CDC Science Clips: Volume 8, Issue 36, September 6, 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. Top Articles of the Week
   Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below.
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. Prevalence and causes of paralysis-United States, 2013
        Armour BS, Courtney-Long EA, Fox MH, Fredine H, Cahill A.
        Am J Public Health. 2016 Aug 23:e1-e3.
        
     2. Racial and ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis and treatment
        Coker TR, Elliott MN, Toomey SL, Schwebel DC, Cuccaro P, Tortolero Emery S, Davies SL, Visser SN, Schuster MA.
        Pediatrics. 2016 Aug 23.
        
     3. Preventing large birth size in women with preexisting diabetes mellitus: the benefit of appropriate gestational weight gain
        Kim SY, Sharma AJ, Sappenfield W, Salihu HM.
        Prev Med. 2016 Aug 15.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     4. Multistate outbreak of respiratory infections among unaccompanied children, June 2014-July 2014
        Tomczyk S, Arriola CS, Beall B, Benitez A, Benoit SR, Berman L, Bresee J, da Gloria Carvalho M, Cohn A, Cross K, Diaz MH, Francois Watkins LK, Gierke R, Hagan JE, Harris AM, Jain S, Kim L, Kobayashi M, Lindstrom S, McGee L, McMorrow M, Metcalf BL, Moore MR, Moura I, Nix WA, Nyangoma E, Oberste MS, Olsen SJ, Pimenta F, Socias C, Thurman K, Waller J, Waterman SH, Westercamp M, Wharton M, Whitney CG, Winchell JM, Wolff B, Kim C.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Jul 1;63(1):48-56.
        
     5. Distinct Salmonella Enteritidis lineages associated with enterocolitis in high-income settings and invasive disease in low-income settings
        Feasey NA, Hadfield J, Keddy KH, Dallman TJ, Jacobs J, Deng X, Wigley P, Barquist Barquist L, Langridge GC, Feltwell T, Harris SR, Mather AE, Fookes M, Aslett M, Msefula C, Kariuki S, Maclennan CA, Onsare RS, Weill FX, Le Hello S, Smith AM, McClelland M, Desai P, Parry CM, Cheesbrough J, French N, Campos J, Chabalgoity JA, Betancor L, Hopkins KL, Nair S, Humphrey TJ, Lunguya O, Cogan TA, Tapia MD, Sow SO, Tennant SM, Bornstein K, Levine MM, Lacharme-Lora L, Everett DB, Kingsley RA, Parkhill J, Heyderman RS, Dougan G, Gordon MA, Thomson NR.
        Nat Genet. 2016 Aug 22.
        
   • Health Communication and Education
     6. Understanding the failure of a behavior change intervention to reduce risk behaviors for avian influenza transmission among backyard poultry raisers in rural Bangladesh: A focused ethnography
        Rimi NA, Sultana R, Ishtiak-Ahmed K, Rahman MZ, Hasin M, Islam MS, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Nahar N, Gurley ES, Luby SP.
        BMC Public Health. 2016 ;16(1):858.
        
   • Immunity and Immunization
     7. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding diarrhea and cholera following an oral cholera vaccination campaign in the Solomon Islands
        Burnett E, Dalipanda T, Ogaoga D, Gaiofa J, Jilini G, Halpin A, Dietz V, Date K, Mintz E, Hyde T, Wannemuehler K, Yen C.
        PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Aug;10(8):e0004937.
        
   • Laboratory Sciences
     8. Lyme borreliosis serology: Performance with several commonly used laboratory diagnostic tests and a large resource panel of well-characterized atient samples
        Molins CR, Delorey MJ, Sexton C, Schriefer ME.
        J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Aug 24.
        
     9. Evolution of welding-fume aerosols with time and distance from the source: a study was conducted on the spatiotemporal variability in welding-fume concentrations for the characterization of first- and second-hand exposure to welding fumes
        Cena LG, Chen BT, Keane MJ.
        Weld J. 2016 Aug;95(Suppl):280s-285s.
        
   • Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
     10. West Nile virus temperature sensitivity and avian virulence are modulated by NS1-2B polymorphisms
         Dietrich EA, Langevin SA, Huang CY, Maharaj PD, Delorey MJ, Bowen RA, Kinney RM, Brault AC.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Aug;10(8):e0004938.
         
