784-95.
         
     14. The role of clinical decision support systems in preventing cardiovascular disease
         Wall HK, Wright JS.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Nov;49(5):e83-4.
         
     15. Opportunistic screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes using hemoglobin A1c in an urban primary care setting
         Sohler N, Matti-Orozco B, Young E, Li X, Gregg EW, Ali MK, Bullard KM, Albu JB.
         Endocr Pract. 2015 Oct 20.
         
     16. Development of the Diabetes Technology Society Blood Glucose Monitor System Surveillance protocol
         Klonoff DC, Lias C, Beck S, Parkes JL, Kovatchev B, Vigersky RA, Arreaza-Rubin G, Burk RD, Kowalski A, Little R, Nichols J, Petersen M, Rawlings K, Sacks DB, Sampson E, Scott S, Seley JJ, Slingerland R, Vesper HW.
         J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2015 Oct 18.
         
     17. Assessing the intersection of cardiovascular disease, venous thromboembolism, and polycystic ovary syndrome
         Okoroh EM, Boulet SL, George MG, Hooper WC.
         Thromb Res. 2015 Oct 17.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     18. Time of HIV diagnosis in infants after weaning from breast milk
         Kourtis AP, King CC, Nelson J, Jamieson DJ, van der Horst C.
         AIDS. 2015 Sep 10;29(14):1897-8.
         
     19. Cascade of HIV care and population viral suppression in a high-burden region of Kenya
         Maman D, Zeh C, Mukui I, Kirubi B, Masson S, Opolo V, Szumilin E, Riche B, Etard JF.
         AIDS. 2015 Jul 31;29(12):1557-65.
         
     20. Congenital syphilis: trends in mortality and morbidity in the United States, 1999-2013
         Su JR, Brooks LC, Davis DW, Torrone EA, Weinstock HS, Kamb ML.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Oct 12.
         
     21. Institutional tuberculosis transmission. Controlled trial of upper room ultraviolet air disinfection: a basis for new dosing guidelines
         Mphaphlele M, Dharmadhikari AS, Jensen PA, Rudnick SN, van Reenen TH, Pagano MA, Leuschner W, Sears TA, Milonova SP, van der Walt M, Stoltz AC, Weyer K, Nardell EA.
         Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Aug 15;192(4):477-84.
         
     22. Mortality associated with seasonal and pandemic influenza among pregnant and nonpregnant women of childbearing age in a high-HIV-prevalence setting-South Africa, 1999-2009
         Tempia S, Walaza S, Cohen AL, von Mollendorf C, Moyes J, McAnerney JM, Cohen C.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 1;61(7):1063-70.
         
     23. A 29-year-old pregnant woman with worsening left hemiparesis, encephalopathy, and hemodynamic instability: a case report of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
         Reis GF, Ritter JM, Bellini WJ, Rota PA, Bollen AW.
         Clin Neuropathol. 2015 Sep-Oct;34(5):258-66.
         
     24. Investments in blood safety improve the availability of blood to underserved areas in a sub-Saharan African country
         Pitman JP, Wilkinson R, Basavaraju SV, von Finckenstein B, Sibinga CS, Marfin AA, Postma MJ, Mataranyika M, Tobias J, Lowrance DW.
         ISBT Sci Ser. 2014 Nov;9(2):325-333.
         
     25. Age-specific race and ethnicity disparities in HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men - 20 U.S. cities, 2008 to 2014
         Wejnert C, Hess KL, Rose CE, Balaji A, Smith JC, Paz-Bailey G.
         J Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 20.
         
     26. Evaluation of the dissemination, implementation, and sustainability of the "Partnership for Health" intervention
         August EM, Hayek S, Casillas D, Wortley P, Collins CB.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2015 Oct 19.
         
     27. An outbreak of hepatitis E in an urban area of Bangladesh
         Haque F, Banu SS, Ara K, Chowdhury IA, Chowdhury SA, Kamili S, Rahman M, Luby SP.
         J Viral Hepat. 2015 Nov;22(11):948-56.
         
     28. Severe respiratory illness associated with a nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68 in the USA (2014): a descriptive epidemiological investigation
         Midgley CM, Watson JT, Nix WA, Curns AT, Rogers SL, Brown BA, Conover C, Dominguez SR, Feikin DR, Gray S, Hassan F, Hoferka S, Jackson MA, Johnson D, Leshem E, Miller L, Nichols JB, Nyquist AC, Obringer E, Patel A, Patel M, Rha B, Schneider E, Schuster JE, Selvarangan R, Seward JF, Turabelidze G, Oberste MS, Pallansch MA, Gerber SI.
         Lancet Respir Med. 2015 Oct 5.
         
