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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
    \n \n
- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n \n
  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
    \n \n
- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
    \n \n \n
  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
    \n \n \n
  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
    \n \n \n
  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n \n
  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
    \n \n \n
  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
    \n \n \n
  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
    \n \n
- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
    \n \n
- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
    \n \n
- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
    \n \n \n
  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
    \n \n
- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
    \n \n \n
  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
    \n \n \n
  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
    \n \n \n
  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
    \n \n
- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
    \n \n \n
  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n
- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n \n
  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
    \n \n \n
  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
    \n \n
- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
    \n \n \n
  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
    \n \n
- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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\n $\"CDC$ \n

CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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William (Bill) Thomas, MLIS, Librarian
Victoria Burchfield, MLIS, Librarian
Kathleen Connick, MSLS, Librarian
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
    \n \n \n
  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
    \n \n \n
  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n \n
  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
    \n \n
- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
    \n \n \n
  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
    \n \n \n
  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
    \n \n \n
  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n \n
  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
    \n \n \n
  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
    \n \n \n
  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
    \n \n
- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
    \n \n
- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
    \n \n
- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
    \n \n \n
  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
    \n \n
- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
    \n \n \n
  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
    \n \n \n
  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
    \n \n \n
  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
    \n \n
- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
    \n \n \n
  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n
- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n \n
  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
    \n \n \n
  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
    \n \n
- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
    \n \n \n
  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
    \n \n
- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
    \n \n \n
  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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\n $\"CDC$ \n

CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n \n
  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
    \n \n \n
  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
    \n \n
- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
    \n \n
- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
    \n \n \n
  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
    \n \n
- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
    \n \n \n
  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
    \n \n \n
  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
    \n \n
- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
    \n \n \n
  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n
- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
    \n \n \n
  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
    \n \n
- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
    \n \n \n
  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
    \n \n
- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
    \n \n \n
  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n \n
  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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William (Bill) Thomas, MLIS, Librarian
Victoria Burchfield, MLIS, Librarian
Kathleen Connick, MSLS, Librarian
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
    \n \n \n
  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
    \n \n \n
  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n \n
  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
    \n \n
- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
    \n \n \n
  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
    \n \n \n
  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
    \n \n \n
  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n \n
  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
    \n \n \n
  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
    \n \n \n
  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
    \n \n
- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
    \n \n
- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
    \n \n
- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
    \n \n \n
  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
    \n \n
- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
    \n \n \n
  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
    \n \n \n
  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
    \n \n \n
  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
    \n \n
- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
    \n \n \n
  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n
- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n \n
  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
    \n \n \n
  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
    \n \n
- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
    \n \n \n
  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
    \n \n
- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
    \n \n \n
  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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\n $\"CDC$ \n

CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n \n
  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
    \n \n \n
  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
    \n \n
- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
    \n \n
- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
    \n \n \n
  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
    \n \n
- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
    \n \n \n
  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
    \n \n \n
  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
    \n \n
- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
    \n \n \n
  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n
- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
    \n \n \n
  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
    \n \n
- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
    \n \n \n
  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
    \n \n
- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
    \n \n \n
  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n \n
  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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William (Bill) Thomas, MLIS, Librarian
Victoria Burchfield, MLIS, Librarian
Kathleen Connick, MSLS, Librarian
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
    \n \n \n
  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
    \n \n \n
  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n \n
  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
    \n \n
- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
    \n \n \n
  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
    \n \n \n
  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
    \n \n \n
  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n \n
  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
    \n \n \n
  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
    \n \n \n
  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
    \n \n
- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
    \n \n
- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
    \n \n
- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
    \n \n \n
  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
    \n \n
- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
    \n \n \n
  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
    \n \n \n
  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
    \n \n \n
  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
    \n \n
- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
    \n \n \n
  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n
- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n \n
  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
    \n \n \n
  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
    \n \n
- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
    \n \n \n
  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
    \n \n
- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
    \n \n \n
  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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\n $\"CDC$ \n

CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n \n
  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
    \n \n \n
  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
    \n \n
- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
    \n \n
- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
    \n \n \n
  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
    \n \n
- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
    \n \n \n
  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
    \n \n \n
  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
    \n \n
- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
    \n \n \n
  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n
- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
    \n \n \n
  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
    \n \n
- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
    \n \n \n
  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
    \n \n
- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
    \n \n \n
  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n \n
  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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William (Bill) Thomas, MLIS, Librarian
Victoria Burchfield, MLIS, Librarian
Kathleen Connick, MSLS, Librarian
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
    \n \n \n
  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
    \n \n \n
  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n \n
  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
    \n \n
- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
    \n \n \n
  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
    \n \n \n
  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
    \n \n \n
  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
    \n \n \n
  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n \n
  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
    \n \n \n
  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
    \n \n \n
  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
    \n \n
- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
    \n \n
- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
    \n \n
- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
    \n \n \n
  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
    \n \n
- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
    \n \n \n
  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
    \n \n
- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
    \n \n \n
  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
    \n \n
- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n
- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
    \n \n \n
  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
    \n \n \n
  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
    \n \n
- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
    \n \n \n
  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n \n
  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n
- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
    \n \n \n
  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
    \n \n \n
  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
    \n \n \n
  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
    \n \n \n
  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
    \n \n \n
  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
    \n \n
- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
    \n \n
- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
    \n \n \n
  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
    \n \n
- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
    \n \n
- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
    \n \n \n
  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
    \n \n \n
  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
    \n \n \n
  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article\u2019s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article\u2019s methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.

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\n $\"CDC$ \n

CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

\n

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.