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. Association between county-level characteristics and eye care use by us adults in 22 states after accounting for individual-level characteristics using a conceptual framework
        Chou CF, Beckles GL, Cheng YJ, Saaddine JB.
        JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 Aug 25.
        
     2. Breast cancer incidence among female flight attendants: Exposure-response analyses
        Pinkerton LE, Hein MJ, Anderson JL, Little MP, Sigurdson AJ, Schubauer-Berigan MK.
        Scand J Work Environ Health. 2016 Aug 23.
        
     3. The use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and hospital costs for acute ischemic stroke patients aged 18-64 years in the United States
        Joo H, Wang G, George MG.
        Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2016 ;1(1):8-15.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     4. HIV prevalence and risk factors among male foreign migrants in Cape Town, South Africa
        Giorgio M, Townsend L, Zembe Y, Cheyip M, Guttmacher S, Carter R, Mathews C.
        AIDS Behav. 2016 Aug 24.
        
     5. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the safety of early oseltamivir treatment among children 0-9 years of age hospitalized with influenza in El Salvador and Panama
        Dawood FS, Jara J, Gonzalez R, Castillo JM, De Leon T, Estripeaut D, Luciani K, Sujey Brizuela Y, Barahona A, Cazares RA, Lawson AM, Rodriguez M, de Viana D, Franco D, Castillo M, Fry AM, Gubareva L, Tamura D, Hughes M, Gargiullo P, Clara W, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Widdowson MA.
        Antiviral Res. 2016 Jul 21;133:85-94.
        
     6. "Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms and their protective effect on Hepatitis E virus replication" by Weller et al
        Teo CG, Yesupriya A, Chang MH, Zhang L.
        Hepatology. 2016 Aug 19.
        
     7. Physician's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza, and highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infections of humans in Indonesia
        Amalya M, Iuliano AD, Wahyuningrum Y, Praptiningsih CY, Lafond KE, Storms AD, Samaan G, Ariawan I, Soeharno N, Kreslake J, Storey D, Uyeki TM.
        Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2016 Aug 24.
        
     8. The association of recent incarceration and health outcomes among HIV-infected adults receiving care in the United States
        Nasrullah M, Frazier E, Fagan J, Hardnett F, Skarbinski J.
        Int J Prison Health. 2016 Sep 12;12(3):135-44.
        
     9. Incidence of AIDS-defining opportunistic infections in a multicohort analysis of HIV-infected persons in the United States and Canada, 2000-2010
        Buchacz K, Lau B, Jing Y, Bosch R, Abraham AG, Gill MJ, Silverberg MJ, Goedert JJ, Sterling TR, Althoff KN, Martin JN, Burkholder G, Gandhi N, Samji H, Patel P, Rachlis A, Thorne JE, Napravnik S, Henry K, Mayor A, Gebo K, Gange SJ, Moore RD, Brooks JT.
        J Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 15;214(6):862-72.
        
     10. Vital Signs: Epidemiology of sepsis: Prevalence of health care factors and opportunities for prevention
         Novosad SA, Sapiano MR, Grigg C, Lake J, Robyn M, Dumyati G, Felsen C, Blog D, Dufort E, Zansky S, Wiedeman K, Avery L, Dantes RB, Jernigan JA, Magill SS, Fiore A, Epstein L.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(33):864-869.
         
     11. Notes from the field: Cluster of tuberculosis cases among Marshallese persons residing in Arkansas - 2014-2015
         Rothfeldt LL, Patil N, Haselow DT, Williams SH, Wheeler JG, Mukasa LN.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(33):882-883.
         
     12. Availability and use of HIV monitoring and early infant diagnosis technologies in WHO Member States in 2011-2013: analysis of annual surveys at the facility level
         Habiyambere V, Ford N, Low-Beer D, Nkengasong J, Sands A, Perez Gonzalez M, Fernandes P, Milgotina E.
         PLoS Med. 2016 Aug;13(8):e1002088.
         
     13. How can the health system retain women in HIV treatment for a lifetime? A discrete choice experiment in Ethiopia and Mozambique
         Kruk ME, Riley PL, Palma AM, Adhikari S, Ahoua L, Arnaldo C, Belo DF, Brusamento S, Cumba LI, Dziuban EJ, El-Sadr WM, Gutema Y, Habtamu Z, Heller T, Kidanu A, Langa J, Mahagaja E, McCarthy CF, Melaku Z, Shodell D, Tsiouris F, Young PR, Rabkin M.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(8):e0160764.
         
