Recently added articles from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report:
State-specific prevalence of obesity among adults--United States, 2007.
Jul 18, 2008; Galuska, D.A. ... Obesity is associated with reduced quality of life, development of serious chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, increased medical care costs, and premature death (1,2). A Healthy People 2010 objective is to reduce to 15% the proportion of adults who are obese (3). In ...
Balamuthia amebic encephalitis--California, 1999-2007.(Clinical report)
Jul 18, 2008; Glaser, C. ... Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living ameba that causes encephalitis in humans (both immunocompetent and immunocompromised), horses, dogs, sheep, and nonhuman primates. The ameba is present in soil and likely is transmitted by inhalation of airborne cysts or by direct contamination of a ...
Silicosis-related years of potential life lost before age 65 years--United States, 1968-2005.(Clinical report)
Jul 18, 2008; Mazurek, J.M. ... Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica occurs in construction, mining, manufacturing, and other industries and can result in silicosis and other lung diseases. Classic (chronic) silicosis results from exposure to relatively low concentrations of respirable crystalline ...
Salmonella Litchfield outbreak associated with a hotel restaurant--Atlantic City, New Jersey, 2007.(Clinical report)
Jul 18, 2008; Cash, R.L. ... On July 10, 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Health notified the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) of three culture-confirmed cases of Salmonella Litchfield infection with matching pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. Data from PulseNet, the ...
Errata: Vol. 57, No. RR-5.(Correction notice)
Jul 18, 2008 ... In the MMWR Recommendations and Reports (Vol. 57, No. RR-5), "Prevention of Herpes Zoster: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)," two errors occurred on page 18 in Table 5. In the first ...
Table I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)-- United States, week ending July 12, 2008 (28th week) *.(Table)(Statistical data)(Clinical report)
Jul 18, 2008 ... <Pre> TABLE I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)-- United States, week ending July 12, 2008 (28th Week) * 5-year ...
Table II. Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending July 12, 2008, and July 14, 2007 (28th week) *.(Table)(Statistical data)(Clinical report)
Jul 18, 2008 ... <Pre> TABLE II. Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending July 12, 2008, and July 14, 2007 (28th Week) * Chlamydia ([dagger]) Previous...
Table III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities, * week ending July 12, 2008 (28th week).(Table)(Statistical data)(Clinical report)
Jul 18, 2008 ... <Pre> TABLE III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities, * week ending July 12, 2008 (28th Week) All causes, by age (years) [greater All than or Reporting Area...
Populations receiving optimally fluoridated public drinking water--United States, 1992-2006.(Report)
Jul 11, 2008; Bailey, W. ... Water fluoridation has been identified by CDC as one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. The decline in the prevalence and severity of dental caries (tooth decay) in the United States during the past 60 years has been attributed largely to the increased use of ...
Monitoring health effects of wildfires using the BioSense system--San Diego County, California, October 2007.(Report)
Jul 11, 2008; Ginsberg, M ... During October 21-26, 2007, wildfires consumed hundreds of thousands of acres and forced the evacuation of more than 300,000 persons in San Diego County, California (1). During large-scale emergencies, data are needed to assess health effects, plan response, and evaluate response adequacy ...
Disparities in secondhand smoke exposure--United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2004.(Survey)
Jul 11, 2008; Schober, S.E. ... No level of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is safe (1). Breathing SHS can cause heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking adults and increases the risk for sudden infant death syndrome, acute respiratory infections, middle-ear disease, and exacerbation of asthma in children (1-3). In ...
Errata: Vol. 57, No. SS-5.(Correction notice)
Jul 11, 2008 ... In the MMWR Surveillance Summary (Vol. 57, No. SS-5), "Malaria Surveillance--United States, 2006," errors occurred in Figure 2 on page 35. The title for the figure should read, "Number of imported malaria cases and estimated relative case rates* among U.S ....
Table I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (< 1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)--United States, week ending July 5, 2008 (27th Week) *.(Statistical table)
Jul 11, 2008 ... <Pre> TABLE I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)--United States, week ending July 5, 2008 (27th Week) * CurrentCum Disease ...
Table II. Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending July 5, 2008, and July 7, 2007 (27th Week) *.(Statistical table)
Jul 11, 2008 ... <Pre> TABLE II. Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending July 5, 2008, and July 7, 2007 (27th Week) *Chlamydia ([dagger]) Previous52 ...
Table III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities, * week ending July 5, 2008 (27th Week).(Statistical table)
Jul 11, 2008 ... <Pre> TABLE III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities, * week ending July 5, 2008 (27th Week) All causes, by age (years) [greater ...
Table IV. Provisional cases of selected notifiable disease, * United States, quarter ending June 28, 2008.(26th Week)(Statistical table)
Jul 11, 2008 ... <Pre> TABLE IV. Provisional cases of selected notifiable disease, * United States, quarter ending June 28, 2008 (26th Week) TuberculosisPrevious 4 ...
Illness associated with red tide--Nassau County, Florida, 2007.(Report)
Jul 04, 2008; Reich, A. ... A "red tide" is a harmful algal bloom that occurs when toxic, microscopic algae in seawater proliferate to a higher-than-normal concentration (i.e., bloom), often discoloring the water red, brown, green, or yellow. Red tides can kill fish, birds, and marine mammals and cause illness in ...
West Nile virus activity--United States, 2007.(Report)
Jul 04, 2008; Lindsey, N.P. ... West Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of arboviral encephalitis in the United States. Originally identified in Africa in 1937, WNV was first detected in the western hemisphere in 1999 in New York City. Since then, WNV has caused seasonal epidemics of febrile illness and neurologic ...
Erratum: Vol. 57, No. RR-4.(Correction notice)
Jul 04, 2008 ... In the MMWR Recommendations and Reports (Vol. 57, No. RR-4), "Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diphtheria Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization ...
Table I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)--United States, week ending June 28, 2008 (26th Week) *.(Table)
Jul 04, 2008 ... <Pre> TABLE I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)--United States, week ending June 28, 2008 (26th Week) * 5-year ...