CDC Science Clips: Volume 8, Issue 3, January 19, 2016

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).

   • Modeling and Public Health Decision Making

     1. Estimating the burden of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in the United States (April 2009-April 2010)
        Shrestha SS, Swerdlow DL, Borse RH, Prabhu VS, Finelli L, Atkins CY, Owusu-Edusei K, et al..
        Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan 1;52 Suppl 1:S75-82.
        
     2. Estimating effect of antiviral drug use during pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak, United States
        Atkins CY, Patel A, Taylor TH, Biggerstaff M, Merlin TL, Dulin SM, Erickson BA, et al.. (Grand Rounds)
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1591-8.
        
     3. Effects of vaccine program against pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus, United States, 2009-2010
        Borse RH, Shrestha SS, Fiore AE, Atkins CY, Singleton JA, Furlow C, Meltzer MI. ( Grand Rounds)
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;19(3):439-48.
        
     4. Ebola in West Africa-CDC's Role in Epidemic Detection, Control, and Prevention
        Frieden TR, Damon IK. ( Grand Rounds)
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Nov;21(11):1897-905.
        
     5. Regional spread of Ebola virus, West Africa, 2014
        Rainisch G, Shankar M, Wellman M, Merlin T, Meltzer MI. ( Grand Rounds)
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Mar;21(3):444-7.
        
     6. Optimizing distribution of pandemic influenza antiviral drugs
        Singh B, Huang HC, Morton DP, Johnson GP, Gutfraind A, Galvani AP, Clements B, et al.. (Grand Rounds)
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;21(2):251-8.
        
     7. Outbreaks of unexplained neurologic illness - Muzaffarpur, India, 2013-2014
        Shrivastava A, Srikantiah P, Kumar A, Bhushan G, Goel K, Kumar S, Kumar T, et al.. ( Grand Rounds)
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 30;64(3):49-53.
        
     8. Estimating the future number of cases in the Ebola epidemic--Liberia and Sierra Leone, 2014-2015
        Meltzer MI, Atkins CY, Santibanez S, Knust B, Petersen BW, Ervin ED, Nichol ST, et al.. ( Grand Rounds)
        MMWR Surveill Summ. 2014 Sep 26;63 Suppl 3:1-14.
        
     9. Optimizing provider recruitment for influenza surveillance networks
        Scarpino SV, Dimitrov NB, Meyers LA. (Grand Rounds)
        PLoS Comput Biol. 2012 ;8(4):e1002472.
        
     10. Factors that make an infectious disease outbreak controllable
         Fraser C, Riley S, Anderson RM, Ferguson NM. (Grand Rounds)
         Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Apr 20;101(16):6146-51.
         
     11. Public health interventions and epidemic intensity during the 1918 influenza pandemic
         Hatchett RJ, Mecher CE, Lipsitch M. ( Grand Rounds)
         Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 May 1;104(18):7582-7.
         
   
   

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. Non-response in a cross-sectional study of respiratory health in Norway
         Abrahamsen R, Svendsen MV, Henneberger PK, Gundersen GF, Toren K, Kongerud J, Fell AK.
         BMJ Open. 2016 ;6(1):e009912.
         
     13. Disability-free life-years lost among adults aged >/=50 years, with and without diabetes
         Bardenheier BH, Lin J, Zhuo X, Ali MK, Thompson TJ, Cheng YJ, Gregg EW.
         Diabetes Care. 2015 Dec 30.
         
     14. Natriuretic peptide and high-sensitivity troponin for cardiovascular risk prediction in diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
         Gori M, Gupta DK, Claggett B, Selvin E, Folsom AR, Matsushita K, Bello NA, Cheng S, Shah A, Skali H, Vardeny O, Ni H, Ballantyne CM, Astor BC, Klein BE, Aguilar D, Solomon SD.
         Diabetes Care. 2016 Jan 6.
         
     15. Corticosteroid use in a prospective, community-based cohort of newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease patients
         Shapiro JM, Hagin SE, Shah SA, Bright R, Law M, Moniz H, Giacalone J, Jackvony T, Taleban S, Samad Z, Merrick M, Sands BE, LeLeiko NS.
         Dig Dis Sci. 2016 Jan 2.
         
