CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 39, September 29, 2015

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).

   • Global Health

     1. Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005): Report of the Review Committee on Second Extensions for Establishing National Public Health Capacities and on IHR Implementation [PDF - 1 page]
        World Health Organization. 2014.
        
     2. Global Health Security Agenda and the International Health Regulations: moving forward
        Katz R, Sorrell EM, Kornblet SA, Fischer JE.
        Biosecur Bioterror. 2014 Sep-Oct;12(5):231-8.
        
     3. Investing in a safer United States: what is global health security and why does it matter?
        Miller R, Dowell F.
        Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2012.
        
     4. International Health Regulations - what gets measured gets done
        Ijaz K, Kasowski E, Arthur RR, Angulo FJ, Dowell SF.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;18(7):1054-7.
        
     5. Safer countries through global health security
        Frieden TR, Tappero JW, Dowell SF, Hien NT, Guillaume FD, Aceng JR.
        Lancet. 2014 Mar 1;383(9919):764-6.
        
     6. Global health security: the wider lessons from the west African ebola virus disease epidemic
        Heymann DL, Chen L, Takemi K, Fidler DP, Tappero JW, Thomas MJ, Kenyon TA, Frieden TR, et al .
        Lancet. 2015 May 9;385(9980):1884-901.
        
     7. Health-care worker mortality and the legacy of the Ebola epidemic
        Evans DK, Goldstein M, Popova A.
        Lancet Glob Health. 2015 Aug;3(8):e439-40.
        
     8. The cost of Ebola
        Mullan Z.
        Lancet Glob Health. 2015 Aug;3(8):e423.
        
     9. Rapidly building global health security capacity - Uganda demonstration project, 2013
        Borchert JN, Tappero JW, Downing R, Shoemaker T, Behumbiize P, Aceng J, Makumbi I, et al .
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jan 31;63(4):73-6.
        
     10. Strengthening global health security capacity - Vietnam demonstration project, 2013
         Tran PD, Vu LN, Nguyen HT, Phan LT, Lowe W, McConnell MS, Iademarco MF, Partridge JM, Kile JC, Do T, Nadol PJ, Bui H, Vu D, Bond K, Nelson DB, Anderson L, Hunt KV, Smith N, Giannone P, Klena J, Beauvais D, Becknell K, Tappero JW, Dowell SF, Rzeszotarski P, Chu M, Kinkade C.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jan 31;63(4):77-80.
         
   
   

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

     11. Comorbidities, smoking status, and life expectancy among individuals eligible for lung cancer screening
         Howard DH, Richards TB, Bach PB, Kegler MC, Berg CJ.
         Cancer. 2015 Sep 15.
         
     12. Targeting persons with or at high risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by state-based surveillance
         Pleasants RA, Heidari K, Wheaton AG, Ohar JA, Strange C, Croft JB, Liao W, Mannino DM, Kraft M.
         COPD. 2015 Sep 14:1-10.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     13. Effects of integrated interventions on transmission risk and care continuum outcomes in persons living with HIV: meta-analysis, 1996-2014
         Crepaz N, Baack BN, Higa DH, Mullins MM.
         AIDS. 2015 Sep 13.
         
     14. Nonvolitional sex and HIV-related sexual risk behaviours among MSM in the United States
         Nasrullah M, Oraka E, Chavez PR, Valverde E, Dinenno E.
         AIDS. 2015 Aug 24;29(13):1673-80.
         
     15. Correlates of seroadaptation strategies among black men who have sex with men (MSM) in 4 US cities
         Wilton L, Koblin B, Nandi V, Xu G, Latkin C, Seal D, Flores SA, Spikes P.
         AIDS Behav. 2015 Sep 12.
         
     16. High prevalence of low bone mineral density and substantial bone loss over 4 years among HIV-infected persons in the era of modern antiretroviral therapy
         Escota GV, Mondy K, Bush T, Conley L, Brooks JT, Onen N, Patel P, Kojic EM, Henry K, Hammer J, Wood KC, Lichtenstein KA, Overton ET.
         AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2015 Sep 14.
         