\n

\n The report consists of these components: \n \n

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

\n

Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
    \n \n
- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
    \n \n
- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
    \n \n \n
  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
    \n \n \n
  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n \n
  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
    \n \n
- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
    \n \n
- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
    \n \n \n
  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
    \n \n
- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
    \n \n \n
  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n
    Kim H, Lindley MC, Dube D, Kalayil EJ, Paiva KA, Raymond P.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) \u2013 United States, 2014-15 influenza seasonExternal \n
    Grohskopf LA, Olsen SJ, Sokolow LZ, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Broder KR, Karron RA, Walter EB.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):691-7.
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  3. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safetyExternal \n
    McNeil MM, Gee J, Weintraub ES, Belongia EA, Lee GM, Glanz JM, Nordin JD, Klein NP, Baxter R, Naleway AL, Jackson LA, Omer SB, Jacobsen SJ, DeStefano F.
    Vaccine. 2014 Aug 6.
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- Injury and Violence $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Physical dating violence victimization among sexual minority youthExternal \n
    Luo F, Stone DM, Tharp AT.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug 14:e1-e8.
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  2. Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglectExternal \n
    Klevens J, Barnett SB, Florence C, Moore D.
    Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Aug 11.
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  3. Building safety into active living initiativesExternal \n
    Pollack K, Bailey M, Gielen A, Wolf S, Auld ME, Sleet DA, Lee KK.
    Prev Med. 2014 Aug 9.
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  4. Evaluation of the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce interpersonal violence among college students across three campusesExternal \n
    Coker AL, Fisher BS, Bush HM, Swan SC, Williams CM, Clear ER, DeGue S.
    Violence Against Women. 2014 Aug 14.
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- Laboratory Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Poor performance of the Determine 4th Generation HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test to detect acute infections in a national household survey in SwazilandExternal \n $\"Global$
    Duong YT, Mavengere Y, Patel H, Moore C, Manjengwa J, Sibandze D, Rasberry C, Mlambo C, Li Z, Emel L, Bock N, Moore J, Nkambule R, Justman J, Reed J, Bicego G, Ellenberger DL, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Collection and characterization of samples for the establishment of a serum repository for Lyme disease diagnostic test development and evaluationExternal \n
    Molins CR, Sexton C, Young JW, Ashton LV, Pappert R, Beard CB, Schriefer ME.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Characterization of drug-resistant influenza A(H7N9) variant viruses isolated from an oseltamivir-treated patient in TaiwanExternal \n $\"Global$
    Marjuki H, Mishin VP, Chesnokov AP, Jones J, De La Cruz JA, Sleeman K, Tamura D, Nguyen HT, Wu HS, Chang FY, Liu MT, Fry AM, Cox NJ, Villanueva JM, Davis CT, Gubareva LV.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 14.
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  4. A highly specific monoclonal antibody against monkeypox virus detects the heparin binding domain of A27External \n $\"Global$
    Hughes LJ, Goldstein J, Pohl J, Hooper JW, Lee Pitts R, Townsend MB, Bagarozzi D, Damon IK, Karem KL.
    Virology. 2014 Aug 6;464-465c:264-273.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates in the United States, 1989-2006External \n
    Rossen LM, Schoendorf KC.
    Am J Public Health. 2014 Aug;104(8):1549-56.
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  2. Balancing competing risks: perinatal exposure to macrolides increases the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisExternal \n
    Honein MA, Cragan JD.
    Evid Based Med. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. First detected Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy modifies the association between diarrheal disease and childhood growth in PeruExternal \n $\"Global$
    Jaganath D, Saito M, Gilman RH, Queiroz DM, Rocha GA, Cama V, Cabrera L, Kelleher D, Windle HJ, Crabtree JE, Checkley W.
    Helicobacter. 2014 Aug;19(4):272-9.
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  4. Evaluation of the 2012 18th Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and 22nd CityMatCH MCH Urban Leadership Conference: six month impact on science, program, and policyExternal \n
    Arellano DE, Goodman DA, Howlette T, Kroelinger CD, Law M, Phillips D, Jones J, Brantley MD, Fitzgerald M.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 9.
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  5. Congenital syphilis investigation processes and timing in LouisianaExternal \n
    Bradley H, Gruber D, Introcaso CE, Foxhood J, Wendell D, Rahman M, Ewell J, Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):560-3.
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  6. Age-specific chlamydial infection among pregnant women in the United States: evidence for updated recommendationsExternal \n
    Tao G, Hoover KW, Nye MB, Body BA.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):556-9.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Vitamin D status and associated factors of deficiency among Jordanian children of preschool ageExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nichols EK, Khatib IM, Aburto NJ, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS, Wirth JP, Sullivan KM.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. Notes from the field: malnutrition and elevated mortality among refugees from South Sudan \u2013 Ethiopia, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Andresen E, Bilukha OO, Menkir Z, Gayford M, Kavosa M, Wtsadik M, Maina G, Gose M, Nyagucha I, Shahpar C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):700-1.
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- Parasitic Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Follow-up on anterior chamber angiostrongyliasisExternal \n
    Galor A, Eberhard ML.
    JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 1;132(8):1029-30.
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  2. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needsExternal \n $\"Global$
    Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L.
    Parasitology. 2014 Aug 11:1-19.
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- Program Evaluation $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Using the exhibited generalization approach to evaluate a carbon monoxide alarm ordinanceExternal \n
    Chen HT, Yip F, Lavonas EJ, Iqbal S, Turner N, Cobb B, Garbe P.
    Eval Program Plann. 2014 Jul 9;47c:35-44.
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- Public Health Leadership and Management $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra LeoneExternal \n $\"Global$
    Chattaway MA, Kamara A, Rhodes F, Kaffeta K, Jambai A, Alemu W, Islam MS, Freeman MM, Welfare W, Harding D, Samba AF, Abu M, Kamanda S, Grant K, Jenkins C, Nair S, Connell S, Siorvanes L, Desai S, Allen C, Frost M, Hughes D, Jeffrey Z, Gill N, Salter M.
    J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jul;8(7):933-41.
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  2. Using the principles of complex systems thinking and implementation science to enhance maternal and child health program planning and deliveryExternal \n
    Kroelinger CD, Rankin KM, Chambers DA, Diez Roux AV, Hughes K, Grigorescu V.
    Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug 10.
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- Statistics as Topic $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Median and quantile tests under complex survey design using SAS and RExternal \n
    Pan Y, Caudill SP, Li R, Caldwell KL.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Jul 28.
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  2. Potential sensitivity of bias analysis results to incorrect assumptions of nondifferential or differential binary exposure misclassificationExternal \n
    Johnson CY, Flanders WD, Strickland MJ, Honein MA, Howards PP.
    Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Substance Use and Abuse $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Relationship between frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking and TTFC/C among students of the GYTS in select countries, 2007-2009External \n
    Lam E, Giovino GA, Shin M, Lee KA, Rolle I, Asma S.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):549-58.
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  2. Blood cadmium and depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 20-39 years)External \n
    Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
    Psychol Med. 2014 Aug 13:1-9.
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- Zoonoses $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Movement of Chikungunya virus into the Western HemisphereExternal \n $\"Global$
    Nasci RS.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
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  2. Leptospirosis-associated hospitalizations, United States, 1998-2009External \n
    Traxler RM, Callinan LS, Holman RC, Steiner C, Guerra MA.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8).
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  3. Neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States: 2003 to 2012External \n
    Gaensbauer JT, Lindsey NP, Messacar K, Staples JE, Fischer M.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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CDC Science Clips: Volume 6, Issue 34, August 26, 2014

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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.

