Issue 14, April 11, 2017
CDC Science Clips: Volume 9, Issue 14, April 11, 2017
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.
The report consists of these components:
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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.-
Communicable Diseases
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Estimated HIV inter-test interval among people at high risk for HIV infection in the U.S
An Q, Song R, Finlayson TJ, Wejnert C, Paz-Bailey G.
Am J Prev Med. 2017 Mar 20. -
Applying clinical and public health research to prevent sexually transmitted infections
Truman BI.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2017 May/Jun;23(3):239-241.
[No abstract]
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Estimated HIV inter-test interval among people at high risk for HIV infection in the U.S
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Drug Safety
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Physician dispensing of oxycodone and other commonly used opioids, 2000-2015, United States
Mack KA, Jones CM, McClure RJ.
Pain Med. 2017 Mar 15.
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Physician dispensing of oxycodone and other commonly used opioids, 2000-2015, United States
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Environmental Health
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In vitro cytotoxicity assessment of a West Virginia chemical spill mixture involving 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol and propylene glycol phenyl ether
Han AA, Fabyanic EB, Miller JV, Prediger MS, Prince N, Mouch JA, Boyd J.
Environ Monit Assess. 2017 Apr;189(4):190.
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In vitro cytotoxicity assessment of a West Virginia chemical spill mixture involving 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol and propylene glycol phenyl ether
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Food Safety
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An updated review of ciguatera fish poisoning: Clinical, epidemiological, environmental, and public health management
Friedman MA, Fernandez M, Backer LC, Dickey RW, Bernstein J, Schrank K, Kibler S, Stephan W, Gribble MO, Bienfang P, Bowen RE, Degrasse S, Flores Quintana HA, Loeffler CR, Weisman R, Blythe D, Berdalet E, Ayyar R, Clarkson-Townsend D, Swajian K, Benner R, Brewer T, Fleming LE.
Mar Drugs. 2017 Mar 14;15(3).
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An updated review of ciguatera fish poisoning: Clinical, epidemiological, environmental, and public health management
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Injury and Violence
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Policing and public health-strategies for collaboration
Shepherd JP, Sumner SA.
Jama. 2017 Mar 30.
[No abstract]
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Policing and public health-strategies for collaboration
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Laboratory Sciences
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Pathogenic events in a nonhuman primate model of oral poliovirus infection leading to paralytic poliomyelitis
Shen L, Chen CY, Huang D, Wang R, Zhang M, Qian L, Zhu Y, Zhang AZ, Yang E, Qaqish A, Chumakov K, Kouiavskaia D, Vignuzzi M, Nathanson N, Macadam AJ, Andino R, Kew O, Xu J, Chen ZW.
J Virol. 2017 Mar 29.
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Pathogenic events in a nonhuman primate model of oral poliovirus infection leading to paralytic poliomyelitis
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Maternal and Child Health
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Population-based pregnancy and birth defects surveillance in the era of Zika virus
Gilboa SM, Mai CT, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Cragan JD, Moore CA, Meaney-Delman DM, Jamieson DJ, Honein MA, Boyle CA.
Birth Defects Research. 2017 ;109(5):372-378.
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Population-based pregnancy and birth defects surveillance in the era of Zika virus
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Parasitic Diseases
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Impact of introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on antibiotic prescribing: analysis of observational and randomised studies in public and private healthcare settings
Hopkins H, Bruxvoort KJ, Cairns ME, Chandler CI, Leurent B, Ansah EK, Baiden F, Baltzell KA, Bjorkman A, Burchett HE, Clarke SE, DiLiberto DD, Elfving K, Goodman C, Hansen KS, Kachur SP, et al .
Bmj. 2017 Mar 29;356:j1054.
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Impact of introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on antibiotic prescribing: analysis of observational and randomised studies in public and private healthcare settings
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Reproductive Health
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Contribution of assisted reproductive technology to overall births by maternal age in the United States, 2012-2014
Levine AD, Boulet SL, Kissin DM.
Jama. 2017 Mar 28;317(12):1272-1273.
[No abstract]
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Contribution of assisted reproductive technology to overall births by maternal age in the United States, 2012-2014
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Substance Use and Abuse
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Measuring PM2.5, ultrafine particles, air nicotine and wipe samples following the use of electronic cigarettes
Melstrom P, Koszowski B, Thanner MH, Hoh E, King B, Bunnell R, McAfee T.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2017 Mar 09.
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Measuring PM2.5, ultrafine particles, air nicotine and wipe samples following the use of electronic cigarettes
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Communicable Diseases
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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
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Arthritis and cognitive impairment in older adults
Baker NA, Barbour KE, Helmick CG, Zack M, Al Snih S.
