
Volume 95, Issue 2
March-April 2001
ISSN 0035-9203
EISSN 1878-3503
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Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Meeting at Manson House, London, 17 February 2000
Refugee health in the tropics (joint meeting with International Health Exchange). The challenge of sexually transmitted infections control for HIV prevention in refugee settings: Rwandan refugees in Tanzania
Philippe Mayaud
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 121–124, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90131-2
Refugee health in the tropics. Malaria control in Afghan refugee camps: novel solutions
Mark Rowland
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 125–126, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90132-4
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Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Meeting at Manson House, London, 18 May 2000
Antibiotic resistance in the tropics. Epidemiology and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the tropics
Paul Shears
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 127–130, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90134-8
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The risk of enteric infections associated with wastewater reuse: the effect of season and degree of storage of wastewater
Ursula J. Blumenthal and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 131–137, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90136-1
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A double-blind randomized therapeutic trial of insect repellents for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy
R. McGready and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 137–138, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90137-3
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Predisposition to hookworm infection in Papua New Guinea
R.J. Quinnell and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 139–142, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90138-5
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Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum populations and complexity of infections in relation to transmission intensity and host age: a study from the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
M. Bendixen and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 143–148, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90140-3
The lower susceptibility to Plasmpdium falciparum malaria of Fulani of Burkina Faso (West Africa) is associated with low frequencies of classic malaria-resistance genes
David Modiano and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 149–152, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90141-5
Cystic echinococcosis in semi-nomadic pastoral communities in north-west China
Y.H. Wang and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 153–158, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90142-7
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Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems in Epidemiology. S. I. Hay, S. E. Randolph & D. J. Rogers (editors). London: Academic Press, 2000. 357pp. Price £93.95 ISBN 0-12-031747-8 (hardback), price £46.95 ISBN 0-12-333560-4 (paperback)
J.R. Stothard
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Page 158, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90143-9
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Pulmonary paragonimiasis in Oban community in Akamkpa Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria: prevalence and intensity of infection
E.S. Ibanga and V.M. Eyo
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 159–160, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90144-0
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Lymphatic filariasis in Uganda: baseline investigations in Lira, Soroti and Katakwi districts
Ambrose W. Onapa and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 161–167, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90145-2
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A simple and inexpensive dot-blot assay, using a 66-kDa Brugia malayi microfilarial protein antigen, for diagnosis of bancroftian filarial infection in an endemic area
B.Balaji Ganesh and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 168–169, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90147-6
Rapid PCR-based detection of Brugia malayi DNA from blood spots by DNA Detection Test Strips™
Simone Klüber and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 169–170, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90148-8
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The specificity of an ELISA for detection of Onchocerca volvulus in Brazil in an area endemic for Mansonella ozzardi
A.J. Shelley and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 171–173, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90150-6
False-positive results of leishmanin skin test due to phenol-containing diluent
Juan A. Pineda and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 173–174, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90151-8
Leucocytosis in severe malaria
David Modiano and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 175–176, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90152-X
Phenotypic characterization of the inflammatory cells in chagasic megaoesophagus
Débora d'Ávila Reis and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 177–178, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90153-1
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Persistence of Plasmodium falciparum HRP-2 in successfully treated acute falciparum malaria
Mayfong Mayxay and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 179–182, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90156-7
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Severe allergic reactions to oral artesunate: a report of two cases
Elisabetta Leonardi and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 182–183, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90157-9
Efficacious topical treatment for human cutaneous leishmaniasis with ethanolic lipid amphotericin B
Daniel Vardy and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 184–186, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90158-0
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Leishmania species, drug unresponsiveness and visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India
C.P. Thakur and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 187–189, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90160-9
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Albendazole versus placebo in treatment of echinococcosis
M. Keshmiri and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 190–194, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90162-2
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Albendazole therapy and reduced decline in haemoglobin concentration during pregnancy (Sierra Leone)
H. Torlesse and M. Hodges
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 195–201, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90164-6
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Beriberi, White Rice, and Vitamin B: a Disease, a Cause, and a Cure. K. J. Carpenter. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. xiv+282pp. Price US$40.00. ISBN 0-520-22053-6
G.C. Cook
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Page 201, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90165-8
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Microscopes and health-laboratory aids in the developing countries
David Payne
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Page 202, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90166-X
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Public Health in Papua New Guinea 1870–1939. Margaret Spencer. Brisbane: Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, 1999. xiv+295pp. Price A$ 25 (postage and handling: Australia A$ 5, international A$ 15; Australian residents must add 10% GST on total cost). ISBN 1-86499-365-0
G.C. Cook
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Page 202, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90167-1
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Dynamics of the antibody response in patients with therapeutic or spontaneous cure of American cutaneous leishmaniasis
M.E.F. Brito and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 203–206, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90168-3
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Melatonin prolongs survival of immunodepressed mice infected with the Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus
Ernesto Bonilla and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 207–210, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90170-1
The effect of different anthelmintic treatment regimens combined with iron supplementation on the nutritional status of schoolchildren in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a randomized controlled trial
M. Taylor and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 211–216, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90171-3
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Page 216, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90172-5
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Genetic heterogeneity in the species Leishmania tropica revealed by different PCR-based methods
Gabriele Schönian and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 217–224, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90173-7
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Page 224, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90174-9
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Genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum infections by PCR: a comparative multicentre study
A. Färnert and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Pages 225–232, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90175-0
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, Issue 2, March-April 2001, Page 232, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90176-2
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