Issue 16, July 11, 2014

Each Tuesday, to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge, selected science clips will be posted here for the public health community. The focus is applied public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to improve health now.

1. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).
   • Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders
     1. Early autism detection: are we ready for routine screening?
        Al-Qabandi M, Gorter JW, Rosenbaum P.
        Pediatrics. 2011 Jul;128(1):e211-7.
        
     2. Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years - Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 sites, United States, 2010
        Baio J.
        MMWR Surveill Summ. 2014 Mar 28;63 Suppl 2:1-21.
        
     3. Changes in prevalence of parent-reported autism spectrum disorder in school-aged U.S. children: 2007 to 2011-2012
        Blumberg S, Bramlett M, Kogan M, Schieve LA, Jones J, Lu M.
        National Health Statistics Reports; no 65. 2013 .
        
     4. Epidemiologic studies of exposure to prenatal infection and risk of schizophrenia and autism
        Brown AS.
        Dev Neurobiol. 2012 Oct;72(10):1272-6.
        
     5. Genetic heritability and shared environmental factors among twin pairs with autism
        Hallmayer J, Cleveland S, Torres A, Phillips J, Cohen B, Torigoe T, Miller J, et al..
        Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Nov;68(11):1095-102.
        
     6. Autism
        Lai MC, Lombardo MV, Baron-Cohen S.
        Lancet. 2014 Mar 8;383(9920):896-910.
        
     7. Autism spectrum disorders--a genetics review
        Miles JH.
        Genet Med. 2011 Apr;13(4):278-94.
        
     8. Validation of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers, revised with follow-up (M-CHAT-R/F)
        Robins DL, Casagrande K, Barton M, Chen CM, Dumont-Mathieu T, Fein D.
        Pediatrics. 2014 Jan;133(1):37-45.
        
     9. Environmental toxicants and autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review
        Rossignol DA, Genuis SJ, Frye RE.
        Transl Psychiatry. 2014 ;4:e360.
        
     10. Advancing maternal age is associated with increasing risk for autism: a review and meta-analysis
         Sandin S, Hultman CM, Kolevzon A, Gross R, MacCabe JH, Reichenberg A.
         J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 May;51(5):477-486.e1.
         
     11. The study to explore early development (SEED): a multisite epidemiologic study of autism by the Centers for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE) network
         Schendel DE, Diguiseppi C, Croen LA, Fallin MD, Reed PL, Schieve LA, Wiggins LD, et al..
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Oct;42(10):2121-40.
         
     12. Have secular changes in perinatal risk factors contributed to the recent autism prevalence increase? Development and application of a mathematical assessment model
         Schieve LA, Rice C, Devine O, Maenner MJ, Lee LC, Fitzgerald R, Wingate MS, et al..
         Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Dec;21(12):930-45.
         
     13. Evidence-based practices for children, youth, and young adults with autism spectrum disorder
         Wong C, Odom S, Hume D, Cox A, Fettig A, Kucharczyk S, Brock M, et al..
         . 2013 .
         
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     14. The Mississippi Delta Cardiovascular Health Examination Survey: study design and methods
         Short VL, Ivory-Walls T, Smith L, Loustalot F.
         Epidemiol Res Int. 2014 ;2014(861461).
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     15. A systematic review of interventions for reducing HIV risk behaviors among people living with HIV in the United States, 1988-2012
         Crepaz N, Tungol-Ashmon MV, Higa DH, Vosburgh W, Mullins MM, Barham T, Adegbite A, DeLuca JB, Sipe TA, White CM, Baack BN, Lyles CM.
         AIDS. 2014 ;28(5):633-656.
         
     16. Optimism and education buffer the effects of syndemic conditions on HIV status among African American men who have sex with men
         O'Leary A, Jemmott JB, Stevens R, Rutledge SE, Icard LD.
         AIDS Behav. 2014 Apr 6.
         
     17. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, immunity and susceptibility among nen who have sex with men (MSM), Los Angeles County, USA
         Pitasi MA, Bingham TA, Sey EK, Smith AJ, Teshale EH.
         AIDS Behav. 2014 Apr;18 Suppl 3:248-55.
         
