CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 7, February 17, 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).
   • Communicable Diseases - Polio
     1. Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013 - 2018
        Global Polio Eradication Initiative .
        World Health Organization. 2013 .
        
     2. Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication in Nigeria
        Ado JM, Etsano A, Shuaib F, Damisa E, Mkanda P, Gasasira A, Banda R, et al .
        J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;210 Suppl 1:S40-9.
        
     3. Infectious disease: polio eradication hinges on child health in Pakistan
        Bhutta ZA.
        Nature. 2014 Jul 17;511(7509):285-7.
        
     4. Global Polio Eradication Initiative: lessons learned and legacy
        Cochi SL, Freeman A, Guirguis S, Jafari H, Aylward B.
        J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;210 Suppl 1:S540-6.
        
     5. Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication - Nigeria, January 2013-September 2014
        Etsano A, Gunnala R, Shuaib F, Damisa E, Mkanda P, Banda R, Korir C, et al .
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Nov 21;63(46):1059-63.
        
     6. Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication - Afghanistan and Pakistan, January 2013-August 2014
        Farag NH, Alexander J, Hadler S, Quddus A, Durry E, Wadood MZ, Tangermann RH, Ehrhardt D.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Oct 31;63(43):973-7.
        
     7. 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.
        
     8. Polio eradication. Efficacy of inactivated poliovirus vaccine in India
        Jafari H, Deshpande JM, Sutter RW, Bahl S, Verma H, Ahmad M, Kunwar A, et al .
        Science. 2014 Aug 22;345(6199):922-5.
        
     9. Possible eradication of wild poliovirus type 3 - worldwide, 2012
        Kew OM, Cochi SL, Jafari HS, Wassilak SG, Mast EE, Diop OM, Tangermann RH, Armstrong GL.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Nov 14;63(45):1031-3.
        
     10. Eradicating polio: how the world's pediatricians can help stop this crippling illness forever
         Orenstein WA.
         Pediatrics. 2015 Jan;135(1):196-202.
         
     11. Polio endgame: the global introduction of inactivated polio vaccine
         Patel M, Zipursky S, Orenstein W, Garon J, Zaffran M.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2015 Jan 19:1-14.
         
     12. Progress toward global interruption of wild poliovirus transmission, 2010-2013, and tackling the challenges to complete eradication
         Wassilak SG, Oberste MS, Tangermann RH, Diop OM, Jafari HS, Armstrong GL.
         J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;210 Suppl 1:S5-15.
         
   
   
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
     13. The past, present, and future of cancer incidence in the United States: 1975 through 2020
         Weir HK, Thompson TD, Soman A, Moller B, Leadbetter S.
         Cancer. 2015 Feb 3.
         
     14. The population distribution of the sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) and SAD/height ratio among Finnish adults
         Kahn HS, Rissanen H, Bullard KM, Knekt P.
         Clin Obes. 2014 01 Dec;4(6):333-341.
         
     15. Metabolic syndrome is associated with increased breast cancer risk: a systematic review with meta-analysis
         Bhandari R, Kelley GA, Hartley TA, Rockett IR.
         Int J Breast Cancer. 2014 ;2014:189384.
         
     16. Prevalence of taking actions to control blood pressure among adults with self-reported hypertension in 18 states and the District of Columbia, 2009
         Ayala C, Fang J, Yuan K.
         J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015 Feb 3.
         
     17. Primary care providers' recommendations for hypertension prevention, DocStyles Survey, 2012
         Fang J, Ayala C, Loustalot F.
         J Prim Care Community Health. 2015 Feb 4.
         
     18. Early menopause and other gynecologic risk indicators for chronic fatigue syndrome in women
         Boneva RS, Lin JM, Unger ER.
         Menopause. 2015 Feb 2.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     19. Prospective comparison of infective endocarditis in Khon Kaen, Thailand and Rennes, France
         Watt G, Lacroix A, Pachirat O, Baggett HC, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Tattevin P.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Feb 2.
         
     20. Longitudinal analysis of key HIV-risk behavior patterns and predictors in men who have sex with men, Bangkok, Thailand
         Holtz TH, Pattanasin S, Chonwattana W, Tongtoyai J, Chaikummao S, Varangrat A, Mock PA.
         Arch Sex Behav. 2015 Jan 31.
         
