This Week in MMWR - Vol. 68, April 5, 2019

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• Nonfatal Assaults and Homicides Among Adults Aged ≥60 Years — United States, 2002–2016
  J. E. Logan, PhD; Tadesse Haileyesus, MS; Allison Ertl, PhD; et al.
  
  
  The older adult U.S. population is growing faster than are younger populations, yet violence against older adults has received little attention.
  
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Prevalence Among Adults Who Have Never Smoked, by Industry and Occupation — United States, 2013–2017
  Girija Syamlal, MBBS; Brent Doney, PhD; Jacek M. Mazurek, MD
  
• Outbreak of Cyanide Poisoning Caused by Consumption of Cassava Flour — Kasese District, Uganda, September 2017
  Phoebe H. Alitubeera, MSc; Patricia Eyu, MPH; Benon Kwesiga, MPH; et al.
  
• Surveillance to Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, 2017–2018
  Jaymin C. Patel, PhD; Ousmane M. Diop, PhD; Tracie Gardner, PhD; et al.
  
• QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentages of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Without a Usual Place of Health Care, by Region — National Health Interview Survey, 2017