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61St Annual EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (EIS) CONFERENCE 61st Annual EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (EIS) CONFERENCE April 16–20, 2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia Contents Save the Date . 5 Preface . 6 Scientific Program Committee . 7 General Information . 8 2012 EIS Conference Schedule At-a-Glance . 10 Awards . 27 Award Descriptions and Committee Members . 27 Awards Presented at the 2011 EIS Conference . 28 Alexander D . Langmuir Lectures, 1972–2011 . 29 Alexander D . Langmuir Prize Manuscripts, 1966–2011 . 31 Philip S . Brachman Awards, 1983–2011 . 34 Distinguished Friend of EIS Awards, 1984–2011 . 34 Iain C . Hardy Awards, 1996–2011 . 34 J . Virgil Peavy Memorial Awards, 2003–2011 . 35 Donald C . Mackel Memorial Awards, 1987–2011 . 35 Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, 1986–2011 . 36 Paul C . Schnitker International Health Award, 1995–2011 . 37 Mitch Singal Excellence in Occupational and Environmental Health Award, 2010–2011 . 37 James H . Steele Veterinary Public Health Award, 1999–2011 . 37 Instructions for Completing Online Conference Evaluations . 38 2012 Conference Abstracts . 39 SESSION A: Opening Session . 40 SESSION B: Emerging Environmental Infectious Diseases . 43 POSTER SESSION 1: Meet the Authors of Posters 1–15 . 46 SESSION C: Parasitic Diseases . 54 SESSION D: Health Care-Associated Infections . 57 CONCURRENT SESSION E1: Environmental and Occupational Health . 61 CONCURRENT SESSION E2: HIV/STD . 64 CONCURRENT SESSION F1: Injury . 67 CONCURRENT SESSION F2: Zoonoses . 70 SESSION G: Global Health . 73 CONCURRENT SESSION H1: Chronic Diseases . 77 CONCURRENT SESSION H2: Respiratory Diseases . 80 CONCURRENT SESSION I1: Reproductive Health . 83 CONCURRENT SESSION I2: Tuberculosis . 86 POSTER SESSION 2: Meet the Authors of Posters 16–30 . 90 SESSION J: Foodborne and Enterics . 98 SESSION K: Alexander D . Langmuir Memorial Lecture and Reception . 101 SESSION L: International Night (Poster Session) . 102 SESSION L: International Night . 110 SESSION M: Donald C . Mackel Award Finalists . 114 SESSION N: J . Virgil Peavy Award Finalists . 117 SESSION O: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases . 120 SESSION P: Pediatrics . 123 SESSION Q: Surveillance . 126 SESSION R: Late-Breaking Reports . 128 SESSION S: Global Immunization . 129 Index of EIS Officer Presenters . .132 EIS Officers, Class of 2010 . 133 EIS Officers, Class of 2011 . 135 Incoming EIS Officers, Class of 2012 . .137 Name Tags Color Key Blue: EIS Alumni Green: Current EIS Officers Red: Incoming EIS Officers Black: Conference Participants Purple: Conference Staff Blue Dot: Field EIS Alumni Orange Dot: Recruiters Pink Dot: Media SAVE THE DATE 62nd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference April 22–26, 2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 7 Preface Dear Friends of EIS: Welcome to the 61st Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference . I am delighted that you are able to attend our conference, which highlights the professional activities of EIS officers (EISOs) . The scientific program this year includes 95 oral presentations and 30 poster presentations . In addition, your experience this week will be enriched by International Night, the EIS skit, the Prediction Run, special award presentations, and other activities that have long been a tradition at the Conference . This year you might have noticed that CDC and EIS received a little more attention than usual in the popular media with the release of the movie Contagion (the conference program book design is a not so subtle acknowledgement of this attention) . It was fun to see Kate Winslet describe EISOs as “The Sherlock Holmes of the medical world ”. While the fictional world of EIS was being portrayed on the big screen, the real Sherlock Holmes were out in the field conducting a wide variety of investigations, which will be portrayed on the small screen in the conference ballroom . Looking forward, I predict that one of the themes for next year’s conference will be EISOs’ involvement in CDC’s renewed commitment toward eradicating polio . EIS alumni play critical leadership roles on the CDC teams coordinating and staff- ing this effort; EISOs will likely play an increased role on teams in the field as we get closer to reaching our goal . The first teams of EISOs began deploying in February and one of the special sessions this week will highlight their experiences . As always, we extend a special welcome to the incoming EISOs, members of the Class of 2012 . This year we again received about 475 applications . Although this continues to mean a lot more work for us in the initial screening process, it also means that we have a much richer pool of candidates