     17. HIV testing and HIV service delivery to populations at high risk attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in the United States, 2011-2013
         Seth P, Wang G, Sizemore E, Hogben M.
         Am J Public Health. 2015 Sep 17:e1-e8.
         
     18. Notification following new positive HIV test results
         Huang YA, Hutchinson AB, Hollis ND, Sansom SL.
         Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Sep 16.
         
     19. Cost-effectiveness of frequent HIV testing of high risk populations in the United States
         Hutchinson AB, Farnham PG, Sansom SL, Yaylali E, Mermin JH.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Sep 8.
         
     20. Outcomes of a comprehensive youth program for HIV-infected adolescents in Thailand
         Chokephaibulkit K, Tarugsa J, Lolekha R, Leowsrisook P, Manaboriboon B, Naiwatanakul T, Punpanich W, Nuchanard W, Pattanasin S, Boon-Yasidhi V.
         J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2015 Aug 22.
         
     21. Latent tuberculosis infection among immigrant and refugee children arriving in the United States: 2010
         Taylor EM, Painter J, Posey DL, Zhou W, Shetty S.
         J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Sep 12.
         
     22. Case-ascertained study of household transmission of seasonal influenza - South Africa, 2013
         Iyengar P, von Mollendorf C, Tempia S, Moerdyk A, Valley-Omar Z, Hellferscee O, Martinson N, Chhagan M, McMorrow M, Gambhir M, Cauchemez S, Variava E, Masonoke K, Cohen AL, Cohen C.
         J Infect. 2015 Sep 11.
         
     23. Children with chronic hepatitis B in the United States and Canada
         Schwarz KB, Cloonan YK, Ling SC, Murray KF, Rodriguez-Baez N, Schwarzenberg SJ, Teckman J, Ganova-Raeva L, Rosenthal P.
         J Pediatr. 2015 Sep 7.
         
     24. Glycosylation analysis of engineered H3N2 influenza A virus hemagglutinins with sequentially added historically relevant glycosylation sites
         An Y, McCullers JA, Alymova I, Parsons LM, Cipollo JF.
         J Proteome Res. 2015 Sep 4;14(9):3957-69.
         
     25. Challenges and key research questions for yaws eradication
         Marks M, Mitja O, Vestergaard LS, Pillay A, Knauf S, Chen CY, Bassat Q, Martin DL, Fegan D, Taleo F, Kool J, Lukehart S, Emerson PM, Solomon AW, Ye T, Ballard RC, Mabey DC, Asiedu KB.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 8.
         
     26. A pregnant patient with Ebola virus disease
         Oduyebo T, Pineda D, Lamin M, Leung A, Corbett C, Jamieson DJ.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Sep 14.
         
     27. Population-based surveillance of Neisseria meningitidis antimicrobial resistance in the United States
         Harcourt BH, Anderson RD, Wu HM, Cohn AC, MacNeil JR, Taylor TH, Wang X, Clark TA, Messonnier NE, Mayer LW.
         Open Forum Infect Dis. 2015 Sep;2(3):ofv117.
         
     28. The unrecognized burden of influenza in young Kenyan children, 2008-2012
         McMorrow ML, Emukule GO, Njuguna HN, Bigogo G, Montgomery JM, Nyawanda B, Audi A, Breiman RF, Katz MA, Cosmas L, Waiboci LW, Duque J, Widdowson MA, Mott JA.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(9):e0138272.
         
     29. Systems approaches to improving rates of extragenital chlamydia and gonorrhea screening among men who have sex with men engaged in human immunodeficiency virus care
         Bernstein KT.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Oct;42(10):599-600.
         
     30. Use of expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted diseases in college and university health centers in the United States, 2011-2012
         Cramer R, Martinez N, Roberts C, Habel MA, Leino EV, Leichliter JS.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Oct;42(10):580-4.
         
     31. Impact of a brief intervention for substance use on acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases including HIV: findings from an urban sexually transmitted disease clinic population
         Rogers M, Johnson K, Yu J, Cuoco L, Blank S.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Oct;42(10):569-74.
         
