CDC Science Clips: Volume 8, Issue 50, December 13, 2016

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).
   • Public Health Law
     1. Public health legal preparedness in Indian country
        Bryan RT, Schaefer RM, DeBruyn L, Stier DD.
        Am J Public Health. 2009 Apr;99(4):607-14.
        
     2. Better health faster: The 5 essential public health law services
        Burris S, Ashe M, Blanke D, Ibrahim J, Levin DE, Matthews G, Penn M, Katz M.
        Public Health Rep. 2016 November 1, 2016;131(6):747-753.
        
     3. A transdisciplinary approach to public health law: The emerging practice of legal epidemiology
        Burris S, Ashe M, Levin D, Penn M, Larkin M.
        Annu Rev Public Health. 2016 ;37:135-48.
        
     4. Policy surveillance: A vital public health practice comes of age
        Burris S, Hitchcock L, Ibrahim J, Penn M, Ramanathan T.
        J Health Polit Policy Law. 2016 Aug 16.
        
     5. Moving from intersection to integration: public health law research and public health systems and services research
        Burris S, Mays GP, Douglas Scutchfield F, Ibrahim JK.
        Milbank Q. 2012 Jun;90(2):375-408.
        
     6. A framework for public health action: the health impact pyramid
        Frieden TR.
        Am J Public Health. 2010 Apr;100(4):590-5.
        
     7. State public health enabling authorities: Results of a fundamental activities assessment examining core and essential services
        Hoss A, Menon A, Corso L.
        J Public Health Manag Pract. 2016 Nov-Dec;22(6):529-36.
        
     8. Creating legal data for public health monitoring and evaluation: delphi standards for policy surveillance
        Presley D, Reinstein T, Webb-Barr D, Burris S.
        J Law Med Ethics. 2015 Spring;43 Suppl 1:27-31.
        
     9. Impact of laws aimed at healthcare-associated infection reduction: a qualitative study
        Stone PW, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Reagan J, Merrill JA, Sperber B, Cairns C, Penn M, Ramanathan T, Mothershed E, Skillen E.
        BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Oct;24(10):637-44.
        
     10. State and territorial Ebola screening, monitoring, and movement policy statements - United States, August 31, 2015
         Sunshine G, Pepin D, Cetron M, Penn M.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Oct 16;64(40):1145-6.
         
     11. Measuring law for evaluation research
         Tremper C, Thomas S, Wagenaar AC.
         Eval Rev. 2010 Jun;34(3):242-66.
         
     12. Legal and regulatory framework for health worker retention in Mozambique: Public health law research to strengthen health systems and services
         Verani AR, Cossa D, Malaica AM, Sorneta C, Ramirez L, Boore AL, Mucambe F, Vergara AE.
         J Public Health Policy. 2016 May 26.
         
   
   
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. Permanent tooth loss and sugar-sweetened beverage intake in U.S. young adults
         Kim S, Park S, Lin M.
         J Public Health Dent. 2016 Nov 25.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     14. Opportunities for HIV prevention communication during sexual encounters with black men who have sex with men
         Aholou TM, Nanin J, Drumhiller K, Sutton MY.
         AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2016 Nov 28.
         
     15. Factors associated with primary care physician knowledge of the recommended regimen for treating gonorrhea
         Bornstein M, Ahmed F, Barrow R, Risley JF, Simmons S, Workowski KA.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Nov 28.
         
     16. A tale of 2 HIV outbreaks caused by unsafe injections in Cambodia and the United States, 2014-2015
         Gokhale RH, Galang RR, Pitman JP, Brooks JT.
         Am J Infect Control. 2016 Nov 23.
         
     17. Associations of HIV testing, sexual risk and access to prevention among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic
         Johnston LG, Bonilla L, Caballero T, Rodriguez M, Dolores Y, de la Rosa MA, Malla A, Burnett J, Terrero V, Martinez S, Morgan O.
         AIDS Behav. 2016 Nov 28.
         
