CDC Science Clips: Volume 8, Issue 9, March 3, 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. CDC Vital Signs

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     1. *Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States
        CDC.
        Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/threat-report-2013/. 2013 .
        
     2. *Approaches for preventing healthcare-associated infections: go long or go wide?
        Septimus E, Weinstein RA, Perl TM, Goldmann DA, Yokoe DS.
        Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep;35 Suppl 2:S10-4.
        
     3. Antimicrobial resistance and virulence: a successful or deleterious association in the bacterial world?
        Beceiro A, Tomas M, Bou G.
        Clin Microbiol Rev. 2013 Apr;26(2):185-230.
        
     4. Origins and evolution of antibiotic resistance
        Davies J, Davies D.
        Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2010 Sep;74(3):417-33.
        
     5. Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients
        Fridkin S, Baggs J, Fagan R, Magill S, Pollack LA, Malpiedi P, Slayton R, et al .
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Mar 7;63(9):194-200.
        
     6. Burden of Clostridium difficile infection in the United States
        Lessa FC, Mu Y, Bamberg WM, Beldavs ZG, Dumyati GK, Dunn JR, Farley MM, et al .
        N Engl J Med. 2015 Feb 26;372(9):825-34.
        
     7. The importance of long-term acute care hospitals in the regional epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
        Lin MY, Lyles-Banks RD, Lolans K, Hines DW, Spear JB, Petrak R, Trick WE, Weinstein RA, Hayden MK.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;57(9):1246-52.
        
     8. Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections
        Magill SS, Edwards JR, Bamberg W, Beldavs ZG, Dumyati G, Kainer MA, Lynfield R, et al .
        N Engl J Med. 2014 Mar 27;370(13):1198-208.
        
     9. Prevalence of antimicrobial use in US acute care hospitals, May-September 2011
        Magill SS, Edwards JR, Beldavs ZG, Dumyati G, Janelle SJ, Kainer MA, Lynfield R, et al .
        Jama. 2014 Oct 8;312(14):1438-46.
        
     10. Vital Signs: Estimated effects of a coordinated approach for action to reduce antibiotic-resistant infections in health care facilities - United States
         Slayton RB, Toth D, Lee BY, Tanner W, Bartsch SM, Khader K, Wong K, et al .
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Aug 7;64(30):826-31.
         
   
   

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. Effect of Asthma Call-back Survey methodology changes on work-related asthma estimates, 19 states, 2007-2012
         Dodd KE, Mazurek JM.
         J Asthma. 2016 Feb 10:1-5.
         
     12. Asthma-related school absenteeism, morbidity, and modifiable factors
         Hsu J, Qin X, Beavers SF, Mirabelli MC.
         Am J Prev Med. 2016 Feb 9.
         
     13. Prevalence of healthy sleep duration among adults - United States, 2014
         Liu Y, Wheaton AG, Chapman DP, Cunningham TJ, Lu H, Croft JB.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(6):137-141.
         
     14. Worksite cancer prevention activities in the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
         Nahmias Z, Townsend JS, Neri A, Stewart SL.
         J Community Health. 2016 Feb 13.
         
     15. World Health Organization guidelines for treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2-3 and screen-and-treat strategies to prevent cervical cancer
         Santesso N, Mustafa RA, Schunemann HJ, Arbyn M, Blumenthal PD, Cain J, Chirenje M, Denny L, De Vuyst H, Eckert LO, Forhan SE, Franco EL, Gage JC, Garcia F, Herrero R, Jeronimo J, Lu ER, Luciani S, Quek SC, Sankaranarayanan R, Tsu V, Broutet N.
         Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Dec 14.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     16. "Wake up! HIV is at your door": African American faith leaders in the rural south and HIV perceptions: A qualitative analysis
         Aholou TM, Cooks E, Murray A, Sutton MY, Gaul Z, Gaskins S, Payne-Foster P.
         J Relig Health. 2016 Feb 16.
         
     17. Progress toward strengthening national blood transfusion services - 14 countries, 2011-2014
         Chevalier MS, Kuehnert M, Basavaraju SV, Bjork A, Pitman JP.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(5):115-9.
         
     18. Influenza-related hospitalizations and poverty levels - United States, 2010-2012
         Hadler JL, Yousey-Hindes K, Perez A, Anderson EJ, Bargsten M, Bohm SR, Hill M, Hogan B, Laidler M, Lindegren ML, Lung KL, Mermel E, Miller L, Morin C, Parker E, Zansky SM, Chaves SS.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(5):101-5.
         