     29. Summary of Notifiable Infectious Diseases and Conditions - United States, 2013
         Adams D, Fullerton K, Jajosky R, Sharp P, Onweh D, Schley A, Anderson W, Faulkner A, Kugeler K.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;62(53):1-122.
         
     30. Influenza illness among case-patients hospitalized for suspected dengue, El Salvador, 2012
         Chacon R, Clara AW, Jara J, Armero J, Lozano C, El Omeiri N, Widdowson MA, Azziz-Baumgartner E.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(10):e0140890.
         
     31. Incidence of hospitalized pneumococcal pneumonia among adults in Guatemala, 2008-2012
         Contreras CL, Verani JR, Lopez MR, Paredes A, Bernart C, Moscoso F, Roldan A, Arvelo W, Lindblade KA, McCracken JP.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(10):e0140939.
         
     32. Bacterial sexually transmitted disease screening outside the clinic - implications for the modern sexually transmitted disease program
         Bernstein KT, Chow JM, Pathela P, Gift TL.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 .
         
     33. The role of behavioral counseling in sexually transmitted disease prevention program settings
         Brookmeyer KA, Hogben M, Kinsey J.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 .
         
     34. Program evaluation for sexually transmitted disease programs: in support of effective interventions
         Carter MW.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 .
         
     35. Health communication and social marketing campaigns for sexually transmitted disease prevention and control: what is the evidence of their effectiveness?
         Friedman AL, Kachur RE, Noar SM, McFarlane M.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 .
         
     36. Predicting the marginal impact of interventions - issues and challenges
         Gift TL, Aral SO.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 .
         
     37. Partner services in sexually transmitted disease prevention programs: a review
         Hogben M, Collins D, Hoots B, O'Connor K.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 .
         
     38. Assessment: a core function for implementing effective interventions in sexually transmitted disease control programs
         Kroeger K, Torrone E, Nelson R.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 .
         
     39. Sexually transmitted disease prevention policies in the United States: evidence and opportunities
         Leichliter JS, Seiler N, Wohlfeiler D.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 .
         
     40. Differences in risk behaviours and HIV/STI prevalence between low-fee and medium-fee female sex workers in three provinces in China
         Han L, Zhou C, Li Z, Poon AN, Rou K, Fuller S, Li Y, Shen L, Kang D, Huang L, Liao M, Fu X, Shepard C, Wu Z, Bulterys M.
         Sex Transm Infect. 2015 Oct 16.
         
     41. Evaluation of community-based treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Bangladesh
         Cavanaugh JS, Kurbatova E, Alami NN, Mangan J, Sultana Z, Ahmed S, Begum V, Sultana S, Daru P, Ershova J, Golubkov A, Banu S, Heffelfinger JD.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Oct 22.
         
     42. Variation in attrition at sub-national level: review of the Botswana National HIV/AIDS Treatment (Masa) Program data (2002-2013)
         Farahani M, Price N, El-Halabi S, Mlaudzi N, Keapoletswe K, Lebelonyane R, Fetogang EB, Chebani T, Kebaabetswe P, Masupe T, Gabaake K, Auld A, Nkomazana O, Marlink R.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Oct 20.
         
     43. Decreasing immunity to hepatitis A virus infection among US adults: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2012
         Klevens RM, Denniston MM, Jiles-Chapman RB, Murphy TV.
         Vaccine. 2015 Oct 14.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     44. Assessing the capacity of the US health care system to use additional mechanical ventilators during a large-scale public health emergency
         Ajao A, Nystrom SV, Koonin LM, Patel A, Howell DR, Baccam P, Lant T, Malatino E, Chamberlin M, Meltzer MI.
         Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2015 Oct 9:1-8.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     45. Genetic variability and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations from different malaria ecological regions of Kenya
         Ingasia LA, Cheruiyot J, Okoth SA, Andagalu B, Kamau E.
         Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Oct 12.
         
     46. Flea-associated bacterial communities across an environmental transect in a plague-endemic region of Uganda
         Jones RT, Borchert J, Eisen R, MacMillan K, Boegler K, Gage KL.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(10):e0141057.
         
     47. The distribution and diversity of Bartonella species in rodents and their ectoparasites across Thailand
         Klangthong K, Promsthaporn S, Leepitakrat S, Schuster AL, McCardle PW, Kosoy M, Takhampunya R.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(10):e0140856.
         

   • Environmental Health

     48. Sociodemographic and perinatal predictors of early pregnancy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations
         Sagiv SK, Rifas-Shiman SL, Webster TF, Mora AM, Harris MH, Calafat AM, Ye X, Gillman MW, Oken E.
         Environ Sci Technol. 2015 Oct 6;49(19):11849-58.
         
