Editorials:

Jonathan Berman

ABLE: A New and Improved Amphotericin B for Visceral Leishmaniasis?
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 689-690. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perspective:

Ngozi A. Njepuome, Donald R. Hopkins, Frank O. Richards, Jr, Ifeoma N. Anagbogu, Patricia Ogbu Pearce, Mustapha Muhammed Jibril, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Olayemi T. Sofola, P. Craig Withers, Jr, Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben, Emmanuel S. Miri, Abel Eigege, Emmanuel C. Emukah, Ben C. Nwobi, AND Jonathan Y. Jiya

Nigeria’s War on Terror: Fighting Dracunculiasis, Onchocerciasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, and Schistosomiasis at the Grassroots
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 691-698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Clinical Tropical Medicine:

Tamilarasu Kadhiravan, Manish Soneja, Smriti Hari, AND Surendra K. Sharma

Images in Clinical Tropical Medicine: Disseminated Cysticercosis
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 699. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles:

S. Sundar, A. Singh, D. Agarwal, M. Rai, N. Agrawal, AND J. Chakravarty

Safety and Efficacy of High-Dose Infusions of a Preformed Amphotericin B Fat Emulsion for Treatment of Indian Visceral Leishmaniasis
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 700-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana L. García, Rudy Parrado, Ernesto Rojas, Raúl Delgado, Jean-Claude Dujardin, AND Richard Reithinger

Leishmaniases in Bolivia: Comprehensive Review and Current Status
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 704-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emanuele Nicastri, Nazario Bevilacqua, Monica Sañé Schepisi, Maria G. Paglia, Silvia Meschi, Shaali M. Ame, Jape A. Mohamed, Sabina Mangi, Robert Fumakule, Antonino Di Caro, Maria R. Capobianchi, Andrew Kitua, Fabrizio Molteni, Vincenzo Racalbuto, AND Giuseppe Ippolito

Accuracy of Malaria Diagnosis by Microscopy, Rapid Diagnostic Test, and PCR Methods and Evidence of Antimalarial Overprescription in Non-Severe Febrile Patients in Two Tanzanian Hospitals
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 712-717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Constance A. M. Finney, Ziyue Lu, Lionel LeBourhis, Dana J. Philpott, AND Kevin C. Kain

Disruption of Nod-like Receptors Alters Inflammatory Response to Infection but Does Not Confer Protection in Experimental Cerebral Malaria
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 718-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher C. Moore, Shevin T. Jacob, Relana Pinkerton, Patrick Banura, David B. Meya, Steven J. Reynolds, Nathan Kenya-Mugisha, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, AND W. Michael Scheld for the Promoting Resource-Limited Interventions for Sepsis Management in Uganda (PRISM-U) Study Group

Treatment of Severe Sepsis with Artemether-Lumefantrine Is Associated with Decreased Mortality in Ugandan Patients without Malaria
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 723-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antônio M. Rezende, Eduardo Tarazona-Santos, Álvaro D’ Almeida Couto, Cór Jésus F. Fontes, José Maria De Souza, Luzia H. Carvalho, AND Cristiana F. A. Brito

Analysis of Genetic Variability of Plasmodium vivax Isolates from Different Brazilian Amazon Areas Using Tandem Repeats
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 729-733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan J. Juliano, David J. Bacon, Jianbing Mu, Xinhua Wang, AND Steven R. Meshnick

Novel dhps and pfcrt Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum Detected by Heteroduplex Tracking Assay
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 734-736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beth B. Kangwana, Julius Njogu, Beatrice Wasunna, Sarah V. Kedenge, Dorothy N. Memusi, Catherine A. Goodman, Dejan Zurovac, AND Robert W. Snow

Malaria Drug Shortages in Kenya: A Major Failure to Provide Access to Effective Treatment
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 737-738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William E. Collins, Joann S. Sullivan, McWilson Warren, G. Gale Galland, Allison Williams, AND John W. Barnwell

