CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 41, October 15, 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. Top Articles of the Week 

   
   Selected by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below.

   • Communicable Diseases

     • All-cause mortality and progression risks to hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma in patients infected with hepatitis C
       Xu F, Moorman AC, Tong X, Gordon SC, Rupp LB, Lu M, Teshale EH, Spradling PR, Boscarino JA, Trinacty CM, Schmidt MA, Holmberg SD.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 28.
       
     • Human infection with Ehrlichia muris-like pathogen, United States, 2007-2013
       Johnson DK, Schiffman EK, Davis JP, Neitzel DF, Sloan LM, Nicholson WL, Fritsche TR, Steward CR, Ray JA, Miller TK, Feist MA, Uphoff TS, Franson JJ, Livermore AL, Deedon AK, Theel ES, Pritt BS.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Oct;21(10):1794-9.
       
     • Trends in pertussis diagnostic testing in the United States, 1990-2012
       Faulkner AE, Skoff TH, Tondella ML, Cohn A, Clark TA, Martin SW.
       Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Sep 24.
       

   • Food Safety

     • Laboratory investigation of the first case of botulism caused by clostridium butyricum type E toxin in the United States
       Dykes JK, Luquez C, Raphael BH, McCroskey L, Maslanka SE.
       Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2015 ;53(10):3363-3365.
       

   • Health Economics

     • An economic analysis of poliovirus risk management policy options for 2013-2052
       Duintjer Tebbens RJ, Pallansch MA, Cochi SL, Wassilak SG, Thompson KM.
       BMC Infectious Diseases. 2015 .
       
     • Cost analysis of a novel HIV testing strategy in community pharmacies and retail clinics
       Lecher SL, Shrestha RK, Botts LW, Alvarez J, Moore JH, Thomas V, Weidle PJ.
       J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2015 Sep 1;55(5):488-92.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Impact of the US two-dose varicella vaccination program on the epidemiology of varicella outbreaks: data from nine states, 2005-2012
       Leung J, Lopez AS, Blostein J, Thayer N, Zipprich J, Clayton A, Buttery V, Andersen J, Thomas CA, Del Rosario M, Seetoo K, Woodall T, Wiseman R, Bialek SR.
       Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Oct;34(10):1105-9.
       
     • Generation and characterization of live attenuated influenza A(H7N9) candidate vaccine virus based on Russian donor of attenuation
       Shcherbik S, Pearce N, Balish A, Jones J, Thor S, Davis CT, Pearce M, Tumpey T, Cureton D, Chen LM, Villanueva J, Bousse TL.
       PLoS One. 2015 ;10(9):e0138951.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • Rickets and vitamin D deficiency in Alaska native children
       Singleton R, Lescher R, Gessner BD, Benson M, Bulkow L, Rosenfeld J, Thomas T, Holman RC, Haberling D, Bruce M, Bartholomew M, Tiesinga J.
       J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2015 ;28(7/8):815-823.
       
     • Hospitalizations and deaths because of respiratory and diarrheal diseases among Haitian children under five years of age, 2011-2013
       Vinekar K, Schaad N, Lucien MA, Leshem E, Oboho IK, Joseph G, Juin S, Dawood FS, Parashar U, Katz MA, Tohme RA.
       Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 ;34(10):e238-e243.
       

   • Parasitic Diseases

     • Perinatal screening for Chagas disease in southern Texas
       Edwards MS, Rench MA, Todd CW, Czaicki N, Steurer FJ, Bern C, Montgomery SP.
       J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Mar;4(1):67-70.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications 

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Combined hormonal contraceptive use among women with known dyslipidemias: a systematic review of critical safety outcomes
        Dragoman M, Curtis KM, Gaffield ME.
        Contraception. 2015 .
        
     2. Recent changes in attitudes of US adults toward people with epilepsy - results from the 2005 SummerStyles and 2013 FallStyles surveys
        Cui W, Kobau R, Zack MM, Buelow JM, Austin JK.
        Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Sep 23;52(Pt A):108-118.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     3. Identifying best practices for increasing linkage to, retention, and re-engagement in HIV medical care: findings from a systematic review, 1996-2014
        Higa DH, Crepaz N, Mullins MM.
        AIDS Behav. 2015 Sep 24.
        
