This Week in MMWR - Vol. 68, May 3, 2019

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• Arthritis Awareness Month — May 2019
  
• State-Specific Severe Joint Pain and Physical Inactivity Among Adults with Arthritis — United States, 2017
  Dana Guglielmo, MPH; Louise B. Murphy, PhD; Michael A. Boring, MS; et al.
  
  
  Severe joint pain and physical inactivity are common among adults with arthritis and are linked to poor mental and physical health outcomes.
  
• Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine and Psychostimulants with Abuse Potential — United States, 2003–2017
  Mbabazi Kariisa, PhD; Lawrence Scholl, PhD; Nana Wilson, PhD; et al.
  
• Progress Toward Measles Elimination — European Region, 2009–2018
  Laura A. Zimmerman, MPH; Mark Muscat, MD, PhD; Simarjit Singh, MSc; et al.
  
• Increase in Measles Cases — United States, January 1–April 26, 2019
  Manisha Patel, MD; Adria D. Lee, MSPH; Susan B. Redd; et al.
  
• Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Shigella sonnei Infections in a Retirement Community — Vermont, October–November 2018
  Jonathan Strysko, MD; Veronica Fialkowski, MPH; Zachary Marsh, MPH; et al.
  
• Notes from the Field: Live Poultry Shipment Box Sampling at Feed Stores as an Indicator for Human Salmonella Infections — Michigan, 2016–2018
  Jennifer L. Sidge, DVM, PhD; Kimberly Signs, DVM; Sally Bidol, MPH; et al.
  
• QuickStats: Percentage of Employed Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Any Work-Loss Days Because of Illness or Injury in the Past 12 Months, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2017