     49. Prenatal mercury concentration is associated with changes in DNA methylation at TCEANC2 in newborns
         Bakulski KM, Lee H, Feinberg JI, Wells EM, Brown S, Herbstman JB, Witter FR, Halden RU, Caldwell K, Mortensen ME, Jaffe AE, Moye J, Caulfield LE, Pan Y, Goldman LR, Feinberg AP, Fallin MD.
         Int J Epidemiol. 2015 Aug;44(4):1249-62.
         
     50. Evaluating the effectiveness of state specific lead-based paint hazard risk reduction laws in preventing recurring incidences of lead poisoning in children
         Kennedy C, Lordo R, Sucosky MS, Boehm R, Brown MJ.
         Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2015 Oct 9.
         

   • Food Safety

     51. Development of dose-response models to predict the relationship for human toxoplasma gondii infection associated with meat consumption
         Guo M, Mishra A, Buchanan RL, Dubey JP, E. Hill D, Gamble HR, Jones JL, Du X, Pradhan AK.
         Risk Anal. 2015 Oct 19.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     52. Rv3351c, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene that affects bacterial growth and alveolar epithelial cell viability
         Pavlicek RL, Fine-Coulson K, Gupta T, Quinn FD, Posey JE, Willby M, Castro-Garza J, Karls RK.
         Can J Microbiol. 2015 Oct 22:1-10.
         
     53. Pharmacogenetic allele nomenclature: international workgroup recommendations for test result reporting
         Kalman LV, Agundez JA, Appell ML, Black JL, Bell GC, Boukouvala S, et al .
         Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Oct 19.
         
     54. Genome sequence of a urease-positive Campylobacter lari strain
         Meinersmann RJ, Bono JL, Lindsey RL, Genzlinger LL, Loparev VN, Oakley BB.
         Genome Announc. 2015 ;3(5).
         
     55. Human gene expression in uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
         Colborn JM, Ylostalo JH, Koita OA, Cisse OH, Krogstad DJ.
         J Immunol Res. 2015 ;2015:162639.
         
     56. What is peromyscus? Evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences suggests the need for a new classification
         Platt RN, Amman BR, Keith MS, Thompson CW, Bradley RD.
         J Mammal. 2015 ;96(4):708-719.
         
     57. Molecular systematics of South American marsh rats of the genus Holochilus (muroidea, cricetidae, sigmodontinae)
         D'Elia G, Hanson JD, Mauldin MR, Teta P, Pardi?as UF.
         Journal of Mammalogy. 2015 ;96(5):1081-1094.
         

   • Global Health

     58. Pre-travel medical preparation of business and occupational travelers: an analysis of the Global TravEpiNet consortium, 2009 to 2012
         Khan NM, Jentes ES, Brown C, Han P, Rao SR, Kozarsky P, Hagmann SH, LaRocque RC, Ryan ET.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Oct 15.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     59. Striving for excellence in health promotion pedagogy
         Auld ME, Bishop K.
         Pedagogy Health Promot. 2015 Mar;1(1):5-7.
         

   • Health Economics

     60. 2010 national and state costs of excessive alcohol consumption
         Sacks JJ, Gonzales KR, Bouchery EE, Tomedi LE, Brewer RD.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Nov;49(5):e73-9.
         
     61. Cost-utility analysis of cancer prevention, treatment, and control: a systematic review
         Winn AN, Ekwueme DU, Guy GP, Neumann PJ.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Oct 12.
         
     62. Economics of team-based care in controlling blood pressure: a Community Guide systematic review
         Jacob V, Chattopadhyay SK, Thota AB, Proia KK, Njie G, Hopkins DP, Finnie RK, Pronk NP, Kottke TE.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Nov;49(5):772-83.
         
     63. When is genomic testing cost-effective? Testing for Lynch Syndrome in patients with newly-diagnosed colorectal cancer and their relatives
         Grosse SD.
         Healthcare (Basel). 2015 ;3(4):860-878.
         
     64. A cost-effectiveness analysis of a pilot neonatal screening program for sickle cell anemia in the Republic of Angola
         McGann PT, Grosse SD, Santos B, de Oliveira V, Bernardino L, Kassebaum NJ, Ware RE, Airewele GE.
         J Pediatr. 2015 Oct 15.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     65. Evaluating the use of the case mix index for risk adjustment of healthcare-associated infection data: an illustration using Clostridium difficile infection data from the National Healthcare Safety Network
         Thompson ND, Edwards JR, Dudeck MA, Fridkin SK, Magill SS.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Oct 21:1-7.
         