     4. A blueprint to address research gaps in the development of biomarkers for pediatric tuberculosis
        Nicol MP, Gnanashanmugam D, Browning R, Click ES, Cuevas LE, Detjen A, Graham SM, Levin M, Makhene M, Nahid P, Perez-Velez CM, Reither K, Song R, Spiegel HM, Worrell C, Zar HJ, Walzl G.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 15;61Suppl 3:S164-72.
        
     5. Decreased Ebola transmission after rapid response to outbreaks in remote areas, Liberia, 2014
        Lindblade KA, Kateh F, Nagbe TK, Neatherlin JC, Pillai SK, Attfield KR, Dweh E, Barradas DT, Williams SG, Blackley DJ, Kirking HL, Patel MR, Dea M, Massoudi MS, Wannemuehler K, Barskey AE, Zarecki SL, Fomba M, Grube S, Belcher L, Broyles LN, Maxwell TN, Hagan JE, Yeoman K, Westercamp M, Forrester J, Mott J, Mahoney F, Slutsker L, DeCock KM, Nyenswah T.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Oct;21(10):1800-7.
        
     6. Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in US traveler returning from Mexico, 2014
        Cheng JW, Hayden MK, Singh K, Heimler I, Gee JE, Proia L, Sha BE.
        Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2015 ;21(10):1884-1885.
        
     7. Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries
        Getahun H, Matteelli A, Abubakar I, Aziz MA, Baddeley A, Barreira D, Den Boon S, Borroto Gutierrez SM, Bruchfeld J, Burhan E, Cavalcante S, Cedillos R, Chaisson R, Chee CB, Chesire L, Corbett E, Dara M, Denholm J, de Vries G, Falzon D, Ford N, Gale-Rowe M, Gilpin C, Girardi E, Go UY, Govindasamy D, Grant AD, Grzemska M, Harris R, Horsburgh CR, Ismayilov A, Jaramillo E, Kik S, Kranzer K, Lienhardt C, LoBue P, Lonnroth K, Marks G, Menzies D, Migliori GB, Mosca D, Mukadi YD, Mwinga A, Nelson L, Nishikiori N, Oordt-Speets A, Rangaka MX, Reis A, Rotz L, Sandgren A, Sane Schepisi M, Schunemann HJ, Sharma SK, Sotgiu G, Stagg HR, Sterling TR, Tayeb T, Uplekar M, van der Werf MJ, Vandevelde W, van Kessel F, Van't Hoog A, Varma JK, Vezhnina N, Voniatis C, Vonk Noordegraaf-Schouten M, Weil D, Weyer K, Wilkinson RJ, Yoshiyama T, Zellweger JP, Raviglione M.
        Eur Respir J. 2015 Sep 24.
        
     8. Viral loads among HIV-infected persons diagnosed with primary and secondary syphilis in 4 US cities: New York City, Philadelphia, PA, Washington, DC, and Phoenix, AZ
        Taylor MM, Newman DR, Schillinger JA, Lewis FM, Furness B, Braunstein S, Mickey T, Skinner J, Eberhart M, Opoku J, Blank S, Peterman TA.
        J Acquired Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 ;70(2):179-185.
        
     9. Using standardized interpretation of chest radiographs to identify adults with bacterial pneumonia - Guatemala, 2007-2012
        Wortham JM, Gray J, Verani J, Contreras CL, Bernart C, Moscoso F, Moir JC, Reyes Marroquin EL, Castellan R, Arvelo W, Lindblade K, McCracken JP.
        PLoS One. 2015 ;10(7):e0133257.
        

