ISSN 0031-1480

March 1998, Volume 41, Number 1

EDITOR: MICHAEL ALPERS

Editorial Committee I. Kevau
G. Mola
S. Naraqi
A. Saweri
T. Taufa

Editorial Assistants: C. Leahy, N. Pomat

• Registered at GPO, Port Moresby for transmission by Post as a Qualified Publication.
• Printed by Bolton Inprint for the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea.
• Authors preparing manuscripts for publication in the Journal should consult 'Information for Authors' inside back cover.

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL
Emerging viral diseases: some comments from a regional perspective J.S. Mackenzie	1
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Diarrhoea morbidity in children in the Asaro Valley, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New GuineaM. Wyrsch, K. Coakley, N. Alexander, G. Saleu, J. Taime, M. Kakazo, P. Howard and D. Lehmann	7
Serological cross-reactivities between the retroviruses HIV and HTLV-1 and the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum J. Elm, R. Desowitz and A. Diwan	15
Halofantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria with a three-dose regimen in Papua NewGuinea: a preliminary report F.W. Hombhanje, R.K. Kereu, P. Bulungol and R. Paika	23
In vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum isolates to halofantrine in the Central Province of Papua NewGuinea F.W. Hombhanje and R.K. Kereu	30
Intraoperative use of mitomycin C in the treatment of recurrent pterygium N. Verma, J.A. Garap, R. Maris and A. Kerek	37
MEDLARS BIBLIOGRAPHY	43

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June 1998, Volume 41, Number 2

EDITOR: MICHAEL ALPERS

Editorial Committee I. Kevau
G. Mola
S. Naraqi
A. Saweri
T. Taufa

Editorial Assistants: C. Leahy, N. Pomat

• Registered at GPO, Port Moresby for transmission by Post as a Qualified Publication.
• Printed by Bolton Inprint for the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea.
• Authors preparing manuscripts for publication in the Journal should consult 'Information for Authors' inside back cover.

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL
Is uterine cervical cancer a potentially preventable sexually transmitted disease? C.S. Mgone	47
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
In vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to four antimalarial drugs in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea F.W. Hombhanje	51
A study of the correlation of prostatic pathology and serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels: aperspective from Papua New Guinea D.P. Murthy, U. Ray, J. Morewaya and S.K. SenGupta	59
Hypertension among adults of the Purari delta of the Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea S.J. Ulijaszek	65
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Tuberculosis control in Papua New Guinea M.H. Levy, P. Dakulala, J. Bana Koiri, G. Stewart and V. Krause	72
CASE REPORTS
Multiple liver abscesses: an unusual case which demonstrates the importance of ultrasonography in the detection of liver pathology P.E. Spicer and G. Clapham	77
Meckel-Gruber syndrome: report of an affected Papua New Guinean family J.D. Vince, M. Baki and P.Chakravarti	83
MEDLARS BIBLIOGRAPHY	85

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September-December 1998, Volume 41, Number 3-4

EDITOR: MICHAEL ALPERS

Editorial Committee I. Kevau
G. Mola
S. Naraqi
A. Saweri
T. Taufa

Editorial Assistants: C. Leahy, N. Pomat

• Registered at GPO, Port Moresby for transmission by Post as a Qualified Publication.
• Printed by Bolton Inprint for the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea.
• Authors preparing manuscripts for publication in the Journal should consult 'Information for Authors' inside back cover.

CONTENTS

The public health imperative in Papua New Guinea P.R. Crouch-Chivers

EDITORIAL
97
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Safety and immunogenicity of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine (PedvaxHIBTM) in Papua New Guinean children D. Lehmann, M. Kakazo, S. Yarsley, A. Javati, J. Taime, G. Saleu, P. Namuigi, M.P. Alpers, P.M. Mendelman and T. Staub	102
Halofantrine versus quinine-Fansidar combination in the treatment of post-chloroquine falciparum parasitaemia F.W. Hombhanje	112
Plasmodium ovale species in Papua New Guinea - lest we forget F.W. Hombhanje	116
Antenatal haemoglobin profile at the Port Moresby General Hospital A.B. Amoa, C.A. Klufio, G. Kariwiga and S. Heywood	119
A case-control study of stillbirths at the Port Moresby General Hospital A.B. Amoa, C.A. Klufio, M. Moro, G. Kariwiga and G. Mola	126
X-ray survey for pulmonary tuberculosis and chest diseases in the Ok Tedi region of Western Province, Papua New Guinea P.E. Spicer and G. Lucena	137
MEDICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA	141
MEDLARS BIBLIOGRAPHY	146