     19. Completion rate and side-effect profile of three-month isoniazid and rifapentine treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in an urban county jail
         Juarez-Reyes M, Gallivan M, Chyorny A, O'Keeffe L, Shah NS.
         Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;3(1):ofv220.
         
     20. HIV-related risk behaviors among male high school students who had sexual contact with males - 17 large urban school districts, United States, 2009-2013
         Kann L, Olsen EO, Kinchen S, Morris E, Wolitski RJ.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(5):106-9.
         
     21. Meeting report: 4th ISIRV Antiviral Group Conference: novel antiviral therapies for influenza and other respiratory viruses
         McKimm-Breschkin JL, Fry A.
         Antiviral Res. 2016 Feb 9.
         
     22. Control of trachoma from Achham District, Nepal: A cross-sectional study from the Nepal National Trachoma Program
         Pant BP, Bhatta RC, Chaudhary JS, Awasthi S, Mishra S, Sharma S, Cuddapah PA, Gwyn SE, Stoller NE, Martin DL, Keenan JD, Lietman TM, Gaynor BD.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb;10(2):e0004462.
         
     23. Screening yield of HIV antigen/antibody combination and pooled HIV RNA testing for acute HIV infection in a high-prevalence population
         Peters PJ, Westheimer E, Cohen S, Hightow-Weidman LB, Moss N, Tsoi B, Hall L, Fann C, Daskalakis DC, Beagle S, Patel P, Radix A, Foust E, Kohn RP, Marmorino J, Pandori M, Fu J, Samandari T, Gay CL.
         Jama. 2016 Feb 16;315(7):682-90.
         
     24. Respiratory viral testing and influenza antiviral prescriptions during hospitalization for acute respiratory illnesses
         Rolfes MA, Yousey-Hindes KM, Meek JI, Fry AM, Chaves SS.
         Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;3(1):ofv216.
         
     25. Factors associated with HIV testing among African American female adolescents in juvenile detention centers
         Seth P, Raiford J, DiClemente RJ.
         AIDS Behav. 2016 Feb 12.
         
     26. Population-based estimates of life expectancy after HIV diagnosis. United States 2008 - 2011
         Siddiqi AE, Hall HI, Hu X, Song R.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Feb 17.
         
     27. Clinical management of Ebola virus disease in the United States and Europe
         Uyeki TM, Mehta AK, Davey RT, Liddell AM, Wolf T, Vetter P, Schmiedel S, Grunewald T, Jacobs M, Arribas JR, Evans L, Hewlett AL, Brantsaeter AB, Ippolito G, Rapp C, Hoepelman AI, Gutman J.
         N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 18;374(7):636-46.
         
     28. Cluster of HIV infections attributed to unsafe injection practices - Cambodia, December 1, 2014-February 28, 2015
         Vun MC, Galang RR, Fujita M, Killam W, Gokhale R, Pitman J, Selenic D, Mam S, Mom C, Fontenille D, Rouet F, Vonthanak S.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(6):142-145.
         
     29. Occupational HIV transmission among male adult film performers - multiple states, 2014
         Wilken JA, Ried C, Rickett P, Arno JN, Mendez Y, Harrison RJ, Wohlfeiler D, Bauer HM, Joyce MP, Switzer WM, Heneine W, Shankar A, Mark KE.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(5):110-4.
         
     30. Molecular epidemiology and transmission dynamics of recent and long-term HIV-1 infections in rural Western Kenya
         Zeh C, Inzaule SC, Ondoa P, Nafisa LG, Kasembeli A, Otieno F, Vandenhoudt H, Amornkul PN, Mills LA, Nkengasong JN.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(2):e0147436.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     31. Fit assessment of N95 filtering-facepiece respirators in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Strategic National Stockpile
         Bergman M, Zhuang Z, Brochu E, Palmiero A.
         J Int Soc Respir Prot. 2015 ;32(2):50-64.
         

   • Environmental Health

     32. The association of urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers and cardiovascular disease in the US population
         Alshaarawy O, Elbaz HA, Andrew ME.
         Environ Int. 2016 Feb 12;89-90:174-178.
         