   • Environmental Health

     11. Prenatal DDT and DDE exposure and child IQ in the CHAMACOS cohort
         Gaspar FW, Harley KG, Kogut K, Chevrier J, Mora AM, Sjodin A, Eskenazi B.
         Environ Int. 2015 Sep 25;85:206-212.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     12. Where to start: an evaluation of primary data-collection modes in an address-based sampling design
         Amaya A, Leclere F, Carris K, Liao Y.
         Public Opin Q. 2015 ;79(2):420-442.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     13. Structural and functional characterization of an ancient bacterial transglutaminase sheds light on the minimal requirements for protein cross-linking
         Fernandes CG, Placido D, Lousa D, Brito JA, Isidro A, Soares CM, Pohl J, Carrondo MA, Archer M, Henriques AO.
         Biochemistry. 2015 ;54(37):5723-5734.
         
     14. Development of a multilocus sequence typing system for medically relevant bipolaris species
         Pham CD, Purfield AE, Fader R, Pascoe N, Lockhart SR.
         . 2015 ;53(10):3239-3246.
         

   • Health Economics

     15. Did the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act affect dietary intake of low-income individuals?
         Waehrer G, Deb P, Decker SL.
         Econ Hum Biol. 2015 Aug 29;19:170-183.
         
     16. Medicaid provider reimbursement policy for adult immunizations
         Stewart AM, Lindley MC, Cox MA.
         Vaccine. 2015 Sep 21.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     17. Cluster of Cryptococcus neoformans infections in intensive care unit, Arkansas, USA, 2013
         Vallabhaneni S, Haselow D, Lloyd S, Lockhart S, Moulton-Meissner H, Lester L, Wheeler G, Gladden L, Garner K, Derado G, Park B, Harris JR.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Oct;21(10).
         

   • Immune System Disorders

     18. A toddler with rash, encephalopathy, and hemolytic anemia
         Smith C, Dutmer C, Schmid DS, Dishop MK, Bellini WJ, Gelfand EW, Asturias EJ.
         J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 May 28.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     19. Post-licensure surveillance of trivalent live-attenuated influenza vaccine in children aged 2-18 years, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, United States, July 2005-June 2012
         Haber P, Moro PL, Cano M, Vellozzi C, Lewis P, Woo EJ, Broder K.
         J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Sep;4(3):205-13.
         
     20. Impact of the maturing varicella vaccination program on varicella and related outcomes in the United States: 1994-2012
         Leung J, Harpaz R.
         J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Aug 12.
         
     21. Intussusception cases among children admitted to referral hospitals in Kenya, 2002-2013: implications for monitoring postlicensure safety of rotavirus vaccines in Africa
         Omore R, Osawa F, Musia J, Rha B, Ismail A, Kiulia NM, Moke F, Vulule J, Wainaina AM, Tole J, Machoki SM, Nuorti JP, Breiman RF, Parashar UD, Montgomery JM, Tate JE.
         J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Aug 25.
         
     22. Evaluating Ebola vaccine trials: insights from simulation
         Pulliam JR, Bellan SE, Gambhir M, Meyers LA, Dushoff J.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 ;15(10):1134.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     23. Collaborative effort for a centralized worldwide tuberculosis relational sequencing data platform
         Starks AM, Aviles E, Cirillo DM, Denkinger CM, Dolinger DL, Emerson C, Gallarda J, Hanna D, Kim PS, Liwski R, Miotto P, Schito M, Zignol M.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 15;61Suppl 3:S141-6.
         
     24. Utility of oral swab sampling for Ebola virus detection in Guinea pig model
         Spengler JR, Chakrabarti AK, Coleman-McCray JD, Martin BE, Nichol ST, Spiropoulou CF, Bird BH.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Oct;21(10):1816-9.
         
     25. Comparison of whole-genome sequencing and molecular-epidemiological techniques for Clostridium difficile strain typing
         Dominguez SR, Anderson LJ, Kotter CV, Littlehorn CA, Arms LE, Dowell E, Todd JK, Frank DN.
         J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Apr 23.
         
