CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 49, December 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 Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas 

   
   Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).

   • Laboratory Sciences - Laboratory Safety

     1. Recommendations of the advisory committee to the director concerning laboratory safety at CDC
        Advisory Committee to the Director .
        Lab Safety Recommendations. 13 January 2015.
        
     2. Laboratory contributions to public health
        Dowdle WR, Mayer LW, Steinberg KK, Ghiya ND, Popovic T.
        MMWR Surveill Summ. 2011 Oct 7;60 Suppl 4:27-34.
        
     3. Implementation of a personnel reliability program as a facilitator of biosafety and biosecurity culture in BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories
        Higgins JJ, Weaver P, Fitch JP, Johnson B, Pearl RM.
        Biosecur Bioterror. 2013 Jun;11(2):130-7.
        
     4. Interactions between biocontainment laboratories and their communities: a successful work in progress
        Kanabrocki J.
        Trends Microbiol. 2011 May;19(5):209-10.
        
     5. Effects of a reduced dose schedule and intramuscular administration of anthrax vaccine adsorbed on immunogenicity and safety at 7 months: a randomized trial
        Marano N, Plikaytis BD, Martin SW, Rose C, Semenova VA, Martin SK, Freeman AE, et al..
        JAMA. 2008 Oct 1;300(13):1532-43.
        
     6. 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 Jul 17;33(31):3709-16.
        
     7. The impact of regulations, safety considerations and physical limitations on research progress at maximum biocontainment
        Shurtleff AC, Garza N, Lackemeyer M, Carrion R, Griffiths A, Patterson J, Edwin SS, et al..
        Viruses. 2012 Dec;4(12):3932-51.
        
     8. A two-stage, multilevel quality control system for serological assays in anthrax vaccine clinical trials
        Soroka SD, Schiffer JM, Semenova VA, Li H, Foster L, Quinn CP.
        Biologicals. 2010 Nov;38(6):675-83.
        
     9. Sensitivity and specificity of serologic assays for detection of human infection with 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus in U.S. populations
        Veguilla V, Hancock K, Schiffer J, Gargiullo P, Lu X, Aranio D, Branch A, et al..
        J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jun;49(6):2210-5.
        
     10. Effect of reduced dose schedules and intramuscular injection of anthrax vaccine adsorbed on immunological response and safety profile: a randomized trial
         Wright JG, Plikaytis BD, Rose CE, Parker SD, Babcock J, Keitel W, El Sahly H, et al..
         Vaccine. 2014 Feb 12;32(8):1019-28.
         
   
   

2. CDC Authors

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     11. Nephrology care prior to end-stage renal disease and outcomes among new ESRD patients in the USA
         Gillespie BW, Morgenstern H, Hedgeman E, Tilea A, Scholz N, Shearon T, Burrows NR, Shahinian VB, Yee J, Plantinga L, Powe NR, McClellan W, Robinson B, Williams DE, Saran R.
         Clin Kidney J. 2015 Dec;8(6):772-780.
         
     12. Prevalence of cholesterol treatment eligibility and medication use among adults - United States, 2005-2012
         Mercado C, DeSimone AK, Odom E, Gillespie C, Ayala C, Loustalot F.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(47):1305-11.
         
     13. Health-care access among adults with epilepsy: The U.S. National Health Interview Survey, 2010 and 2013
         Thurman DJ, Kobau R, Luo YH, Helmers SL, Zack MM.
         Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Nov 25.
         
     14. The 1994-1995 National Health Interview Survey on Disability (NHIS-D): A bibliography of 20 years of research
         Ward BW, Ridolfo H, Creamer L, Gray C.
         Rev Disabil Stud. 2015 ;11(2):1-22.
         
     15. CDC Grand Rounds: Prevention and control of skin cancer
         Watson M, Thomas CC, Massetti GM, McKenna S, Gershenwald JE, Laird S, Iskander J, Lushniak B.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(47):1312-4.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     16. Environmental transmission of typhoid fever in an urban slum
         Akullian A, Ng'eno E, Matheson AI, Cosmas L, Macharia D, Fields B, Bigogo G, Mugoh M, John-Stewart G, Walson JL, Wakefield J, Montgomery JM.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec;9(12):e0004212.
         