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n \n
CDC-authored publications

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Top Ten Articles of the Week \n
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  - Hypertension among US adults by disability status and type, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010External \n
    Stevens A, Courtney-Long E, Gillespie C, Armour BS.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Aug;11:E139.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  - Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young non-urban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012External \n
    Suryaprasad AG, White JZ, Xu F, Eichler BA, Hamilton J, Patel A, Hamdounia SB, Church DR, Barton K, Fisher C, Macomber K, Stanley M, Guilfoyle SM, Sweet K, Liu S, Iqbal K, Tohme R, Sharapov U, Kupronis BA, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 11.
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  - Hospitalizations for severe lower respiratory tract infectionsExternal \n
    Greenbaum AH, Chen J, Reed C, Beavers S, Callahan D, Christensen D, Finelli L, Fry AM.
    Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 11.
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- Disaster Control and Emergency Services $\"RSS$ \n
  - Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in HaitiExternal \n $\"Global$
    Puttkammer NH, Zeliadt SB, Balan JG, Baseman JG, Destine R, Domercant JW, Duvilaire JM, Raphael NA, Sherr K, Yuhas K, Barnhart S.
    Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 5;7(1):24572.
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  - Individual and community-level determinants of mental and physical health after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: findings from the Gulf States Population SurveyExternal \n
    Fan AZ, Prescott MR, Zhao G, Gotway CA, Galea S.
    J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 15.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  - Increasing childhood influenza vaccination: a cluster randomized trialExternal \n
    Nowalk MP, Lin CJ, Hannibal K, Reis EC, Gallik G, Moehling KK, Huang HH, Allred NJ, Wolfson DH, Zimmerman RK.
    Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug 8.
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  - Postlicensure monitoring of HPV vaccination programmesExternal \n
    Markowitz LE, Hariri S.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 5.
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- Maternal and Child Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Severity of influenza and non-influenza acute respiratory illness among pregnant women, 2010-12External \n
    Sokolow LZ, Naleway AL, Li DK, Shifflett P, Reynolds S, Henninger ML, Ferber JR, Odouli R, Irving SA, Thompson MG.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Nutritional Sciences $\"RSS$ \n
  - Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults \u2013 18 States, 2012External \n
    Kumar GS, Pan L, Park S, Lee-Kwan SH, Onufrak S, Blanck HM.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):686-90.
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- Occupational Safety and Health $\"RSS$ \n
  - Influenza vaccination coverage among school employees: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsExternal \n
    de Perio MA, Wiegand DM, Brueck SE.
    J Sch Health. 2014 Sep;84(9):586-92.
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CDC Authored Publications \n
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff. \n
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Challenges in investigating the association between Agent Orange and cancer: site-specific cancer risk and accuracy of exposure assessmentExternal \n $\"Global$
    Sinks TH.
    Cancer. 2014 Aug 7.
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  2. Lung function, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and mortality in US adultsExternal \n
    Ford ES.
    Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13.
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  3. Predictors of in-hospital death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy: Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry 2008-2012External \n
    Tong X, George MG, Yang Q, Gillespie C.
    Int J Stroke. 2014 Aug;9(6):728-34.
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  4. Mental health services utilization and expenditures associated with cancer survivorship in the United StatesExternal \n
    Li C, Li C, Forsythe L, Lerro C, Soni A.
    J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Aug 10.
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  5. Trends in lifetime risk and years of life lost due to diabetes in the USA, 1985-2011: a modelling studyExternal \n
    Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Albright AL, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Aug 12.
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- Communicable Diseases $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Re: \u201cEstimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup\u201dExternal \n
    Sanderson JM, Meissner JS, Ahuja SD.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 13.
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  2. The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western KenyaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Bigogo G, Amolloh M, Laserson KF, Audi A, Aura B, Dalal W, Ackers M, Burton D, Breiman RF, Feikin DR.
    BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8;14(1):376.
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  3. Treatment for LTBI in contacts of MDR-TB patients, Federated States of Micronesia, 2009-2012 $\"Global$
    Bamrah S, Brostrom R, Dorina F, Setik L, Song R, Kawamura LM, Heetderks A, Mase S.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):912-918.
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  4. Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy? $\"Global$
    Shivaramakrishna HR, Frederick A, Shazia A, Murali L, Satyanarayana S, Nair SA, Kumar AM, Moonan PK.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Aug 1;18(8):919-924.
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  5. Population size, HIV, and behavior among MSM in Luanda, Angola: challenges and findings in the first ever HIV and syphilis biological and behavioral surveyExternal \n $\"Global$