     21. Increased risk and mortality of invasive pneumococcal disease in HIV-exposed-uninfected infants <1 year of age in South Africa, 2009-2013
         von Mollendorf C, von Gottberg A, Tempia S, Meiring S, de Gouveia L, Quan V, Lengana S, Avenant T, du Plessis N, Eley B, Finlayson H, Reubenson G, Moshe M, O'Brien KL, Klugman KP, Whitney CG, Cohen C.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 2.
         
     22. Diverse HIV epidemics among people who inject drugs in Thailand: evidence from respondent-driven sampling surveys in Bangkok and Chiang Mai
         Prybylski D, Manopaiboon C, Visavakum P, Yongvanitjit K, Aramrattana A, Manomaipiboon P, Tanpradech S, Suksripanich O, Pattanasin S, Wolfe M, Whitehead SJ.
         Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Jan 12.
         
     23. Timing of influenza A(H5N1) in poultry and humans and seasonal influenza activity worldwide, 2004-2013
         Durand LO, Glew P, Gross D, Kasper M, Trock S, Kim IK, Bresee JS, Donis R, Uyeki TM, Widdowson MA, Azziz-Baumgartner E.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;21(2):202-8.
         
     24. Melioidosis Diagnostic Workshop, 2013
         Hoffmaster AR, AuCoin D, Baccam P, Baggett HC, Baird R, Bhengsri S, Blaney DD, Brett PJ, Brooks TJ, Brown KA, Chantratita N, Cheng AC, Dance DA, Decuypere S, Defenbaugh D, Gee JE, Houghton R, Jorakate P, Lertmemongkolchai G, Limmathurotsakul D, Merlin TL, Mukhopadhyay C, Norton R, Peacock SJ, Rolim DB, Simpson AJ, Steinmetz I, Stoddard RA, Stokes MM, Sue D, Tuanyok A, Whistler T, Wuthiekanun V, Walke HT.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;21(2).
         
     25. Microbiota that affect risk for shigellosis in children in low-income countries
         Lindsay B, Oundo J, Hossain MA, Antonio M, Tamboura B, Walker AW, Paulson JN, Parkhill J, Omore R, Faruque AS, Das SK, Ikumapayi UN, Adeyemi M, Sanogo D, Saha D, Sow S, Farag TH, Nasrin D, Li S, Panchalingam S, Levine MM, Kotloff K, Magder LS, Hungerford L, Sommerfelt H, Pop M, Nataro JP, Stine OC.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;21(2):242-50.
         
     26. Low HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance in Bulgaria against a background of high clade diversity
         Alexiev I, Shankar A, Wensing AM, Beshkov D, Elenkov I, Stoycheva M, Nikolova D, Nikolova M, Switzer WM.
         J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Feb 3.
         
     27. Trends in disease and complications of hepatitis A virus infection in the United States, 1999-2011: a new concern for adults
         Ly KN, Klevens RM.
         J Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 29.
         
     28. Tissue and cellular tropism, pathology and pathogenesis of Ebola and Marburg viruses
         Martines RB, Ng DL, Greer PW, Rollin PE, Zaki SR.
         J Pathol. 2015 Jan;235(2):153-74.
         
     29. A cluster of acute flaccid paralysis and cranial nerve dysfunction temporally associated with an outbreak of enterovirus D68 in children in Colorado, USA
         Messacar K, Schreiner TL, Maloney JA, Wallace A, Ludke J, Oberste MS, Nix WA, Robinson CC, Glode MP, Abzug MJ, Dominguez SR.
         Lancet. 2015 Jan 28.
         
     30. Preparation of at-risk West African countries for Ebola
         Vora NM, Arthur RR, Swerdlow DL, Angulo FJ.
         Lancet. 2015 ;385(9965):329-330.
         
     31. Update: Ebola virus disease epidemic - West Africa, January 2015
         CDC Incident Management System Ebola Epidemiology Team , Guinea Interministerial Committee for Response Against the Ebola Virus , World Health Organization , CDC Guinea Response Team , Liberia Ministry of Health and Social Welfare , CDC Liberia Response Team , Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation , CDC Sierra Leone Response Team , CDC NCEZID Viral Special Pathogens Branch .
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 6;64(4):109-110.
         