     14. Full House: a retrospective analysis of high sexually transmitted infection prevalence among adult film actors at a singular residence
         Kendrick K, Brown V, Lords C, Matthias J, Henning I, Blackmore C, Likos A.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Sep;43(9):556-9.
         
     15. Diphtheria outbreak in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2012-2013
         Sein C, Tiwari T, Macneil A, Wannemuehler K, Soulaphy C, Souliphone P, Reyburn R, Ramirez Gonzalez A, Watkins M, Goodson JL.
         Vaccine. 2016 Aug 5;34(36):4321-6.
         
   • Environmental Health
     16. Executive Summary: 2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) clinical practice guideline for the treatment of coccidioidomycosis
         Galgiani JN, Ampel NM, Blair JE, Catanzaro A, Geertsma F, Hoover SE, Johnson RH, Kusne S, Lisse J, MacDonald JD, Meyerson SL, Raksin PB, Siever J, Stevens DA, Sunenshine R, Theodore N.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 15;63(6):717-22.
         
     17. Polychlorinated biphenyl and organochlorine pesticide concentrations in maternal mid-pregnancy serum samples: Association with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability
         Lyall K, Croen LA, Sjodin A, Yoshida CK, Zerbo O, Kharrazi M, Windham GC.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Aug 23.
         
     18. Virulence profile: Rodney Donlan
         Donlan R.
         Virulence. 2016 Aug 10:1-3.
         
   • Food Safety
     19. Notes from the field: Outbreak of listeriosis associated with consumption of packaged salad - United States and Canada, 2015-2016
         Self JL, Conrad A, Stroika S, Jackson A, Burnworth L, Beal J, Wellman A, Jackson KA, Bidol S, Gerhardt T, Hamel M, Franklin K, Kopko C, Kirsch P, Wise ME, Basler C.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(33):879-881.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     20. Using whole genome sequencing to identify resistance determinants and predict antimicrobial resistance phenotypes for year 2015 invasive pneumococcal disease isolates recovered in the United States
         Metcalf BJ, Chochua S, Gertz RE, Li Z, Walker H, Tran T, Hawkins PA, Glennen A, Lynfield R, Li Y, McGee L, Beall B.
         Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Aug 16.
         
     21. Evaluation of library preparation methods for Illumina next generation sequencing of small amounts of DNA from foodborne parasites
         Nascimento FS, Wei-Pridgeon Y, Arrowood MJ, Moss D, da Silva AJ, Talundzic E, Qvarnstrom Y.
         J Microbiol Methods. 2016 Aug 20.
         
     22. Will precision medicine improve population health?
         Khoury MJ, Galea S.
         Jama. 2016 Aug 18.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     23. Chlorhexidine and mupirocin susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in the REDUCE-MRSA trial
         Hayden MK, Lolans K, Haffenreffer K, Avery TR, Kleinman K, Li H, Kaganov RE, Lankiewicz J, Moody J, Septimus E, Weinstein RA, Hickok J, Jernigan J, Perlin JB, Platt R, Huang SS.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Aug 24.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     24. Case-centered analysis of optic neuritis after vaccines
         Baxter R, Lewis E, Fireman B, DeStefano F, Gee J, Klein NP.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Jul 1;63(1):79-81.
         
     25. Neutralizing antibody responses to antigenically drifted influenza A(H3N2) viruses among children and adolescents following 2014-15 inactivated and live attenuated influenza vaccination
         Levine MZ, Martin JM, Gross FL, Jefferson S, Cole KS, Archibald C, Nowalk MP, Susick M, Moehling K, Spencer S, Chung JR, Flannery B, Zimmerman RK.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2016 Aug 24.
         
     26. Fractional-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine immunization campaign - Telangana state, India, June 2016
         Bahl S, Verma H, Bhatnagar P, Haldar P, Satapathy A, Kumar KN, Horton J, Estivariz CF, Anand A, Sutter R.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(33):859-863.
         
     27. National, regional, state, and selected local area vaccination coverage among adolescents aged 13-17 Years - United States, 2015
         Reagan-Steiner S, Yankey D, Jeyarajah J, Elam-Evans LD, Curtis CR, MacNeil J, Markowitz LE, Singleton JA.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(33):850-858.
         
