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  1. Tetanus Surveillance — United States, 2009–2023

    Article • MMWR Surveillance Summaries, April 2026, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  2. Mortality Among Youth and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, or Cerebral Palsy

    Article • JAMA Pediatrics, April 2026, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  3. Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — National Immunization Survey-Teen, United States, 2024

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 2025, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  4. Social vulnerability and the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among 8-year-old children, Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 2020

    Article • Annals of Epidemiology, April 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  5. Fever Among Pertussis Cases Reported Through Enhanced Pertussis Surveillance, 2015–2022

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  6. Regional differences in autism and intellectual disability risk associated with cesarean section delivery

    Article • Autism Research, October 2024, Wiley

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  7. National Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — National Immunization Survey-Teen, United States, 2023

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 2024, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  8. Health Conditions, Education Services, and Transition Planning for Adolescents With Autism

    Article • PEDIATRICS, March 2024, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  9. Response to Letter to the Editor: “‘Profound Autism’ Label Does Not Predict Strengths or Help Plan Supports”

    Article • Public Health Reports, September 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  10. Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnostic Patterns, Co-occurring Conditions, and Transition Planning

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  11. Social vulnerability and prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program (MADDSP)

    Article • Annals of Epidemiology, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  12. Individualized Education Programs and Transition Planning for Adolescents With Autism

    Article • PEDIATRICS, June 2023, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  13. The Prevalence and Characteristics of Children With Profound Autism, 15 Sites, United States, 2000-2016

    Article • Public Health Reports, April 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  14. Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 4 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020

    Article • MMWR Surveillance Summaries, March 2023, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  15. Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020

    Article • MMWR Surveillance Summaries, March 2023, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  16. Statewide county-level autism spectrum disorder prevalence estimates—seven U.S. states, 2018

    Article • Annals of Epidemiology, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  17. Progress and Disparities in Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 2002-2016

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  18. Use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine: Updated Interim Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, December 2021

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, January 2022, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  19. Sensory features in autism: Findings from a large population‐based surveillance system

    Article • Autism Research, January 2022, Wiley

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  20. Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 4 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2018

    Article • MMWR Surveillance Summaries, December 2021, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  21. Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2018

    Article • MMWR Surveillance Summaries, December 2021, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  22. County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Social Vulnerability — United States, December 14, 2020–March 1, 2021

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 2021, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  23. Demographic Characteristics of Persons Vaccinated During the First Month of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program — United States, December 14, 2020–January 14, 2021

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 2021, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  24. Update: Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–July 16, 2020

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 2020, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  25. Support for Transition from Adolescent to Adult Health Care Among Adolescents With and Without Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders — United States, 2016–2017

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 2020, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  26. Geographic Differences in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Incidence — United States, February 12–April 7, 2020

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 2020, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  27. Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–April 9, 2020

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 2020, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  28. Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children — United States, February 12–April 2, 2020

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 2020, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  29. Preliminary Estimates of the Prevalence of Selected Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 — United States, February 12–March 28, 2020

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 2020, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  30. A Community-Driven Probability Survey of Disadvantaged Populations in Chicago: Sinai Community Health Survey 2.0

    Article • Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action, January 2020, Project Muse

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  31. Characteristics of Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Patients in a Nationwide Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury — United States, November 2019

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, November 2019, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Donald Keith Hayes, Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  32. Update: Characteristics of Patients in a National Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injuries — United States, October 2019

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, November 2019, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  33. Projected Population Benefit of Increased Effectiveness and Coverage of Influenza Vaccination on Influenza Burden in the United States

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, July 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  34. Human Papillomavirus 16 Capsids Mediate Nuclear Entry during Infection

    Article • Journal of Virology, May 2019, ASM Journals

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  35. Effect of acute respiratory illness on short‐term frailty status of older adults in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand—June 2015 to June 2016: A prospective matched cohort study

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, March 2019, Wiley

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  36. Notes from the Field: Assessment of State-Level Influenza Season Severity — Minnesota and Utah, 2017–18 Influenza Season

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 2019, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  37. Local Disparities in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey in Ten Chicago Community Areas

    Article • Journal of Community Health, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  38. Local-Level Adult Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Disparities: Chicago, Illinois, 2015–2016

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, April 2018, American Public Health Association

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  39. Pertussis seroepidemiology in women and their infants in Sarlahi District, Nepal

    Article • Vaccine, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  40. Population-Based Pertussis Incidence and Risk Factors in Infants Less Than 6 Months in Nepal

    Article • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  41. Racial Disparities in Heart Disease Mortality in the 50 Largest U.S. Cities

    Article • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  42. Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer Mortality in the 50 Largest US Cities

    Article • Cancer Epidemiology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  43. 2500-g Low Birth Weight Cutoff: History and Implications for Future Research and Policy

    Article • Maternal and Child Health Journal, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  44. Community-Based Diabetes Community Health Worker Intervention in an Underserved Chicago Population

    Article • Journal of Community Health, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  45. Infant vaccination timing: Beyond traditional coverage metrics for maximizing impact of vaccine programs, an example from southern Nepal

    Article • Vaccine, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  46. Seasonality of birth outcomes in rural Sarlahi District, Nepal: a population-based prospective cohort

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  47. Association of vaccine-related attitudes and beliefs between parents and health care providers

    Article • Vaccine, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes, Dr Walter A Orenstein

  48. Are Recent Medical Graduates More Skeptical of Vaccines?

    Article • Vaccines, April 2013, MDPI AG

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes

  49. Immunization-Safety Monitoring Systems for the 2009 H1N1 Monovalent Influenza Vaccination Program

    Article • PEDIATRICS, April 2011, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr Michelle Mergler Hughes