Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Healthy lifestyle as a protective factor against the risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease: Prospective population cohort analysis

Background Lifestyle modifications are recommended by American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) for managing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a significant health issue; but evidence is scarce. This study aims to investigate the longitudinal association between health...

Advanced molecular poliovirus diagnostics across multiple real-time PCR platforms with locked nucleic acids and primer overhangs

This study details the development and validation of five real-time RT-PCR assays for the intratypic differentiation (ITD) of polioviruses and the discrimination of vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) utilizing locked nucleic acid (LNA) technology and primer overhangs. Updated a...

Validation of a National Pediatric HIV Risk Screening Tool at 31 Health Facilities in Zambia

BACKGROUND: To improve testing efficiency, Zambia introduced a national pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Risk Screening Tool (HRST) in 2019. However, concerns about its sensitivity led to its suspension in 2021 pending formal evaluation. We therefore undertook a forma...

Chronic Disease-Related Social and Behavioral Risk Factors and Conditions Among Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native People: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011-2023.

The findings from this study can be used to inform multilevel interventions in non-Hispanic AI/AN communities. Interventions might consider including strategies that address individual risk factors and health-related social needs.

Public health benefits of maternal influenza vaccination among pregnant women and infants <6 months in the United States, 2011-2020.

Pregnant women and infants <6 months are at increased risk of influenza-associated complications. Maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy has a strong safety record and is effective in reducing the risk of illness in these groups. Here, we estimate influenza disease burde...

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C awareness, knowledge, and practices among adults in the Kyrgyz Republic—results from a nationally representative survey, 2024

<title>Abstract</title> Background Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are primary drivers of cirrhosis, a leading cause of death in the Kyrgyz Republic (KR). Assessing hepatitis B and hepatitis C awareness, knowledge, and behavioral practices are important to guide prevention, testing,...