     33. Long-term exposure to ozone and life expectancy in the United States, 2002 to 2008
         Li C, Balluz LS, Vaidyanathan A, Wen XJ, Hao Y, Qualters JR.
         Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Feb;95(7):e2474.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     34. National and regional representativeness of hospital emergency department visit data in the National Syndromic Surveillance Program, United States, 2014
         Coates RJ, Perez A, Baer A, Zhou H, English R, Coletta M, Dey A.
         Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2016 Feb 17:1-8.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     35. What makes a bacterial species pathogenic?: Comparative genomic analysis of the genus Leptospira
         Fouts DE, Matthias MA, Adhikarla H, Adler B, Amorim-Santos L, Berg DE, Bulach D, Buschiazzo A, Chang YF, Galloway RL, Haake DA, Haft DH, Hartskeerl R, Ko AI, Levett PN, Matsunaga J, Mechaly AE, Monk JM, Nascimento AL, Nelson KE, Palsson B, Peacock SJ, Picardeau M, Ricaldi JN, Thaipandungpanit J, Wunder EA, Yang XF, Zhang JJ, Vinetz JM.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb;10(2):e0004403.
         
     36. Implementation of the 21-gene recurrence score test in the United States in 2011
         Lynch JA, Berse B, Petkov V, Filipski K, Zhou Y, Khoury MJ, Hassett M, Freedman AN.
         Genet Med. 2016 Feb 18.
         

   • Health Disparities

     37. Causes and disparities in death rates among urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations, 1999-2009
         Jacobs-Wingo JL, Espey DK, Groom AV, Phillips LE, Haverkamp DS, Stanley SL.
         Am J Public Health. 2016 Feb 18:e1-e9.
         

   • Health Economics

     38. A data-driven allocation tool for in-kind resources distributed by a state health department
         Peterson C, Kegler SR, Parker W, Sullivan D.
         Traffic Inj Prev. 2016 Feb 18:0.
         
     39. Cost-effectiveness/cost-benefit analysis of newborn screening for severe combined immune deficiency in Washington state
         Ding Y, Thompson JD, Kobrynski L, Ojodu J, Zarbalian G, Grosse SD.
         J Pediatr. 2016 Feb 11.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     40. Evidence-based update to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: developmental process
         Berrios-Torres SI.
         Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016 Feb 18.
         
     41. Sustained infection reduction in outpatient hemodialysis centers participating in a collaborative bloodstream infection prevention effort
         Yi SH, Kallen AJ, Hess S, Bren VR, Lincoln ME, Downham G, Kelley K, Booth SL, Weirich H, Shugart A, Lines C, Melville A, Jernigan JA, Kleinbaum DG, Patel PR.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Feb 12:1-4.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     42. The impact and cost-effectiveness of nonavalent HPV vaccination in the United States: Estimates from a simplified transmission model
         Chesson HW, Markowitz LE, Hariri S, Ekwueme DU, Saraiya M.
         Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Feb 18:0.
         
     43. Supplemental measles vaccine antibody response among HIV-infected and -uninfected children in Malawi after 1- and 2-dose primary measles vaccination schedules
         Fowlkes AL, Witte D, Beeler J, Audet SA, Broadhead R, Bellini WJ, Cutts F, Helfand RF.
         Vaccine. 2016 Feb 9.
         
     44. Vaccination with virus-like particles containing H5 antigens from three H5N1 clades protects chickens from H5N1 and H5N8 influenza viruses
         Kapczynski DR, Tumpey TM, Hidajat R, Zsak A, Chrzastek K, Tretyakova I, Pushko P.
         Vaccine. 2016 Feb 8.
         
     45. Notes from the field: circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks - five countries, 2014-2015
         Morales M, Nnadi CD, Tangermann RH, Wassilak SG.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(5):128-9.
         
     46. Humoral and cell mediated immune responses to alternate booster schedules of anthrax vaccine adsorbed in humans
         Quinn CP, Sabourin CL, Schiffer JM, Niemuth NA, Semenova VA, Li H, Rudge TL, Brys AM, Mittler RS, Ibegbu CC, Wrammert J, Ahmed R, Parker SD, Babcock J, Keitel W, Poland GA, Keyserling HL, Sahly HE, Jacobson RM, Marano N, Plikaytis BD, Wright JG.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2016 Feb 10.
         
     47. Notes from the field: Administration error involving a meningococcal conjugate vaccine - United States, March 1, 2010-September 22, 2015
         Su JR, Miller ER, Duffy J, Baer BM, Cano MV.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(6):161-162.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     48. Disability and risk of recent sexual violence in the United States
         Basile KC, Breiding MJ, Smith SG.
         Am J Public Health. 2016 Feb 18:e1-e6.
         
     49. Unintentional injuries treated in hospital emergency departments among persons aged 65 years and older, United States, 2006-2011
         DeGrauw X, Annest JL, Stevens JA, Xu L, Coronado V.
         J Safety Res. 2016 Feb;56:105-9.
         