     17. The burden of influenza-associated hospitalizations in Oman, January 2008-June 2013
         Al-Awaidy S, Hamid S, Al Obaidani I, Al Baqlani S, Al Busaidi S, Bawikar S, El-Shoubary W, Dueger EL, Said MM, Elamin E, Shah P, Talaat M.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(12):e0144186.
         
     18. Expanding human immunodeficiency virus testing and counseling to reach tuberculosis clients' partners and families
         Courtenay-Quirk C, Date A, Bachanas P, Baggaley R, Getahun H, Nelson L, Granich R.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Dec;19(12):1414-6.
         
     19. Incidence and characteristics of early childhood wheezing, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2004-2010
         Dawood FS, Fry AM, Goswami D, Sharmeen A, Nahar K, Anjali BA, Rahman M, Brooks WA.
         Pediatr Pulmonol. 2015 Nov 27.
         
     20. Use of capture-recapture to estimate underreporting of Ebola virus disease, Montserrado County, Liberia
         Gignoux E, Idowu R, Bawo L, Hurum L, Sprecher A, Bastard M, Porten K.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2265-7.
         
     21. National studies as a component of the World Health Organization initiative to estimate the global and regional burden of foodborne disease
         Lake RJ, Devleesschauwer B, Nasinyama G, Havelaar AH, Kuchenmuller T, Haagsma JA, Jensen HH, Jessani N, Maertens de Noordhout C, Angulo FJ, Ehiri JE, Molla L, Agaba F, Aungkulanon S, Kumagai Y, Speybroeck N.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(12):e0140319.
         
     22. Combination of pegylated interferon and tenofovir for hepatitis B treatment: Screening and counseling of patients are warranted
         McMahon BJ.
         Gastroenterology. 2015 Nov 22.
         
     23. Risk factors for transmission of tuberculosis among United States-born African Americans and Whites
         Pagaoa MA, Royce RA, Chen MP, Golub JE, Davidow AL, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Marks SM, Teeter LD, Thickstun PM, Katz DJ.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Dec;19(12):1485-92.
         
     24. Sustainable HIV treatment in Africa through viral-load-informed differentiated care
         Phillips A, Shroufi A, Vojnov L, Cohn J, Roberts T, Ellman T, Bonner K, Rousseau C, Garnett G, Cambiano V, Nakagawa F, Ford D, Bansi-Matharu L, Miners A, Lundgren JD, Eaton JW, Parkes-Ratanshi R, Katz Z, Maman D, Ford N, Vitoria M, Doherty M, Dowdy D, Nichols B, Murtagh M, Wareham M, Palamountain KM, Chakanyuka Musanhu C, Stevens W, Katzenstein D, Ciaranello A, Barnabas R, Braithwaite RS, Bendavid E, Nathoo KJ, van de Vijver D, Wilson DP, Holmes C, Bershteyn A, Walker S, Raizes E, Jani I, Nelson LJ, Peeling R, Terris-Prestholt F, Murungu J, Mutasa-Apollo T, Hallett TB, Revill P.
         Nature. 2015 Dec 3;528(7580):S68-76.
         
     25. Increased number of human cases of influenza virus A(H5N1) infection, Egypt, 2014-15
         Refaey S, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Amin MM, Fahim M, Roguski K, Elaziz HA, Iuliano AD, Salah N, Uyeki TM, Lindstrom S, Davis CT, Eid A, Genedy M, Kandeel A.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2171-3.
         
     26. Kenyan MSM: no longer a hidden population
         Sanders EJ, Jaffe H, Musyoki H, Muraguri N, Graham SM.
         AIDS. 2015 Dec;29 Suppl 3:S195-9.
         
     27. Trachoma and yaws: Common ground?
         Solomon AW, Marks M, Martin DL, Mikhailov A, Flueckiger RM, Mitja O, Asiedu K, Jannin J, Engels D, Mabey DC.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec;9(12):e0004071.
         
     28. A birth-cohort testing intervention identified hepatitis C virus infection among patients with few identified risks: a cross-sectional study
         Southern WN, Norton B, Steinman M, DeLuca J, Drainoni ML, Smith BD, Litwin AH.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2015 ;15(1):553.
         
     29. Surveillance for Ebola virus in wildlife, Thailand
         Wacharapluesadee S, Olival KJ, Kanchanasaka B, Duengkae P, Kaewchot S, Srongmongkol P, Ieamsaard G, Maneeorn P, Sittidetboripat N, Kaewpom T, Petcharat S, Yingsakmongkon S, Rollin PE, Towner JS, Hemachudha T.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2271-3.
         
