This Week in MMWR - Vol. 68, May 31, 2019

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Title: This Week in MMWR - Vol. 68, May 31, 2019

 

 

MMWR Surveillance Summaries (No. 6)
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• Babesiosis Surveillance — United States, 2011–2015
  Elizabeth B. Gray, MPH; Barbara L. Herwaldt, MD.
  
  
  Babesiosis is caused by the bite of an infected tick and can be life threatening, especially for people who don’t have a spleen or are elderly.
  
  

MMWR Weekly (No. 21)
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• Hurricane-Associated Mold Exposures Among Patients at Risk for Invasive Mold Infections After Hurricane Harvey — Houston, Texas, 2017
  Nancy A. Chow, PhD; Mitsuru Toda, PhD; Audrey F. Pennington, PhD; et al.
  
  
• Scaling Up Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Contacts of Index Patients — 20 Countries, 2016–2018
  Arielle Lasry, PhD; Amy Medley, PhD; Stephanie Behel, MPH; et al.
  
  
  Index testing identifies the exposed partners and biologic children of persons with diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and offers these contacts HIV testing services.
  
  
• Using Social Media To Increase HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — Beijing, China, 2013–2017
  Liming Wang, MD, PhD; Dylan Podson, MPH; Zihuang Chen; et al.
  
  
• Notes from the Field: Acute Intoxications from Consumption of Amanita muscaria Mushrooms — Minnesota, 2018
  Joanne Taylor, PhD; Stacy Holzbauer, DVM; Danushka Wanduragala, MPH; et al.
  
  
• QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Reporting Diabetic Retinopathy Among Those with Prediabetes or Diagnosed Diabetes, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2016–2017
  
  

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