from which to choose . I am confident that we have chosen an excel- lent group of new officers . This year’s 84 red name tags represent a select group of men and women with a broad array of interests and skills . Fifty- nine of the new officers are women (70%), and 13 are citizens of other nations (16%) . The other countries represented in this year’s class are Australia, Canada (3), Ghana, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria (2), Togo, and United Kingdom . Among the 73 U .S . citizens or permanent residents, 29 represent racial or ethnic minority groups (40%) . The class includes 26 PhD-level scientists (33%), 42 physicians (50%), 12 veterinarians (14%), 1 dentist, and 1 PharmD . One of the MDs and 3 of the DVMs also hold PhDs . Ten members of the class have accepted prematch assignments in state health departments . This year, we again will be running concurrent oral sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, so please check your program carefully . Several special sessions also will be included in this year’s conference . Tuesday’s lunchtime session is hosted by CGH and will focus on the Horn of Africa Famine: Applied Public Health in Nutritional Emergencies . On Wednesday, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion will host a lunchtime session, Progress in Prevention and Control of the U .S . Childhood Obesity Epidemic: Creating Environments that Support Healthi- er Choices . On Thursday, our final special lunchtime session will cover Polio: EIS Response to a Public Health Emergency . The 2012 Conference provides you with an opportunity to learn about many current applications of epidemiology to public health and prevention by EISOs . I hope you enjoy this exciting series of days and evenings in the EIS experience, and I hope you take this as an opportunity to learn, meet old and new friends, and welcome the incoming officers . I look forward to seeing you during the week . Douglas H. Hamilton, MD, PhD Director, Epidemic Intelligence Service Division of Applied Sciences Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office 8 Scientific Program Committee Chair, Emad Yanni, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease Chair Elect, Alexandre Macedo De Oliveira, Center for Global Health Center for Global Health . .Katherine Tan National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities . Deborah. (Daisy) Christensen National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion . Jacqueline. Miller* National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease . .Dianna Blau and Benjamin Park National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry . … Mary Anne Duncan* National Center for Health Statistics . .Kathryn Porter National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention . Tracie Gardner National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases . Jennifer Verani National Center for Injury Prevention and Control . Joseph Logan National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health . Jacek Mazurek* Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office . .Kris Bisgard and W . (Randolph) Daley* * Late-breaking session subcommittee Left to right: Joseph Logan, Tracie Gardner, Benjamin Park, Katherine Tan, Kathryn Porter, Kris Bisgard, Jacek Mazurek, Jennifer Verani, Randolph Daley, Jacqueline Miller, Dianna Blau, Daisy Christensen, Alexandre Macedo De Oliveira, Mary Anne Duncan, Emad Yanni Program Production Rachel N . Avchen Christa Hale Sheila Porter Mary Dott Korwaski Jeter Todd Prydybasz Ronald Edwards Anthony Jordan C . Kay Smith Brad Goodwin William Knoll Kathryn Green Julie Magri Douglas H . Hamilton Deborah Ornelas Acknowledgments/Disclaimer The EIS Program extends a special thank you to the EIS Alumni Association for sponsoring the breaks at this year’s 61st Annual EIS Conference . The EIS Program gratefully acknowledges the valuable assistance and cooperation of the editorial, creative service, and support staff throughout CDC who contribute to the officers’ presentations . Abstracts in this publication were edited and officially cleared by the respective national centers . Therefore, the EIS Program is not responsible for the content, internal consistency, or editorial quality of this material . Use of trade names throughout this publication is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the U .S . Public Health Service or the U .S . Department of Health and Human Services . The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . 9 General Information Purpose Statement Speaker Ready Room The primary purpose of the EIS Conference is to provide a Located in the Dogwood Room, the speaker ready room forum for EIS officers to give scientific presentations (oral is available
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