     32. A plan for community event-based surveillance to reduce Ebola transmission - Sierra Leone, 2014-2015
         Crowe S, Hertz D, Maenner M, Ratnayake R, Baker P, Lash R, Klena J, Lee-Kwan SH, Williams C, Jonnie GT, Gorina Y, Anderson A, Saffa G, Carr D, Tuma J, Miller L, Turay A, Belay E.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 30;64(3):70-3.
         
     33. Public health response to commercial airline travel of a person with Ebola virus infection - United States, 2014
         Regan JJ, Jungerman R, Montiel SH, Newsome K, Objio T, Washburn F, Roland E, Petersen E, Twentyman E, Olaiya O, Naughton M, Alvarado-Ramy F, Lippold SA, Tabony L, McCarty CL, Kinsey CB, Barnes M, Black S, Azzam I, Stanek D, Sweitzer J, Valiani A, Kohl KS, Brown C, Pesik N.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 30;64(3):63-6.
         
     34. Update on the epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, and guidance for the public, clinicians, and public health authorities - January 2015
         Rha B, Rudd J, Feikin D, Watson J, Curns AT, Swerdlow DL, Pallansch MA, Gerber SI.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 30;64(3):61-2.
         
     35. HIV testing and service delivery among blacks or African Americans - 61 health department jurisdictions, United States, 2013
         Seth P, Walker T, Hollis N, Figueroa A, Belcher L.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 6;64(4):87-90.
         
     36. Mortality among blacks or African Americans with HIV infection - United States, 2008-2012
         Siddiqi AE, Hu X, Hall HI.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 6;64(4):81-86.
         
     37. Effectiveness of Ebola treatment units and community care centers - Liberia, September 23-October 31, 2014
         Washington ML, Meltzer ML.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 30;64(3):67-9.
         
     38. Care of the child with Ebola virus disease
         Eriksson CO, Uyeki TM, Christian MD, King MA, Braner DA, Kanter RK, Kissoon N.
         Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Feb;16(2):97-103.
         
     39. A cross-sectional study of 'yaws' in districts of Ghana which have previously undertaken azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma control
         Ghinai R, El-Duah P, Chi KH, Pillay A, Solomon AW, Bailey RL, Agana N, Mabey DC, Chen CY, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Marks M.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Jan;9(1):e0003496.
         
     40. Rollout of Xpert MTB/RIF in northwest Cambodia for the diagnosis of tuberculosis among PLHA
         Auld SC, Moore BK, Killam WP, Eng B, Nong K, Pevzner EC, Eam KK, Eang MT, Warren D, Whitehead SJ.
         Public Health Action. 2014 ;4(4):216-221.
         
     41. Influenza virus surveillance by the Instituto Adolfo Lutz, influenza season 2014: antiviral resistance
         Santos KC, Silva DB, Benega MA, Paulino Rde S, E. Silva ER JS, Pereira Ddos S, Mussi AD, Silva VC, V. Gubareva L, Paiva TM.
         Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2015 Feb;57(1):92.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     42. Use of insecticide-treated house screens to reduce infestations of dengue virus vectors, Mexico
         Manrique-Saide P, Che-Mendoza A, Barrera-Perez M, Guillermo-May G, Herrera-Bojorquez J, Dzul-Manzanilla F, Gutierrez-Castro C, Lenhart A, Vazquez-Prokopec G, Sommerfeld J, McCall PJ, Kroeger A, Arredondo-Jimenez JI.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;21(2):308-11.
         
   • Environmental Health
     43. A review of nonoccupational pathways for pesticide exposure in women living in agricultural areas
         Deziel NC, Friesen MC, Hoppin JA, Hines CJ, Thomas K, Beane Freeman LE.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Jan 30.
         
     44. Observational scores of dampness and mold associated with measurements of microbial agents and moisture in three public schools
         Cho SJ, Cox-Ganser JM, Park JH.
         Indoor Air. 2015 Feb 3.
         
     45. Distribution and determinants of urinary biomarkers of exposure to organophosphate insecticides in Puerto Rican pregnant women
         Lewis RC, Cantonwine DE, Anzalota Del Toro LV, Calafat AM, Valentin-Blasini L, Davis MD, Montesano MA, Alshawabkeh AN, Cordero JF, Meeker JD.
         Sci Total Environ. 2015 Jan 26;512-513c:337-344.
         