     18. Sexually transmitted disease testing and uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine in a large online survey of US men who have sex with men at risk for HIV infection, 2012
         Kahle EM, Meites E, Sineath RC, Nasrullah M, Bowles KE, DiNenno E, Sullivan PS, Sanchez T.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Nov 28.
         
     19. Long-term progression of viral load and serum markers of fibrosis among treated and untreated patients with chronic hepatitis B
         Li J, Gordon SC, Rupp LB, Zhang T, Trudeau S, Holmberg SD, Moorman AC, Spradling PR, Teshale EH, Boscarino JA, Daida YG, Schmidt MA, Lu M.
         J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Nov 26.
         
     20. Viral and host characteristics of recent and established HIV-1 infections in Kisumu based on a multiassay approach
         Otecko N, Inzaule S, Odhiambo C, Otieno G, Opollo V, Morwabe A, Were K, Ndiege K, Otieno F, Kim AA, Zeh C.
         Sci Rep. 2016 Nov 29;6:37964.
         
     21. Response to diversification of risk-reduction strategies and reduced threat of HIV may explain increases in condomless sex
         Paz-Bailey G, Wejnert C, Mendoza MC, Prejean J.
         Aids. 2016 Nov 28;30(18):2900-2901.
         
     22. Modelling and estimation of HIV prevalence and number of people living with HIV in India, 2010-2011
         Raj Y, Sahu D, Pandey A, Venkatesh S, Reddy D, Bakkali T, Das C, Singh KJ, Kant S, Bhattacharya M, Stover J, Jha UM, Kumar P, Mishra RM, Chandra N, Gulati BK, Mathur S, Joshi D, Chavan L.
         Int J STD AIDS. 2016 Dec;27(14):1257-1266.
         
     23. Challenges in educating women about human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV screening test results: Experience from an HPV demonstration project in North-Eastern Thailand
         Senkomago V, Sangrajrang S, Ketgudee L, Saraiya M.
         Papillomavirus Research. 2016 ;2:190-192.
         
     24. Household-level risk factors for secondary influenza-like illness in a rural area of Bangladesh
         Weaver AM, Khatun EJ, Cercone E, Krytus K, Sohel BM, Ahmed M, Rahman M, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Yu J, Fry AM, Luby SP, Ram PK.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Nov 27.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     25. Spotted fever group rickettsiae in immature Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) from Mississippi
         Goddard J, Allerdice ME, Paddock CD, Portugal JS.
         J Entomol Sci. 2016 ;51(4):329-331.
         
   • Environmental Health
     26. Mortality among military participants at the 1957 PLUMBBOB nuclear weapons test series and from leukemia among participants at the SMOKY test
         Caldwell GG, Zack MM, Mumma MT, Falk H, Heath CW, Till JE, Chen H, Boice JD.
         J Radiol Prot. 2016 Sep;36(3):474-489.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     27. Emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance and New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase genes in extensively drug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from a patient in Thailand
         Paveenkittiporn W, Kerdsin A, Chokngam S, Bunthi C, Sangkitporn S, Gregory CJ.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Nov 14.
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     28. Early sexual debut and associated risk behaviors among sexual minority youth
         Lowry R, Dunville R, Robin L, Kann L.
         Am J Prev Med. 2016 Nov 21.
         
   • Health Disparities
     29. Potentially preventable hospitalizations for acute and chronic conditions in Alaska, 2010-2012
         Gounder PP, Seeman SM, Holman RC, Rarig A, McEwen MK, Steiner CA, Bartholomew ML, Hennessy TW.
         Prev Med Rep. 2016 ;24.
         
     30. Towards equity in health: researchers take stock
         Rid A, Johansson MA, Leung G, Valantine H, Burchard EG, Oh SS, Zimmerman C.
         PLoS Med. 2016 Nov;13(11):e1002186.
         
   • Health Economics
     31. Uganda experience - Using cost assessment of an established registry to project resources required to expand cancer registration
         Wabinga H, Subramanian S, Nambooze S, Amulen PM, Edwards P, Joseph R, Ogwang M, Okongo F, Parkin DM, Tangka F.
         Cancer Epidemiol. 2016 Nov 24.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     32. Vaccination and unexplained sudden death risk in Taiwanese infants
         Huang WT, Chen RT, Hsu YC, Glasser JW, Rhodes PH.
         Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2016 Nov 28.
         