     30. A population-based acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes surveillance in Guangxi, China, May 2007- June 2012
         Xie Y, Tan Y, Chongsuvivatwong V, Wu X, Bi F, Hadler SC, Jiraphongsa C, Sornsrivichai V, Lin M, Quan Y.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(12):e0144366.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     33. Clinical framework and medical countermeasure use during an anthrax mass-casualty incident
         Bower WA, Hendricks K, Pillai S, Guarnizo J, Meaney-Delman D.
         MMWR Recomm Rep. 2015 ;64(4):1-22.
         
     34. Who is worst off? developing a severity-scoring model of complex emergency affected countries in order to ensure needs based funding
         Eriksson A, Ohlsen YK, Garfield R, von Schreeb J.
         PLoS Curr. 2015 ;7.
         
     35. Antimicrobial treatment for systemic anthrax: Analysis of cases from 1945 to 2014 identified through a systematic literature review
         Pillai S, Huang E, Guarnizo JT, Hoyle J, Katharios-Lanwermeyer S, Turski TK, Bower W, Hendricks K, Meaney-Delman D.
         Health Secur. 2015 Dec 1.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     36. Coexistence of Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae in populations of cats and their fleas in Guatemala
         Bai Y, Rizzo MF, Alvarez D, Moran D, Peruski LF, Kosoy M.
         J Vector Ecol. 2015 Dec;40(2):327-32.
         
     37. Francisella species in ticks and animals, Iberian Peninsula
         Lopes de Carvalho I, Toledo A, Carvalho CL, Barandika JF, Respicio-Kingry LB, Garcia-Amil C, Garcia-Perez AL, Olmeda AS, Ze-Ze L, Petersen JM, Anda P, Nuncio MS, Escudero R.
         Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 Feb;7(1):159-65.
         

   • Environmental Health

     38. Marine harmful algal blooms, human health and wellbeing: challenges and opportunities in the 21st century
         Berdalet E, Fleming LE, Gowen R, Davidson K, Hess P, Backer LC, Moore SK, Hoagland P, Enevoldsen H.
         Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 2015 :1-31.
         
     39. Environmental predictors of US county mortality patterns on a national basis
         Chan MP, Weinhold RS, Thomas R, Gohlke JM, Portier CJ.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(12):e0137832.
         
     40. Melting barriers to faunal exchange across ocean basins
         McKeon CS, Weber MX, Alter SE, Seavy NE, Crandall ED, Barshis DJ, Fechter-Leggett ED, Oleson KL.
         Glob Chang Biol. 2015 Nov 30.
         
     41. Frequency of extreme heat event as a surrogate exposure metric for examining the human health effects of climate change
         Romeo Upperman C, Parker J, Jiang C, He X, Murtugudde R, Sapkota A.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(12):e0144202.
         

   • Food Safety

     43. Methodological framework for World Health Organization estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease
         Devleesschauwer B, Haagsma JA, Angulo FJ, Bellinger DC, Cole D, Dopfer D, Fazil A, Fevre EM, Gibb HJ, Hald T, Kirk MD, Lake RJ, Maertens de Noordhout C, Mathers CD, McDonald SA, Pires SM, Speybroeck N, Thomas MK, Torgerson PR, Wu F, Havelaar AH, Praet N.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(12):e0142498.
         
     44. Qualitative assessment for Toxoplasma gondii exposure risk associated with meat products in the United States
         Guo M, Buchanan RL, Dubey JP, Hill DE, Lambertini E, Ying Y, Gamble HR, Jones JL, Pradhan AK.
         J Food Prot. 2015 Dec;78(12):2207-19.
         
     45. World Health Organization global estimates and regional comparisons of the burden of foodborne disease in 2010
         Havelaar AH, Kirk MD, Torgerson PR, Gibb HJ, Hald T, Lake RJ, Praet N, Bellinger DC, de Silva NR, Gargouri N, Speybroeck N, Cawthorne A, Mathers C, Stein C, Angulo FJ, Devleesschauwer B.
         PLoS Med. 2015 Dec;12(12):e1001923.
         