   • Food Safety
     46. An assessment of the human health impact of seven leading foodborne pathogens in the United States using disability adjusted life years
         Scallan E, Hoekstra RM, Mahon BE, Jones TF, Griffin PM.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jan 30:1-10.
         
     47. More than half of US youth consume seafood and most have blood mercury concentrations below the EPA reference level, 2009-2012
         Nielsen SJ, Aoki Y, Kit BK, Ogden CL.
         J Nutr. 2015 Feb;145(2):322-7.
         
     48. Outbreaks of unexplained neurologic illness - Muzaffarpur, India, 2013-2014
         Shrivastava A, Srikantiah P, Kumar A, Bhushan G, Goel K, Kumar S, Kumar T, Mohankumar R, Pandey R, Pathan P, Pappanna M, Pasi A, Pradhan A, Singh P, Somashekar D, Velayudhan A, Yadav R, Chhabra M, Mittal V, Khare S, Sejvar JJ, Dwivedi M, Laserson K, Earhart KC, Sivaperumal P, Kumar AR, Chakrabarti A, Thomas J, Schier J, Singh R, Singh RS, Dhariwal AC, Chauhan LS.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 30;64(3):49-53.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     49. Novel gentamicin resistance genes in Campylobacter isolated from humans and retail meats in the USA
         Zhao S, Mukherjee S, Chen Y, Li C, Young S, Warren M, Abbott J, Friedman S, Kabera C, Karlsson M, McDermott PF.
         J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Feb 1.
         
     50. Classification of Bartonella strains associated with straw-colored fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) across Africa using a multi-locus sequence typing platform
         Bai Y, Hayman DT, McKee CD, Kosoy MY.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Jan;9(1):e0003478.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     51. Precautionary practices of healthcare workers who disinfect medical and dental devices using high-level disinfectants
         Henn SA, Boiano JM, Steege AL.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb;36(2):180-5.
         
     52. Surgical site infection surveillance following ambulatory surgery
         Rhee C, Huang SS, Berrios-Torres SI, Kaganov R, Bruce C, Lankiewicz J, Platt R, Yokoe DS.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb;36(2):225-8.
         
   • Healthcare Economics
     53. The effects of mandated health insurance benefits for autism on out-of-pocket costs and access to treatment
         Chatterji P, Decker SL, Markowitz S.
         J Policy Anal Manag. 2015 .
         
   • Immune System Disorders
     54. Clinical relevance of the Hevea brasiliensis lipid transfer protein Hev b 12
         Faber MA, Sabato V, Bridts CH, Nayak A, Beezhold DH, Ebo DG.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Jan 30.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     55. Strengthening routine immunization systems to improve global vaccination coverage
         Sodha SV, Dietz V.
         Br Med Bull. 2015 Feb 3.
         
     56. Adverse events following measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine in adults reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), 2003-2013
         Sukumaran L, McNeil MM, Moro PL, Lewis PW, Winiecki SK, Shimabukuro TT.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 30.
         
     57. Naturally acquired antibodies against Haemophilus influenzae type a in Aboriginal adults, Canada
         Nix EB, Williams K, Cox AD, St Michael F, Romero-Steiner S, Schmidt DS, McCready WG, Ulanova M.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;21(2):273-9.
         
     58. Hepatitis B vaccination is effective by subcutaneous route in children with bleeding disorders: a universal data collection database analysis
         Carpenter SL, Soucie JM, Presley RJ, Ragni MV, Wicklund BM, Silvey M, Davidson H.
         Haemophilia. 2015 Jan;21(1):e39-43.
         
     59. Vaccination policies among health professional schools: evidence of immunity and allowance of vaccination exemptions
         Dolan SB, Libby TE, Lindley MC, Ahmed F, Stevenson J, Strikas RA.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb;36(2):186-91.
         
     60. Response to challenge dose among young adults vaccinated for hepatitis B as infants: importance of detectable residual antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen
         Spradling PR, Kamili S, Xing J, Drobeniuc J, Hu DJ, Middleman AB.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb 3:1-5.
         
     61. Introducing seasonal influenza vaccine in low-income countries: an adverse events following immunization survey in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
         Phengxay M, Mirza SA, Reyburn R, Xeuatvongsa A, Winter C, Lewis H, Olsen SJ, Tsuyuoka R, Khanthamaly V, Palomeque FS, Bresee JS, Moen AC, Corwin AL.
         Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2015 Jan 17.
         