Rheumatol Int. 2017 Mar 23. -
Estimating demand for and supply of pediatric preventive dental care for children and identifying dental care shortage areas, Georgia, 2015
Cao S, Gentili M, Griffin PM, Griffin SO, Harati P, Johnson B, Serban N, Tomar S.
Public Health Rep. 2017 Jan 01:33354917699579. -
Colon cancer screening among patients receiving dialysis in the United States: Are we choosing wisely?
Carlos CA, McCulloch CE, Hsu CY, Grimes B, Pavkov ME, Burrows NR, Shahinian VB, Saran R, Powe NR, Johansen KL.
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Mar 23.
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Arthritis and cognitive impairment in older adults
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Communicable Diseases
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Adverse event profile of a mature voluntary medical male circumcision programme performing PrePex and surgical procedures in Zimbabwe
Bochner AF, Feldacker C, Makunike B, Holec M, Murenje V, Stepaniak A, Xaba S, Balachandra S, Tshimanga M, Chitimbire VT, Barnhart S.
J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 21 Feb;20 (1). -
An electronic health record-based intervention to promote hepatitis C virus testing among adults born between 1945 and 1965: A cluster-randomized trial
Federman AD, Kil N, Kannry J, Andreopolous E, Toribio W, Lyons J, Singer M, Yartel A, Smith BD, Rein DB, Krauskopf K.
Med Care. 2017 Mar 10. -
Effects of brief messages about antiretroviral therapy and condom use benefits among black and Latino MSM in three US cities
Herbst JH, Mansergh G, Pitts N, Denson D, Mimiaga MJ, Holman J.
J Homosex. 2017 Mar 27. -
Clinical and microbiological features of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella associated with HIV-infected patients, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Keddy KH, Musekiwa A, Sooka A, Karstaedt A, Nana T, Seetharam S, Nchabaleng M, Lekalakala R, Angulo FJ, Klugman KP.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Mar;96(13):e6448. -
Clostridium difficile infection in returning travellers
Michal Stevens A, Esposito DH, Stoney RJ, Hamer DH, Flores-Figueroa J, Bottieau E, Connor BA, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Goorhuis A, Hynes NA, Libman M, Lopez-Velez R, McCarthy AE, von Sonnenburg F, Schwartz E, van Genderen PJ, Scott Benson L, Leung DT.
J Travel Med. 2017 May 01;24(3). -
Tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay use among privately insured persons in the United States
Owusu-Edusei K, Stockbridge EL, Winston CA, Kolasa M, Miramontes R.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2017 Mar 28. -
Evaluation of automated molecular testing rollout for tuberculosis diagnosis using routinely collected surveillance data – Uganda, 2012-2015
Scott C, Walusimbi S, Kirenga B, Joloba M, Winters M, Abdunoor N, Bain R, Alexander H, Shinnick T, Toney S, Odeke R, Mwangi C, Birabwa E, Dejene S, Mugabe F, YaDiul M, Cavanaugh JS.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Mar 31;66(12):339-342. -
Diagnosing acute HIV infection: The performance of quantitative HIV-1 RNA testing (viral load) in the 2014 laboratory testing algorithm
Wu H, Cohen SE, Westheimer E, Gay CL, Hall L, Rose C, Hightow-Weidman LB, Gose S, Fu J, Peters PJ.
J Clin Virol. 2017 Feb 15.
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Adverse event profile of a mature voluntary medical male circumcision programme performing PrePex and surgical procedures in Zimbabwe
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
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Elucidating transmission dynamics and host-parasite-vector relationships for rodent-borne Bartonella spp. in Madagascar
Brook CE, Bai Y, Yu EO, Ranaivoson HC, Shin H, Dobson AP, Metcalf CJ, Kosoy MY, Dittmar K.
Epidemics. 2017 Mar 16.
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Elucidating transmission dynamics and host-parasite-vector relationships for rodent-borne Bartonella spp. in Madagascar
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Drug Safety
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Methadone prescribing and overdose and the association with Medicaid preferred drug list policies – United States, 2007-2014
Faul M, Bohm M, Alexander C.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Mar 31;66(12):320-323.
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Methadone prescribing and overdose and the association with Medicaid preferred drug list policies – United States, 2007-2014
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Environmental Health
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Urinary concentrations of insecticide and herbicide metabolites among pregnant women in rural Ghana: A pilot study
Wylie BJ, Ae-Ngibise KA, Boamah EA, Mujtaba M, Messerlian C, Hauser R, Coull B, Calafat AM, Jack D, Kinney PL, Whyatt R, Owusu-Agyei S, Asante KP.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Mar 29;14(4).
