MMWR Vol. 65 / No. 52

MMWR Weekly Vol. 65, No. 52 January 06, 2017

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In this report

Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015 Stephen Babb, MPH; Ann Malarcher, PhD; Gillian Schauer, PhD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1457–64

Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Fatalities Among High School and College Football Players — United States, 2005–2014 Kristen L. Kucera, PhD; Rebecca K. Yau, PhD; Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1465–9 Head first/head down contact contributed to eight of 28 deaths from traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries among high school and college football players during 2005–2014.

Adverse Health Effects Associated with Living in a Former Methamphetamine Drug Laboratory — Victoria, Australia, 2015 Jackie Wright, PhD; Michaela E. Kenneally; John W. Edwards, PhD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1470–3

Human Rabies — Puerto Rico, 2015 Ashley Styczynski, MD; Cuc Tran, PhD; Emilio Dirlikov, PhD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1474–6

Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Associated with Contaminated Pork Products — Alberta, Canada, July–October 2014 Lance Honish, MSc; Nisha Punja; Sarah Nunn; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1477–81

Zika Virus —10 Public Health Achievements in 2016 and Future Priorities Nadia L. Oussayef, JD; Satish K. Pillai, MD; Margaret A. Honein, PhD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1482–8

Notes from the Field: Compliance with Postexposure Prophylaxis for Exposure to Bacillus anthracis Among U.S. Military Personnel — South Korea, May 2015 Koya C. Allen, PhD; Katherine Hendricks, MD; Eric Sergienko, MD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1489–90

Notes from the Field: Botulism Outbreak from Drinking Prison-Made Illicit Alcohol in a Federal Correctional Facility — Mississippi, June 2016 Lindsey McCrickard, DVM; Mariel Marlow, PhD; Julie L. Self, PhD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1491–2

Notes from the Field: Detection of Sabin-Like Type 2 Poliovirus from Sewage After Global Cessation of Trivalent Oral Poliovirus Vaccine — Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, India, August–September 2016 Sunil Bahl, MD; Lee M. Hampton, MD; Pankaj Bhatnagar, MD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1493–4

Announcement: National Birth Defects Prevention Month and Folic Acid Awareness Week — January 2017 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1495

Notice to Readers: Final MMWR Issue Including Table III Data MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1496

QuickStats: Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Heroin, by Selected Age Groups — United States, 2006–2015 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65:1497

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