     66. Mycobacterium chelonae eye infections associated with humidifier use in an outpatient LASIK clinic - Ohio, 2015
         Edens C, Liebich L, Halpin AL, Moulton-Meissner H, Eitniear S, Zgodzinski E, Vasko L, Grossman D, Perz JF, Mohr MC.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(41):1177.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     67. Randomized controlled trial to compare immunogenicity of standard dose intramuscular versus intradermal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Bangkok, Thailand
         Garg S, Thongcharoen P, Prapasiri P, Chitwarakorn A, Sathirapanya P, Fernandez S, Rungrojcharoenkit K, Chonwattana W, Mock PA, Sukwicha W, Katz JM, Widdowson MA, Curlin ME, Gibbons RV, Holtz T, Dawood FS, Olsen SJ.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 20.
         
     68. Use of serogroup B meningococcal vaccines in adolescents and young adults: recommendations of the Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices, 2015
         MacNeil JR, Rubin L, Folaranmi T, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Patel M, Martin SW.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(41):1171-1176.
         
     69. Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication - Afghanistan, January 2014 - August 2015
         Mbaeyi C, Saatcioglu A, Tangermann RH, Hadler S, Ehrhardt D.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(41):1166-1170.
         
     70. Genetic diversity and protective efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine
         Neafsey DE, Juraska M, Bedford T, Benkeser D, Valim C, Griggs A, Lievens M, Abdulla S, Adjei S, Agbenyega T, Agnandji ST, Aide P, Anderson S, Ansong D, Aponte JJ, Asante KP, Bejon P, Birkett AJ, Bruls M, Connolly KM, D'Alessandro U, Dobano C, Gesase S, Greenwood B, Grimsby J, Tinto H, Hamel MJ, Hoffman I, Kamthunzi P, Kariuki S, Kremsner PG, Leach A, Lell B, Lennon NJ, Lusingu J, Marsh K, Martinson F, Molel JT, Moss EL, Njuguna P, Ockenhouse CF, Ragama Ogutu B, Otieno W, Otieno L, Otieno K, et al .
         N Engl J Med. 2015 Oct 21.
         
     71. Safety of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis and influenza vaccinations in pregnancy
         Sukumaran L, McCarthy NL, Kharbanda EO, Weintraub ES, Vazquez-Benitez G, McNeil MM, Li R, Klein NP, Hambidge SJ, Naleway AL, Lugg MM, Jackson ML, King JP, DeStefano F, Omer SB, Orenstein WA.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Nov;126(5):1069-1074.
         
     72. Impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and antibiotic use on nasopharyngeal colonization by antibiotic nonsusceptible streptococcus pneumoniae, Alaska, 2000 - 2010
         Gounder PP, Brewster M, Bruce MG, Bruden DJ, Rudolph K, Hurlburt DA, Hennessy TW.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Nov;34(11):1223-9.
         
     73. Early priming with inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and intradermal fractional dose IPV administered by a microneedle device: a randomized controlled trial
         Anand A, Zaman K, Estivariz CF, Yunus M, Gary HE, Weldon WC, Bari TI, Oberste MS, Wassilak SG, Luby SP, Heffelfinger JD, Pallansch MA.
         Vaccine. 2015 Oct 14.
         
     74. Individual level determinants for not receiving immunization, receiving immunization with delay, and being severely underimmunized among rural western Kenyan children
         Gibson DG, Ochieng B, Kagucia EW, Obor D, Odhiambo F, O'Brien KL, Feikin DR.
         Vaccine. 2015 Oct 16.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     75. HIV and childhood sexual violence: implications for sexual risk behaviors and HIV testing in Tanzania
         Chiang LF, Chen J, Gladden MR, Mercy JA, Kwesigabo G, Mrisho F, Dahlberg LL, Vagi K, Brookmeyer KA.
         AIDS Educ Prev. 2015 Oct;27(5):474-87.
         
     76. Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence against men with disabilities
         Mitra M, Mouradian VE, Fox MH, Pratt C.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Oct 13.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     77. Physiologic and fit factor profiles of N95 and P100 filtering facepiece respirators for use in hot, humid environments
         Kim JH, Wu T, Powell JB, Roberge RJ.
         Am J Infect Control. 2015 Oct 14.
         
     78. Identification of TGF-beta receptor-1 as a key regulator of carbon nanotube-induced fibrogenesis
         Mishra A, Stueckle TA, Mercer RR, Derk R, Rojanasakul Y, Castranova V, Wang L.
         Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2015 Oct 15;309(8):L821-33.
         