     62. Effectiveness of a monovalent rotavirus vaccine in infants in Malawi after programmatic roll-out: an observational and case-control study
         Bar-Zeev N, Kapanda L, Tate JE, Jere KC, Iturriza-Gomara M, Nakagomi O, Mwansambo C, Costello A, Parashar UD, Heyderman RS, French N, Cunliffe NA.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 28.
         
     63. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended immunization schedule for adults aged 19 years or older - United States, 2015
         Kim DK, Bridges CB, Harriman KH, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Adult Immunization Work Group .
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 6;64(4):91-92.
         
     64. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years - United States, 2015
         Strikas RA, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Child/Adolescent Immunization Work Group .
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 6;64(4):93-94.
         
     65. Vaccination coverage among adults, excluding influenza vaccination - United States, 2013
         Williams WW, Lu PJ, O'Halloran A, Bridges CB, Kim DK, Pilishvili T, Hales CM, Markowitz LE.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 6;64(4):95-102.
         
     66. Serogroup A meningococcal conjugate (PsA-TT) vaccine coverage and measles vaccine coverage in Burkina Faso - implications for introduction of PsA-TT into the Expanded Programme on Immunization
         Meyer SA, Kambou JL, Cohn A, Goodson JL, Flannery B, Medah I, Messonnier N, Novak R, Diomande F, Djingarey MH, Clark TA, Yameogo I, Fall A, Wannemuehler K.
         Vaccine. 2015 Jan 27.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     67. Understanding Bhutanese refugee suicide through the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior
         Ellis BH, Lankau EW, Ao T, Benson MA, Miller AB, Shetty S, Lopes Cardozo B, Geltman PL, Cochran J.
         Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2015 Jan;85(1):43-55.
         
     68. Trauma center staffing, infrastructure, and patient characteristics that influence trauma center need
         Faul M, Sasser SM, Lairet J, Mould-Millman NK, Sugerman D.
         West J Emerg Med. 2015 ;16(1):98-106.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     69. Application of a 7-target pyrosequencing assay to improve the detection of neuraminidase inhibitor resistant influenza A(H3N2) viruses
         Tamura D, Okomo-Adhiambo M, Mishin VP, Guo Z, Xu X, Villanueva J, Fry AM, Stevens J, Gubareva LV.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Feb 2.
         
     70. Carcinogenicity of fluoro-edenite, silicon carbide fibres and whiskers, and carbon nanotubes
         Grosse Y, Loomis D, Guyton KZ, Lauby-Secretan B, El Ghissassi F, Bouvard V, Benbrahim-Tallaa L, Guha N, Scoccianti C, Mattock H, Straif K, Kane A.B., Debia M., Dion C., Moller P., Savolainen K., Canu I.G., Jaurand M.C., Comba P., Kobayashi N., Morimoto Y., Tsuda H., Yu I.J., Vermeulen R., Bugge M.D., Bateson T.F., Kuempel E.D., Morgan D.L., Pinkerton K.E., Sargent L.M., Stayner L..
         Lancet Oncol. 2014 Dec;15(13):1427-8.
         
     71. Pooled PCR testing strategy and prevalence estimation of submicroscopic infections using Bayesian latent class models in pregnant women receiving intermittent preventive treatment at Machinga District Hospital, Malawi, 2010
         Zhou Z, Mitchell RM, Gutman J, Wiegand RE, Mwandama DA, Mathanga DP, Skarbinski J, Shi YP.
         Malar J. 2014 ;13(1):509.
         
     72. A high throughput method for estimating mouth-level intake of mainstream cigarette smoke
         Yan X, Zhang L, Hearn BA, Valentin-Blasini L, Polzin GM, Watson CH.
         Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Feb 2.
         
     73. A smartphone dongle for diagnosis of infectious diseases at the point of care
         Laksanasopin T, Guo TW, Nayak S, Sridhara AA, Xie S, Olowookere OO, Cadinu P, Meng F, Chee NH, Kim J, Chin CD, Munyazesa E, Mugwaneza P, Rai AJ, Mugisha V, Castro AR, Steinmiller D, Linder V, Justman JE, Nsanzimana S, Sia SK.
         Sci Transl Med. 2015 Feb 4;7(273):273re1.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     74. Trends in gestational weight gain: the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2000-2009
         Johnson JL, Farr SL, Dietz PM, Sharma AJ, Barfield WD, Robbins CL.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jan 28.
         