     26. The challenges of introducing routine G6PD testing into radical cure: a workshop report
         Ley B, Luter N, Espino FE, Devine A, Kalnoky M, Lubell Y, Thriemer K, Baird JK, Poirot E, Conan N, Kheong CC, Dysoley L, Khan WA, Dion-Berboso AG, Bancone G, Hwang J, Kumar R, Price RN, von Seidlein L, Domingo GJ.
         Malar J. 2015 ;14(1):377.
         
     27. GHSI emergency radionuclide bioassay laboratory network: summary of a recent exercise
         Li C, Ansari A, Bartizel C, Battisti P, Franck D, Gerstmann U, Giardina I, Guichet C, Hammond D, Hartmann M, Jones RL, Kim E, Ko R, Morhard R, Quayle D, Sadi B, Saunders D, Paquet F.
         Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2015 Sep 23.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     28. Development and implementation of the first national data quality standards for population-based birth defects surveillance programs in the United States health policies, systems and management in high-income countries
         Anderka M, Mai CT, Romitti PA, Copeland G, Isenburg J, Feldkamp ML, Krikov S, Rickard R, Olney RS, Canfield MA, Stanton C, Mosley B, Kirby RS.
         BMC Public Health. 2015 ;15(1).
         
     29. Progestogen-only contraceptive use among breastfeeding women: a systematic review
         Phillips SJ, Tepper NK, Kapp N, Nanda K, Temmerman M, Curtis KM.
         Contraception. 2015 Sep 24.
         
     30. Co-occurring exposure to perchlorate, nitrate and thiocyanate alters thyroid function in healthy pregnant women
         Horton MK, Blount BC, Valentin-Blasini L, Wapner R, Whyatt R, Gennings C, Factor-Litvak P.
         Environ Res. 2015 Sep 23;143(Pt A):1-9.
         
     31. Implementation and operational research: effect of integration of HIV care and treatment into antenatal care clinics on mother-to-child HIV transmission and maternal outcomes in Nyanza, Kenya: results From the SHAIP cluster randomized controlled trial
         Washington S, Owuor K, Turan JM, Steinfeld RL, Onono M, Shade SB, Bukusi EA, Ackers ML, Cohen CR.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Aug 15;69(5):e164-71.
         
     32. Examining parents' experiences and information needs regarding early identification of developmental delays: qualitative research to inform a public health campaign
         Raspa M, Levis DM, Kish-Doto J, Wallace I, Rice C, Barger B, Green KK, Wolf RB.
         J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2015 Oct;36(8):575-85.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     33. Construction of a job exposure matrix to dust, fluoride, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Norwegian aluminum industry using prediction models
         Soyseth V, Henneberger P, Virji MA, Bakke B, Kongerud J.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2015 Sep 25.
         
     34. Perspectives on the design of safer nanomaterials and manufacturing processes
         Geraci C, Heidel D, Sayes C, Hodson L, Schulte P, Eastlake A, Brenner S.
         Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 2015 ;17(9).
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     35. Optimizing intradermal administration of cryopreserved Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites in controlled human malaria infection
         Lyke KE, Laurens MB, Strauss K, Adams M, Billingsley PF, James E, Manoj A, Chakravarty S, Plowe CV, Li ML, Ruben A, Edelman R, Green M, Dube TJ, Sim BK, Hoffman SL.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Sep 28.
         
     36. Predictive value of school-aged children's schistosomiasis prevalence and egg intensity for other age groups in Western Kenya
         Mwinzi PN, Muchiri G, Wiegand RE, Omedo M, Abudho B, Karanja DM, Montgomery SP, Secor WE.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Sep 28.
         
