This Week in MMWR - Vol. 69, January 31, 2020

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Reports on HIV Testing, Suicidal Ideation and Self-Directed Violence Surveillance, Ammonia Chemical Release, and more.

January 31, 2020 

SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES

	Opioid Prescribing Behaviors — Prescription Behavior Surveillance System, 11 States, 2010–2016 For 11 states with data available, opioid prescribing rates declined during 2010–2016 (range: 14.9% to 33.0%).

WEEKLY REPORT

Syndromic Surveillance of Suicidal Ideation and Self-Directed Violence — United States, January 2017–December 2018 Analysis of CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program data showed that nationwide, emergency department visit rates related to suicidal ideation, self-directed violence, or both increased 25.5% overall, with an average increase of 1.2% per month, from January 2017 to December 2018.

• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — February 7, 2020
• HIV Testing Outcomes Among Blacks or African Americans — 50 Local U.S. Jurisdictions Accounting for the Majority of New HIV Diagnoses and Seven States with Disproportionate Occurrences of HIV in Rural Areas, 2017
• Anhydrous Ammonia Chemical Release — Lake County, Illinois, April 2019
• Notes from the Field: Four Cases of Lyme Disease at an Outdoor Wilderness Camp — North Carolina, 2017 and 2019
• Erratum: Vol 68, No 45
• Erratum: Vol 68, No 49

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Persons Who Had a Stomach or Intestinal Illness That Started in the Past 2 Weeks, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2018

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 

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PDF of Surveillance Summary (link) and the Weekly Issue (link).