Issue 36, September 6, 2010
Vol. 2, Issue: 36, 9/6/10
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
Prediction, assessment of the Rift Valley fever activity in East and Southern Africa 2006-2008 and possible vector control strategies Anyamba A, Linthicum KJ, Small J, Britch SC, Pak E, de La Rocque S, Formenty P, Hightower AW , Breiman RF , Chretien JP, Tucker CJ, Schnabel D, Sang R, Haagsma K, Latham M, Lewandowski HB, Magdi SO, Mohamed MA, Nguku PM, Reynes JM, Swanepoel R. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug;83(2 Suppl):43-51.
Health Behavior and Risk
Immunity and Immunization
Injury and Violence
Injury and Violence - Motor Vehicle-Related Injury
Laboratory Sciences
Occupational Safety and Health
Reproductive Health
Zoonoses
CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
The current availability of antiepileptic drugs in Zambia: implications for the ILAE/WHO "Out of the Shadows" campaign Chomba EN, Haworth A, Mbewe E, Atadzhanov M, Ndubani P , Kansembe H, Birbeck GL. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Sep;83(3):571-4.
Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy: a new sporadic disease of the prion protein Zou WQ, Puoti G, Xiao X, Yuan J, Qing L, Cali I, Shimoji M, Langeveld JP, Castellani R, Notari S, Crain B, Schmidt RE, Geschwind M, Dearmond SJ, Cairns NJ, Dickson D, Honig L, Torres JM, Mastrianni J, Capellari S, Giaccone G, Belay ED , Schonberger LB , Cohen M, Perry G, Kong Q, Parchi P, Tagliavini F, Gambetti P. Ann Neurol. 2010 Aug;68(2):162-72.
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg): a 40-year-old hepatitis B virus seromarker gets new life McMahon BJ . Gastroenterology. 2010 Aug;139(2):380-2.
Communicable Diseases
HIV, transmitted drug resistance, and the paradox of preexposure prophylaxis Supervie V, Garcia-Lerma JG , Heneine W , Blower S. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jul 6;107(27):12381-6.
Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
Interannual variability of human plague occurrence in the Western United States explained by tropical and north Pacific ocean climate variability Ari TB, Gershunov A, Tristan R, Cazelles B, Gage K , Stenseth NC. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Sep;83(3):624-32.
Transmission dynamics of Francisella tularensis subspecies and clades by nymphal Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) Reese SM , Dietrich G , Dolan MC , Sheldon SW , Piesman J , Petersen JM , Eisen RJ . Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Sep;83(3):645-52.
Rift Valley fever virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: the entomologic investigations Sang R, Kioko E, Lutomiah J, Warigia M, Ochieng C, O'Guinn M, Lee JS, Koka H, Godsey M , Hoel D, Hanafi H, Miller B , Schnabel D, Breiman RF , Richardson J. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug;83(2 Suppl):28-37.
Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle Kirkness EF, Haas BJ, Sun W, Braig HR, Perotti MA, Clark JM, Lee SH, Robertson HM, Kennedy RC, Elhaik E, Gerlach D, Kriventseva EV, Elsik CG, Graur D, Hill CA, Veenstra JA, Walenz B, Tubio JM, Ribeiro JM, Rozas J, Johnston JS, Reese JT, Popadic A, Tojo M, Raoult D, Reed DL, Tomoyasu Y, Krause E, Mittapalli O, Margam VM, Li HM, Meyer JM, Johnson RM, Romero-Severson J, Vanzee JP, Alvarez-Ponce D, Vieira FG, Aguade M, Guirao-Rico S, Anzola JM, Yoon KS, Strycharz JP, Unger MF, Christley S, Lobo NF, Seufferheld MJ, Wang N, Dasch GA , Struchiner CJ, Madey G, Hannick LI, Bidwell S, Joardar V, Caler E, Shao R, Barker SC, Cameron S, Bruggner RV, Regier A, Johnson J, Viswanathan L, Utterback TR, Sutton GG, Lawson D, Waterhouse RM, Venter JC, Strausberg RL, Berenbaum MR, Collins FH, Zdobnov EM, Pittendrigh BR. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jul 6;107(27):12168-73.
Drug Safety
Antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use among nursing home residents: findings from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey Stevenson DG, Decker SL , Dwyer LL , Huskamp HA, Grabowski DC, Metzger ED, Mitchell SL. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Jun 22.
Effects of statins on serum inflammatory markers: the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004 Yoon SS , Dillon CF , Carroll M , Illoh K, Ostchega Y . J Atheroscler Thromb. 2010 Aug 25.