     50. Major causes of injury death and the life expectancy gap between the United States and other high-income countries
         Fenelon A, Chen LH, Baker SP.
         Jama. 2016 Feb 9;315(6):609-11.
         
     51. Paid family leave's effect on hospital admissions for pediatric abusive head trauma
         Klevens J, Luo F, Xu L, Peterson C, Latzman NE.
         Inj Prev. 2016 Feb 11.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     52. Rapid detection and typing of pathogenic nonpneumophila Legionella spp. isolates using a multiplex real-time PCR assay
         Benitez AJ, Winchell JM.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Jan 12.
         
     53. Performance of a scanning mobility particle sizer in measuring diverse types of airborne nanoparticles: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, welding fumes, and titanium dioxide spray
         Chen BT, Schwegler-Berry D, Cumpston A, Cumpston J, Friend S, Stone S, Keane M.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2016 Feb 12:0.
         
     54. Persistence of HIV antibody avidity in the presence of antiretroviral therapy
         Curtis K, Price K, Niedzwiedz P, Masciotra S, Owen M.
         AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2016 Feb 18.
         
     55. Identification of antigenic glycans from Schistosoma mansoni using a shotgun egg glycan microarray
         Mickum ML, Prasanphanich NS, Song X, Dorabawila N, Mandalasi M, Lasanajak Y, Luyai A, Secor WE, Wilkins PP, Van Die I, Smith DF, Nyame AK, Cummings RD, Rivera-Marrero CA.
         Infect Immun. 2016 Feb 16.
         
     56. A cross-sectional study on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Mbita district, western Kenya using different copromicroscopic techniques
         Ng'etich AI, Rawago FO, Jura WG, Mwinzi PN, Won KY, Odiere MR.
         Parasit Vectors. 2016 ;9(1):87.
         
     57. Characterizing dust from cutting Corian(R), a solid-surface composite material, in a laboratory testing system
         Qi C, Echt A, Murata TK.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2016 Feb 12.
         
     58. Performance of high flow rate personal respirable samplers when challenged with mineral aerosols of different particle size distributions
         Stacey P, Thorpe A, Echt A.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2016 Feb 10.
         
     59. Detection of Onchocerca volvulus in skin snips by microscopy and real-time polymerase chain reaction: Implications for monitoring and evaluation activities
         Thiele EA, Cama VA, Lakwo T, Mekasha S, Abanyie F, Sleshi M, Kebede A, Cantey PT.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 15.
         
     60. The influence of inhaled multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the autonomic nervous system
         Zheng W, McKinney W, Kashon M, Salmen R, Castranova V, Kan H.
         Part Fibre Toxicol. 2016 ;13(1):8.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     61. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are clearly brain-based
         Bertrand J.
         Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016 Feb 16.
         
     62. Thiamin and riboflavin in human milk: Effects of lipid-based nutrient supplementation and stage of lactation on vitamer secretion and contributions to total vitamin content
         Hampel D, Shahab-Ferdows S, Adair LS, Bentley ME, Flax VL, Jamieson DJ, Ellington SR, Tegha G, Chasela CS, Kamwendo D, Allen LH.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(2):e0149479.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     63. The influence of "westernization" on nutrition and physical activity behaviors of adolescents in New Delhi, India: are we exporting an epidemic of obesity?
         Harrell M, Ussery E, Greene-Cramer B, Ranjit N, Sharma SV, Arora M. (Not in PubMed)
         Journal of Applied Research on Children. 2015 ;6(2).
         
     64. Effects of community-based sales of micronutrient powders on morbidity episodes in preschool children in Western Kenya
         Suchdev PS, Addo OY, Martorell R, Grant FK, Ruth LJ, Patel MK, Juliao PC, Quick R, Flores-Ayala R.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb 10.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     65. Calibration of high flow rate thoracic size selective samplers
         Lee T, Thorpe A, Cauda E, Harper M.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2016 Feb 18:0.
         
     66. Assessing the protection of the nanomaterial workforce
         Schulte PA, Iavicoli I, Rantanen JH, Dahmann D, Iavicoli S, Pipke R, Guseva Canu I, Boccuni F, Ricci M, Polci ML, Sabbioni E, Pietroiusti A, Mantovani E.
         Nanotoxicology. 2016 Feb 10:1-7.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     67. Determination of the fire hazards of mine materials using a radiant panel
         Harteis SP, Litton CD, Thomas RA.
         Min Eng. 2016 Jan;68(1):40-45.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     68. Averting a malaria disaster: will insecticide resistance derail malaria control?
         Hemingway J, Ranson H, Magill A, Kolaczinski J, Fornadel C, Gimnig J, Coetzee M, Simard F, Roch DK, Hinzoumbe CK, Pickett J, Schellenberg D, Gething P, Hoppe M, Hamon N.
         Lancet. 2016 Feb 12.
         

