New in MMWR: E-cigarette use, respiratory illness in children, & more

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This Week in MMWR: Vol. 71, October 7, 2022

October 7, 2022

SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES

Surveillance for Sickle Cell Disease — Sickle Cell Data Collection Program, Two States, 2004–2018 In 2015, CDC established the Sickle Cell Data Collection program to characterize the epidemiology of sickle cell disease in California and Georgia. Findings from surveillance can be used to improve and monitor care and outcomes for persons with sickle cell disease.

WEEKLY REPORT

Notes from the Field: E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2022 In 2022, 2.55 million U.S. middle and high school students currently used e-cigarettes. Approximately four in 10 reported frequent use, and approximately one in four reported daily use. Comprehensive tobacco prevention and control strategies and FDA regulation and enforcement are critical to addressing e-cigarette use among students.

• Respiratory Virus Surveillance Among Children with Acute Respiratory Illnesses — New Vaccine Surveillance Network, United States, 2016–2021
• Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2016–2021
• Increase in Acute Respiratory Illnesses Among Children and Adolescents Associated with Rhinoviruses and Enteroviruses, including Enterovirus D68 — United States, July–September 2022
• Monkeypox Case Investigation — Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois, July–August 2022
• Incidence of Monkeypox Among Unvaccinated Persons Compared with Persons Receiving ≥1 JYNNEOS Vaccine Dose — 32 U.S. Jurisdictions, July 31–September 3, 2022
• Notes from the Field: Increases in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2020–2021
• Notes from the Field: Coagulopathy Associated with Brodifacoum Poisoning — Florida, December 2021

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QUICKSTATS

 

Percentage of Residential Care Communities that Offer Annual Influenza Vaccination to Residents and to Employees and Contract Staff Members, by Community Bed Size — United States, 2020

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

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MMWR Weekly Briefing Podcast: Week of September 26

The latest MMWR Weekly Briefing is live. This episode covers five reports, including reports highlighting the risk of infection following monkeypox vaccination, a monkeypox case investigation at Cook County Jail and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.

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