     28. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines
         Grohskopf LA, Sokolow LZ, Broder KR, Olsen SJ, Karron RA, Jernigan DB, Bresee JS.
         MMWR Recomm Rep. 2016 ;65(5):1-54.
         
     29. Intussusception rates before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccine
         Tate JE, Yen C, Steiner CA, Cortese MM, Parashar UD.
         Pediatrics. 2016 Aug 24.
         
     30. Obstetrical and neonatal case definitions for immunization safety data
         Moro PL, Chen RT.
         Vaccine. 2016 Aug 20.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     31. Familial influences on dating violence victimization among Latino youth
         McNaughton Reyes HL, Foshee VA, Klevens J, Tharp AT, V. Chapman MC, S. Chen MC, Ennett ST.
         Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma. 2016 :1-20.
         
     32. Methodological and design considerations in evaluating the impact of prevention programs on violence and related health outcomes
         Massetti GM, Simon TR, Smith DG.
         Prev Sci. 2016 Aug 20.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     33. Development of two FhSAP2 recombinant-based assays for immunodiagnosis of human chronic fascioliasis
         Shin SH, Hsu A, Chastain HM, Cruz LA, Elder ES, Sapp SG, McAuliffe I, Espino AM, Handali S.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Aug 22.
         
     34. A comparison of facemask and respirator filtration test methods
         Rengasamy S, Shaffer R, Williams B, Smit S.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2016 Aug 19:0.
         
     35. Spirochaete flagella hook proteins self-catalyse a lysinoalanine covalent crosslink for motility
         Miller MR, Miller KA, Bian J, James ME, Zhang S, Lynch MJ, Callery PS, Hettick JM, Cockburn A, Liu J, Li C, Crane BR, Charon NW. (NOT FOUND IN PUBMED)
         Nature Microbiology. 2016 ;1.
         
     36. Prevalence of active and latent yaws in the Solomon Islands 18 months after azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma
         Marks M, Sokana O, Nachamkin E, Puiahi E, Kilua G, Pillay A, Bottomley C, Solomon AW, Mabey DC.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Aug;10(8):e0004927.
         
     37. Molecular typing of Treponema pallidum in ocular syphilis
         Oliver S, Sahi SK, Tantalo LC, Godornes C, Neblett Fanfair R, Markowitz LE, Lukehart SA, Marra CM.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Aug;43(8):524-7.
         
     38. Cross-species prediction of human survival probabilities for accelerated anthrax vaccine absorbed (AVA) regimens and the potential for vaccine and antibiotic dose sparing
         Stark GV, Sivko GS, VanRaden M, Schiffer J, Taylor KL, Hewitt JA, Quinn CP, Nuzum EO.
         Vaccine. 2016 Aug 22.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     39. Severe maternal morbidity: screening and review
         Kilpatrick SK, Ecker JL, Callaghan WM.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Aug 3.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     40. Time to think about nutrient needs in chronic disease
         Stover PJ, Berry RJ, Field MS.
         JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Aug 22.
         
     41. Do lower calorie or lower fat foods have more sodium than their regular counterparts?
         John KA, Maalouf J, B. Barsness C, Yuan K, Cogswell ME, Gunn JP.
         Nutrients. 2016 ;8(8).
         
     42. An educational video game for nutrition of young people: theory and design
         Ledoux T, Griffith M, Thompson D, Nguyen N, Watson K, Baranowski J, Buday R, Abdelsamad D, Baranowski T.
         Simul Gaming. 2016 Aug;47(4):490-516.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     43. Precautionary practices for administering anesthetic gases: a survey of physician anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants
         Boiano JM, Steege AL.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2016 Oct 2;13(10):782-93.
         
     44. Pulmonary exposure to cellulose nanocrystals caused deleterious effects to reproductive system in male mice
         Farcas MT, Kisin ER, Menas AL, Gutkin DW, Star A, Reiner RS, Yanamala N, Savolainen K, Shvedova AA.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2016 Aug 24:1-14.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     45. Efficacy of chloroquine and primaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
         Negreiros S, Farias S, Viana GM, Okoth SA, Chenet SM, de Souza TM, Marchesini P, Udhayakumar V, Povoa MM, Santelli AC, de Oliveira AM.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Aug 22.
         