   • Program Evaluation

     69. Classification and rates of adverse events in a Malawi male circumcision program: impact of quality improvement training
         Kohler PK, Namate D, Barnhart S, Chimbwandira F, Tippet-Barr BA, Perdue T, Chilongozi DA, Tenthani L, Phiri O, Msungama W, Holmes KK, Krieger JN.
         BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 ;16(1):61.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     70. C-reactive protein increases with gestational age during pregnancy among Chinese women
         Mei Z, Li H, Serdula MK, Flores-Ayala RC, Wang L, Liu JM, Grummer-Strawn LM.
         Am J Hum Biol. 2016 Feb 11.
         
     71. Factors associated with contraceptive use differ between younger and older African-American female adolescents
         North Clarke KE, Kraft JM, Wiener JB, Hatfield-Timajchy K, Kottke M, Sales JM, Goedken P, Kourtis AP.
         J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2016 Feb 11.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     72. An overview of tobacco control and prevention policy status in Africa
         Husain MJ, English LM, Ramanandraibe N.
         Prev Med. 2016 Feb 11.
         
     73. Receipt of evidence-based brief cessation interventions by health professionals and use of cessation assisted treatments among current adult cigarette-only smokers: National Adult Tobacco Survey, 2009-2010
         Kruger J, O'Halloran A, Rosenthal AC, Babb SD, Fiore MC.
         BMC Public Health. 2016 ;16(1):141.
         
     74. Secondhand smoke exposure at home among one billion children in 21 countries: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
         Mbulo L, Palipudi KM, Andes L, Morton J, Bashir R, Fouad H, Ramanandraibe N, Caixeta R, Dias RC, Wijnhoven TM, Kashiwabara M, Sinha DN, Tursan d'Espaignet E.
         Tob Control. 2016 Feb 11.
         

   • Zoonoses

     75. Zika virus and microcephaly: why is this situation a PHEIC?
         Heymann DL, Hodgson A, Sall AA, Freedman DO, Staples JE, Althabe F, Baruah K, Mahmud G, Kandun N, Vasconcelos PF, Bino S, Menon KU.
         Lancet. 2016 Feb 11.
         
     76. Notes from the field: evidence of Zika virus infection in brain and placental tissues from two congenitally infected newborns and two fetal losses - Brazil, 2015
         Martines RB, Bhatnagar J, Keating MK, Silva-Flannery L, Muehlenbachs A, Gary J, Goldsmith C, Hale G, Ritter J, Rollin D, Shieh WJ, Luz KG, Ramos AM, Davi HP, Kleber de Oliveria W, Lanciotti R, Lambert A, Zaki S.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(6):159-160.
         
     77. Zika virus and pregnancy: what obstetric health care providers need to know
         Meaney-Delman D, Rasmussen SA, Staples JE, Oduyebo T, Ellington SR, Petersen EE, Fischer M, Jamieson DJ.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Feb 17.
         
     78. Update: interim gidelines for health care providers caring for pregnant women and women of reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure - United States, 2016
         Oduyebo T, Petersen EE, Rasmussen SA, Mead PS, Meaney-Delman D, Renquist CM, Ellington SR, Fischer M, Staples JE, Powers AM, Villanueva J, Galang RR, Dieke A, Munoz JL, Honein MA, Jamieson DJ.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(5):122-7.
         
     79. Interim guidelines for prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus - United States, 2016
         Oster AM, Brooks JT, Stryker JE, Kachur RE, Mead P, Pesik NT, Petersen LR.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(5):120-1.
         
     80. Two distinct Yersinia pestis populations causing plague among humans in the West Nile region of Uganda
         Respicio-Kingry LB, Yockey BM, Acayo S, Kaggwa J, Apangu T, Kugeler KJ, Eisen RJ, Griffith KS, Mead PS, Schriefer ME, Petersen JM.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb;10(2):e0004360.
         
     81. Local transmission of Zika Virus - Puerto Rico, November 23, 2015-January 28, 2016
         Thomas DL, Sharp TM, Torres J, Armstrong PA, Munoz-Jordan J, Ryff KR, Martinez-Quinones A, Arias-Berrios J, Mayshack M, Garayalde GJ, Saavedra S, Luciano CA, Valencia-Prado M, Waterman S, Rivera-Garcia B.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(6):154-158.
         
   
   

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