2018
Trends in High-grade Cervical Lesions and Cervical Cancer Screening in 5 States, 2008–2015
Gargano JW, Park IU, Griffin MR, Niccolai LM, Powell M, Bennett NM, Jones ML, Whitney E, Pemmaraju M, Brackney M, Abdullah N, Scahill M, Dahl RM, Cleveland AA, Unger ER, Markowitz LE, Blankenship S, Allen S, Meek J, Higgins K, Hadler J, Sosa L, Saadeh K, Williamson A, Fink D, Silverberg M, Laing R, Schafer S, Oktapodas M, Felsen C. Trends in High-grade Cervical Lesions and Cervical Cancer Screening in 5 States, 2008–2015. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 68: 1282-1291. PMID: 30137283, PMCID: PMC6783904, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningIncidence rate ratiosCancer screeningCervical cancer screening recommendationsPopulation-based laboratory surveillanceAge groupsHigh-grade cervical lesionsHuman papillomavirus vaccine uptakeCancer screening recommendationsCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaPercent of womenHPV vaccinationScreening recommendationsIntraepithelial neoplasiaVaccine uptakeCervical lesionsLaboratory surveillanceCIN2Population-level impactWomenRate ratioSignificant decreaseYearsScreeningAdenocarcinoma
2010
Epidemiology of Colorado Tick Fever in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, 1995–2003
Brackney M, Marfin A, Staples J, Stallones L, Keefe T, Black W, Campbell G. Epidemiology of Colorado Tick Fever in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, 1995–2003. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2010, 10: 381-385. PMID: 19725767, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorado tick feverFebrile illnessAnnual incidenceEndemic areasOverall annual incidenceMedical record abstractionLaboratory-confirmed casesDescriptive epidemiologic dataHealth department recordsIntensity of surveillanceTick feverDiagnostic laboratory recordsPublic health measuresAcute onsetCase patientsRecord abstractionCommon symptomsIllness onsetEpidemiologic dataLaboratory recordsTick exposureHigh incidenceDetailed historyPrevention messagesIncidence of disease