Henoch-Scholein purpura and polysaccharide meningococcal vaccine Goodman MJ, Nordin JD, Belongia EA, Mullooly JP, Baggs J . Pediatrics. 2010 Aug;126(2):e325-9.
Environmental Health
Variability over one week in the urinary concentrations of metabolites of diethyl phthalate and di(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate among 8 adults: an observational study Preau Jr JL , Wong LY , Silva MJ , Needham LL , Calafat AM . Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Aug 25.
Indoor moulds, Sick Building Syndrome and building related illness Crook B, Burton N . Fungal Biol Rev. 2010 ;In Press, Corrected Proof.
Epidemiology and Surveillance
An investigation of a major outbreak of Rift Valley fever in Kenya: 2006-2007 Nguku PM, Sharif SK, Mutonga D, Amwayi S, Omolo J, Mohammed O, Farnon EC , Gould LH , Lederman E, Rao C , Sang R, Schnabel D, Feikin DR, Hightower A , Njenga MK , Breiman RF . Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug;83(2 Suppl):5-13.
Pneumonia incidence and mortality in Mainland China: systematic review of Chinese and English literature, 1985-2008 Guan X, Silk BJ , Li W , Fleischauer AT , Xing X, Jiang X, Yu H, Olsen SJ , Cohen AL . PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(7):e11721.
Survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practice management patterns of Atlanta-area obstetricians regarding stillbirth Duke W , Shin M , Correa A , Alverson CJ . Womens Health Issues. 2010 Sep;20(5):366-70.
Genetics and Genomics
Racial/ethnic differences in association of fasting glucose-associated genomic loci with fasting glucose, HOMA-B and impaired fasting glucose in U.S. adult population Yang Q , Liu T , Shrader P, Yesupriya A , Chang MH , Dowling NF , Ned RM , Dupuis J, Florez JC, Khoury MJ , Meigs JB. Diabetes Care. 2010 Aug 30.
Health Behavior and Risk
Health-seeking patterns among participants of population-based morbidity surveillance in rural western Kenya: implications for calculating disease rates Bigogo G, Audi A, Aura B, Aol G, Breiman RF , Feikin DR . Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 25.
An intervention to reduce HIV risk behavior of substance-using men who have sex with men: a two-group randomized trial with a nonrandomized third group Mansergh G , Koblin BA, McKirnan DJ, Hudson SM, Flores SA , Wiegand RE , Purcell DW , Colfax GN. PLoS Med. 2010 ;7(8).
Health Disparities
Neighborhood effects on health: concentrated advantage and disadvantage Finch BK, Phuong Do D, Heron M , Bird C, Seeman T, Lurie N. Health Place. 2010 Sep;16(5):1058-60.
Healthcare Associated Infections
Nursing home-associated infections in Department of Veterans Affairs community living centers Tsan L, Langberg R, Davis C, Phillips Y, Pierce J, Hojlo C, Gibert C, Gaynes R , Montgomery O, Bradley S, Danko L, Roselle G. Am J Infect Control. 2010 Aug;38(6):461-6.
Reduction of seasonal influenza transmission among healthcare workers in an intensive care unit: a 4-year intervention study in Thailand Apisarnthanarak A, Uyeki TM , Puthavathana P, Kitphati R, Mundy LM. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Aug 31.
A public health perspective on cochlear implants and meningitis in children Reefhuis J , Whitney CG , Mann EA. Otol Neurotol. 2010 Aug 26.
Healthcare Economics
Employment impact and financial burden for families of children with fragile X syndrome: findings from the National Fragile X Survey Ouyang L , Grosse S , Raspa M, Bailey D. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2010 Aug 26.
Immunity and Immunization
Risk of fatal adverse events after H1N1 influenza vaccine: limitations of passive surveillance data McNeil MM , Broder KR , Vellozzi C , Destefano F . Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 1;51(7):871-2.
Protective immunity against H5N1 influenza virus by a single dose vaccination with virus-like particles Song JM, Hossain J , Yoo DG, Lipatov AS , Davis CT , Quan FS, Chen LM , Hogan RJ, Donis RO , Compans RW, Kang SM. Virology. 2010 Sep 15;405(1):165-75.
Informatics
Accuracy of influenza vaccination status in a computer-based immunization tracking system of a managed care organization Sy LS, Liu IL, Solano Z, Cheetham TC, Lugg MM, Greene SK, Weintraub ES , Jacobsen SJ. Vaccine. 2010 Jul 19;28(32):5254-9.
