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The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Volume 56 (1997): Issue 4 (Apr 1997)

Publication Date:
01 Apr 1997
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Experimental Evaluation of Rodent Exclusion Methods to Reduce Hantavirus Transmission to Humans in Rural Housing
By: Gregory E. Glass, Jerry S. Johnson, Gerard A. Hodenbach, Carol L. J. Disalvo, Clarence J. Peters, James E. Childs, and James N. Mills
Cryptosporidium parvum in Children with Diarrhea in Zulia State, Venezuela
By: Leonor Chacin-Bonilla, Maria C. Bonilla, Lidiuska Soto-Torres, Ysilma Rios-Candida, Marta Sardina, Carolina Enmanuels, Ana M. Parra, and Yulaicy Sanchez-Chavez
Epidemiologic Survey of Blastocystis hominis Infection in Japan
By: Noriyuki Horiki, Masataka Maruyama, Yoshiyuki Fujita, Toshiaki Yonekura, Sachiko Minato, and Yoshimasa Kaneda
A Clinical Study of Brucellosis in Adults in the Asir Region of Southern Saudi Arabia
By: Gaafar Mohammed Malik
Seasonality, Malaria, and Impact of Prophylaxis in a West African Village I. Effect on Anemia in Pregnancy
By: 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 II. Effect on Birthweight
By: Paul Bouvier, Norman Breslow, Ogobara Doumbo, Claude-Francois Robert, Michel Picquet, Anne Mauris, Amagana Dolo, Hawa Keita Dembele, Veronique Delley, and Andre Rougemont
Arteether: Risks of Two-Week Administration in Macaca mulatta
By: 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
Supportive Pentoxifylline in Falciparum Malaria: No Effect on Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Levels or Clinical Outcome: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
By: 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
Praziquantel in the Treatment of Schistosoma mansoni Infection: Comparison of 40 and 60 Mg/Kg Bodyweight Regimens
By: 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
Detection of Circulating Antigen by Monoclonal Antibodies for Immunodiagnosis of Angiostrongyliasis
By: Soi-Moi Chye, Chuan-Min Yen, and Eng-Rin Chen
Monoclonal Antibodies to Paragonimus heterotremus and their Potential for Diagnosis of Paragonimiasis
By: Wanchai Maleewong, Pewpan M. Intapan, Mongkol Priammuenwai, Chaisiri Wongkham, Pramuan Tapchaisri, Nimit Morakote, and Wanpen Chaicumpa
Diagnostic Value of an Antibody Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay using Affinity-Purified Antigen in an Area Endemic for Melioidosis
By: Tararaj Dharakul, Sirirurg Songsivilai, Narisara Anuntagool, Wipada Chaowagul, Sureerat Wongbunnate, Pakamas Intachote, and Stitaya Sirisinha
Rapid Diagnosis of Dengue Viremia by Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction using 3′-Noncoding Region Universal Primers
By: 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
Humoral Response to Defined Plasmodium falciparum Antigens in Cerebral and Uncomplicated Malaria and their Relationship to Parasite Genotype
By: Fadwa Al-Yaman, Blaise Genton, John C. Reeder, David Mokela, Robin F. Anders, and Michael P. Alpers
Evidence that Recurrent Plasmodium falciparum Infection is caused by Recrudescence of Resistant Parasites
By: Fadwa Al-Yaman, Blaise Genton, John C. Reeder, Robin F. Anders, and Michael P. Alpers
Lack of Malaria Parasite Transmission between Apes and Humans in Gabon
By: Benjamin Ollomo, Simon Karch, Philippe Bureau, Nohal Elissa, Alain J. Georges, and Pascal Millet
A Genetic Study of a Melanization Response to Sephadex Beads in Plasmodium-Refractory and -Susceptible Strains of Anopheles gambiae
By: Maureen J. Gorman and Susan M. Paskewitz
Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis: Single Inoculum, Multiple Worms
By: Thomas C. Orihel, Diane Helentjaris, and Jackeline Alger
Inheritance of Larval Resistance to Permethrin in Aedes aegypti and Association with Sex Ratio Distortion and Life History Variation
By: Yemane B. Mebrahtu, John Norem, and Martin Taylor
Recognition of Synthetic Oligopeptides from Nonstructural Proteins NS1 and NS3 of Dengue-4 Virus by Sera from Dengue Virus—Infected Children
By: Gabriela Garcia, David W. Vaughn, and Rosa M. Del Angel
Protection of Mice from Fatal Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague by Passive Immunization with Monoclonal Antibodies against the F1 Protein of Yersinia pestis
By: George W. Anderson Jr, Patricia L. Worsham, Christopher R. Bolt, Gerard P. Andrews, Susan L. Welkos, Arthur M. Friedlander, and James P. Burans
Evaluation of Recombinant Chitinase and SXP1 Antigens as Antimicrofilarial Vaccines
By: Shi Hai Wang, Hui Jun Zheng, Sen Dissanayake, Wen Fang Cheng, Zheng Hou Tao, Shun Zhi Lin, and Willy F. Piessens
Book Review
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.
By: Ray Beach
Book Review
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
By: Donald R. Hopkins
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