The authors describe the growth from 1987 through 1996 of the Occupational Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance Program at the Texas Department of Health. The program was initially based on a Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks (SEN...
Martin, S L; Matza, L S; Kupper, L L; Thomas, J C; Daly, M; Cloutier, S;
Published Date:
1999 May-Jun
Source:
Public Health Rep. 114(3):262-268
Description:
The authors analyzed interview responses of patients at a prenatal care clinic to explore whether women who had been victims of sexual and physical abuse were more likely than non-victimized women to have experienced a sexually transmitted disease (S...
A report of five cases of viral meningitis among adults with children enrolled in a child care center prompted an investigation of risk factors for viral transmission from children to adult household members.|To determine recent echovirus 30 (E30) in...
Because of limited reporting of HIV status in case reports to the national tuberculosis (TB) surveillance system, the authors conducted this study to estimate the proportion of US TB cases with HIV co-infection and to describe demographic and clinica...
Although asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness in the United States, little is known about its prevalence among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children. The authors used the latest available household survey data to estimate ...
Smith, A. W.; Skilling, D. E.; Cherry, N.; Mead, J. H.; Matson, D. O.;
Published Date:
1998 Jan-Mar
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 4(1):13-20.
Description:
Caliciviral infections in humans, among the most common causes of viral-induced vomiting and diarrhea, are caused by the Norwalk group of small round structured viruses, the Sapporo caliciviruses, and the hepatitis E agent. Human caliciviruses have b...
Let’s Take Brain Injuries Out of PlayWhat Should I Do if I Think I’ve Had a Concussion?www.cdc.gov/ConcussionPublication date from document properties.nfl_player_poster-a.pdf