     46. World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 22 foodborne bacterial, protozoal, and viral diseases, 2010: a data synthesis
         Kirk MD, Pires SM, Black RE, Caipo M, Crump JA, Devleesschauwer B, Dopfer D, Fazil A, Fischer-Walker CL, Hald T, Hall AJ, Keddy KH, Lake RJ, Lanata CF, Torgerson PR, Havelaar AH, Angulo FJ.
         PLoS Med. 2015 Dec;12(12):e1001921.
         
     47. Aetiology-specific estimates of the global and regional incidence and mortality of diarrhoeal diseases commonly transmitted through food
         Pires SM, Fischer-Walker CL, Lanata CF, Devleesschauwer B, Hall AJ, Kirk MD, Duarte AS, Black RE, Angulo FJ.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(12):e0142927.
         
     48. World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 11 foodborne parasitic diseases, 2010: a data synthesis
         Torgerson PR, Devleesschauwer B, Praet N, Speybroeck N, Willingham AL, Kasuga F, Rokni MB, Zhou XN, Fevre EM, Sripa B, Gargouri N, Furst T, Budke CM, Carabin H, Kirk MD, Angulo FJ, Havelaar A, de Silva N.
         PLoS Med. 2015 Dec;12(12):e1001920.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     49. Finished annotated genome sequence of Burkholderia pseudomallei Strain Bp1651, a multidrug-resistant clinical isolate
         Bugrysheva JV, Sue D, Hakovirta J, Loparev VN, Knipe K, Sammons SA, Ranganathan-Ganakammal S, Changayil S, Srinivasamoorthy G, Weil MR, Tatusov RL, Gee JE, Elrod MG, Hoffmaster AR, Weigel LM.
         Genome Announc. 2015 ;3(6).
         
     50. Genomics in public health: perspective from the Office of Public Health Genomics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
         Green RF, Dotson WD, Bowen S, Kolor K, Khoury MJ.
         Healthcare (Basel). 2015 ;3(3):830-837.
         
     51. Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection
         Mesquita RD, Vionette-Amaral RJ, Lowenberger C, Rivera-Pomar R, Monteiro FA, Minx P, Spieth J, Carvalho AB, Panzera F, Lawson D, Torres AQ, Ribeiro JM, Sorgine MH, Waterhouse RM, Montague MJ, Abad-Franch F, Alves-Bezerra M, Amaral LR, Araujo HM, Araujo RN, Aravind L, Atella GC, Azambuja P, Berni M, Bittencourt-Cunha PR, Braz GR, Calderon-Fernandez G, Carareto CM, Christensen MB, Costa IR, Costa SG, Dansa M, Daumas-Filho CR, De-Paula IF, Dias FA, Dimopoulos G, Emrich SJ, Esponda-Behrens N, Fampa P, Fernandez-Medina RD, da Fonseca RN, Fontenele M, Fronick C, Fulton LA, Gandara AC, Garcia ES, Genta FA, Giraldo-Calderon GI, Gomes B, Gondim KC, Granzotto A, Guarneri AA, Guigo R, Harry M, Hughes DS, Jablonka W, Jacquin-Joly E, Juarez MP, Koerich LB, Latorre-Estivalis JM, Lavore A, Lawrence GG, Lazoski C, Lazzari CR, Lopes RR, Lorenzo MG, Lugon MD, Majerowicz D, Marcet PL, Mariotti M, Masuda H, Megy K, Melo AC, Missirlis F, Mota T, Noriega FG, Nouzova M, Nunes RD, Oliveira RL, Oliveira-Silveira G, Ons S, Pagola L, Paiva-Silva GO, Pascual A, Pavan MG, Pedrini N, Peixoto AA, Pereira MH, Pike A, Polycarpo C, Prosdocimi F, Ribeiro-Rodrigues R, Robertson HM, Salerno AP, Salmon D, Santesmasses D, Schama R, Seabra-Junior ES, Silva-Cardoso L, Silva-Neto MA, Souza-Gomes M, Sterkel M, Taracena ML, Tojo M, Tu ZJ, Tubio JM, Ursic-Bedoya R, Venancio TM, Walter-Nuno AB, Wilson D, Warren WC, Wilson RK, Huebner E, Dotson EM, Oliveira PL.
         Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Dec 1;112(48):14936-14941.
         
     52. Genomic epidemiology of hypervirulent serogroup W, ST-11 Neisseria meningitidis
         Mustapha MM, Marsh JW, Krauland MG, Fernandez JO, de Lemos AP, Dunning Hotopp JC, Wang X, Mayer LW, Lawrence JG, Hiller NL, Harrison LH.
         EBioMedicine. 2015 Oct;2(10):1447-55.
         