     46. Adherence to malaria diagnosis and treatment guidelines among healthcare workers in Ogun State, Nigeria
         Bamiselu OF, Ajayi I, Fawole O, Dairo D, Ajumobi O, Oladimeji A, Steven Y.
         BMC Public Health. 2016 ;16(1):828.
         
     47. Non-falciparum malaria in Dakar: a confirmed case of Plasmodium ovale wallikeri infection
         Diallo MA, Badiane AS, Diongue K, Deme A, Lucchi NW, Gaye M, Ndiaye T, Ndiaye M, Sene LK, Diop A, Gaye A, Ndiaye YD, Samb D, Yade MS, Ndir O, Udhayakumar V, Ndiaye D.
         Malar J. 2016 ;15(1):429.
         
     48. Assessment of submicroscopic infections and gametocyte carriage of Plasmodium falciparum during peak malaria transmission season in a community-based cross-sectional survey in western Kenya, 2012
         Zhou Z, Mitchell RM, Kariuki S, Odero C, Otieno P, Otieno K, Onyona P, Were V, Wiegand RE, Gimnig JE, Walker ED, Desai M, Shi YP.
         Malar J. 2016 ;15(1):421.
         
     49. Evaluating the burden of lymphedema due to lymphatic filariasis in 2005 in Khurda district, Odisha state, India
         Walsh V, Little K, Wiegand R, Rout J, Fox LM.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Aug;10(8):e0004917.
         
   • Public Health Leadership and Management
     50. Variation in US outpatient antibiotic prescribing quality measures according to health plan and geography
         Roberts RM, Hicks LA, Bartoces M.
         Am J Manag Care. 2016 Aug;22(8):519-23.
         
     51. Antibiotic stewardship programs in U.S. acute care hospitals: Findings from the 2014 National Healthcare Safety Network Annual Hospital Survey
         Pollack LA, van Santen KL, Weiner LM, Dudeck MA, Edwards JR, Srinivasan A.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Aug 15;63(4):443-9.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     52. Embryo donation: national trends and outcomes, 2000 through 2013
         Kawwass JF, Crawford S, Hipp HS, Boulet SL, Kissin DM, Jamieson DJ.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jul 5.
         
   • Statistics as Topic
     53. Methods for assessing the reliability of quality of life based on SF-36
         Pan Y, Barnhart HX.
         Stat Med. 2016 Aug 23.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     54. Fentanyl law enforcement submissions and increases in synthetic opioid-involved overdose deaths - 27 states, 2013-2014
         Gladden RM, Martinez P, Seth P.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(33):837-843.
         
     55. Increases in fentanyl-related overdose deaths - Florida and Ohio, 2013-2015
         Peterson AB, Gladden RM, Delcher C, Spies E, Garcia-Williams A, Wang Y, Halpin J, Zibbell J, McCarty CL, DeFiore-Hyrmer J, DiOrio M, Goldberger BA.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(33):844-849.
         
   • Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
     56. Estimating the number of pregnant women infected with Zika virus and expected infants with microcephaly following the Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico, 2016
         Ellington SR, Devine O, Bertolli J, Martinez Quinones A, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Perez-Padilla J, Rivera-Garcia B, Simeone RM, Jamieson DJ, Valencia-Prado M, Gilboa SM, Honein MA, Johansson MA.
         JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Aug 19.
         
     57. Update: Interim guidance for the evaluation and management of infants with possible congenital zika virus infection - United States, August 2016
         Russell K, Oliver SE, Lewis L, Barfield WD, Cragan J, Meaney-Delman D, Staples JE, Fischer M, Peacock G, Oduyebo T, Petersen EE, Zaki S, Moore CA, Rasmussen SA.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(33):870-878.
         
     58. Incidence and risk factors for developing dengue-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in Puerto Rico, 2008 - 2013
         Ellis EM, Sharp TM, Perez-Padilla J, Gonzalez L, Poole-Smith BK, Lebo E, Baker C, Delorey MJ, Torres-Velasquez B, Ochoa E, Rivera-Garcia B, Diaz-Pinto H, Clavell L, Puig-Ramos A, Janka GE, Tomashek KM.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Aug;10(8):e0004939.
         
     59. Prioritization of zoonotic diseases in Kenya, 2015
         Munyua P, Bitek A, Osoro E, Pieracci EG, Muema J, Mwatondo A, Kungu M, Nanyingi M, Gharpure R, Njenga K, Thumbi SM.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(8):e0161576.
         
   
   

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