Notes from the Field: Dengue Outbreak - Peru, 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Feb 1;73(4):86-88. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7304a4.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38300858 | PMC:PMC10843068 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7304a4 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - February 1, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: C ésar V Munayco Betsabet Yadira Valderrama Rosales Susan Yanett Mateo Lizarbe Carmen Rosa Yon Fabian Ricardo Pe ña Sánchez C ésar Henry Vásquez Sánchez Maria Paquita Garc ía Carlos Padilla-Rojas Victor Su árez Liliana S ánchez-González Forrest Source Type: research
Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Diseases Among Racial and Ethnic Subgroups in Adults - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2013-2021
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 25;73(3):51-56. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7303a1.ABSTRACTAlthough diabetes and cardiovascular disease account for substantial disease prevalence among adults in the United States, their prevalence among racial and ethnic subgroups is inadequately characterized. To fill this gap, CDC described the prevalence of diagnosed cardiometabolic diseases among U.S. adults, by disaggregated racial and ethnic subgroups, among 3,970,904 respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System during 2013-2021. Prevalence of each disease (diabetes, myocardial infarction, angina or coronary heart disea...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 25, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Alain K Koyama Kai McKeever Bullard Fang Xu Stephen Onufrak Sandra L Jackson Ryan Saelee Yoshihisa Miyamoto Meda E Pavkov Source Type: research
Deaths of U.S. Citizens Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery - Dominican Republic, 2009-2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 25;73(3):62-65. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7303a3.ABSTRACTAlthough infections resulting from cosmetic surgery performed outside the United States have been regularly reported, deaths have rarely been identified. During 2009-2022, 93 U.S. citizens died after receiving cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic. The number of deaths increased from a mean of 4.1 per year during 2009-2018 to a mean of 13.0 during 2019-2022 with a peak in of 17 in 2020. A subset of post-cosmetic surgery deaths occurring during peak years was investigated, and most deaths were found to be the result of embolic event...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 25, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Matthew Hudson Jose A Matos Bianca Alvarez Jacqueline Safstrom Francisco Torres Sharmeen Premjee Luis Bonilla Benjamin Park Elizabeth Bancroft Macarena Garcia Source Type: research
Underuse of Antiviral Drugs to Prevent Progression to Severe COVID-19 - Veterans Health Administration, March-September 2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 25;73(3):57-61. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7303a2.ABSTRACTAntiviral drugs reduce the rate of progression to severe COVID-19 when given to patients with mild-to-moderate disease within 5 days of symptom onset. Despite being recommended for patients at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19 because of age or chronic conditions, reported antiviral use among the general adult population has been ≤35%. To ascertain reasons for underuse of antiviral medications to prevent severe COVID-19 and propose interventions accordingly, a detailed review was conducted of 110 Veterans Health Administrat...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 25, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Paul A Monach Sonia T Anand Nathanael R Fillmore Jennifer La Westyn Branch-Elliman Source Type: research
Notes from the Field: Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections After Cosmetic Surgery Procedures in Florida - Nine States, 2022-2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 25;73(3):66-67. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7303a4.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38271297 | PMC:PMC10824548 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7303a4 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 25, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Katharine E Saunders Juliana M Reyes Lorrie Cyril Molly Mitchell Stephanie Colter Jalysa Erskine Kiara X McNamara Jennifer C Hunter Kiran M Perkins Argentina Charles Source Type: research
QuickStats: Percentage* of Children and Adolescents Aged ≤17 Years Who Visited an Urgent Care Center or a Clinic in a Drug Store or Grocery Store in the Past 12 Months, < sup > † < /sup > by Age Group and Year - National Health Interview Survey, < sup > § < /sup > United States, 2021-2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 25;73(3):68. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7303a5.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38271300 | PMC:PMC10824549 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7303a5 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 25, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Prevalence of hepatitis C among pregnant women in an Appalachian population
J Viral Hepat. 2024 Jan 18. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13911. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe opioid crisis has adversely affected West Virginia's pregnant and infant populations. With high rates of opioid use disorder and neonatal abstinence syndrome, West Virginia has the highest rates of Hepatitis C (HCV) acute infection among pregnant women. To better understand how HCV impacts an already high-risk population, the study purpose was to (1) describe its prevalence among women receiving prenatal care at a single tertiary care clinic in Appalachia and compare with state and national rates, and (2) determine whether it is associate...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 18, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Taylor S Pollock Chris A Robert Dara J Seybold Marisa Hur Alina Broton Byron C Calhoun Source Type: research
QuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed Diabetes, < sup > † < /sup > by Urbanization Level < sup > § < /sup > and Age Group - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2022 < sup > ¶ < /sup >
