Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) : National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — February 7, 2019 HIV Partner Service Delivery Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 2016 Shubha Rao, MPH; Wei Song, PhD; Mesfin S. Mulatu, PhD; et al. The figure shows an African American doctor explaining a diagnosis to a patient. In 2017, the rate of diagnosis of new human immunodeficiency virus infection among blacks/African Americans was approximately eight times that of non-Hispanic whites. Use of Toothpaste and Toothbrushing Patterns Among Children and Adolescents — United States, 2013–2016 Gina Thornton-Evans, DDS; Michele L. Junger, DDS; Mei Lin, MD; et al. Postlicensure Safety Surveillance of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (Shingrix) — United States, October 2017–June 2018 Elisabeth M. Hesse, MD; Tom T. Shimabukuro, MD; John R. Su, MD; et al. Notes From The Field: Mumps Outbreak in a Recently Vaccinated Population — Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, August–December, 2017 Susannah L. McKay, PhD; Afeke Kambui, MPH; Livinson A. Taulung, DCHMS; et al. QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Were Prescribed Medication in the Past 12 Months, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2017

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• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — February 7, 2019
  
• HIV Partner Service Delivery Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 2016
  Shubha Rao, MPH; Wei Song, PhD; Mesfin S. Mulatu, PhD; et al.
  
  
  In 2017, the rate of diagnosis of new human immunodeficiency virus infection among blacks/African Americans was approximately eight times that of non-Hispanic whites.
  
• Use of Toothpaste and Toothbrushing Patterns Among Children and Adolescents — United States, 2013–2016
  Gina Thornton-Evans, DDS; Michele L. Junger, DDS; Mei Lin, MD; et al.
  
• Postlicensure Safety Surveillance of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (Shingrix) — United States, October 2017–June 2018
  Elisabeth M. Hesse, MD; Tom T. Shimabukuro, MD; John R. Su, MD; et al.
  
• Notes From The Field: Mumps Outbreak in a Recently Vaccinated Population — Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, August–December, 2017
  Susannah L. McKay, PhD; Afeke Kambui, MPH; Livinson A. Taulung, DCHMS; et al.
  
• QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Were Prescribed Medication in the Past 12 Months, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2017

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