Recently added articles from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report:
Serum cross-reactive antibody response to a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus after vaccination with seasonal influenza vaccine.
May 22, 2009; ... As of May 19, 2009, a total of 5,469 confirmed or probable cases * of human infection with a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus had been documented in 47 states and the District of Columbia (1,2). In addition, the virus had spread to 41 countries (3), with a total of 4,774 cases reported in ...
Federal and state cigarette excise taxes--United States, 1995-2009.(Statistical table)
May 22, 2009; ... On April 1, 2009, the largest federal cigarette excise tax increase in history went into effect, bringing the combined federal and average state excise tax for cigarettes to $2.21 per pack and achieving the Healthy People 2010 (HP2010) objective (27-21a) to increase the combined federal ...
Health warnings on tobacco products--worldwide, 2007.
May 22, 2009 ... Many countries require that tobacco product * packaging includes health warnings about the risks associated with tobacco use (1-3). Health warnings on tobacco product packages are effective in highlighting the perception of health risk (4), supporting the intention to quit tobacco use (5), ...
Alcohol use among pregnant and nonpregnant women of childbearing age--United States, 1991-2005.
May 22, 2009; ... Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a risk factor for poor birth outcomes, including fetal alcohol syndrome, birth defects, and low birth weight (1). In the United States, the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome is estimated at 0.5-2.0 cases per 1,000 births, but other fetal alcohol ...
Progressive vaccinia in a military smallpox vaccinee--United States, 2009.(Clinical report)
May 22, 2009; ... On May 19, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). Progressive vaccinia (PV), previously known as vaccinia necrosum, vaccinia gangrenosum, or disseminated vaccinia, is a rare, often fatal adverse event after vaccination with ...
Hospitalized patients with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection--California, April-May, 2009.(Statistical table)(Clinical report)
May 22, 2009; ... On May 18, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). Since April 15 and 17, 2009, when the first two cases of novel influenza A (H1N1) infection were identified from two southern California counties, novel influenza A (H1N1) ...
World No Tobacco Day--May 31, 2009.(Notice to Readers)
May 22, 2009 ... Tobacco use is one of the major preventable causes of premature death and disease in the world (1). The World Health Organization (WHO) attributes approximately 5.4 million deaths per year to tobacco use (or one in 10 deaths among adults worldwide), a number expected to exceed 8 million ...
Errata: vol. 58, no. 18.(Correction notice)
May 22, 2009 ... In the report, "Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections in Three Pregnant Women--United States, April-May 2009," on page 498, the second and third sentences in the first complete paragraph should read as follows: "The specimen was forwarded to the Virus Surveillance and ...
Table I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)--United States, week ending May 16, 2009 (19th week).(Statistical table)
May 22, 2009 ... <Pre> TABLE I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)--United States, week ending May 16, 2009 (19th week) *5-year...
Table II. Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending May 16, 2009, and May 10, 2008 (19th week).(Statistical table)
May 22, 2009 ... <Pre> TABLE II. Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending May 16, 2009, and May 10, 2008 (19th week) * Chlamydia ([dagger]) Previous ...
Table III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities, week ending May 16, 2009 (19th week).(Statistical table)
May 22, 2009 ... <Pre> TABLE III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities, * week ending May 16, 2009 (19th week)All causes, by age (years) All [greater than or Reporting areaAges equal to] 65 ...
Pool chemical-associated health events in public and residential settings--United States, 1983-2007.(Statistical table)
May 15, 2009; ... Swimming is the second most popular exercise in the United States, with approximately 339 million swimming visits to recreational water venues, including disinfected ones (e.g., pools, water parks, and interactive fountains), each year (1). Pool chemicals * are added to the water in these ...
Pediatric bacterial meningitis surveillance--African region, 2002-2008.
May 15, 2009; ... Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the world's greatest disease burdens of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Neisseria meningitidis infections. In 2000, Hib and S. pneumoniae infections accounted for approximately 500,000 deaths in the region (1); during the ...
Novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infections in three pregnant women--United States, April-May 2009.
May 15, 2009; ... On May 12, this report was posted as an MMWR Dispatch on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). CDC first identified cases of respiratory infection with a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus in the United States on April 15 and 17, 2009 (1). During seasonal influenza epidemics ...
Outbreak of Salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections associated with eating alfalfa sprouts--United States, 2009.
May 15, 2009; ... On May 7, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). On February 24, 2009, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services identified six isolates of Salmonella serotype Saintpaul with collection dates from February 7-14 ....
National Hepatitis Awareness Month and World Hepatitis Day--May 19, 2009.(Notice to Readers)(Brief article)
May 15, 2009 ... May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States, and May 19 is World Hepatitis Day. Both events draw attention to the large but often underrecognized burden of disease and death associated with viral hepatitis and the importance of prevention and early detection. An ...
National Hepatitis B initiative for Asian Americans/Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders.(Notice to Readers)(Brief article)
May 15, 2009 ... CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, along with members of the National Task Force on Hepatitis B Expert Panel, have created a strategic plan, Goals and Strategies to Address Chronic Hepatitis B in Asian Americans/ Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ...
National Emergency Medical Services Week--May 17-23, 2009.(Notice to Readers)(Brief article)
May 15, 2009 ... May 17-23 is National Emergency Medical Services Week, dedicated to bringing together local communities and medical personnel to promote safety and emphasize the services of emergency medical responders, such as paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and dispatchers. Emergency medical ...
Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week--May 18-24, 2009.(Notice to Readers)
May 15, 2009 ... The fifth annual National Recreational Water Illness (RWI) Prevention Week is May 18-24, 2009, the week before Memorial Day. The goal of National RWI Prevention Week is to highlight the importance of healthy swimming behaviors and prevent recreational water illness and injuries. RWIs are ...
Better Hearing and Speech Month--May 2009.(Notice to Readers)(Brief article)
May 15, 2009 ... Hearing loss occurs in as many as three of 1,000 live births annually (1,2). Without intervention at an early age, hearing loss can delay a person's speech, language, and social skills development, and academic achievement. Because of this, all infants should be screened for hea ing loss ...