     32. Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers in Kisumu, Kenya
         Agaya J, Nnadi CD, Odhiambo J, Obonyo C, Obiero V, Lipke V, Okeyo E, Cain K, Oeltmann JE.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Sep 16.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     33. Who's at risk when the power goes out? The at-home electricity-dependent population in the United States, 2012
         Molinari NA, Chen B, Krishna N, Morris T.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2015 Sep 10.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     34. Assessing carbon dioxide and synthetic lure-baited traps for dengue and chikungunya vector surveillance
         Harwood JF, Arimoto H, Nunn P, Richardson AG, Obenauer PJ.
         J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Sep;31(3):242-7.
         
     35. Schools as potential risk sites for vector-borne disease transmission: mosquito vectors in rural schools in two municipalities in Colombia
         Olano VA, Matiz MI, Lenhart A, Cabezas L, Vargas SL, Jaramillo JF, Sarmiento D, Alexander N, Stenstrom TA, Overgaard HJ.
         J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Sep;31(3):212-22.
         
     36. Community-effectiveness of temephos for dengue vector control: a systematic literature review
         George L, Lenhart A, Toledo J, Lazaro A, Han WW, Velayudhan R, Runge Ranzinger S, Horstick O.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Sep;9(9):e0004006.
         

   • Environmental Health

     37. Evaluation of contaminated drinking water and male breast cancer at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: a case control study
         Ruckart PZ, Bove FJ, Shanley E, Maslia M.
         Environ Health. 2015 ;14(1):74.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     38. Validity of the WHO cutoffs for biologically implausible values of weight, height, and BMI in children and adolescents in NHANES from 1999 through 2012
         Freedman DS, Lawman HG, Skinner AC, McGuire LC, Allison DB, Ogden CL.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Sep 16.
         

   • Food Safety

     39. A qualitative inquiry about pruno, an illicit alcoholic beverage linked to botulism outbreaks in United States prisons
         Walters MS, Sreenivasan N, Person B, Shew M, Wheeler D, Hall J, Bogdanow L, Leniek K, Rao A.
         Am J Public Health. 2015 Sep 17:e1-e6.
         
     40. Outbreak of botulism after consumption of illicit prison-brewed alcohol in a maximum security prison - Arizona, 2012
         Yasmin S, Adams L, Briggs G, Weiss J, Bisgard K, Anderson S, Tsang C, Henke E, Vasiq M, Komatsu K.
         J Correct Health Care. 2015 Oct;21(4):327-34.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     41. Limited genomic divergence between intraspecific forms of culex pipiens under different ecological pressures
         Gomes B, Wilding CS, Weetman D, Sousa CA, Novo MT, Savage HM, Almeida AP, Pinto J, Donnelly MJ.
         BMC Evol Biol. 2015 ;15(1):197.
         
     42. Evaluation of selected Borrelia burgdorferi lp54 encoded gene products expressed during mammalian infection as antigens to improve serodiagnostic testing for early Lyme disease
         Weiner ZP, Crew RM, Brandt KS, Ullmann AJ, Schriefer ME, Molins CR, Gilmore RD.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2015 Sep 16.
         
     43. Complete genome sequences of three Neisseria gonorrhoeae laboratory reference strains, determined using PacBio single-molecule real-time technology
         Abrams A, Trees D, Nicholas RA.
         Genome Announc. 2015 ;3(5).
         
     44. Genomic analysis, phenotype, and virulence of the historical Brazilian smallpox vaccine strain IOC: implications for the origins and evolutionary relationships of vaccinia virus
         Medaglia ML, Moussatche N, Nitsche A, Dabrowski PW, Li Y, Damon IK, Lucas CG, Arruda LB, Damaso CR.
         J Virol. 2015 Sep 16.
         
     45. Regulation of viral RNA synthesis by the V protein of parainfluenza virus 5
         Yang Y, Zengel J, Sun M, Sleeman K, Timani KA, Aligo J, Rota P, Wu J, He B.
         J Virol. 2015 Sep 16.
         
     46. Longitudinal detection and persistence of minority drug-resistant populations and their effect on salvage therapy
         Nishizawa M, Matsuda M, Hattori J, Shiino T, Matano T, Heneine W, Johnson JA, Sugiura W.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(9):e0135941.
         