     53. Presence of the knockdown resistance mutation, Vgsc-1014F in Anopheles gambiae and An. arabiensis in western Kenya
         Ochomo E, Subramaniam K, Kemei B, Rippon E, Bayoh NM, Kamau L, Atieli F, Vulule JM, Ouma C, Gimnig J, Donnelly MJ, Mbogo C.
         Parasit Vectors. 2015 ;8(1):616.
         
     54. Characterization of 137 genomic DNA reference materials for 28 pharmacogenetic genes: A GeT-RM collaborative project
         Pratt VM, Everts RE, Aggarwal P, Beyer BN, Broeckel U, Epstein-Baak R, Hujsak P, Kornreich R, Liao J, Lorier R, Scott SA, Smith CH, Toji LH, Turner A, Kalman LV.
         J Mol Diagn. 2015 Nov 24.
         

   • Global Health

     55. 'He is the one who is providing you with everything so whatever he says is what you do': a qualitative study on factors affecting secondary schoolgirls' dropout in rural western Kenya
         Oruko K, Nyothach E, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Mason L, Alexander K, Vulule J, Laserson KF, Phillips-Howard PA.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(12):e0144321.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     56. Parental monitoring and its associations with adolescent sexual risk behavior: a meta-analysis
         Dittus PJ, Michael SL, Becasen JS, Gloppen KM, McCarthy K, Guilamo-Ramos V.
         Pediatrics. 2015 Dec;136(6):e1587-99.
         

   • Health Disparities

     57. Measuring health disparities: a comparison of absolute and relative disparities
         Moonesinghe R, Beckles GL.
         PeerJ. 2015 ;3:e1438.
         

   • Health Economics

     58. Business models, vaccination services, and public health relationships of retail clinics: a qualitative study
         Arthur BC, Fisher AK, Shoemaker SJ, Pozniak A, Stokley S.
         Journal of Healthcare Management. 2015 ;60(6):429-441.
         
     59. A cost-benefit analysis of a proposed overseas refugee latent tuberculosis infection screening and treatment program
         Wingate LT, Coleman MS, de la Motte Hurst C, Semple M, Zhou W, Cetron MS, Painter JA.
         BMC Public Health. 2015 ;15(1):1201.
         
     60. Cost of operating central cancer registries and factors that affect cost: Findings from an economic evaluation of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Program Of Cancer Registries
         Tangka FK, Subramanian S, Beebe MC, Weir HK, Trebino D, Babcock F, Ewing J.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2015 Dec 3.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     61. Effect of body surface decolonisation on bacteriuria and candiduria in intensive care units: an analysis of a cluster-randomised trial
         Huang SS, Septimus E, Hayden MK, Kleinman K, Sturtevant J, Avery TR, Moody J, Hickok J, Lankiewicz J, Gombosev A, Kaganov RE, Haffenreffer K, Jernigan JA, Perlin JB, Platt R, Weinstein RA.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Nov 26.
         
     62. Notes from the field: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae producing OXA-48-like carbapenemases - United States, 2010-2015
         Lyman M, Walters M, Lonsway D, Rasheed K, Limbago B, Kallen A.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(47):1315-6.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     63. Nondaily preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention
         Anderson PL, Garcia-Lerma JG, Heneine W.
         Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2016 Jan;11(1):94-101.
         
     64. Meeting the challenges of immunizing adults
         Bridges CB, Hurley LP, Williams WW, Ramakrishnan A, Dean AK, Groom AV.
         Vaccine. 2015 Nov 27;33 Suppl 4:D114-20.
         
     65. The changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease
         Cohn A, MacNeil J.
         Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;29(4):667-77.
         
     66. Assessment of influenza vaccine effectiveness in a sentinel surveillance network 2010-13, United States
         Cowling BJ, Feng S, Finelli L, Steffens A, Fowlkes A.
         Vaccine. 2015 Nov 21.
         
     67. Effectiveness of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease in Brazil: a matched case-control study
         Domingues CM, Verani JR, Renoiner EI, Brandileone MC, Flannery B, Oliveira LH, Santos JB, Moraes JC.
         Pediatria Polska. 2015 ;90(6):T1-T12.
         