     16. Achievements, challenges and unmet needs for haemophilia patients with inhibitors: Report from a symposium in Paris, France on 20 November 2014
         Dargaud Y, Pavlova A, Lacroix-Desmazes S, Fischer K, Soucie M, Claeyssens S, Scott DW, d'Oiron R, Lavigne-Lissalde G, Kenet G, Escuriola Ettingshausen C, Borel-Derlon A, Lambert T, Pasta G, Negrier C.
         Haemophilia. 2016 Jan;22 Suppl 1:1-24.
         
     17. Development and validation of a hypertension prevalence estimator tool for use in clinical settings
         Ritchey M, Yuan K, Gillespie C, Zhang G, Ostchega Y.
         J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 Jan 5.
         
     18. Blood lead and other metal biomarkers as risk factors for cardiovascular disease mortality
         Aoki Y, Brody DJ, Flegal KM, Fakhouri TH, Parker JD, Axelrad DA.
         Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jan;95(1):e2223.
         
     19. Prevalence of excess sodium intake in the United States - NHANES, 2009-2012
         Jackson SL, King SM, Zhao L, Cogswell ME.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;64(52):1393-7.
         
     20. Association of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with increased confusion or memory loss and functional limitations among adults in 21 states, 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
         Greenlund KJ, Liu Y, Deokar AJ, Wheaton AG, Croft JB.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2016 ;13:E02.
         
     21. Population-based estimates of decreases in quality-adjusted life expectancy associated with unhealthy body mass index
         Jia H, Zack M, Thompson W.
         Public Health Rep. 2016 ;131(1):177-184.
         
     22. Evaluating early case capture of pediatric cancers in seven central cancer registries in the United States, 2013
         Puckett M, Neri A, Rohan E, Clerkin C, Underwood J, Ryerson A, Stewart S.
         Public Health Rep. 2016 ;131(1):126-136.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     23. The evolving contribution of emergency department testing studies: from risk to care
         Oster AM.
         Aids. 2016 Jan 2;30(1):151-2.
         
     24. Infection prevention and control of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, 2014-2015: key challenges and successes
         Cooper C, Fisher D, Gupta N, MaCauley R, Pessoa-Silva CL.
         BMC Med. 2016 ;14(1):2.
         
     25. High frequency of active HCV infection among seropositive cases in west Africa and evidence for multiple transmission pathways
         Layden JE, Phillips RO, Owusu-Ofori S, Sarfo FS, Kliethermes S, Mora N, Owusu D, Nelson K, Opare-Sem O, Dugas L, Luke A, Shoham D, Forbi JC, Khudyakov YE, Cooper RS.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Apr 1;60(7):1033-41.
         
     26. Multifacility outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome in Taif, Saudi Arabia
         Assiri A, Abedi GR, Saeed AA, Abdalla MA, Al-Masry M, Choudhry AJ, Lu X, Erdman DD, Tatti K, Binder AM, Rudd J, Tokars J, Miao C, Alarbash H, Nooh R, Pallansch M, Gerber SI, Watson JT.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):32-40.
         
     27. Legionnaires' disease in South Africa, 2012-2014
         Wolter N, Carrim M, Cohen C, Tempia S, Walaza S, Sahr P, de Gouveia L, Treurnicht F, Hellferscee O, Cohen AL, Benitez AJ, Dawood H, Variava E, Winchell JM, von Gottberg A.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):131-3.
         
     28. HIV/STI risk-reduction intervention efficacy with South African adolescents over 54 months
         Jemmott JB, Jemmott LS, O'Leary A, Ngwane Z, Lewis DA, Bellamy SL, Icard LD, Carty C, Heeren GA, Tyler JC, Makiwane MB, Teitelman A.
         Health Psychol. 2015 Jun;34(6):610-21.
         
     29. Measuring the potential role of frailty in apparent declining efficacy of HIV interventions
         Hardnett FP, Rose CE.
         HIV Clin Trials. 2015 Dec 12:219-227.
         
     30. The global burden of fungal diseases
         Vallabhaneni S, Mody RK, Walker T, Chiller T.
         Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Dec 28.
         
     31. Exploring chlamydia positivity among females on college campuses, 2008-2010
         Habel MA, Leichliter JS, Torrone E.
         J Am Coll Health. 2016 Jan 5:0.
         
     32. US college and university student health screening requirements for tuberculosis and vaccine-preventable diseases, 2012
         Jewett A, Bell T, Cohen NJ, Buckley K, Leino EV, Even S, Beavers S, Brown C, Marano N.
         J Am Coll Health. 2016 Jan 5:0.
         
