| Table of Contents |
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| Editorial : Equity : How much at century's end? |
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| C Kidson |
605 |
| El Niiio and associated outbreaks of severe malaria in highland populations in Irian Jaya, Indonesia
: a review and epidemiological perspective |
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| MJ Bangs, DB Subianto |
608 |
| Research Note Plasmodium ovule infections detected by PCR assay in Lao PDR |
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| H Toma, J Kobayashi, B Vannachone, T Arakawa, Y Sato, S Nambanya, K Manivang, S Inthakone |
620 |
| Research report : Hidden Plasmodium falciparum infections |
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| S Krudsood, P Wilairatana, DP Mason, S Treeprasertsuk, P Singhasivanon, S Looareesuwan |
623 |
| A comparison of these malaria diagnostic tests under field conditions in North-west Thailand |
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| JK Stephens, P Phanart, W Rooney, G Barnish |
625 |
| A highly sensitive, nested polymerase chain reaction based method using simple DNA extraction to
detect malaria sporozoites in mosquitos |
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| I Vythilingam, K Nitiavathy, P Yi, B Bakotee, B Hugo, B Singh, RA Wirtz, K Palmer |
631 |
| Mitochondria1 oxygen consumption in asexual and sexual blood stages of human parasit Plasmodium
falciparum |
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| J Krungkrai, D Burat, S Kudan, S Krungkrai, P Prapunwattana |
636 |
| Cytokines associated with pathology in brain tissue of fatal malaria |
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| Y Maneerat, E Pongponratn, P Viriyavejakul, B Punpoowong, S Looareesuwan, R Udomsangpetch |
643 |
| Geographic information system as a tool to study malaria receptivity in Nadiad Taluka, Kheda
district Gujarat, India |
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| A Srivastava, BN Nagpal, R Saxena, VP Sharma |
650 |
| Highlights on the World Bank loan schistosomiasis control program in China (1991-1998) : A special
focus on Hunan Province |
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| DB Yu, AGP Ross, MS Xie, YS Li, Y Chen |
657 |
| Schistosoma japonicum in the pig : A new technique for estimation of intestinal tissue egg counts |
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| H Giver, MV Johansen, NO Christensen, P Nansen |
664 |
| Cytopathogenicity of Acanthamoeba isolates on rat glial C6 cell line |
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| J Lagmay, RR Matias, FF Natividad, GL Enriquez |
670 |
| Antibodies to somatic L3 antigen are not protective against Brugia Malayi infection |
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| R Noordin, KA Abdullah, NA Azahri, CP Ramachandran |
678 |
| Cost effectiveness in the discrimination of Leishmania species causing anthroponotic leishmaniases
in Asia using selective enzymes |
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| SM Shamsuzzaman, Y Hashiguchi |
682 |
| Re-emergence of paragonimiasis in Kyushu, Japan |
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| F Uchiyama, Y Morimoto, Y Nawa |
686 |
| Epidemiology of human ancylostomiasis among rural villagers in Nanlin country (Zhongzhau
village), Anhui Province, China : Age-associated prevalence, intensity and hookworm species
identification |
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| Y Wang, GJ Shen, WT Wu, SH Xiao,
PJ Hotez, QY Li, HC Xue, XM Yi, XM Liu, B Zhan, JM Hawdon, L Chou, H Ji, CM Hu, Z Feng |
692 |
| The first report on human cases serologically diagnosed as Japanese encephalitis in Indonesia |
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| M Yoshida, A Igarashi, P Suwendra, K Inada, MS Maha,
K Kari, H Suda, MT Antonio, BNP Arhana, Y Takikawa, S Maesawa, H Yoshida, M Chiba |
698 |
| Research note : Comparison between RJ-PCR and rapid agglutination test for diagnosis of human
rotavirus infection |
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| S Noppornpanth, Y Poovorawan |
707 |
| Quantitation of T lymphocyte subsets helps to distinguish dengue hemorrhagic fever from classic
dengue fever during the acuts febrile stage |
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| F Saw, SK Cheong, S Sahrir, AA Raymond, JA Aziz, K Sivagengei |
710 |
| B cells are the principal circulating mononuclear cells infected by dengue virus |
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| AD King,
A Nisalak, S Kalayanarooj, Khin Saw Aye Myint, K Pattanapanyasat, S Nimmannitya, BL Innis |
718 |
| Infection of dengue 2 virus strains isolated from patients exhibiting different disease severities to
human peripheral blood leukocytes and production of cytokines in the infected culture supenatant |
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| BED Soemanto, F Hasebe, A Igarashi |
729 |
| A clinical study of patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever during the epidemic of 1996 of Lucknow,
India |
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| R Agarwal,
S Kapoor, R Nagar, A Misra, R Tandon, A Mathur, AK Misra, KL Srivastava, UC Chaturvedi |
735 |
| Coinfections with hepatitis G and/or C virus in hepatitis B-related chronic liver disease |
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| C Pramoolsinspa,
V Sirikulchayanonta, N Busakorn, Y Poovorawan, P Hirsch, A Theamboonlers, P Lerdverasirikul |
741 |
| Prevalence of core prornotor and precore mutants of hepatitis B virus in Thailand by RFLP and
sequencing |
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| A Theamboonlers, P Tangkijvanich, P Jantaradsarnee, P Hirsch, Y Poovorawan |
750 |
| Epidemiology of arabinose assimilation in Burkholderia pseudomallei isolated from patients and
soil in Thailand |
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| S Trakulsomboon, V Vuddhakul, PTharavichitkul, N Na-Gnarn, Y Suputtamongkul, V Thamlikitkul |
756 |
| Genotypic and phenotypic relationship in Burkholderia pseudomallei indicates colonization with
closely related isolates |
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| S Radu, S Lihan, A Idris, OW Ling, MH Al-Haddawi, G Rusul |
760 |
| Comparison of the efficacy of ceftibuten and norfloxacin in the treatment of acute gastrointestinal
infection in children |
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| P Moolasart, B Eampokalap, M Ratanasrithong |
764 |
| Bacterial contamination of bottle milk in infants under 6 months in Children's Hospital Bangkok,
Thailand |
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| 0 Suthienkul, K Siripanichgon, P Promachot, P Echeverria, U Lexsomboon |
770 |
| Incidence of new Salmonella serovar (S. ratchaburi) in Thailand |
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| A Bangtrakulnonth, S Pornruangwong, A Swetwiwathana |
776 |
| Research note: Ciprofloxacin resistance among community-derived methicillin-resistant staphylo-
COCCLIS aureus (MRSA) strains |
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| J Iqbal, M Rahman, MS Kabir |
779 |
| Study of hematopoetic progenitor cells, hematological values and lymphocyte subsets in cord blood
: application for cord blood transplantation |
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| W Chaisiripoomkere, S Jootar, A Ungkanont, A Jaovisidha, S Onpun, K Khupulsup |
781 |
| Serum erythropoietin levels in thalassemia major and intermedia |
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| W Chaisiripoomkere, S Jootar, S Chanjarunee, A Ungkanont |
786 |
| Morbidity and mortality patterns, health beliefs, and health risk factors of Karen highlanders of
northwest Thailand |
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| K Omori, LP Greksa, P Chomngandu, S Noimoung, S Sila |
789 |
| Temporal variations in biting density and rhythm of Culex quinque-fasciations in tea agro-ecosystem
of Assam, India |
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| B Mahanta, R Handigue, P Dutta, K Narain, J Mahanta |
804 |
| Errata |
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| G Carrin, E Gray, J Almeida |
810 |
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