     79. Detection and quantification of 2H and 3R phases in commercial graphene-based materials
         Seehra MS, Geddam UK, Schwegler-Berry D, Stefaniak AB.
         Carbon. 2015 ;95:818-823.
         
     80. Stringent HIV viral load threshold for virological failure using dried blood spots: is the perfect the enemy of the good?
         Inzaule SC, Hamers RL, Zeh CE, Rinke de Wit TF.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Aug 22.
         
     81. Pulmonary toxicity of indium-tin oxide production facility particles in rats
         Badding MA, Fix NR, Orandle MS, Barger MW, Dunnick KM, Cummings KJ, Leonard SS.
         J Appl Toxicol. 2015 Oct 15.
         
     82. Development of a TaqMan array card for acute febrile illness outbreak investigation and surveillance of emerging pathogens including Ebola virus
         Liu J, Ochieng C, Wiersma S, Stroher U, Towner JS, Whitmer S, Nichol ST, Moore CC, Kersh GJ, Kato C, Sexton C, Petersen J, Massung R, Hercik C, Crump JA, Kibiki G, Maro A, Mujaga B, Gratz J, Jacob ST, Banura P, Scheld WM, Juma B, Onyango CO, Montgomery JM, Houpt E, Fields B.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Oct 21.
         
     83. Are post-Ebola reconstruction efforts neglecting public health laboratory systems?
         Nkengasong JN, Skaggs BA.
         Lancet Glob Health. 2015 Nov;3(11):e678.
         
     84. The salt-sensitive structure and zinc inhibition of Borrelia burgdorferi protease BbHtrA
         Russell TM, Tang X, Goldstein JM, Bagarozzi D, Johnson BJ.
         Mol Microbiol. 2015 Oct 19.
         
     85. Development of a Luminex bead based assay for diagnosis of toxocariasis using recombinant antigens Tc-CTL-1 and Tc-TES-26
         Anderson JP, Rascoe LN, Levert K, Chastain HM, Reed MS, Rivera HN, McAuliffe I, Zhan B, Wiegand RE, Hotez PJ, Wilkins PP, Pohl J, Handali S.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Oct;9(10):e0004168.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     86. Diagnosis lost: differences between children who had and who currently have an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis
         Blumberg SJ, Zablotsky B, Avila RM, Colpe LJ, Pringle BA, Kogan MD.
         Autism. 2015 Oct 20.
         
     87. Prepregnancy obesity and primary cesareans among otherwise low-risk mothers in 38 U.S. states in 2012
         Declercq E, MacDorman M, Osterman M, Belanoff C, Iverson R.
         Birth. 2015 Oct 21.
         
     88. Factors associated with parental ratings of condition severity for children with autism spectrum disorder
         Zablotsky B, Bramlett M, Blumberg SJ.
         Disabil Health J. 2015 Oct;8(4):626-34.
         
     89. Factors associated with travel time and distance to access hospital care among infants with spina bifida
         Radcliff E, Delmelle E, Kirby RS, Laditka SB, Correia J, Cassell CH.
         Matern Child Health J. 2015 Oct 20.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     90. Sodium content of foods contributing to sodium intake: comparison between selected foods from the CDC Packaged Food Database and the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
         Maalouf J, Cogswell ME, Yuan K, Martin C, Gillespie C, Ahuja JK, Pehrsson P, Merritt R.
         Procedia Food Sci. 2015 ;4:114-124.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     91. Risk of cancer from occupational exposure to ionising radiation: retrospective cohort study of workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States (INWORKS)
         Richardson DB, Cardis E, Daniels RD, Gillies M, O'Hagan JA, Hamra GB, Haylock R, Laurier D, Leuraud K, Moissonnier M, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Thierry-Chef I, Kesminiene A.
         BMJ. 2015 ;351:h5359.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     92. Underground mine refuge alternatives
         Mayton AG, Heberger JR.
         Coal Age. 2015 ;120(9):40-43.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     93. Molecular investigation into a malaria outbreak in Cusco, Peru: Plasmodium falciparum BV1 lineage is linked to a second outbreak in recent times
         Okoth SA, Chenet SM, Arrospide N, Gutierrez S, Cabezas C, Matta JA, Udhayakumar V.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Oct 19.
         
     94. Malaria prevention strategies: adherence among Boston area travelers visiting malaria-endemic countries
         Stoney RJ, Chen LH, Jentes ES, Wilson ME, Han PV, Benoit CM, MacLeod WB, Hamer DH, Barnett ED.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Oct 19.
         
     95. Impact of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance on effectiveness of intermittent preventive therapy for malaria in pregnancy at clearing infections and preventing low birth weight
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