     75. Service and treatment use among children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders
         Zablotsky B, Pringle BA, Colpe LJ, Kogan MD, Rice C, Blumberg SJ.
         J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2015 Feb-Mar;36(2):98-105.
         
     76. Racial/ethnic differences in survival of United States children with birth defects: a population-based study
         Wang Y, Liu G, Canfield MA, Mai CT, Gilboa SM, Meyer RE, Anderka M, Copeland GE, Kucik JE, Nembhard WN, Kirby RS.
         J Pediatr. 2015 Jan 29.
         
     77. Associations of gestational weight gain with preterm birth among underweight and normal weight women
         Sharma AJ, Vesco KK, Bulkley J, Callaghan WM, Bruce FC, Staab J, Hornbrook MC, Berg CJ.
         Matern Child Health J. 2015 Feb 5.
         
     78. Fetal alcohol syndrome among children aged 7-9 years - Arizona, Colorado, and New York, 2010
         Fox DJ, Pettygrove S, Cunniff C, O'Leary LA, Gilboa SM, Bertrand J, Druschel CM, Breen A, Robinson L, Ortiz L, Frias JL, Ruttenber M, Klumb D, Meaney FJ.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 30;64(3):54-7.
         
     79. Pregnancy-related mortality in the United States, 2006-2010
         Creanga AA, Berg CJ, Syverson C, Seed K, Bruce FC, Callaghan WM.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jan;125(1):5-12.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     80. Sodium content in major brands of US packaged foods, 2009
         Gillespie C, Maalouf J, Yuan K, Cogswell ME, Gunn JP, Levings J, Moshfegh A, Ahuja JK, Merritt R.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Feb;101(2):344-53.
         
     81. Difference between 24-h diet recall and urine excretion for assessing population sodium and potassium intake in adults aged 18-39 y
         Mercado CI, Cogswell ME, Valderrama AL, Wang CY, Loria CM, Moshfegh AJ, Rhodes DG, Carriquiry AL.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Feb;101(2):376-86.
         
     82. Sodium and sugar in complementary infant and toddler foods sold in the United States
         Cogswell ME, Gunn JP, Yuan K, Park S, Merritt R.
         Pediatrics. 2015 Feb 2.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     83. Use of acetochlor and cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study
         Lerro CC, Koutros S, Andreotti G, Hines CJ, Blair A, Lubin J, Ma X, Zhang Y, Beane Freeman LE.
         Int J Cancer. 2015 Jan 5.
         
     84. National Survey of US Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury: health behaviors
         Birdsey J, Sieber WK, Chen GX, Hitchcock EM, Lincoln JE, Nakata A, Robinson CF, Sweeney MH.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Feb;57(2):210-216.
         
     85. Isocyanates and human health: multistakeholder information needs and research priorities
         Lockey JE, Redlich CA, Streicher R, Pfahles-Hutchens A, Hakkinen PB, Ellison GL, Harber P, Utell M, Holland J, Comai A, White M.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Jan;57(1):44-51.
         
     86. Personal and workplace factors and median nerve function in a pooled study of 2396 US workers
         Rempel D, Gerr F, Harris-Adamson C, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Kapellusch J, Garg A, Burt S, Bao S, Silverstein B, Merlino L, Dale AM, Evanoff B.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Jan;57(1):98-104.
         
     87. Work schedule and physically demanding work in relation to menstrual function: the Nurses' Health Study 3
         Lawson CC, Johnson CY, Chavarro JE, Lividoti Hibert EN, Whelan EA, Rocheleau CM, Grajewski B, Schernhammer ES, Rich-Edwards JW.
         Scand J Work Environ Health. 2015 Jan 29.
         