Plasmodium fieldi: Observations on the Hackeri and ABI Strains in Macaca mulatta Monkeys and Mosquitoes
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 739-744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sébastien Marcombe, Alexandre Carron, Frédéric Darriet, Manuel Etienne, Philip Agnew, Michel Tolosa, Marie Michèle Yp-Tcha, Christophe Lagneau, André Yébakima, AND Vincent Corbel

Reduced Efficacy of Pyrethroid Space Sprays for Dengue Control in an Area of Martinique with Pyrethroid Resistance
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 745-751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ataru Tsuzuki, Trang Huynh, Takashi Tsunoda, Loan Luu, Hitoshi Kawada, AND Masahiro Takagi

Effect of Existing Practices on Reducing Aedes aegypti Pre-adults in Key Breeding Containers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 752-757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tullu Bukhari AND Bart G. J. Knols

Efficacy of Aquatain^TM, a Monomolecular Surface Film, against the Malaria Vectors Anopheles stephensi and An. gambiae s.s. in the Laboratory
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 758-763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satish K. Awasthi, Nidhi Mishra, Sandeep Kumar Dixit, Alka Singh, Marshleen Yadav, Sudhanshu S. Yadav, AND Sushma Rathaur

Antifilarial Activity of 1,3-Diarylpropen-1-One: Effect on Glutathione-S-Transferase, a Phase II Detoxification Enzyme
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 764-768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janice M. Mladonicky, Jonathan D. King, Jennifer L. Liang, Eric Chambers, Molisamoa Pa’au, Mark A. Schmaedick, Thomas R. Burkot, Mark Bradley, AND Patrick J. Lammie

Assessing Transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis Using Parasitologic, Serologic, and Entomologic Tools after Mass Drug Administration in American Samoa
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 769-773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric W. Chambers, Shannon K. McClintock, Melissa F. Avery, Jonathan D. King, Mark H. Bradley, Mark A. Schmaedick, Patrick J. Lammie, AND Thomas R. Burkot

Xenomonitoring of Wuchereria bancrofti and Dirofilaria immitis Infections in Mosquitoes from American Samoa: Trapping Considerations and a Comparison of Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays with Dissection
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 774-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jorge L. Durand, Shankar Mukherjee, Fernando Commodari, Andrea P. De Souza, Dazhi Zhao, Fabiana S. Machado, Herbert B. Tanowitz, AND Linda A. Jelicks

Role of NO Synthase in the Development of Trypanosoma cruzi–Induced Cardiomyopathy in Mice
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 782-787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beverley-Ann Biggs, Sonia Caruana, Seema Mihrshahi, Damien Jolley, Jenne Leydon, Ley Chea, AND Sophy Nuon

Management of Chronic Strongyloidiasis in Immigrants and Refugees: Is Serologic Testing Useful?
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 788-791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dennis Tappe, Matthias Frosch, Yasuhito Sako, Sonoyo Itoh, Beate Grüner, Stefan Reuter, Minoru Nakao, Akira Ito, AND Peter Kern

Close Relationship between Clinical Regression and Specific Serology in the Follow-up of Patients with Alveolar Echinococcosis in Different Clinical Stages
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 792-797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fernanda C. Da Silva, Terezinha I. E. Svidzinski, Eliana V. Patussi, Cristina P. Cardoso, Márcia M. De Oliveira Dalalio, AND Luzmarina Hernandes

Morphologic Organization of Pulmonary Granulomas in Mice Infected with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 798-804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine B. Gibney, Seema Mihrshahi, Joseph Torresi, Caroline Marshall, Karin Leder, AND Beverley-Ann Biggs

The Profile of Health Problems in African Immigrants Attending an Infectious Disease Unit in Melbourne, Australia
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 805-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ondrej Mach, Lydia Lu, Tracy Creek, Anna Bowen, Wences Arvelo, Molly Smit, Japhter Masunge, Muireann Brennan, AND Thomas Handzel

