This Week in MMWR - Vol. 68, January 18, 2019

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• Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties Among Primary Care Providers Using an Electronic Health Record System — United States, 2014–2017
  Macarena C. García, DrPH; Charles M. Heilig, PhD; Scott H. Lee, PhD; et al.
  
• Gastroschisis Trends and Ecologic Link to Opioid Prescription Rates — United States, 2006–2015
  Tyiesha D. Short, MPH; Erin B. Stallings, MPH; Jennifer Isenburg, MSPH; et al.
  
  
  Gastroschisis prevalence has increased worldwide. A previous U.S. report found that gastroschisis increased during 1995–2012, with the greatest increase among mothers aged >20 years.
  
• Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs — New York City, 2000–2017
  Cody Colon-Berezin, MSPH; Michelle L. Nolan, MPH; Jaclyn Blachman-Forshay, MPH; et al.
  
• Notes from the Field: Fentanyl Drug Submissions — United States, 2010–2017
  Yuri P. Springer, PhD; R. Matthew Gladden, PhD; Julie O’Donnell, PhD; et al.
  
• Notes from the Field: Typhoid Fever Outbreak — Harare, Zimbabwe, October 2017–February 2018
  Hammad S. N’cho, PhD; Kudzai P.E. Masunda, MBBS; Innocent Mukeredzi, MPH; et al.
  
• Notes from the Field: Tuberculosis Control in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria — Puerto Rico, 2017
  Mahmoud K. Aboukheir; Francisco Alvarado-Ramy; Miguel Fernandez Vazquez; et al.
  
• QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18–64 Years Who Had an Influenza Vaccination in the Past 12 Months, by Sex and Current Asthma Status — National Health Interview Survey, 2017