Tobacco and Other Drug Use among Foster Care Adolescents in West Virginia.

Objectives: This study presents tobacco and other drug use prevalence data from a statewide health screening program of foster care (FC) children in West Virginia, and explores associations with demographic and placement variables.

Methods: Logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, and body mass index were conducted to determine if placement type and geographic region were associated with tobacco and other drug use among FC adolescents screened in 2012-2013 by the Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), or HealthCheck WV.

Results: One-third of the 12-17 year-olds used tobacco and 24% used other drugs.

Complete Genome Sequence of Prepandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus BB22OP.

The number of inflammatory gastroenteritis outbreaks due to the food-borne pathogen is rising sharply worldwide and in the United States in particular. Here we report the complete, annotated genome sequence of the prepandemic strain BB22OP and make some initial comparisons to the complete genome sequence for pandemic strain RIMD2210633.