Prevention and Control:

Gregory E. Glass, Jerry S. Johnson, Gerard A. Hodenbach, Carol L. J. Disalvo, Clarence J. Peters, James E. Childs, AND James N. Mills

Experimental Evaluation of Rodent Exclusion Methods to Reduce Hantavirus Transmission to Humans in Rural Housing
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 359-364. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Leonor Chacin-Bonilla, Maria C. Bonilla, Lidiuska Soto-Torres, Ysilma Rios-Candida, Marta Sardina, Carolina Enmanuels, Ana M. Parra, AND Yulaicy Sanchez-Chavez

Cryptosporidium parvum in Children with Diarrhea in Zulia State, Venezuela
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 365-369. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Noriyuki Horiki, Masataka Maruyama, Yoshiyuki Fujita, Toshiaki Yonekura, Sachiko Minato, AND Yoshimasa Kaneda

Epidemiologic Survey of Blastocystis hominis Infection in Japan
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 370-374. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Studies:

Gaafar Mohammed Malik

A Clinical Study of Brucellosis in Adults in the Asir Region of Southern Saudi Arabia
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 375-377. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paul Bouvier, Ogobara Doumbo, Norman Breslow, Claude-Francois Robert, Anne Mauris, Michel Picquet, Boureima Kouriba, Hawa Keita Dembele, Veronique Delley, AND Andre Rougemont

Seasonality, Malaria, and Impact of Prophylaxis in a West African Village I. Effect on Anemia in Pregnancy
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 378-383. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paul Bouvier, Norman Breslow, Ogobara Doumbo, Claude-Francois Robert, Michel Picquet, Anne Mauris, Amagana Dolo, Hawa Keita Dembele, Veronique Delley, AND Andre Rougemont

Seasonality, Malaria, and Impact of Prophylaxis in a West African Village II. Effect on Birthweight
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 384-389. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Drug Studies:

J. M. Petras, D. E. Kyle, M. Gettayacamin, G. D. Young, R. A. Bauman, H. K. Webster, K. D. Corcoran, J. O. Peggins, M. A. Vane, AND T. G. Brewer

Arteether: Risks of Two-Week Administration in Macaca mulatta
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 390-396. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Christoph Josef Hemmer, Gabi Hort, Collins Batsirai Chiwakata, Rainer Seitz, Rudolf Egbring, Wilhelm Gaus, Josef Hogel, Marcus Hassemer, Peter Paul Nawroth, Peter Kern, AND Manfred Dietrich

Supportive Pentoxifylline in Falciparum Malaria: No Effect on Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Levels or Clinical Outcome: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 397-403. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Remon R. Abu-Elyazeed, Fouad G. Youssef, Bruce R. Merrell, Reda L. El-Gamal, Taha A. El-Khoby, Yehia A. Hassanein, AND Curtis E. Cummings

Praziquantel in the Treatment of Schistosoma mansoni Infection: Comparison of 40 and 60 Mg/Kg Bodyweight Regimens
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 404-407. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Diagnostic Studies:

Soi-Moi Chye, Chuan-Min Yen, AND Eng-Rin Chen

Detection of Circulating Antigen by Monoclonal Antibodies for Immunodiagnosis of Angiostrongyliasis
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 408-412. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Wanchai Maleewong, Pewpan M. Intapan, Mongkol Priammuenwai, Chaisiri Wongkham, Pramuan Tapchaisri, Nimit Morakote, AND Wanpen Chaicumpa

Monoclonal Antibodies to Paragonimus heterotremus and their Potential for Diagnosis of Paragonimiasis
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 413-417. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tararaj Dharakul, Sirirurg Songsivilai, Narisara Anuntagool, Wipada Chaowagul, Sureerat Wongbunnate, Pakamas Intachote, AND Stitaya Sirisinha

Diagnostic Value of an Antibody Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay using Affinity-Purified Antigen in an Area Endemic for Melioidosis
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 418-423. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T. Mirawati Sudiro, Hiroaki Ishiko, Sharone Green, David W. Vaughn, Ananda Nisalak, Siripen Kalayanarooj, Alan L. Rothman, Boonyos Raengsakulrach, Jurand Janus, Ichiro Kurane, AND Francis A. Ennis

Rapid Diagnosis of Dengue Viremia by Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction using 3'-Noncoding Region Universal Primers
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 424-429. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Basic/Molecular Biology:

Fadwa Al-Yaman, Blaise Genton, John C. Reeder, David Mokela, Robin F. Anders, AND Michael P. Alpers

Humoral Response to Defined Plasmodium falciparum Antigens in Cerebral and Uncomplicated Malaria and their Relationship to Parasite Genotype
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 430-435. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Fadwa Al-Yaman, Blaise Genton, John C. Reeder, Robin F. Anders, AND Michael P. Alpers

Evidence that Recurrent Plasmodium falciparum Infection is caused by Recrudescence of Resistant Parasites
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 436-439. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Benjamin Ollomo, Simon Karch, Philippe Bureau, Nohal Elissa, Alain J. Georges, AND Pascal Millet

Lack of Malaria Parasite Transmission between Apes and Humans in Gabon
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 440-445. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Maureen J. Gorman AND Susan M. Paskewitz

A Genetic Study of a Melanization Response to Sephadex Beads in Plasmodium-Refractory and -Susceptible Strains of Anopheles gambiae
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 446-451. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Thomas C. Orihel, Diane Helentjaris, AND Jackeline Alger

Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis: Single Inoculum, Multiple Worms
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 452-455. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Yemane B. Mebrahtu, John Norem, AND Martin Taylor

Inheritance of Larval Resistance to Permethrin in Aedes aegypti and Association with Sex Ratio Distortion and Life History Variation
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 456-465. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Immunology:

Gabriela Garcia, David W. Vaughn, AND Rosa M. Del Angel

Recognition of Synthetic Oligopeptides from Nonstructural Proteins NS1 and NS3 of Dengue-4 Virus by Sera from Dengue Virus—Infected Children
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 466-470. [Abstract] [PDF]  

George W. Anderson, Jr, Patricia L. Worsham, Christopher R. Bolt, Gerard P. Andrews, Susan L. Welkos, Arthur M. Friedlander, AND James P. Burans

Protection of Mice from Fatal Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague by Passive Immunization with Monoclonal Antibodies against the F1 Protein of Yersinia pestis
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 471-473. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Vaccine Studies:

Shi Hai Wang, Hui Jun Zheng, Sen Dissanayake, Wen Fang Cheng, Zheng Hou Tao, Shun Zhi Lin, AND Willy F. Piessens

Evaluation of Recombinant Chitinase and SXP1 Antigens as Antimicrofilarial Vaccines
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 474-481. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Books Reviewed:

Ray Beach

The Biology of Disease Vectors: Edited by B. J. Beaty and W. C. Marquardt. 630 pages, hard cover, University of Colorado Press, Niwot, CO, USA, 1996. ISBN # 0-87081-411-7. $70.00.
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 482. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Donald R. Hopkins

At the Edge of Development: Health Crisis in a Traditional Society: Edited by Richard L. Guerrant, M. Auxiliadora de Souza, and Marilyn K. Nations. (472 pages, hard cover. Carolina Academic Press, Durham, NC, USA, 1996. ISBN #0-89089-788-3. $65.00
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 56: 482-483. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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