MMWR Vol. 64 / No. 17

MMWR Vol. 64 / No. 17

MMWR Weekly Vol. 64, No. 17 May 8, 2015

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Hepatitis Awareness Month and National Hepatitis Testing Day — May 2015 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:453

Increases in Hepatitis C Virus Infection Related to Injection Drug Use Among Persons Aged ≤30 Years — Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, 2006–2012 Jon E. Zibbell, PhD, Kashif Iqbal, MPH, Rajiv C. Patel, MPH, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:453-8 Significant increases in acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections indicate a geographic intersection among opioid abuse, drug injecting, and HCV infection in central Appalachia.

Identification and Linkage to Care of HCV-Infected Persons in Five Health Centers — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2012–2014 Catelyn Coyle, MPH, Kendra Viner, PhD, Elizabeth Hughes, DrPH, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:459-63

Cancer Screening Test Use — United States, 2013 Susan A. Sabatino, MD, Mary C. White, ScD, Trevor D. Thompson, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:464-8

Vital Signs: Leading Causes of Death, Prevalence of Diseases and Risk Factors, and Use of Health Services Among Hispanics in the United States — 2009–2013 Kenneth Dominguez, Ana Penman-Aguilar, Man-Huei Chang, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:469-78

Possible Sexual Transmission of Ebola Virus — Liberia, 2015 Athalia Christie, MIA, Gloria J. Davies-Wayne, MPH, Thierry Cordier-Lasalle, DESS, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:479-81

Announcement: CDC-Sponsored Continuing Education Courses on Screening for Colorectal Cancer MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:482

QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Did Not Take Medication as Prescribed to Save Money, Among Those Prescribed Medication During the Preceding 12 Months, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2013 Maria A. Villarroel, PhD, Robin A. Cohen, PhD. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:483

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