     68. The challenge of global poliomyelitis eradication
         Garon JR, Cochi SL, Orenstein WA.
         Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;29(4):651-65.
         
     69. Measles 50 years after use of measles vaccine
         Goodson JL, Seward JF.
         Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;29(4):725-43.
         
     70. National and state-specific Td and Tdap vaccination of adult populations
         Lu PJ, O'Halloran A, Ding H, Liang JL, Williams WW.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Nov 21.
         
     71. Persistence of seropositivity among persons vaccinated for hepatitis A during infancy by maternal antibody status: 15-year follow-up
         Spradling PR, Bulkow LR, Negus SE, Homan C, Bruce MG, McMahon BJ.
         Hepatology. 2015 Dec 5.
         

   • Informatics

     74. An assessment of data quality in a multi-site electronic medical record system in Haiti
         Puttkammer N, Baseman JG, Devine EB, Valles JS, Hyppolite N, Garilus F, Honore JG, Matheson AI, Zeliadt S, Yuhas K, Sherr K, Cadet JR, Zamor G, Pierre E, Barnhart S.
         Int J Med Inform. 2015 Nov 17.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     75. Longitudinal associations among bullying, homophobic teasing, and sexual violence perpetration among middle school students
         Espelage DL, Basile KC, De La Rue L, Hamburger ME.
         J Interpers Violence. 2015 Sep;30(14):2541-61.
         
     76. Prevalence of physical violence against children in Haiti: a national population-based cross-sectional survey
         Flynn-O'Brien KT, Rivara FP, Weiss NS, Lea VA, Marcelin LH, Vertefeuille J, Mercy JA.
         Child Abuse Negl. 2015 Nov 20.
         
     77. The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013
         Haagsma JA, Graetz N, Bolliger I, Naghavi M, Higashi H, Mullany EC, Abera SF, Abraham JP, Adofo K, Alsharif U, Ameh EA, Ammar W, Antonio CA, Barrero LH, Bekele T, Bose D, Brazinova A, Catala-Lopez F, Dandona L, Dandona R, Dargan PI, De Leo D, Degenhardt L, Derrett S, Dharmaratne SD, Driscoll TR, Duan L, Petrovich Ermakov S, Farzadfar F, Feigin VL, Franklin RC, Gabbe B, Gosselin RA, Hafezi-Nejad N, Hamadeh RR, Hijar M, Hu G, Jayaraman SP, Jiang G, Khader YS, Khan EA, Krishnaswami S, Kulkarni C, Lecky FE, Leung R, Lunevicius R, Lyons RA, Majdan M, Mason-Jones AJ, Matzopoulos R, Meaney PA, Mekonnen W, Miller TR, Mock CN, Norman RE, Orozco R, Polinder S, Pourmalek F, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Refaat A, Rojas-Rueda D, Roy N, Schwebel DC, Shaheen A, Shahraz S, Skirbekk V, Soreide K, Soshnikov S, Stein DJ, Sykes BL, Tabb KM, Temesgen AM, Tenkorang EY, Theadom AM, Tran BX, Vasankari TJ, Vavilala MS, Vlassov VV, Woldeyohannes SM, Yip P, Yonemoto N, Younis MZ, Yu C, Murray CJ, Vos T.
         Inj Prev. 2015 Dec 3.
         
     78. Gang membership and marijuana use among African American female adolescents in North Carolina
         Wechsberg WM, Doherty IA, Browne FA, Kline TL, Carry MG, Raiford JL, Herbst JH.
         Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2015 ;6:141-150.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     79. A real-time PCR assay for detection of the Ehrlichia muris-like agent, a newly recognized pathogen of humans in the upper Midwestern United States
         Allerdice ME, Pritt BS, Sloan LM, Paddock CD, Karpathy SE.
         Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 Feb;7(1):146-9.
         
     80. A case-study of implementation of improved strategies for prevention of laboratory-acquired Brucellosis
         Castrodale LJ, Raczniak GA, Rudolph KM, Chikoyak L, Cox RS, Franklin TL, Traxler RM, Guerra M.
         Safety and Health at Work. 2015 .
         
