MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report back issues from March 1998:
Tetanus among injecting-drug users - California, 1997.
Mar 06, 1998 ... During 1997, 47 cases of tetanus were provisionally reported in the United States; 11 of these were reported from California. Of these 11, six (55%) occurred among injecting-drug users (IDUs). The substantial proportion of cases among IDUs prompted a review of reported tetanus cases in ...
Administration of zidovudine during late pregnancy and delivery to prevent perinatal HIV transmission - Thailand, 1996-1998.
Mar 06, 1998 ... Worldwide, approximately 500,000 infants are perinatally infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) each year, most of whom are born in developing countries (1). In 1994, a clinical trial in the United States and France demonstrated that zidovudine (ZDV) administered orally five ...
HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaskan natives - United States, 1981-1997.
Mar 06, 1998 ... A total of 641,086 cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) had been reported to CDC through December 1997. Of these, 1783 (0.3%) occurred in American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AI/ANs). AI/ANs represent [is less than] 1% of the total U.S. population (272 million persons) and ...
Mortality among children with sickle cell disease identified by newborn screening during 1990-1994 - California, Illinois, and New York.
Mar 13, 1998 ... Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by production of abnormal (sickle) hemoglobin, resulting in anemia, susceptibility to pneumococcal and other infections, pain, stroke, and multiple organ dysfunctions. The most common types include hemoglobin SS ...
Human exposure to Brucella abortus strain RB51 - Kansas, 1997.
Mar 13, 1998 ... On May 26-27, 1997, nine persons (a farmer, four veterinary clinicians, and four veterinary students) in Manhattan, Kansas, participated in an attempted vaginal delivery, a cesarean delivery, and a necropsy on a stillborn calf that died because of Brucella abortus infection. The infection ...
Self-assessed health status and selected behavioral risk factors among persons with and without health-care coverage - United States, 1994-1995.
Mar 13, 1998 ... Persons without health-care coverage are more likely to have poor health and be at greater risk for chronic disease outcomes than persons who have health-care coverage[1]. In the United States, the number of persons and the proportion of the population without health-care coverage has ...
Progress toward elimination of measles from the Americas.
Mar 20, 1998 ... In 1994, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) established the goal of eliminating measles from the Western Hemisphere by 2000 (1). To reach this goal, PAHO developed a measles-elimination strategy that includes three vaccination components ("catch-up," "keep-up," and ...
Suicide among black youths - United States, 1980-1995.
Mar 20, 1998 ... Although black youths have historically had lower suicide rates than have whites, during 1980-1995, the suicide rate for black youths aged 10-19 years increased from 2.1 to 4.5 per 100,000 population. As of 1995, suicide was the third leading cause of death among blacks aged 15-19 ...
Update: influenza activity - United States, 1997-98 season.
Mar 20, 1998 ... In collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), its collaborating laboratories, and state and local health departments, CDC conducts surveillance to monitor influenza activity and to detect antigenic changes in the circulating strains of influenza viruses. This report ...
Imported Dracunculiasis - United States, 1995 and 1997.
Mar 27, 1998 ... Dracunculiasis is a parasitic infection caused by a filarial worm (Dracunculus medinensis [i.e., Guinea worm]) that is transmitted through contaminated drinking water. Approximately 1 year after a person is infected, one or more meter-long adult female worms begin to emerge through the ...
Update: HIV counseling and testing using rapid tests - United States, 1995.
Mar 27, 1998 ... Approximately 25 million persons each year in the United States are tested for antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Publicly funded counseling and testing (CT) programs conduct approximately 2.5 million of these tests each year. CT can have important prevention benefits (1); ...
Strategies for providing follow-up and treatment services in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program - United States, 1997.
Mar 27, 1998 ... The Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990(*) authorized CDC to establish the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) to increase screening services for women at low income levels who are uninsured or underinsured (1). Although the ...
Erratum: vol. 47, no. 1. (text correction to 'Recommended childhood immunization schedule - United States, 1998')(Correction Notice)
Mar 27, 1998 ... In the article, "Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule-United States, 1998," on page 11 the asterisk (*) and dagger ([dagger]) footnotes of the table were incorrect. The third sentence of the asterisk footnote should read "Combination vaccines may be ...
Erratum: vol. 47, no. 10. (text correction to 'Update: influenza activity - United States, 1997-98 season')(Correction Notice)
Mar 27, 1998 ... In the article, "Update: Influenza Activity--United States, 1997-98 Season," on page 199, the first sentence under the subhead ...