   • Global Health

     47. Anticipated job benefits, career aspiration, and generalized self-efficacy as predictors for migration and decision-making
         Hoppe A, Fujishiro K.
         Int J Intercult Relat. 2015 Jul;47:13-27.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     48. Three Cs of translating evidence-based programs for youth and families to practice settings
         Freire KE, Perkinson L, Morrel-Samuels S, Zimmerman MA.
         New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2015 Sep;2015(149):25-39.
         

   • Health Disparities

     49. Racial and ethnic differences in human papillomavirus positivity and risk factors among low-income women in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States
         Lin L, Benard VB, Greek A, Hawkins NA, Roland KB, Saraiya M.
         Prev Med. 2015 Sep 9.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     50. Estimating the total annual direct cost of providing sexually transmitted infection and HIV testing and counseling for men who have sex with men in the United States
         Owusu-Edusei K, Gift TL, Patton ME, Johnson DB, Valentine JA.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Oct;42(10):586-9.
         
     51. Effect of price changes in little cigars and cigarettes on little cigar sales: USA, Q4 2011-Q4 2013
         Gammon DG, Loomis BR, Dench DL, King BA, Fulmer EB, Rogers T.
         Tob Control. 2015 Sep 10.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     52. Strain features and distributions in pneumococci from children with invasive disease before and after 13 valent conjugate vaccine implementation in the United States
         Metcalf BJ, Gertz RE, Gladstone RA, Walker H, Sherwood LK, Jackson D, Li Z, Law C, Hawkins PA, Chochua S, Sheth M, Rayamajhi N, Bentley SD, Kim L, Whitney CG, McGee L, Beall B.
         Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Sep 9.
         
     53. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's public health response to monitoring Tdap safety in pregnant women in the United States
         Moro PL, McNeil MM, Sukumaran L, Broder KR.
         Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2015 Sep 17:1-8.
         
     54. An elaboration of theory about preventing outbreaks in homogeneous populations to include heterogeneity or preferential mixing
         Feng Z, Hill AN, Smith PJ, Glasser JW.
         J Theor Biol. 2015 Sep 13.
         
     55. Preexisting immunity, more than aging, influences influenza vaccine responses
         Reber AJ, Kim JH, Biber R, Talbot HK, Coleman LA, Chirkova T, Gross FL, Steward-Clark E, Cao W, Jefferson S, Veguilla V, Gillis E, Meece J, Bai Y, Tatum H, Hancock K, Stevens J, Spencer S, Chen J, Gargiullo P, Braun E, Griffin MR, Sundaram M, Belongia EA, Shay DK, Katz JM, Sambhara S.
         Open Forum Infect Dis. 2015 Apr;2(2).
         
     56. Pneumococcal vaccination coverage among persons >/=65 years - United States, 2013
         O'Halloran AC, Lu PJ, Pilishvili T.
         Vaccine. 2015 Sep 12.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     57. Evaluation of nine HIV rapid test kits to develop a national HIV testing algorithm in Nigeria
         Bassey O, Bond K, Adedeji A, Oke O, Abubakar A, Yakubu K, Jelpe T, Akintunde E, Ikani P, Ogundiran A, Onoja A, Kawu I, Ikwulono G, Saliu I, Nwanyawu O, Deyde V.
         Afr J Lab Med. 2015 ;4(1).
         
     58. Building laboratory capacity to support HIV care in Nigeria: Harvard/APIN PEPFAR, 2004-2012
         Hamel DJ, Sankale JL, Samuels JO, Sarr AD, Chaplin B, Ofuche E, Meloni ST, Okonkwo P, Kanki PJ.
         Afr J Lab Med. 2015 ;4(1).
         
     59. Comparison of monkeypox virus clade kinetics and pathology within the prairie dog animal model using a serial sacrifice study design
         Hutson CL, Carroll DS, Gallardo-Romero N, Drew C, Zaki SR, Nagy T, Hughes C, Olson VA, Sanders J, Patel N, Smith SK, Keckler MS, Karem K, Damon IK.
         Biomed Res Int. 2015 ;2015:965710.
         