     37. Clinical determinants of early parasitological response to ACTs in African patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a literature review and meta-analysis of individual patient data
         Abdulla S, Adam I, Adjei GO, Adjuik MA, Alemayehu B, Allan R, Arinaitwe E, Ashley EA, Ba MS, Barennes H, Barnes KI, Bassat Q, Baudin E, Berens-Riha N, Bjorkman A, Bompart F, Bonnet M, Borrmann S, Bousema T, Brasseur P, Bukirwa H, Checchi F, Dahal P, D'Alessandro U, Desai M, Dicko A, Djimde AA, Dorsey G, Doumbo OK, Drakeley CJ, Duparc S, Eshetu T, Espie E, Etard JF, Faiz AM, Falade CO, Fanello CI, Faucher JF, Faye B, Faye O, Filler S, Flegg JA, Fofana B, Fogg C, Gadalla NB, Gaye O, Genton B, Gething PW, Gil JP, Gonzalez R, Grandesso F, Greenhouse B, Greenwood B, Grivoyannis A, Guerin PJ, Guthmann JP, Hamed K, Hamour S, Hay SI, Hode EM, Humphreys GS, Hwang J, Ibrahim ML, Jima D, Jones JJ, Jullien V, Juma E, Kachur PS, Kager PA, Kamugisha E, Kamya MR, Karema C, Kayentao K, Kieche JR, Kironde F, Kofoed PE, Kremsner PG, Krishna S, Lameyre V, Lell B, Lima A, Makanga M, Malik EM, Marsh K, Martensson A, Massougbodji A, Menan H, Menard D, Menendez C, Mens PF, Meremikwu M, Moreira C, Nabasumba C, Nambozi M, Ndiaye JL, Ngasala BE, Nikiema F, Nsanzabana C, Ntoumi F, Oguike M, Ogutu BR, Olliaro P, Omar SA, Ouedraogo JB, Owusu-Agyei S, Penali LK, Pene M, Peshu J, Piola P, Plowe CV, Premji Z, Price RN, Randrianarivelojosia M, Rombo L, Roper C, Rosenthal PJ, Sagara I, Same-Ekobo A, Sawa P, Schallig HD, Schramm B, Seck A, Shekalaghe SA, Sibley CH, Sinou V, Sirima SB, Some FA, Sow D, Staedke SG, Stepniewska K, Sutherland CJ, Swarthout TD, Sylla K, Talisuna AO, Taylor WR, Temu EA, Thwing JI, Tine RC, Tinto H, Tommasini S, Toure OA, Ursing J, Vaillant MT, Valentini G, Van den Broek I, Vugt MV, Ward SA, Winstanley PA, Yavo W, Yeka A, Zolia YM, Zongo I, Wwarn Artemisinin based Combination Therapy Africa Baseline Study Group.
         BMC Medicine. 2015 ;13(1).
         
     38. Taeniasis among refugees living on Thailand-Myanmar border, 2012
         McCleery EJ, Patchanee P, Pongsopawijit P, Chailangkarn S, Tiwananthagorn S, Jongchansittoe P, Dantrakool A, Morakote N, Phyu H, Wilkins PP, Noh JC, Phares C, O'Neal S.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Oct;21(10):1824-6.
         
     39. Local and international implications of schistosomiasis acquired in Corsica, France
         Gautret P, Mockenhaupt FP, Von Sonnenburg F, Rothe C, Libman M, De Winkel KV, Bottieau E, Grobusch MP, Hamer DH, Esposito DH, Parola P, Schlagenhauf P, Harms-Zwinge G, Cramer J, Ward B.
         Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2015 ;21(10):1865-1868.
         
     40. Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic abnormalities in Chagas disease: findings in residents of rural Bolivian communities hyperendemic for Chagas disease
         Fernandez AB, Nunes MC, Clark EH, Samuels A, Menacho S, Gomez J, Bozo Gutierrez RW, Crawford TC, Gilman RH, Bern C.
         Glob Heart. 2015 Sep;10(3):159-66.
         

   • Zoonoses

     41. Heartland virus neutralizing antibodies in vertebrate wildlife, United States, 2009-2014
         Riemersma KK, Komar N.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 ;21(10):1830-1833.
         
     42. Pathogenesis and transmission of novel highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N2 and H5N8 viruses in ferrets and mice
         Pulit-Penaloza JA, Sun X, Creager HM, Zeng H, Belser JA, Maines TR, Tumpey TM.
         J Virol. 2015 ;89(20):10286-10293.
         
   
   

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