     18. Decline in tuberculosis among Mexico-born persons in the United States, 2000-2010
         Baker BJ, Jeffries CD, Moonan PK.
         Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014 Apr 7.
         
     19. Chronic hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003 to 2010
         Denniston MM, Jiles RB, Drobeniuc J, Klevens RM, Ward JW, McQuillan GM, Holmberg SD.
         Ann Intern Med. 2014 Mar;160(5):293-+.
         
     20. Mutations within the rplD gene of linezolid-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated in the United States
         Dong W, Chochua S, McGee L, Jackson D, Klugman KP, Vidal JE.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Apr;58(4):2459-62.
         
     21. Antiviral susceptibility of variant influenza A(H3N2)v viruses isolated in the United States from 2011 to 2013
         Sleeman K, Mishin VP, Guo Z, Garten RJ, Balish A, Fry AM, Villanueva J, Stevens J, Gubareva LV.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Apr;58(4):2045-51.
         
     22. Varicella zoster virus in American Samoa: seroprevalence and predictive value of varicella disease history in elementary and college students
         Mahamud A, Leung J, Masunu-Faleafaga Y, Teshale E, Williams R, Dulski T, Thieme M, Garcia P, Schmid DS, Bialek SR.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2014 May;142(5):1002-7.
         
     23. Risk for HIV following a diagnosis of syphilis, gonorrhoea or chlamydia: 328,456 women in Florida, 2000-2011
         Peterman TA, Newman DR, Maddox L, Schmitt K, Shiver S.
         Int J STD AIDS. 2014 Apr 8.
         
     24. Estimating number of diagnosed persons living with HIV in the United States engaged in unprotected serodiscordant risk behavior with unsuppressed viral load
         Holtgrave DR, Hall HI, Des Jarlais DC, Mizuno Y, Purcell DW.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Mar 1;65(3):e125-8.
         
     25. Unplanned pregnancies among HIV-infected women in care - United States
         Sutton MY, Patel R, Frazier EL.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Mar 1;65(3):350-8.
         
     26. Cumulative risk of chlamydial infection among young women in Florida, 2000-2011
         Peterman TA, Newman DR, Torrone E, Schmitt K, Shiver S.
         J Adolesc Health. 2014 Apr 3.
         
     27. Characterization of chronic hepatitis B cases among foreign-born persons in six population-based surveillance sites, United States 2001-2010
         Liu SJ, Iqbal K, Shallow S, Speers S, Rizzo E, Gerard K, Poissant T, Klevens RM.
         J Immigr Minor Health. 2014 Apr 5.
         
     28. Measles outbreak associated with adopted children from China - Missouri, Minnesota, and Washington, July 2013
         Nyangoma EN, Olson CK, Benoit SR, Bos J, Debolt C, Kay M, Rietberg K, Tasslimi A, Baker D, Feng X, Lippold S, Blumensaadt S, Schembri C, Vang A, Burke H, Wallace G, Zhou W.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Apr 11;63(14):301-4.
         
     29. Factors associated with uptake of HIV test results in a nationally representative population-based AIDS indicator survey
         Mwangi M, Kellogg TA, Dadabhai SS, Bunnell R, Baltazar G, Ngare C, K'Opiyo G, Mburu M, Kim AA.
         Open AIDS J. 2014 ;8:7-16.
         
     30. Using tuberculosis patient characteristics to predict future cases with matching genotype results
         Oeltmann JE, Click ES, Moonan PK.
         Public Health Action. 2014 March;4(1):47-52.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     31. Sunguru virus: a novel virus in the family Rhabdoviridae isolated from a chicken in northwestern Uganda
         Ledermann JP, Zeidner N, Borland EM, Mutebi JP, Lanciotti RS, Miller BR, Lutwama JJ, Tendo JM, Andama V, Powers AM.
         J Gen Virol. 2014 Apr 9.
         
   • Environmental Health
     32. Time trends of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in New York city from 2001 to 2012: assessed by repeat air and urine samples
         Jung KH, Liu B, Lovinsky-Desir S, Yan B, Camann D, Sjodin A, Li Z, Perera F, Kinney P, Chillrud S, Miller RL.
         Environ Res. 2014 Apr 4;131c:95-103.
         
