Synopsis for January 4, 2007
The MMWR is embargoed until Thursday, 12 PM EST.
- (Box) Birth Defects Prevention Month/Folic Acid Awareness Week
- Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age, by Race/Ethnicity — United States, 1999–2000, 2001–2002, and 2003–2004
- QuickGuide: Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule — United States, 2007
- Brief Report: Investigation of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Aboard USS Ronald Reagan, January–July 2006
| There is no MMWR Telebriefing scheduled for January 5, 2007 |
(Box) Birth Defects Prevention Month/Folic Acid Awareness Week
| PRESS CONTACT: CDC - Division of Media Relations (404) 639-3286 |
No summary available.
Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age, by Race/Ethnicity — United States, 1999–2000, 2001–2002, and 2003–2004
| PRESS CONTACT: CDC - Division of Media Relations (404) 639-3286 |
This MMWR report uses National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data to update findings and assess trends in serum folate and red blood cell (RBC) folate levels by race/ethnicity from the 1999–2000 survey through the 2003–2004 survey. The results of these comparisons indicated that median serum folate concentrations among non-pregnant women of childbearing age decreased 16 percent from 1999–2000 through 2003–2004 and RBC folate concentrations decreased 8 percent. Fortification of enriched cereal-grain products with folic acid to help prevent pregnancies affected by a neural tube defect (NTD) (e.g., spina bifida or anencephaly) became mandatory in the United States in January 1998.
QuickGuide: Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule — United States, 2007
| PRESS CONTACT: CDC - Jack Hanzlik - Public Affairs Officer for Commander, Naval Air Forces (619 ) 545-1139 |
Brief Report: Investigation of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Aboard USS Ronald Reagan, January–July 2006
| PRESS CONTACT: CDC - Division of Media Relations (404) 639-3286 |
No summary available.
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