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Urinary concentrations of insecticide and herbicide metabolites among pregnant women in rural Ghana: A pilot study
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Genetics and Genomics
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Evolutionary dynamics of pathoadaptation revealed by three independent acquisitions of the VirB/D4 type IV secretion system in Bartonella
Harms A, Segers FH, Quebatte M, Mistl C, Manfredi P, Korner J, Chomel BB, Kosoy M, Maruyama S, Engel P, Dehio C.
Genome Biol Evol. 2017 Mar 07. -
A comparative analysis of the Lyve-SET phylogenomics pipeline for genomic epidemiology of foodborne pathogens
Katz LS, Griswold T, Williams-Newkirk AJ, Wagner D, Petkau A, Sieffert C, Van Domselaar G, Deng X, Carleton HA.
Front Microbiol. 2017 ;8:375.
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Evolutionary dynamics of pathoadaptation revealed by three independent acquisitions of the VirB/D4 type IV secretion system in Bartonella
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Health Disparities
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Advancing understanding of the sustainability of lay health advisor (LHA) programs for African-American women in community settings
Shelton RC, Charles TA, Dunston SK, Jandorf L, Erwin DO.
Transl Behav Med. 2017 Mar 23.
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Advancing understanding of the sustainability of lay health advisor (LHA) programs for African-American women in community settings
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Healthcare Associated Infections
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Detection, reporting, and treatment of hepatitis C infections among hemodialysis patients
Collier MG, Nguyen DB, Patel PR, Moorman AC.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Apr;38(4):493-494.
[No abstract]
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Detection, reporting, and treatment of hepatitis C infections among hemodialysis patients
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Immunity and Immunization
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Re: “Invited commentary: Beware the test-negative design”
Ferdinands JM, Foppa IM, Fry AM, Flannery BL, Belongia EA, Jackson ML.
Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Mar 01:1.
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Intussusception cases among children admitted to referral hospitals in Kenya, 2002-2013: Implications for monitoring postlicensure safety of rotavirus vaccines in Africa
Omore R, Osawa F, Musia J, Rha B, Ismail A, Kiulia NM, Moke F, Vulule J, Wainaina AM, Tole J, Machoki SM, Nuorti JP, Breiman RF, Parashar UD, Montgomery JM, Tate JE.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2016 Dec;5(4):465-469. -
Notes from the field: Adverse events following a mass yellow fever immunization campaign – Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, September 2016
Otshudiema JO, Ndakala NG, Loko ML, Mawanda EK, Tshapenda GP, Kimfuta JM, Gueye AS, Dee J, Philen RM, Giese C, Murrill CS, Arthur RR, Kebela BI.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Mar 31;66(12):343-344.
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Arm paralysis after routine childhood vaccinations: Application of advanced molecular methods to the causality assessment of an adverse event after immunization
Shaw J, Halsey NA, Weinberg A, Schmid DS, George KS, Weldon WC, Jordan M, Bryant PW, LaRussa PS, Bradshaw DY, Harrington T, Gershon A.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Jan 25. -
Cognitive testing to evaluate revisions to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reporting form
Suragh TA, Miller ER, Hibbs BF, Winiecki SK, Zinderman C, Shimabukuro TT.
Vaccine. 2017 Mar 25.
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Re: “Invited commentary: Beware the test-negative design”
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Laboratory Sciences
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Rapid ascent from zero quality to international organization for standardization accreditation : A case study of Hai Duong Preventive Medicine Center in Vietnam, 2012-2013
Duong CN, Bond KB, Carvalho H, Thi Thu HB, Nguyen T, Rush T.
Am J Clin Pathol. 2017 Mar 15. -
Guidelines for validation of next-generation sequencing-based oncology panels: A joint consensus recommendation of the Association for Molecular Pathology and College of American Pathologists
Jennings LJ, Arcila ME, Corless C, Kamel-Reid S, Lubin IM, Pfeifer J, Temple-Smolkin RL, Voelkerding KV, Nikiforova MN.
J Mol Diagn. 2017 Mar 21. -
Re-imagining the future of diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases
Peeling RW, Boeras DI, Nkengasong J.
Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 2017 ;15:271-274. -
Does acute normobaric hypoxia induce anapyrexia in adult humans?
Seo Y, Gerhart HD, Vaughan J, Kim JH, Glickman EL.
High Alt Med Biol. 2017 Mar 27.
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Rapid ascent from zero quality to international organization for standardization accreditation : A case study of Hai Duong Preventive Medicine Center in Vietnam, 2012-2013
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Maternal and Child Health
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Monitoring the World Health Organization global target 2025 for exclusive breastfeeding
Gupta PM, Perrine CG, Chen J, Elam-Evans LD, Flores-Ayala R.