     81. Comparative analytical evaluation of the Respiratory TaqMan Array Card with real-time pcr and commercial multi-pathogen assays
         Harvey JJ, Chester S, Burke SA, Ansbro M, Aden T, Gose R, Sciulli R, Bai J, DesJardin L, Benfer JL, Hall J, Smole S, Doan K, Popowich MD, St George K, Quinlan T, Halse TA, Li Z, Perez-Osorio AC, Glover WA, Russell D, Reisdorf E, Whyte T, Whitaker B, Hatcher C, Srinivasan V, Tatti K, Tondella ML, Wang X, Winchell JM, Mayer LW, Jernigan D, Mawle AC.
         J Virol Methods. 2015 Nov 27.
         
     82. Recommended mass spectrometry-based strategies to identify ricin-containing samples
         Kalb SR, Schieltz DM, Becher F, Astot C, Fredriksson SA, Barr JR.
         Toxins (Basel). 2015 ;7(12):4881-94.
         
     83. Reactivity measurement in estimation of benzoquinone and benzoquinone derivatives' allergenicity
         Mbiya W, Chipinda I, Simoyi RH, Siegel PD.
         Toxicology. 2015 Nov 20.
         
     84. The effect of a mechanical arm system on portable grinder vibration emissions
         McDowell TW, Welcome DE, Warren C, Xu XS, Dong RG.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2015 Nov 30.
         
     85. A novel eight amino acid insertion contributes to the hemagglutinin cleavability and the virulence of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H7N3) virus in mice
         Sun X, Belser JA, Tumpey TM.
         Virology. 2015 Nov 26;488:120-128.
         
     86. Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione exposure of human cultured airway epithelial cells: ion transport effects and metabolism of butter flavoring agents
         Zaccone EJ, Goldsmith WT, Shimko MJ, Wells JR, Schwegler-Berry D, Willard PA, Case SL, Thompson JA, Fedan JS.
         Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2015 Dec 15;289(3):542-9.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     97. Performance of an early infant diagnostic test, AmpliSens DNA-HIV-FRT, using dried blood spots collected from children bBorn to human immunodeficiency virus-infected mothers in Ukraine
         Chang J, Tarasova T, Shanmugam V, Azarskova M, Nguyen S, Hurlston M, Sabatier J, Zhang G, Osmanov S, Ellenberger D, Yang C, Vitek C, Liulchuk M, Nizova N.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Dec;53(12):3853-8.
         
     98. ADHD and psychiatric comorbidity: functional outcomes in a school-based sample of children
         Cuffe SP, Visser SN, Holbrook JR, Danielson ML, Geryk LL, Wolraich ML, McKeown RE.
         J Atten Disord. 2015 Nov 25.
         
     99. Population-based birth defects data in the United States, 2008 to 2012: Presentation of state-specific data and descriptive brief on variability of prevalence
         Mai CT, Isenburg J, Langlois PH, Alverson CJ, Gilboa SM, Rickard R, Canfield MA, Anjohrin SB, Lupo PJ, Jackson DR, Stallings EB, Scheuerle AE, Kirby RS.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015 Nov;103(11):972-93.
         
     100. Observed and expected frequencies of structural hemoglobin variants in newborn screening surveys in Africa and the Middle East: deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
          Piel FB, Adamkiewicz TV, Amendah D, Williams TN, Gupta S, Grosse SD.
          Genet Med. 2015 Dec 3.
          

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     101. Assessing the first wave of epidemiological studies of nanomaterial workers
          Liou SH, Tsai CS, Pelclova D, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Schulte PA.
          J Nanopart Res. 2015 Oct;17:413.
          
     102. State-of-the-science: the evolution of occupational exposure limit derivation and application
          Maier A, Lentz TJ, MacMahon KL, McKernan LT, Whittaker C, Schulte PA.
          J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 ;12 Suppl 1:S4-6.
          

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     103. Sampling and analysis method for measuring airborne coal dust mass in mixtures with limestone (rock) dust
          Barone TL, Patts JR, Janisko SJ, Colinet JF, Patts LD, Beck TW, Mischler SE.
          J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Nov 30:0.
          
     104. Exploring the state of health and safety management system performance measurement in mining organizations
          Haas EJ, Yorio P.
          Safety Science. 2016 ;83:48-58.
          
     105. Design and development of a dust dispersion chamber to quantify the dispersibility of rock dust
          Perera IE, Sapko MJ, Harris ML, Zlochower IA, Weiss ES.
          Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 2016 ;39:7-16.
          