     33. Two vs three doses of human papillomavirus vaccine: New policy for the second decade of the vaccination program
         Markowitz LE, Meites E, Unger ER.
         Jama. 2016 Nov 21.
         
     34. Reinvigorating influenza prevention in US adults aged 65 years and older
         Schaffner W, Gravenstein S, Hopkins RH, Jernigan DB.
         Infect Dis Clin Pract (Baltim Md). 2016 ;24(6):303-309.
         
   • Informatics
     35. Scaling-up health information systems to improve HIV treatment: An assessment of initial patient monitoring systems in Mozambique
         Hochgesang M, Zamudio-Haas S, Moran L, Nhampossa L, Packel L, Leslie H, Richards J, Shade SB.
         Int J Med Inform. 2017 ;97:322-330.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     36. US emergency department visits for outpatient adverse drug events, 2013-2014
         Shehab N, Lovegrove MC, Geller AI, Rose KO, Weidle NJ, Budnitz DS.
         Jama. 2016 Nov 22;316(20):2115-2125.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     37. Vertebrate host susceptibility to Heartland virus
         Bosco-Lauth AM, Calvert AE, Root JJ, Gidlewski T, Bird BH, Bowen RA, Muehlenbachs A, Zaki SR, Brault AC.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Dec;22(12):2070-2077.
         
     38. Vibration characteristics of golf club heads in their handheld grinding process and potential approaches for reducing the vibration exposure
         Chen Q, Lin H, Xiao B, Welcome DE, Lee J, Chen G, Tang S, Zhang D, Xu G, Yan M, Yan H, Xu X, Qu H, Dong RG.
         International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 2016 .
         
     39. 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. 2016 Sep;5(3):329-32.
         
     40. Spectral analysis of hearing protector impulsive insertion loss
         Fackler CJ, Berger EH, Murphy WJ, Stergar ME.
         Int J Audiol. 2016 Nov 25:1-9.
         
     41. Diagnostic and prognostic value of human prion detection in cerebrospinal fluid
         Foutz A, Appleby BS, Hamlin C, Liu X, Yang S, Cohen Y, Chen W, Blevins J, Fausett C, Wang H, Gambetti P, Zhang S, Hughson A, Tatsuoka C, Schonberger LB, Cohen ML, Caughey B, Safar JG.
         Ann Neurol. 2016 Nov 28.
         
     42. Metaanalysis of the performance of a combined treponemal and nontreponemal rapid diagnostic test for syphilis and yaws
         Marks M, Yin YP, Chen XS, Castro A, Causer L, Guy R, Wangnapi R, Mitja O, Aziz A, Castro R, da Luz Martins Pereira F, Taleo F, Guinard J, Belec L, Tun Y, Bottomley C, Ballard RC, Mabey DC.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 1;63(5):627-33.
         
     43. Quantitative analysis of the role of fiber length on phagocytosis and inflammatory response by alveolar macrophages
         Padmore T, Stark C, Turkevich LA, Champion JA.
         Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016 Oct 23;1861(2):58-67.
         
     44. Evaluation of immunoglobulin g responses to Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in Malian school children using multiplex bead assay
         Rogier E, Moss DM, Chard AN, Trinies V, Doumbia S, Freeman MC, Lammie PJ.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Nov 28.
         
     45. In vitro toxicity evaluation of lignin-(un)coated cellulose based nanomaterials on human A549 and THP-1 cells
         Yanamala N, Kisin ER, Menas AL, Farcas MT, Khaliullin TO, Vogel U, Shurin GV, Schwegler-Berry D, Fournier PM, Star A, Shvedova AA.
         Biomacromolecules. 2016 Oct 6.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     46. Association between antibiotic use among pregnant women with urinary tract infections in the first trimester and birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 1997 to 2011
         Ailes EC, Gilboa SM, Gill SK, Broussard CS, Crider KS, Berry RJ, Carter TC, Hobbs CA, Interrante JD, Reefhuis J.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Nov;106(11):940-949.
         