J Hum Lact. 2017 Mar 01:890334417693210. -
Brief report: Estimated prevalence of a community diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder by age 4 years in children from selected areas in the United States in 2010: Evaluation of birth cohort effects
Soke GN, Maenner MJ, Christensen D, Kurzius-Spencer M, Schieve LA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Mar 24.
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Monitoring the World Health Organization global target 2025 for exclusive breastfeeding
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Nutritional Sciences
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Sodium intake among persons aged >/=2 years – United States, 2013-2014
Quader ZS, Zhao L, Gillespie C, Cogswell ME, Terry AL, Moshfegh A, Rhodes D.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Mar 31;66(12):324-238.
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Sodium intake among persons aged >/=2 years – United States, 2013-2014
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Occupational Safety and Health
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Association of respiratory symptoms and asthma with occupational exposures: findings from a population-based cross-sectional survey in Telemark, Norway
Abrahamsen R, Fell AK, Svendsen MV, Andersson E, Toren K, Henneberger PK, Kongerud J.
BMJ Open. 2017 Mar 22;7(3):e014018. -
Effects of organizational safety practices and perceived safety climate on PPE usage, engineering controls, and adverse events involving liquid antineoplastic drugs among nurses
DeJoy DM, Smith TD, Woldu H, Dyal MA, Steege AL, Boiano JM.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2017 Mar 22. -
Lifetime allergic rhinitis prevalence among US primary farm operators: findings from the 2011 Farm and Ranch Safety survey
Mazurek JM, Henneberger PK.
Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2017 Mar 24. -
Deaths from non-malignant respiratory disease in styrene-exposed workers: Does obliterative bronchiolitis contribute to mortality?
Nett RJ, Edwards NT, Ruder AM, Bertke SJ, Keumala I, Cox-Ganser J, Cummings KJ.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Mar 27.
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Berkson error adjustment and other exposure surrogates in occupational case-control studies, with application to the Canadian INTEROCC study
Oraby T, Sivaganesan S, Bowman JD, Kincl L, Richardson L, McBride M, Siemiatycki J, Cardis E, Krewski D.
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2017 Mar 29.
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Association of respiratory symptoms and asthma with occupational exposures: findings from a population-based cross-sectional survey in Telemark, Norway
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Parasitic Diseases
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Skin snips have no role in programmatic evaluations for onchocerciasis elimination: a reply to Bottomley et al
Eberhard ML, Cupp EW, Katholi CR, Richards FO, Unnasch TR.
Parasit Vectors. 2017 Mar 23;10(1):154.
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Skin snips have no role in programmatic evaluations for onchocerciasis elimination: a reply to Bottomley et al
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Reproductive Health
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Contraception for women with multiple sclerosis: Guidance for healthcare providers
Houtchens MK, Zapata LB, Curtis KM, Whiteman MK.
Mult Scler. 2017 Mar 01:1352458517701314.
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Contraception for women with multiple sclerosis: Guidance for healthcare providers
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Validity of self-reported concentration and memory problems: Relationship with neuropsychological assessment and depression
Bowler RM, Adams SW, Schwarzer R, Gocheva VV, Roels HA, Kim Y, Kircos CL, Wright CW, Colledge M, Bollweg G, Lobdell DT.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2017 Mar 29:1-11.
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Validity of self-reported concentration and memory problems: Relationship with neuropsychological assessment and depression
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Substance Use and Abuse
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Screening for excessive alcohol use and brief counseling of adults – 17 states and the District of Columbia, 2014
McKnight-Eily LR, Okoro CA, Mejia R, Denny CH, Higgins-Biddle J, Hungerford D, Kanny D, Sniezek JE.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Mar 31;66(12):313-319. -
Increase in drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl – Rhode Island, January 2012-March 2014
Mercado MC, Sumner SA, Spelke MB, Bohm MK, Sugerman DE, Stanley C.
Pain Med. 2017 Mar 06.
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Screening for excessive alcohol use and brief counseling of adults – 17 states and the District of Columbia, 2014
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Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
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Zika virus transmission – region of the Americas, May 15, 2015-December 15, 2016
Ikejezie J, Shapiro CN, Kim J, Chiu M, Almiron M, Ugarte C, Espinal MA, Aldighieri S.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Mar 31;66(12):329-334. -
Decision making in the face of uncertainty: the challenge of emerging infectious diseases
Marks PW, Petersen LR.
Transfusion. 2017 Mar;57(3pt2):723-728.
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Yellow Fever Outbreak – Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2016
Otshudiema JO, Ndakala NG, Mawanda EK, Tshapenda GP, Kimfuta JM, Nsibu LN, Gueye AS, Dee J, Philen RM, Giese C, Murrill CS, Arthur RR, Kebela BI.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Mar 31;66(12):335-338.
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Zika virus transmission – region of the Americas, May 15, 2015-December 15, 2016
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
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