Population-Based Study of a Widespread Outbreak of Diarrhea Associated with Increased Mortality and Malnutrition in Botswana, January–March, 2006
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 812-818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Clasen, Jaime Naranjo, Daniel Frauchiger, AND Charles Gerba

Laboratory Assessment of a Gravity-Fed Ultrafiltration Water Treatment Device Designed for Household Use in Low-Income Settings
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 819-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dinesh Mondal, Rashidul Haque, R. Bradley Sack, Beth D. Kirkpatrick, AND William A. Petri, Jr

Attribution of Malnutrition to Cause-Specific Diarrheal Illness: Evidence from a Prospective Study of Preschool Children in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 824-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James I. Campbell, Lam Thi Minh Yen, Huynh Thi Loan, To So Diep, Tran Thi Thu Nga, Nguyen Van Minh Hoang, Le Thanh Son, Nguyen van Vinh Chau, Christopher Parry, Jeremy J. Farrar, Tran Tinh Hien, AND Stephen Baker

Microbiologic Characterization and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Clostridium tetani Isolated from Wounds of Patients with Clinically Diagnosed Tetanus
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 827-831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Márcia Marinho, Itamar Souza Oliveira-Júnior, Cristina Maria Rodrigues Monteiro, Silvia Helena Perri, AND Reinaldo Salomão

Pulmonary Disease in Hamsters Infected with Leptospira interrogans: Histopathologic Findings and Cytokine mRNA Expressions
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 832-836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Stuart D. Blacksell, Kemajittra Jenjaroen, Nicholas P. J. Day, AND Paul N. Newton

Comparison of Indirect Immunofluorescence Assays for Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus and Murine Typhus Using Venous Blood and Finger Prick Filter Paper Blood Spots
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 837-840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shoko Honda, Mariko Saito, Efren M. Dimaano, Philip A. Morales, Maria T. G. Alonzo, Lady-Anne C. Suarez, Natsuki Koike, Shingo Inoue, Atsushi Kumatori, Ronald R. Matias, Filipinas F. Natividad, AND Kazunori Oishi

Increased Phagocytosis of Platelets from Patients with Secondary Dengue Virus Infection by Human Macrophages
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 841-845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jose A. Suaya, Donald S. Shepard, João B. Siqueira, Celina T. Martelli, Lucy C. S. Lum, Lian Huat Tan, Sukhontha Kongsin, Sukhum Jiamton, Fàtima Garrido, Romeo Montoya, Blas Armien, Rekol Huy, Leticia Castillo, Mariana Caram, Binod K. Sah, Rana Sughayyar, Karen R. Tyo, AND Scott B. Halstead

Cost of Dengue Cases in Eight Countries in the Americas and Asia: A Prospective Study
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 846-855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eiji Konishi, Yohei Sakai, Yoko Kitai, AND Atsushi Yamanaka

Prevalence of Antibodies to Japanese Encephalitis Virus among Inhabitants in Java Island, Indonesia, with a Small Pig Population
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 856-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ying Fang, Aaron C. Brault, AND William K. Reisen

Comparative Thermostability of West Nile, St. Louis Encephalitis, and Western Equine Encephalomyelitis Viruses during Heat Inactivation for Serologic Diagnostics
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 862-863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicole M. Nemeth, Paul T. Oesterle, AND Richard A. Bowen

Humoral Immunity to West Nile Virus Is Long-Lasting and Protective in the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 864-869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Denise Naniche, Azucena Bardají, María Lahuerta, Anna Berenguera, Inacio Mandomando, Sergi Sanz, John J. Aponte, Betuel Sigauque, Pedro L. Alonso, AND Clara Menéndez

Impact of Maternal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on Birth Outcomes and Infant Survival in Rural Mozambique
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 870-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Errata
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 80: 877. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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