     88. Modifying welding process parameters can reduce the neurotoxic potential of manganese-containing welding fumes
         Sriram K, Lin GX, Jefferson AM, Stone S, Afshari A, Keane MJ, McKinney W, Jackson M, Chen BT, Schwegler-Berry D, Cumpston A, Cumpston JL, Roberts JR, Frazer DG, Antonini JM.
         Toxicology. 2015 Feb 3;328:168-78.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     89. Debilitating lung disease among surface coal miners with no underground mining tenure
         Halldin CN, Reed WR, Joy GJ, Colinet JF, Rider JP, Petsonk EL, Abraham JL, Wolfe AL, Storey E, Laney AS.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Jan;57(1):62-7.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     90. Ascariasis in humans and pigs on small-scale farms, Maine, USA, 2010-2013
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     91. Cryptosporidium huwi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
         Ryan U, Paparini A, Tong K, Yang R, Gibson-Kueh S, O'Hara A, Lymbery A, Xiao L.
         Exp Parasitol. 2015 Jan 28.
         
     92. Chikungunya on the move
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         Trends Parasitol. 2015 Feb;31(2):43-5.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     93. Embryo transfer practices and multiple births resulting from assisted reproductive technology: an opportunity for prevention
         Kissin DM, Kulkarni AD, Mneimneh A, Warner L, Boulet SL, Crawford S, Jamieson DJ.
         Fertil Steril. 2015 Jan 27.
         
   • Statistics as Topic
     94. Validating prediction equations for mid-arm circumference measurements in adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2012
         Nwankwo T, Ostchega Y, Zhang G, Hughes JP.
         Blood Press Monit. 2015 Feb 2.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     95. Telephone quitline use and effectiveness among young adults
         Zhang L, Malarcher A, Bombard JM, Rabius V.
         J Smok Cessat. 2014 Dec;9(2):109-118.
         
     96. Vital Signs: disparities in nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke - United States, 1999-2012
         Homa DM, Neff LJ, King BA, Caraballo RS, Bunnell RE, Babb SD, Garrett BE, Sosnoff CS, Wang L.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 6;64(4):103-108.
         
     97. Chemical composition and evaluation of nicotine, tobacco alkaloids, pH, and selected flavors in e-cigarette cartridges and refill solutions
         Lisko JG, Tran H, Stanfill SB, Blount BC, Watson CH.
         Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Jan 30.
         
   • Veterinary Medicine
     98. Microsporidia and Cryptosporidium in horses and donkeys in Algeria: detection of a novel Cryptosporidium hominis subtype family (Ik) in a horse
         Laatamna AE, Wagnerova P, Sak B, Kvetonova D, Xiao L, Rost M, McEvoy J, Saadi AR, Aissi M, Kvac M.
         Vet Parasitol. 2015 Jan 19.
         
   • Vital Statistics
     99. How well do birth records serve maternal and child health programs? Birth registration system evaluation, New York City, 2008-2011
         Howland RE, Madsen AM, Toprani A, Gambatese M, Mulready-Ward C, Begier E.
         Matern Child Health J. 2015 Jan 21.
         
   • Zoonoses
     100. Incidence of dengue virus infection in school-aged children in Puerto Rico: a prospective seroepidemiologic study
          Arguello DF, Tomashek KM, Quinones L, Beltran M, Acosta L, Santiago LM, Biggerstaff BJ, Garcia-Rivera EJ, Sun W, Pollissard-Gadroy L, Luxemburger C, Hunsperger E.
          Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Feb 2.
          
     101. Streptococcus suis infection in hospitalized patients, Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand
          Praphasiri P, Owusu JT, Thammathitiwat S, Ditsungnoen D, Boonmongkon P, Sangwichian O, Prasert K, Srihapanya S, Sornwong K, Kerdsin A, Dejsirilert S, Baggett HC, Olsen SJ.
          Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;21(2):345-8.
          
     102. Exposure-based screening for Nipah virus encephalitis, Bangladesh
          Sazzad HM, Luby SP, Stroher U, Daszak P, Sultana S, Afroj S, Rahman M, Gurley ES.
          Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;21(2):349-51.
          
     103. Neutralising antibodies for Mayaro virus in Pantanal, Brazil
          Pauvolid-Correa A, Juliano RS, Campos Z, Velez J, Nogueira RM, Komar N.
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     104. Tickborne relapsing fever - United States, 1990-2011
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          MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 30;64(3):58-60.
          
     105. Outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N2), (H5N8), and (H5N1) among birds - United States, December 2014-January 2015
          Jhung MA, Nelson DI.
          MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 6;64(4):111.
          
   
   

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