     47. Using insurance claims data to identify and estimate critical periods in pregnancy: An application to antidepressants
         Ailes EC, Simeone RM, Dawson AL, Petersen EE, Gilboa SM.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Nov;106(11):927-934.
         
     48. ICD-10-based expanded code set for use in cleft lip/palate research and surveillance
         Allori AC, Cragan JD, Cassell CH, Marcus JR.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Nov;106(11):905-914.
         
     49. Prenatal phthalate, triclosan, and bisphenol A exposures and child visual-spatial abilities
         Braun JM, Bellinger DC, Hauser R, Wright RO, Chen A, Calafat AM, Yolton K, Lanphear BP.
         Neurotoxicology. 2016 Nov 23;58:75-83.
         
     50. Population-based microcephaly surveillance in the United States, 2009 to 2013: An analysis of potential sources of variation
         Cragan JD, Isenburg JL, Parker SE, Alverson CJ, Meyer RE, Stallings EB, Kirby RS, Lupo PJ, Liu JS, Seagroves A, Ethen MK, Cho SJ, Evans M, Liberman RF, Fornoff J, Browne ML, Rutkowski RE, Nance AE, Anderka M, Fox DJ, Steele A, Copeland G, Romitti PA, Mai CT.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Nov;106(11):972-982.
         
     51. Using state and provincial surveillance programs to reduce risk of recurrence of neural tube defects in the United States and Canada: A missed opportunity?
         Flood TJ, Rienks CM, Flores AL, Mai CT, Frohnert BK, Rutkowski RE, Evans JA, Kirby RS.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Nov;106(11):875-880.
         
     52. Maternal autoimmune disease and birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
         Howley MM, Browne ML, Van Zutphen AR, Richardson SD, Blossom SJ, Broussard CS, Carmichael SL, Druschel CM.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Nov;106(11):950-962.
         
     53. A retrospective review of birth outcomes at the Mother and Child Health Hospital in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2004-2013
         Olsen SJ, Vetsaphong P, Vonglokham P, Mirza S, Khanthamaly V, Chanthalangsy T, Chittanavanh S, Syhavong B, Moen A, Bresee J, Corwin A, Xeuatvongsa A.
         BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Nov 28;16(1):379.
         
     54. Paternal and joint parental occupational pesticide exposure and spina bifida in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997 to 2002
         Pettigrew SM, Bell EM, Van Zutphen AR, Rocheleau CM, Shaw GM, Romitti PA, Olshan A, Lupo PJ, Soim A, Makelarski JA, Michalski AM, Sanderson W.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Nov;106(11):963-971.
         
     55. Databases for congenital heart defect public health studies across the lifespan
         Riehle-Colarusso TJ, Bergersen L, Broberg CS, Cassell CH, Gray DT, Grosse SD, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Kirby RS, Kochilas L, Krishnaswamy A, Marelli A, Pasquali SK, Wood T, Oster ME.
         J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 ;5(11).
         
     56. Proportion of selected congenital heart defects attributable to recognized risk factors
         Simeone RM, Tinker SC, Gilboa SM, Agopian AJ, Oster ME, Devine OJ, Honein MA.
         Ann Epidemiol. 2016 Dec;26(12):838-845.
         
     57. A quality assessment of reporting sources for microcephaly in Utah, 2003 to 2013
         Steele A, Johnson J, Nance A, Satterfield R, Alverson CJ, Mai C.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Nov;106(11):983-988.
         
     58. Maternal exposure to ozone and PM2.5 and the prevalence of orofacial clefts in four U.S. states
         Zhou Y, Gilboa SM, Herdt ML, Lupo PJ, Flanders WD, Liu Y, Shin M, Canfield MA, Kirby RS.
         Environ Res. 2016 Nov 23;153:35-40.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     59. The International Nuclear Workers Study (Inworks): A Collaborative epidemiological study to improve knowledge about health effects of protracted low-dose exposure
         Laurier D, Richardson DB, Cardis E, Daniels RD, Gillies M, O'Hagan J, Hamra GB, Haylock R, Leuraud K, Moissonnier M, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Thierry-Chef I, Kesminiene A.
         Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Nov 24.
         
