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This page provides a listing of communicable disease related reports and publications that are put forth by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as well as peer-reviewed publications authored by MDHHS staff.
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Hepatitis A Outbreak Among Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Group Homes - Michigan, 2013. Susan R. Bohm, Keira Wickliffe Berger, Pamela B. Hackert, Richard Renas, Suzanne Brunette, Nicole Parker, Carolyn Padro, Anne Hocking, Mary Hedemark, Renai Edwards, Russell L. Bush, Yury Khudyakov, Noele P. Nelson, Eyasu H. Teshale. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:148-152.
Does influenza vaccination modify influenza severity? Data on older adults hospitalized with influenza during the 2012-2013 season in the United States. Carmen S Arriola · Evan J Anderson · Joan Baumbach · Nancy Bennett · Susan Bohm · Mary Hill · Mary Lou Lindegren · Krista Lung · James Meek · Elizabeth Mermel · Lisa Miller · Maya L Monroe · Craig Morin · Oluwakemi Oni · Arthur Reingold · William Schaffner · Ann Thomas · Shelley M Zansky · Lyn Finelli · Sandra S Chaves. J Infect Dis 2015(3): 212(8). doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv200.
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Salmonellosis and meat purchased at live-bird and animal-slaughter markets, United States, 2007-2012. Imanishi M, Anderson TC, Routh J, Brown C, Conidi G, Glenn L, Reddy V, Waechter H, Malavet M, Nyaku M, Bohm S, Bidol S, Arends K, Saupe A, Higa J, Nguyen TA, Pringle J, Behravesh CB, Bosch S.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jan;20(1):167-9.
Backyard Poultry Flocks and Salmonellosis: A Recurring, Yet Preventable Public Health Challenge. Barton Behravesh, C et al. and Wilkins MJ , Bidol SA, Boulton ML, and Stobierski MG
Clin Infect Dis. (2014) 58 (10): 1432-1438
Statewide Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Michigan; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014; 35 (4): 342-349; B. M. Brennan MSPH; J. R. Coyle, MPH; D. Marchaim, MD; J. M. Pogue, PharmD; M. Boehme, BS, MLS(ASCP)CM; J. Finks, DVM, MVPH; A. N. Malani, MD; K. E. VerLee, MPH, CIC; B. O. Buckley, MPH; N. Mollon, MS; D. R. Sundin, PhD, D(ABMM); L. L. Washer, MD; K. S. Kaye, MD, MPH
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Use of traceback methods to confirm the source of a multistate Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak due to in-shell hazelnuts. Miller BD, Rigdon CE, Ball J, Rounds JM, Klos RF, Brennan BM, Arends KD, Kennelly P, Hedberg C, Smith KE. J Food Prot. 2012 Feb;75(2):320-7.
A Novel Vehicle for Transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to Humans: Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Associated With Consumption of Ready-to-Bake Commercial Prepackaged Cookie Dough-United States, 2009. Neil, KP et al. and James Collins, Katie Sheline, Sally Bidol, and Susan Bohm. Clin Infect Dis. (2012) 54 (4): 511-518
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A National Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Tennessee Infections From Contaminated Peanut Butter: A New Food Vehicle for Salmonellosis in the United States. Sheth, AN et al. and Katie Sheline, Sally Bidol. Clin Infect Dis. (2011) 53 (4): 356-362
Cholera in United States Associated with Epidemic in Hispaniola; Emerg. Infect. Dis. 2011, 17(11): 2166-2168; Newton AE, Heiman KE, Schmitz A, Török T, Apostolou A, Hanson H, Gounder P, Bohm S, Kurkjian K, Parsons, M, Talkington D, Stroik S, Madoff LC, Elson F, Sweat D, Cantu V, Akwari O, Mahon B, Mintz ED.
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Hospitalized patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza in the United States, April-June 2009. Jain S et al. and the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Hospitalizations Investigation Team (S. Bohm, J. Collins, R. Sharangpani). New Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 12;361(20):1935-44.
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