     33. Plasma polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations and immune function in postmenopausal women
         Spector JT, De Roos AJ, Ulrich CM, Sheppard L, Sjodin A, Wener MH, Wood B, McTiernan A.
         Environ Res. 2014 Apr 7;131c:174-180.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     34. Comparing study populations of men who have sex with men: evaluating consistency within repeat studies and across studies in the Seattle area using different recruitment methodologies
         Burt RD, Oster AM, Golden MR, Thiede H.
         AIDS Behav. 2014 Apr;18 Suppl 3:370-81.
         
     35. Revised surveillance case definition for HIV infection - United States, 2014
         Selik RM, Mokotoff ED, Branson B, Owen SM, Whitmore S, Hall HI.
         MMWR Recomm Rep. 2014 Apr 11;63(Rr-03):1-10.
         
   • Health Disparities
     36. Characteristics of uninsured low-income adults in states expanding vs not expanding Medicaid
         Decker SL, Kenney GM, Long SK.
         JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Apr 7.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     37. Clostridium difficile infection among children across diverse US geographic locations
         Wendt JM, Cohen JA, Mu Y, Dumyati GK, Dunn JR, Holzbauer SM, Winston LG, Johnston HL, Meek JI, Farley MM, Wilson LE, Phipps EC, Beldavs ZG, Gerding DN, McDonald LC, Gould CV, Lessa FC.
         Pediatrics. 2014 Apr;133(4):651-8.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     38. Impact of a targeted typhoid vaccination campaign following Cyclone Tomas, Republic of Fiji, 2010
         Scobie HM, Nilles E, Kama M, Kool JL, Mintz E, Wannemuehler KA, Hyde TB, Dawainavesi A, Singh S, Korovou S, Jenkins K, Date K.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Apr 7.
         
     39. Military healthcare providers reporting of adverse events following immunizations to the vaccine adverse event reporting system
         Li R, McNeil MM, Pickering S, Pemberton MR, Duran LL, Collins LC, Nelson MR, Engler RJ.
         Mil Med. 2014 Apr;179(4):435-41.
         
     40. Economic evaluation of the routine childhood immunization program in the United States, 2009
         Zhou F, Shefer A, Wenger J, Messonnier M, Wang LY, Lopez A, Moore M, Murphy TV, Cortese M, Rodewald L.
         Pediatrics. 2014 Apr;133(4):577-85.
         
     41. Safety and immunogenicity of a plant-produced recombinant monomer hemagglutinin-based influenza vaccine derived from influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus: a Phase 1 dose-escalation study in healthy adults
         Cummings JF, Guerrero ML, Moon JE, Waterman P, Nielsen RK, Jefferson S, Gross FL, Hancock K, Katz JM, Yusibov V.
         Vaccine. 2014 Apr 17;32(19):2251-9.
         
   • Informatics
     42. Reducing communication delays and improving quality of care with a tuberculosis laboratory information system in resource poor environments: a cluster randomized controlled trial
         Blaya JA, Shin SS, Yagui M, Contreras C, Cegielski P, Yale G, Suarez C, Asencios L, Bayona J, Kim J, Fraser HS.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(4):e90110.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     43. Non-human primate models of hormonal contraception and HIV
         McNicholl JM, Henning TC, Vishwanathan SA, Kersh EN.
         Am J Reprod Immunol. 2014 Apr 10.
         
     44. Evaluation of a latex agglutination assay for the identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei
         Duval BD, Elrod MG, Gee JE, Chantratita N, Tandhavanant S, Limmathurotsakul D, Hoffmaster AR.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Apr 7.
         
     45. Quantification of 21 metabolites of methylnaphthalenes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human urine
         Li Z, Romanoff LC, Trinidad DA, Pittman EN, Hilton D, Hubbard K, Carmichael H, Parker J, Calafat AM, Sjodin A.
         Anal Bioanal Chem. 2014 Apr 9.
         