Injury and Violence
Intimate partner aggression perpetrated and sustained by male Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder Teten AL , Schumacher JA, Taft CT, Stanley MA, Kent TA, Bailey SD, Dunn NJ, White DL. J Interpers Violence. 2010 Sep;25(9):1612-30.
Laboratory Sciences
Enhanced determination of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes associated with invasive disease in Laos by using a real-time polymerase chain reaction serotyping assay with cerebrospinal fluid Moore CE, Sengduangphachanh A, Thaojaikong T, Sirisouk J, Foster D, Phetsouvanh R, McGee L , Crook DW, Newton PN, Peacock SJ. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Sep;83(3):451-457.
Emergence of resistance among USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing invasive disease in the United States McDougal LK , Fosheim GE , Nicholson A , Bulens SN , Limbago BM , Shearer JE, Summers AO, Patel JB . Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Sep;54(9):3804-11.
Bartonella genotypes in fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) collected from rodents in the Negev Desert, Israel Morick D, Krasnov BR, Khokhlova IS, Shenbrot GI, Kosoy MY , Harrus S. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Aug 27.
Human isolates of Bartonella tamiae induce pathology in experimentally inoculated immunocompetent mice Colton L , Zeidner N , Lynch T, Kosoy MY . BMC Infect Dis. 2010 ;10:229.
Cholesterol and phytosterols differentially regulate the expression of caveolin 1 and a downstream prostate cell growth-suppressor gene Ifere GO, Equan A, Gordon K, Nagappan P, Igietseme JU , Ananaba GA. Cancer Epidemiol. 2010 Aug;34(4):461-71.
Variability of the polymerase gene (NS5B) in HCV-infected women Blackard JT, Ma G, Limketkai BN, Welge JA, Dryer PD, Martin CM, Hiasa Y, Taylor LE, Mayer KH, Jamieson DJ , Sherman KE. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep 1.
Rapid detection of multidrug resistant tuberculosis using real-time PCR and high resolution melt analysis Ramirez MV , Cowart KC , Campbell PJ , Morlock GP , Sikes D , Winchell JM , Posey JE . J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep 1.
Characterization of 2 human genotype G10 rotavirus strains, 3008CM and 1784/CI/1999, isolated in Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire during the 1999-2000 rotavirus season Esona MD , Page NA, Akran VA, Armah GE, Steele AD. J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S212-9.
Determination of the G and P types of previously nontypeable rotavirus strains from the African rotavirus network, 1996-2004: identification of unusual G types Esona MD , Steele D, Kerin T , Armah G, Peenze I, Geyer A, Page N, Nyangao J, Agbaya VA, Trabelsi A, Tsion B, Aminu M, Sebunya T, Dewar J, Glass R, Gentsch J . J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S49-54.
Andes virus disrupts the endothelial cell barrier by induction of VEGF and down-regulation of VE-cadherin Shrivastava-Ranjan P , Rollin PE , Spiropoulou CF . J Virol. 2010 Sep 1.
Extraction of BoNT/A, /B, /E, and /F with a single, high affinity monoclonal antibody for detection of botulinum neurotoxin by Endopep-MS Kalb SR , Garcia-Rodriguez C, Lou J, Baudys J , Smith TJ, Marks JD, Smith LA, Pirkle JL , Barr JR . PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(8).
Maternal and Child Health
Perinatal regionalization for very low-birth-weight and very preterm infants: a meta-analysis Lasswell SM , Barfield WD , Rochat RW, Blackmon L. JAMA. 2010 Sep 1;304(9):992-1000.
Occupational Safety and Health
Characteristics of beryllium exposure to small particles at a beryllium production facility Virji MA , Stefaniak AB , Day GA , Stanton ML , Kent MS, Kreiss K , Schuler CR . Ann Occup Hyg. 2010 Aug 30.
Investigating reduced bag weight as an effective risk mediator for mason tenders Davis KG, Kotowski SE, Albers J , Marras WS. Appl Ergon. 2010 Oct;41(6):822-31.
Mitochondrial dysfunction and loss of Parkinson's disease-linked proteins contribute to neurotoxicity of manganese-containing welding fumes Sriram K , Lin GX , Jefferson AM , Roberts JR , Wirth O , Hayashi Y , Krajnak KM , Soukup JM, Ghio AJ, Reynolds SH , Castranova V , Munson AE , Antonini JM . FASEB J. 2010 Aug 31.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Understanding attitudes toward people with Down syndrome Pace JE , Shin M , Rasmussen SA . Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Sep;152A(9):2185-92.