     60. Occupational exposure limits for manufactured nanomaterials, a systematic review
         Mihalache R, Verbeek J, Graczyk H, Murashov V, Broekhuizen PV.
         Nanotoxicology. 2016 Nov 29:1-35.
         
     61. Non-chemical risk assessment for lifting and low back pain based on Bayesian threshold models
         Pandalai SP, Wheeler MW, Lu M.
         Saf Health Work. .
         
     62. Implementation of ICRP 116 dose conversion coefficients for reconstructing organ dose in a radiation compensation program
         Taulbee TD, McCartney KA, Traub R, Smith MH, Neton JW.
         Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Nov 24.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     63. Effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets in malaria prevention in Haiti: a case-control study
         Steinhardt LC, Jean YS, Impoinvil D, Mace KE, Wiegand R, Huber CS, Alexandre JS, Frederick J, Nkurunziza E, Jean S, Wheeler B, Dotson E, Slutsker L, Kachur SP, Barnwell JW, Lemoine JF, Chang MA.
         Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Nov 25.
         
   • Public Health Leadership and Management
     64. A reporting tool for practice guidelines in health care: The right statement
         Chen Y, Yang K, Marusic A, Qaseem A, Meerpohl JJ, Flottorp S, Akl EA, Schunemann HJ, Chan ES, Falck-Ytter Y, Ahmed F, Barber S, Chen C, Zhang M, Xu B, Tian J, Song F, Shang H, Tang K, Wang Q, Norris SL.
         Ann Intern Med. 2016 Nov 22.
         
   • Statistics as Topic
     65. Comparison of models for analyzing two-group, cross-sectional data with a Gaussian outcome subject to a detection limit
         Wiegand RE, Rose CE, Karon JM.
         Stat Methods Med Res. 2016 Dec;25(6):2733-2749.
         
     66. Inference for probability of selection with dependently truncated data using a Cox model
         Zhang X, Li J, Liu Y.
         Commun Stat Simul Comput. 2016 :1-14.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     67. Developmental toxicity of nicotine: A transdisciplinary synthesis and implications for emerging tobacco products
         England LJ, Aagaard K, Bloch M, Conway K, Cosgrove K, Grana R, Gould TJ, Hatsukami D, Jensen F, Kandel D, Lanphear B, Leslie F, Pauly JR, Neiderhiser J, Rubinstein M, Slotkin TA, Spindel E, Stroud L, Wakschlag L.
         Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2016 Nov 24.
         
   • Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
     68. Investigation of and response to 2 plague cases, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, 2015
         Danforth M, Novak M, Petersen J, Mead P, Kingry L, Weinburke M, Buttke D, Hacker G, Tucker J, Niemela M, Jackson B, Padgett K, Liebman K, Vugia D, Kramer V.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Dec;22(12).
         
     69. Locally acquired eastern equine encephalitis virus disease, Arkansas, USA
         Garlick J, Lee TJ, Shepherd P, Linam WM, Pastula DM, Weinstein S, Schexnayder SM.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Dec;22(12):2216-2217.
         
     70. Travel-associated Zika virus disease acquired in the Americas through February 2016: A GeoSentinel analysis
         Hamer DH, Barbre KA, Chen LH, Grobusch MP, Schlagenhauf P, Goorhuis A, van Genderen PJ, Molina I, Asgeirsson H, Kozarsky PE, Caumes E, Hagmann SH, Mockenhaupt FP, Eperon G, Barnett ED, Bottieau E, Boggild AK, Gautret P, Hynes NA, Kuhn S, Lash RR, Leder K, Libman M, Malvy DJ, Perret C, Rothe C, Schwartz E, Wilder-Smith A, Cetron MS, Esposito DH.
         Ann Intern Med. 2016 Nov 22.
         
   
   

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