     33. The role of influenza, RSV and other common respiratory viruses in severe acute respiratory infections and influenza-like illness in a population with a high HIV sero-prevalence, South Africa 2012-2015
         Pretorius MA, Tempia S, Walaza S, Cohen AL, Moyes J, Variava E, Dawood H, Seleka M, Hellferscee O, Treurnicht F, Cohen C, Venter M.
         J Clin Virol. 2015 Dec 19;75:21-26.
         
     34. From START to finish: implications of the START study
         De Cock KM, El-Sadr WM.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;16(1):13-4.
         
     35. Screening difficult-to-reach populations for tuberculosis using a mobile medical unit, Punjab India
         Binepal G, Agarwal P, Kaur N, Singh B, Bhagat V, Verma RP, Satyanarayana S, Oeltmann JE, Moonan PK.
         Public Health Action. 2015 21 Dec;5(4):241-245.
         
     36. Evaluation framework for HIV prevention and care activities in the Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning Project, 2010-2013
         Fisher H, Hoyte T, Flores S, Purcell D, Dunbar E, Stratford D.
         Public Health Rep. 2016 ;131(1):67-75.
         
     37. Health department HIV prevention programs that support the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: The Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning Project, 2010-2013
         Fisher H, Hoyte T, Purcell D, Van Handel M, Williams W, Krueger A, Dietz P, Stratford D, Heitgerd J, Dunbar E, Wan C, Linley L, Flores S.
         Public Health Rep. 2016 ;131(1):185-194.
         
     38. Shifting resources and focus to meet the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: The Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning Project, 2010-2013
         Flores S, Purcell D, Fisher H, Belcher L, Carey J, Courtenay-Quirk C, Dunbar E, Eke A, Galindo C, Glassman M, Margolis A, Newman M, Prather C, Stratford D, Taylor R, Mermin J.
         Public Health Rep. 2016 ;131(1):52-58.
         
     39. The shift to high-impact HIV prevention by health departments in the United States
         Purcell D, McCray E, Mermin J.
         Public Health Rep. 2016 ;131:7-10.
         
     40. Hepatitis A infections among food handlers in the United States, 1993-2011
         Sharapov U, Kentenyants K, Groeger J, Roberts H, Holmberg S, Collier M.
         Public Health Rep. 2016 ;131(1):26-29.
         
     41. HIV testing in publicly funded settings, National Health Interview Survey, 2003-2010
         Tan C, Van Handel M, Johnson C, Dietz P.
         Public Health Rep. 2016 ;131(1):137-144.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     42. Posttraumatic stress symptoms and smoking among World Trade Center disaster responders: A longitudinal investigation
         Zvolensky MJ, Farris SG, Kotov R, Schechter CB, Bromet E, Gonzalez A, Vujanovic A, Pietrzak RH, Crane M, Kaplan J, Moline J, Southwick SM, Feder A, Udasin I, Reissman DB, Luft BJ.
         Compr Psychiatry. 2015 Nov;63:46-54.
         
     43. Planning for research on children during public health emergencies
         Faherty LJ, Rasmussen SA, Lurie N.
         Pediatrics. 2016 Jan 4.
         
     44. Sleep deprivation and adverse health effects in United States Coast Guard responders to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
         Bergan T, Thomas D, Schwartz E, McKibben J, Rusiecki J.
         Sleep Health. 2015 .
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     45. Assessing carbon dioxide and synthetic lure-baited traps for dengue and chikungunya vector surveillance
         Harwood JF, Arimoto H, Nunn P, Richardson AG, Obenauer PJ.
         J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Sep;31(3):242-7.
         
     46. Seroepidemiological studies of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in domestic and wild animals
         Spengler JR, Bergeron E, Rollin PE.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Jan;10(1):e0004210.
         

   • Environmental Health

     47. Agricultural pesticide exposure and chronic kidney disease: new findings and more questions
         Calvert GM.
         Occup Environ Med. 2016 Jan;73(1):1-2.
         
     48. Respiratory health effects of ultrafine particles in children: A literature review
         Heinzerling A, Hsu J, Yip F.
         Water Air Soil Pollut. 2016 ;227(1).
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     49. Identification of source of Brucella suis infection in human by using whole-genome sequencing, United States and Tonga
         Quance C, Robbe-Austerman S, Stuber T, Brignole T, DeBess EE, Boyd L, LeaMaster B, Tiller R, Draper J, Humphrey S, Erdman MM.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):79-82.
         