   • Parasitic Diseases

     106. An unusual presentation of neurocysticercosis: a space-occupying lesion in the fourth ventricle associated with progressive cognitive decline
          Kurz C, Schmidt V, Poppert H, Wilkins P, Noh J, Poppert S, Schlegel J, Ertelt-Delbridge C, da Costa CP, Winkler AS.
          Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Nov 30.
          
     107. Assessment of the safety of antimalarial drug use during early pregnancy (ASAP): protocol for a multicenter prospective cohort study in Burkina Faso, Kenya and Mozambique
          Tinto H, Sevene E, Dellicour S, Calip GS, d'Alessandro U, Macete E, Nakanabo-Diallo S, Kazienga A, Valea I, Sorgho H, Vala A, Augusto O, Ruperez M, Menendez C, Ouma P, Desai M, Ter Kuile F, Stergachis A.
          Reprod Health. 2015 ;12(1):112.
          

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     108. Size and characteristics of the biomedical research workforce associated with U.S. National Institutes of Health extramural grants
          Pool LR, Wagner RM, Scott LL, RoyChowdhury D, Berhane R, Wu C, Pearson K, Sutton JA, Schaffer WT.
          FASEB J. 2015 Dec 1.
          

   • Reproductive Health

     109. First trimester pregnancy loss after fresh and frozen in vitro fertilization cycles
          Hipp H, Crawford S, Kawwass JF, Chang J, Kissin DM, Jamieson DJ.
          Fertil Steril. 2015 Nov 25.
          
     110. Abortion surveillance - United States, 2012
          Pazol K, Creanga AA, Jamieson DJ.
          MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 ;64(10):1-40.
          
     111. Assisted reproductive technology surveillance - United States, 2013
          Sunderam S, Kissin DM, Crawford SB, Folger SG, Jamieson DJ, Warner L, Barfield WD.
          MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 ;64(11):1-25.
          

   • Zoonoses

     112. Asymptomatic MERS-CoV infection in humans possibly linked to infected dromedaries imported from Oman to United Arab Emirates, May 2015
          Al Hammadi ZM, Chu DK, Eltahir YM, Al Hosani F, Al Mulla M, Tarnini W, Hall AJ, Perera RA, Abdelkhalek MM, Peiris JS, Al Muhairi SS, Poon LL.
          Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2197-200.
          
     113. The emergence of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in the United States - a case-series
          Cantey PT, Weeks J, Edwards M, Rao S, Ostovar GA, Dehority W, Alzona M, Swoboda S, Christiaens B, Ballan W, Hartley J, Terranella A, Weatherhead J, Dunn JJ, Marx DP, Hicks MJ, Rauch RA, Smith C, Dishop MK, Handler MH, Dudley RW, Chundu K, Hobohm D, Feiz-Erfan I, Hakes J, Berry RS, Stepensaski S, Greenfield B, Shroeder L, Bishop H, de Aleida M, Mathison B, Eberhard M.
          Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Nov 26.
          
     114. Undetermined human ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in the United States, 2008-2012: a catch-all for passive surveillance
          Dahlgren FS, Heitman KN, Behravesh CB.
          Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Nov 30.
          
     115. Increasing incidence of Ehrlichiosis in the United States: a summary of national surveillance of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii infections in the United States, 2008-2012
          Heitman KN, Dahlgren FS, Drexler NA, Massung RF, Behravesh CB.
          Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Nov 30.
          
     116. Dengue: what it is and why there is more
          Li Y, Wu S.
          Sci Bull Sci Found Philipp. 2015 Apr;60(7):661-664.
          
     117. Notes from the field: Increase in human cases of tularemia - Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, January-September 2015
          Pedati C, House J, Hancock-Allen J, Colton L, Bryan K, Ortbahn D, Kightlinger L, Kugeler K, Petersen J, Mead P, Safranek T, Buss B.
          MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(47):1317-8.
          
     118. Sindbis and Middelburg Old World alphaviruses associated with neurologic disease in horses, South Africa
          van Niekerk S, Human S, Williams J, van Wilpe E, Pretorius M, Swanepoel R, Venter M.
          Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2225-9.
          
     119. Assessment of inhibitors of pathogenic Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever virus strains using virus-like particles
          Zivcec M, Metcalfe MG, Albarino CG, Guerrero LW, Pegan SD, Spiropoulou CF, Bergeron E.
          PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec;9(12):e0004259.
          
   
   

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