    Kendall C, Kerr LR, Mota RM, Cavalcante S, Macena RH, Chen S, Gaffga N, Monterosso E, Bastos FI, Serrano D.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 15;66(5):544-51.
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  6. Measles outbreak response among adolescent and adult Somali refugees displaced by famine in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2011External \n $\"Global$
    Navarro-Colorado C, Mahamud A, Burton A, Haskew C, Maina GK, Wagacha JB, Ahmed JA, Shetty S, Cookson S, Goodson JL, Schilperoord M, Spiegel P.
    J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 12.
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  7. Notes from the field: hospitalizations for respiratory disease among unaccompanied children from Central America \u2013 multiple states, June-July 2014External \n $\"Global$
    Nyangoma EN, Arriola CS, Hagan J, Socias C, Tomczyk S, Watkins LF, Westercamp M, Kim C.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Aug 15;63(32):698-9.
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  8. Active, population-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Chinese children: Beijing Municipality and Gansu Province, ChinaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Zhang J, Liu H, Jia L, Payne DC, Hall AJ, Xu Z, Gao Z, Chang Z, Jiang B, Parashar UD, Meng L, Yu H, Duan Z.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug 7.
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  9. Beneficial effect of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in EthiopiaExternal \n $\"Global$
    Yirdaw KD, Jerene D, Gashu Z, Edginton ME, Kumar AM, Letamo Y, Feleke B, Teklu AM, Zewdu S, Weiss B, Ruff A.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 8;9(8):e104557.
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  10. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the affordable care act: new opportunities and lingering barriersExternal \n
    Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):538-44.
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- Disease Reservoirs and Vectors $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Isolation of Leptospira from a phocid: acute renal failure and mortality from Leptospirosis in rehabilitated northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), California, USAExternal \n $\"Global$
    Delaney MA, Colegrove KM, Spraker TR, Zuerner RL, Galloway RL, Gulland FM.
    J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):621-7.
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  2. Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American SamoaExternal \n
    Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, Dobson SL, Lammie PJ, Won KY.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug;8(8):e3087.
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- Drug Safety $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prescription histories and dose strengths associated with overdose deaths
    Hirsch A, Proescholdbell SK, Bronson W, Dasgupta N.
    Pain Medicine (United States). 2014 Jul;15(7):1187-1195.
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- Environmental Health $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Prepubertal organochlorine pesticide concentrations and age of pubertal onset among Russian boysExternal \n $\"Global$
    Lam T, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Sergeyev O, Revich B, Altshul LM, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Hauser R.
    Environ Int. 2014 Aug 9;73c:135-142.
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  2. Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residentsExternal \n
    Pavuk M, Olson JR, Wattigney WA, Dutton ND, Sjodin A, Shelton C, Turner WE, Bartell SM.
    Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 31.
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- Genetics and Genomics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Population-based association and gene by environment interactions in Genetic Analysis Workshop 18External \n $\"Global$
    Satten GA, Biswas S, Papachristou C, Turkmen A, Konig IR.
    Genet Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 1:S49-56.
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  2. Genome sequences of 228 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 12 isolates representing other diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypesExternal \n
    Trees E, Strockbine N, Changayil S, Ranganathan S, Zhao K, Weil R, MacCannell D, Sabol A, Schmidtke A, Martin H, Stripling D, Ribot EM, Gerner-Smidt P.
    Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4).
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  3. Horizontal transfers and gene losses in the phospholipid pathway of Bartonella reveal clues about early ecological nichesExternal \n
    Zhu Q, Kosoy M, Olival KJ, Dittmar K.
    Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 8.
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- Health Behavior and Risk $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school studentsExternal \n
    Lowry R, Robin L, Kann L, Galuska DA.
    J Obes. 2014 Jul 1;2014:816071.
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- Healthcare Associated Infections $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Infection prevention practices in neonatal intensive care units reporting to the National Healthcare Safety NetworkExternal \n
    Hocevar SN, Lessa FC, Gallagher L, Conover C, Gorwitz R, Iwamoto M.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1126-32.
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  2. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnelExternal \n
    Schaefer MK, Perz JF.
    Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jul;89(7):878-87.
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- Healthcare Economics $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Hospitalizations and associated costs in a population-based study of children with Down syndrome born in FloridaExternal \n
    Dawson AL, Cassell CH, Oster ME, Olney RS, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Correia J, Grosse SD.
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug 13.
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- Immunity and Immunization $\"RSS$ \n
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the 2012 Rhode Island health care worker influenza vaccination regulations: implementation process and vaccination coverageExternal \n