   • Health Economics

     50. For working-age cancer survivors, medical debt and bankruptcy create financial hardships
         Banegas MP, Guy GP, de Moor JS, Ekwueme DU, Virgo KS, Kent EE, Nutt S, Zheng Z, Rechis R, Yabroff KR.
         Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 Jan 1;35(1):54-61.
         
     51. Hospital utilization and costs among preterm infants by payer: Nationwide inpatient sample, 2009
         Barradas DT, Wasserman MP, Daniel-Robinson L, Bruce MA, DiSantis KI, Navarro FH, Jones WA, Manzi NM, Smith MW, Goodness BM.
         Matern Child Health J. 2016 Jan 6.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     52. Safety and immunogenicity of a live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine candidate in flavivirus-naive adults: A randomized, double-blinded phase 1 clinical trial
         George SL, Wong MA, Dube TJ, Boroughs KL, Stovall JL, Luy BE, Haller AA, Osorio JE, Eggemeyer LM, Irby-Moore S, Frey SE, Huang CY, Stinchcomb DT.
         J Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 1;212(7):1032-41.
         
     53. Primary care physicians' perspectives about HPV vaccine
         Allison MA, Hurley LP, Markowitz L, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Snow M, Cory J, Stokley S, Roark J, Kempe A.
         Pediatrics. 2016 Jan 4.
         
     54. Seasonal effectiveness of live attenuated and inactivated influenza vaccine
         Chung JR, Flannery B, Thompson MG, Gaglani M, Jackson ML, Monto AS, Nowalk MP, Talbot HK, Treanor JJ, Belongia EA, Murthy K, Jackson LA, Petrie JG, Zimmerman RK, Griffin MR, McLean HQ, Fry AM.
         Pediatrics. 2016 Jan 5.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     55. Data visualisation in surveillance for injury prevention and control: conceptual bases and case studies
         Martinez R, Ordunez P, Soliz PN, Ballesteros MF.
         Inj Prev. 2016 Jan 4.
         
     56. Does screening or providing information on resources for intimate partner violence increase women's knowledge? Findings from a randomized controlled trial
         Klevens J, Sadowski LS, Kee R, Garcia D.
         J Womens Health Issues Care. 2015 ;4(2).
         

   • Laboratory Methods

     57. Accuracy and usefulness of select methods for assessing complete collection of 24-hour urine: A systematic review
         John KA, Cogswell ME, Campbell NR, Nowson CA, Legetic B, Hennis AJ, Patel SM.
         J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 Jan 3.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     58. Human cathelicidin, LL-37, inhibits respiratory syncytial virus infection in polarized airway epithelial cells
         Harcourt JL, McDonald M, Svoboda P, Pohl J, Tatti K, Haynes LM.
         BMC Res Notes. 2016 ;9(1):11.
         
     59. The problem of carbapenemase producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae detection
         Lutgring JD, Limbago BM.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Jan 6.
         
     60. Current understanding of interactions between nanoparticles and the immune system
         Dobrovolskaia MA, Shurin M, Shvedova AA.
         Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2015 Dec 28.
         
     61. Biomarkers of susceptibility: State of the art and implications for occupational exposure to engineered nanomaterials
         Iavicoli I, Leso V, Schulte PA.
         Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2015 Dec 24.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     62. Recognizing excellence in maternal and child health (MCH) epidemiology: The 2014 national MCH epidemiology awards
         Kroelinger CD, Vladutiu CJ, Jones JR.
         Matern Child Health J. 2016 Jan 2.
         

   • Mining

     63. Volumetric measurement of rock movement using photogrammetry
         Benton DJ, Iverson SR, Martin LA, Johnson JC, Raffaldi MJ.
         Int J Min Sci Tech. 2015 .
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     64. Sodium content of popular commercially processed and restaurant foods in the United States
         Ahuja JK, Wasswa-Kintu S, Haytowitz DB, Daniel M, Thomas R, Showell B, Nickle M, Roseland JM, Gunn J, Cogswell M, Pehrsson PR.
         Prev Med Rep. 2015 ;2:962-967.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     65. Serious injury and fatality investigations involving pneumatic nail guns, 1985-2012
         Lowe BD, Albers JT, Hudock SD, Krieg EF.
         Am J Ind Med. 2016 Jan 4.
         