     60. IL-10 modulates antigen presentation by dendritic cells through regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome assembly during Chlamydia infection
         Omosun Y, McKeithen D, Ryans K, Kibakaya C, Blas-Machado U, Li D, Singh R, Inoue K, Xiong ZG, Eko F, Black C, Igietseme J, He Q.
         Infect Immun. 2015 Sep 14.
         
     61. A comparison of carbon dioxide sources for mosquito capture in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention light traps on the Florida Gulf Coast
         Hoel DF, Dunford JC, Kline DL, Irish SR, Weber M, Richardson AG, Doud CW, Wirtz RA.
         J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Sep;31(3):248-57.
         
     62. Comparison of FilmArray and quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase PCR for detection of Zaire Ebolavirus from contrived and clinical specimens
         Southern TR, Racsa LD, Albarino CG, Fey PD, Hinrichs SH, Murphy CN, Herrera VL, Sambol AR, Hill CE, Ryan EL, Kraft CS, Campbell S, Sealy TK, Schuh A, Ritchie JC, Lyon GM, Mehta AK, Varkey JB, Ribner BS, Brantly KP, Stroher U, Iwen PC, Burd EM.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Sep;53(9):2956-60.
         
     63. Analytical evaluation of nine serological assays for diagnosis of syphilis
         Malm K, Andersson S, Fredlund H, Norrgren H, Biague A, Mansson F, Ballard R, Unemo M.
         J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015 Sep 14.
         
     64. Amino acid starvation induced by protease inhibition produces differential alterations in redox status and the thiol proteome in organogenesis-stage rat embryos and visceral yolk sacs
         Harris C, Jilek JL, Sant KE, Pohl J, Reed M, Hansen JM.
         J Nutr Biochem. 2015 Aug 12.
         
     65. Replacement of filters for respirable quartz measurement in coal mine dust by infrared spectroscopy
         Farcas D, Lee T, Chisholm WP, Soo JC, Harper M.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Sep 16.
         
     66. Inhalation exposure to carbon nanotubes (CNT) and carbon nanofibers (CNF): methodology and dosimetry
         Oberdorster G, Castranova V, Asgharian B, Sayre P.
         J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2015 ;18(3-4):121-212.
         
     67. Measurement of impulse peak insertion loss from two acoustic test fixtures and four hearing protector conditions with an acoustic shock tube
         Murphy WJ, Fackler CJ, Berger EH, Shaw PB, Stergar M.
         Noise Health. 2015 Sep-Oct;17(78):364-73.
         
     68. Mass spectrometric detection of bacterial protein toxins and their enzymatic activity
         Kalb SR, Boyer AE, Barr JR.
         Toxins. 2015 ;7(9):3497-3511.
         
     69. Characterization of Puerto Rican West Nile virus isolates in mice
         Caraballo EV, Hunsperger E, Martinez I.
         Virol J. 2015 ;12(1):137.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     70. Heptadecanoylcarnitine (C17) a novel candidate biomarker for newborn screening of propionic and methylmalonic acidemias
         Malvagia S, Haynes CA, Grisotto L, Ombrone D, Funghini S, Moretti E, McGreevy KS, Biggeri A, Guerrini R, Yahyaoui R, Garg U, Seeterlin M, Chace D, De Jesus VR, la Marca G.
         Clin Chim Acta. 2015 Sep 11.
         
     71. Birth prevalence of selected external structural birth defects at four hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2011-2012
         Kishimba RS, Mpembeni R, Mghamba JM, Goodman D, Valencia D.
         J Glob Health. 2015 Dec;5(2):020411.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     72. Adolescent student use of school-based salad bars
         Andersen L, Myers L, O'Malley K, Mundorf AR, Harris DM, Johnson CC.
         J Sch Health. 2015 Oct;85(10):722-7.
         
     73. The relationship between livestock ownership and child stunting in three countries in Eastern Africa using national survey data
         Mosites EM, Rabinowitz PM, Thumbi SM, Montgomery JM, Palmer GH, May S, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Neuhouser ML, Walson JL.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(9):e0136686.
         
     74. Networking to improve nutrition policy research
         Kim SA, Blanck HM, Cradock A, Gortmaker S.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E148.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     75. Undocumented status as a social determinant of occupational safety and health: the workers' perspective
         Flynn MA, Eggerth DE, Jacobson CJ.
         Am J Ind Med. 2015 .
         