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 18;73(2):49. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7302a5.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38236778 | PMC:PMC10803095 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7302a5 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 18, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Mpox Outbreak - Los Angeles County, California, May 4-August 17, 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 18;73(2):44-48. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7302a4.ABSTRACTSince May 2022, approximately 2,500 mpox cases have been reported in Los Angeles County (LAC), California. Beginning in May 2023, the LAC Department of Public Health observed a consistent increase in mpox cases after a prolonged period of low incidence. A total of 56 cases were identified during May 4-August 17, 2023. A minority of mpox patients were fully vaccinated (29%). One patient was hospitalized; no deaths were reported. Two cases of reinfection occurred, both of which were associated with mild illness. The increasing number of c...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 18, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Colleen M Leonard Kathleen Poortinga Erin Nguyen Abraar Karan Sonali Kulkarni Rebecca Cohen Jacob M Garrigues Amy N Marutani Nicole M Green Andrea A Kim Kwa Sey Mario J P érez Source Type: research
Cannabis Use Among Students in Grades 8, 10, and 12, by Sex - King County, Washington, 2008-2021
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 18;73(2):27-31. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7302a1.ABSTRACTCannabis use during adolescence is associated with poor outcomes, including cognitive impairment, cannabis use disorder, and impaired driving. To guide prevention and use reduction strategies, Public Health - Seattle & King County described recent trends in cannabis use by sex among King County, Washington students in grades 8, 10, and 12 and examined trends in sex-based differences. Data collected during seven 2008-2021 survey periods by the Healthy Youth Survey (administered by the Washington State Department of Health) and restri...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 18, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Precious Esie Myduc Ta Source Type: research
Pseudomonas Infection Outbreak Associated with a Hotel Swimming Pool - Maine, March 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 18;73(2):32-36. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7302a2.ABSTRACTTreated recreational water venues (e.g., pools and hot tubs) located at hotels represent one third of sources of reported treated recreational water-associated outbreaks; when these outbreaks are caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, they predominantly occur during January-April. On March 8, 2023, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) initiated an investigation in response to reports of illness among persons who had used a swimming pool at hotel A during March 4-5. A questionnaire was distributed to guests who were...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 18, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Liz Lamere Emer Smith Heather Grieser Matthew Arduino Michele C Hlavsa Stephen Combes Source Type: research
Detecting Mpox Cases Through Wastewater Surveillance - United States, August 2022-May 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 18;73(2):37-43. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7302a3.ABSTRACTIn October 2022, CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System began routine testing of U.S. wastewater for Monkeypox virus. Wastewater surveillance sensitivity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) for Monkeypox virus were evaluated by comparing wastewater detections (Monkeypox virus detected versus not detected) to numbers of persons with mpox in a county who were shedding virus. Case ascertainment was assumed to be complete, and persons with mpox were assumed to shed virus for 25 days after symptom ons...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 18, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Carly Adams Amy E Kirby Megan Bias Aspen Riser Karen K Wong Jeffrey W Mercante Heather Reese Source Type: research
------Topical Antifungal Prescribing for Medicare Part D Beneficiaries - United States, 2021
This study found that enough topical antifungal prescriptions were written for approximately one of every eight Medicare Part D beneficiaries in 2021, and 10% of antifungal prescribers prescribed nearly one half of these medications. In the setting of emerging antimicrobial resistance, these findings highlight the importance of expanding efforts to understand current prescribing practices while encouraging judicious prescribing by clinicians and providing patient education about proper use.PMID:38206854 | PMC:PMC10794060 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7301a1 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kaitlin Benedict Dallas J Smith Tom Chiller Shari R Lipner Jeremy A W Gold Source Type: research
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger - United States, 2024
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 11;73(1):6-10. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7301a2.ABSTRACTAt its October 2023 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices* (ACIP) approved the Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2024. The child and adolescent immunization schedule, which can be found on the CDC immunization schedule website (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules), is published annually to consolidate and summarize updates to ACIP recommendations on the vaccination of children and adolescents and to assist health care providers in implementing curren...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: A Patricia Wodi Neil Murthy Veronica V McNally Matthew F Daley Sybil Cineas Source Type: research
Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19-Related Thromboembolic Events Among Medicare Enrollees Aged ≥65 Years and Those with End Stage Renal Disease - United States, September 2022-March 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 11;73(1):16-23. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7301a4.ABSTRACTCOVID-19 has been associated with an increased risk for thromboembolic events, including ischemic stroke, venous thromboembolism, and myocardial infarction. Studies have reported lower rates of COVID-19-related thromboembolic events among persons who received the COVID-19 vaccine compared with persons who did not, but rigorous estimates of vaccine effectiveness (VE) in preventing COVID-19-related thromboembolic events are lacking. This analysis estimated the incremental benefit of receipt of a bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine after receiv...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Amanda B Payne Shannon Novosad Ryan E Wiegand Morgan Najdowski Danica J Gomes Megan Wallace Jeffrey A Kelman Heng-Ming Sung Yue Zhang Bradley Lufkin Yoganand Chillarige Ruth Link-Gelles Source Type: research