     66. Bronchiolitis by any other name: Describing bronchiolar disorders from inhalational exposures
         Cummings KJ, Kreiss K, Roggli VL.
         Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jan;13(1):143-4.
         
     67. Re: Bias in the proportionate mortality ratio analysis of small study populations: A case on analyses of radiation and mesothelioma
         Hein MJ, Schubauer-Berigan MK.
         Int J Radiat Biol. 2015 Nov;91(11):908-10.
         
     68. Reported traumatic injuries among West Coast Dungeness crab fishermen, 2002-2014
         Case S, Bovbjerg V, Lucas D, Syron L, Kincl L.
         Int Marit Health. 2015 ;66(4):207-10.
         
     69. Hexavalent chromium and isocyanate exposures during military aircraft painting under crossflow ventilation
         Bennett JS, Marlow DA, Nourian F, Breay J, Hammond D.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Dec 23:1-50.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     70. Lung transplantation is increasingly common among patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis
         Blackley DJ, Halldin CN, Cummings KJ, Laney AS.
         Am J Ind Med. 2016 Jan 4.
         
     71. Dynamic failure in coal seams: Implications of coal composition for bump susceptibility
         Lawson H, Weakley A, Miller A.
         Int J Min Sci Tech. 2015 .
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     72. Pharmacokinetics of mefloquine and its effect on sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim steady-state blood levels in intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) of pregnant HIV-infected women in Kenya
         Green M, Otieno K, Katana A, Slutsker L, Kariuki S, Ouma P, Gonzalez R, Menendez C, Ter Kuile F, Desai M.
         Malar J. 2016 ;15(1):7.
         
     73. Targeting indoor residual spraying for malaria using epidemiological data: a case study of the Zambia experience
         Pinchoff J, Larsen DA, Renn S, Pollard D, Fornadel C, Maire M, Sikaala C, Sinyangwe C, Winters B, Bridges DJ, Winters AM.
         Malar J. 2016 ;15(1):11.
         
     74. Strategies and approaches to vector control in nine malaria-eliminating countries: a cross-case study analysis
         Smith Gueye C, Newby G, Gosling RD, Whittaker MA, Chandramohan D, Slutsker L, Tanner M.
         Malar J. 2016 ;15(1):2.
         
     75. The effect of indoor residual spraying on the prevalence of malaria parasite infection, clinical malaria and anemia in an area of perennial transmission and moderate coverage of insecticide treated nets in Western Kenya
         Gimnig JE, Otieno P, Were V, Marwanga D, Abong'o D, Wiegand R, Williamson J, Wolkon A, Zhou Y, Bayoh MN, Lobo NF, Laserson K, Kariuki S, Hamel MJ.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(1):e0145282.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     76. Responsive leadership in social services: A practical approach for optimizing engagement and performance
         Lewis S.
         Health Promot Pract. 2015 Dec 31.
         

   • Public Health, General

     77. The 3 buckets of prevention
         Auerbach J.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2015 Dec 31.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     78. Research gaps identified during the 2014 update of the WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use and Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use
         Dragoman M, Jatlaoui T, Nanda K, Curtis KM, Gaffield ME.
         Contraception. 2015 Dec 23.
         

   • Sciences, General

     79. Reproducible research practices and transparency across the biomedical literature
         Iqbal SA, Wallach JD, Khoury MJ, Schully SD, Ioannidis JP.
         PLoS Biol. 2016 Jan;14(1):e1002333.
         

   • Statistics as Topic

     80. The Bayes factor for case-control studies with misclassified data
         Lee T.
         J Mod Appl Stat Methods. 2015 ;14(2):201-218.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     81. Vital Signs: Exposure to electronic cigarette advertising among middle school and high school students - United States, 2014
         Singh T, Marynak K, Arrazola RA, Cox S, Rolle IV, King BA.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;64(52):1403-8.
         

   • Zoonoses

     82. Estimation of Rickettsia rickettsii copy number in the blood of patients 1 with Rocky Mountain spotted fever suggests cyclic diurnal trends in bacteremia
         Cecilia K, Ida C, Christopher P.
         Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Dec 25.
         
     83. Effectiveness of residential acaricides to prevent Lyme and other tickborne diseases in humans
         Hinckley AF, Meek JI, Ray JA, Niesobecki SA, Connally NP, Feldman KA, Jones EH, Backenson PB, White JL, Lukacik G, Kay AB, Miranda WP, Mead PS.
         J Infect Dis. 2016 Jan 5.
         
   
   

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