Association of childhood trauma with cognitive function in healthy adults: a pilot study Majer M , Nater UM , Lin JM , Capuron L, Reeves WC . BMC Neurol. 2010 ;10:61.
Zoonoses
Risk factors for severe Rift Valley fever infection in Kenya, 2007 Anyangu AS, Gould LH , Sharif SK, Nguku PM, Omolo JO, Mutonga D, Rao CY , Lederman ER , Schnabel D, Paweska JT, Katz M , Hightower A , Njenga MK , Feikin DR , Breiman RF . Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug;83(2 Suppl):14-21.
Rift Valley fever: scientific pathways toward public health prevention and response Breiman RF , Minjauw B, Sharif SK, Ithondeka P, Njenga MK . Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug;83(2 Suppl):1-4.
Amebic meningoencephalitides and keratitis: challenges in diagnosis and treatment Visvesvara GS . Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 26.
Pathogenicity of amoebae Lorenzo-Morales J, Marciano-Cabral F, Lindo JF, Visvesvara GS , Maciver SK. Exp Parasitol. 2010 Sep;126(1):2-3.
Update on SARS research and other possibly zoonotic coronaviruses Anderson LJ , Tong S . Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010 Aug 26.
Small mammal-associated zoonoses Mills JN , Fulhorst CF. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010 Aug;10(6):547.
Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
Injury and Violence - Motor Vehicle-Related Injury
Teen driving exposure in Michigan: demographic and behavioral characteristics Ehsani JP, Bingham CR, Shope JT, Sunbury TM, Kweon B. Accid Anal Prev. 2010 Jul;42(4):1386-91.
Requiring suspended drunk drivers to install alcohol interlocks to reinstate their licenses: effective? Voas RB, Tippetts SS, Fisher D, Grosz M. Addiction. 2010 Aug;105(8):1422-8.
UN General Assembly calls for decade of action for road safety Peden M. Inj Prev. 2010 Jun;16(3):213.
The effects of Maine's change to primary seat belt law on seat belt use and public perception and awareness Chaudhary NK, Tison J, Casanova T. Traffic Inj Prev. 2010 Apr;11(2):165-72.
Impact of mandatory motorcycle helmet wearing legislation on head injuries in Viet Nam: results of a preliminary analysis Passmore J, Tu NT, Luong MA, Chinh ND, Nam NP. Traffic Inj Prev. 2010 Apr;11(2):202-6.
Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
MMWR in the Media
Use of a self-assessment questionnaire for food safety education in the home kitchen --- Los Angeles County, California, 2006--2008 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sep 3;59(34):1098-1101.
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Early age of menarche, lung function and adult asthma Macsali F, Real FG, Plana E, Sunyer J, Anto J, Dratva J, Janson C, Jarvis D, Omenaas ER, Zemp E, Wjst M, Leynaert B, Svanes C. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Aug 23.
Health Behavior and Risk
Insomnia with short sleep duration and mortality: the Penn State Cohort Vgontzas AN, Liao D, Pejovic S, Calhoun S, Karataraki M, Basta M, Fern?ndez-Mendoza J, Bixler EO. Sleep. 2010 ;33(9):1159-1164.
Injury and Violence
Emergency department visits for concussion in young child athletes Bakhos LL, Lockhart GR, Myers R, Linakis JG. Pediatrics. 2010 Sep;126(3):e550-6.
Sport-related concussion in children and adolescents Halstead ME, Walter KD, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. Pediatrics. 2010 Sep;126(3):597-615.
Maternal and Child Health
Contemporary cesarean delivery practice in the United States Zhang J, Troendle J, Reddy UM, Laughon SK, Branch DW, Burkman R, Landy HJ, Hibbard JU, Haberman S, Ramirez MM, Bailit JL, Hoffman MK, Gregory KD, Gonzalez-Quintero VH, Kominiarek M, Learman LA, Hatjis CG, van Veldhuisen P. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug 11.
Effect of interpregnancy interval on outcomes of pregnancy after miscarriage: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics in Scotland Love ER, Bhattacharya S, Smith NC. BMJ. 2010 ;341:c3967.
Recurrent preeclampsia: the effect of weight change between pregnancies Mostello D, Jen Chang J, Allen J, Luehr L, Shyken J, Leet T. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep;116(3):667-72.
Substance Use and Abuse
Racial/ethnic differences in adolescent substance use: mediation by individual, family, and school factors Shih RA, Miles JN, Tucker JS, Zhou AJ, D'Amico EJ. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2010 Sep;71(5):640-51.
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