     76. Trends of occupational fatalities involving machines, United States, 1992-2010
         Marsh SM, Fosbroke DE.
         Am J Ind Med. 2015 Sep 11.
         
     77. Use of pooled samples to assess human exposure to parabens, benzophenone-3 and triclosan in Queensland, Australia
         Heffernan AL, Baduel C, Toms LM, Calafat A, M.e X, Hobson P, Broomhall S, Mueller JF.
         Environ Int. 2015 Sep 11;85:77-83.
         
     78. Clinician beliefs and attitudes regarding use of respiratory protective devices and surgical masks for influenza
         Pillai SK, Beekmann SE, Babcock HM, Pavia AT, Koonin LM, Polgreen PM.
         Health Secur. 2015 Jul-Aug;13(4):274-80.
         
     79. A review of isolation gowns in healthcare: fabric and gown properties
         Selcen Kilinc F.
         J Eng Fiber Fabr. 2015 ;10(3):180-190.
         
     80. Revisiting pneumatic nail gun trigger recommendations
         Albers J, Lowe B, Lipscomb H, Hudock S, Dement J, Evanoff B, Fullen M, Gillen M, Kaskutas V, Nolan J, Patterson D, Platner J, Pompeii L, Schoenfisch A.
         Prof Saf. 2015 Mar;60(4):30-33.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     81. Surveillance for the safety and effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine in patients with uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria in the USA: a descriptive analysis
         Gray AM, Arguin PM, Hamed K.
         Malar J. 2015 ;14(1):349.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     82. Withdrawal as pregnancy prevention and associated risk factors among US high school students: findings from the 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey
         Liddon N, O'Malley Olsen E, Carter M, Hatfield-Timajchy K.
         Contraception. 2015 Sep 9.
         

   • Statistics as Topic

     83. Weighted multilevel models: a case study
         West BT, Beer L, Gremel GW, Weiser J, Johnson CH, Garg S, Skarbinski J.
         Am J Public Health. 2015 Sep 17:e1-e2.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     84. Trends in the average age of quitting among U.S. adult cigarette smokers
         Schauer GL, Malarcher AM, Asman KJ.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Sep 8.
         
     85. Triple quad-ICP-MS measurement of toxic metals in mainstream cigarette smoke from Spectrum research cigarettes
         Pappas RS, Gray N, Gonzalez-Jimenez N, Fresquez M, Watson CH.
         J Anal Toxicol. 2015 Sep 10.
         
     86. The process of cessation among current tobacco smokers: a cross-sectional data analysis from 21 countries, Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2009-2013
         Mbulo L, Palipudi KM, Nelson-Blutcher G, Murty KS, Asma S.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E151.
         

   • Vital Statistics

     87. Investigating implausible gestational age and high birthweight combinations
         England LJ, Bulkley JE, Pazol K, Bruce FC, Kimes T, Berg CJ, Hornbrook MC, Callaghan WM.
         Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2015 Sep 14.
         

   • Zoonoses

     88. Fleas and flea-associated bartonella species in dogs and cats from Peru
         Rizzo MF, Billeter SA, Osikowicz L, Luna-Caipo DV, Caceres AG, Kosoy M.
         J Med Entomol. 2015 Sep 11.
         
     89. Transmission of H7N9 influenza viruses with a polymorphism at PB2 residue 627 in chickens and ferrets
         Luk GS, Leung CY, Sia SF, Choy KT, Zhou J, Ho CC, Cheung PP, Lee EF, Wai CK, Li PC, Ip SM, Poon LL, Lindsley WG, Peiris M, Yen HL.
         J Virol. 2015 Oct 1;89(19):9939-51.
         
     90. Probable and possible transfusion-transmitted dengue associated with NS1 antigen-negative but RNA confirmed-positive red blood cells
         Matos D, Tomashek KM, Perez-Padilla J, Mu?oz-Jord?n J, Hunsperger E, Horiuchi K, Noyd D, Winton C, Foster G, Lanteri M, Linnen JM, Stramer SL.
         Transfusion. 2015 .
         
   
   

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