     46. Multilaboratory study of epidemiological cutoff values for detection of resistance in eight Candida species to fluconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole
         Espinel-Ingroff A, Pfaller MA, Bustamante B, Canton E, Fothergill A, Fuller J, Gonzalez GM, Lass-Florl C, Lockhart SR, Martin-Mazuelos E, Meis JF, Melhem MS, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Pelaez T, Szeszs MW, St-Germain G, Bonfietti LX, Guarro J, Turnidge J.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Apr;58(4):2006-12.
         
     47. High-throughput, luciferase-based reverse genetics systems for identifying inhibitors of Marburg and Ebola viruses
         Uebelhoer LS, Albarino CG, McMullan LK, Chakrabarti AK, Vincent JP, Nichol ST, Towner JS.
         Antiviral Res. 2014 Apr 5.
         
     48. Alternative splice forms of CTLA-4 induced by antisense mediated splice-switching influences autoimmune diabetes susceptibility in NOD mice
         Mourich DV, Oda SK, Schnell FJ, Crumley SL, Hauck LL, Moentenich CA, Marshall NB, Hinrichs DJ, Iversen PL.
         Nucleic Acid Ther. 2014 Apr;24(2):114-26.
         
     49. Normal laboratory reference intervals among healthy adults screened for a HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis clinical trial in Botswana
         Segolodi TM, Henderson FL, Rose CE, Turner KT, Zeh C, Fonjungo PN, Niska R, Hart C, Paxton LA.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(4):e93034.
         
     50. Comparison of fecal occult blood tests for colorectal cancer screening in an Alaska Native population with high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection, 2008-2012
         Redwood D, Provost E, Asay E, Roberts D, Haverkamp D, Perdue D, Bruce MG, Sacco F, Espey D.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 ;11:E56.
         
     51. Continuous sequential boundaries for vaccine safety surveillance
         Li R, Stewart B, Weintraub E, McNeil MM.
         ScientificWorldJournal. 2014 Apr 1.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     52. Brief interventions for illicit drug use among peripartum women
         Farr SL, Hutchings YL, Ondersma SJ, Creanga AA.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Apr 7.
         
     53. Vital Signs: births to teens aged 15-17 years - United States, 1991-2012
         Cox S, Pazol K, Warner L, Romero L, Spitz A, Gavin L, Barfield W.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Apr 11;63(14):312-8.
         
   • Military Medicine and Health
     54. Emergency department predictors of posttraumatic stress reduction for trauma-exposed individuals with and without an early intervention
         Price M, Kearns M, Houry D, Rothbaum BO.
         J Consult Clin Psychol. 2014 Apr;82(2):336-41.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     55. Genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex class I and class II genes are associated with diisocyanate-induced asthma
         Yucesoy B, Johnson VJ, Lummus ZL, Kashon ML, Rao M, Bannerman-Thompson H, Frye B, Wang W, Gautrin D, Cartier A, Boulet LP, Sastre J, Quirce S, Tarlo SM, Germolec DR, Luster MI, Bernstein DI.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2014 Apr;56(4):382-7.
         
     56. Respiratory manganese particle size, time-course and neurobehavioral outcomes in workers at a manganese alloy production plant
         Park RM, Bouchard MF, Baldwin M, Bowler R, Mergler D.
         Neurotoxicology. 2014 Apr 7.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     57. Maintenance and repair injuries in US mining
         Pollard J, Heberger J, Dempsey PG.
         J Qual Mainten Eng. 2014 ;20(1):20-31.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     58. Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in the United States 2009-2010 and comparison with the past two decades
         Jones JL, Kruszon-Moran D, Rivera H, Price C, Wilkins PP.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Apr 7.
         
     59. Regional variation in the correlation of antibody and T-cell responses to Trypanosoma cruzi
         Martin DL, Marks M, Galdos-Cardenas G, Gilman RH, Goodhew B, Ferrufino L, Halperin A, Sanchez G, Verastegui M, Escalante P, Naquira C, Levy MZ, Bern C.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Apr 7.
         
   • Zoonoses
     60. U.S. healthcare providers' experience with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases
         Brett ME, Hinckley AF, Zielinski-Gutierrez EC, Mead PS.
         Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2014 Apr 5.
         
   
   

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