THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH




Volume 37
Supplement 3
2006

  CONTENTS
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Foreword
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Acknowledgements
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A retrospective prevalence study of malaria in an Aborigine Hospital in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
I Jamaiah, M Rohela, V Nissapatorn, H Mohamad Azlan, AR Nor Adli, I Shahrul Rizan, A Anez, B Jasmin
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Strengthening of national capacity in implementation of antimalarial drug quality assurance in Thailand
S Vijaykadga, S Cholpol, S Sitthimongkol, A Pawaphutanan, A Pinyoratanachot, C Rojanawatsirivet, R Kovithvattanapong, K Thimasarn
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Chemoprophylaxis according to the guidelines on malaria prevention for Japanese overseas travelers
Y Mizuno, K Kudo, S Kano
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Detection of Toxolasma gondii in captive wild felid
R Buddhirongawatr, S Tungsudjai, K Chaichoune, C Sangloung, N Tantawiwattananon, R Phonaknguen, Y Sukthana
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In vivo culture of Cryptosporidium oocysts for laboratory use
C Sangloung, R Buddhirongawatr, N Tantawiwattananon, Y Sukthana
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Cultivation of Giardia duodenalis in Mongolian gerbils
N Tantawiwattananon, C Sangloung, R Buddhirongawatr, Y Sukthana
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Giardiacidal activity of lemon juice, vinifer and vinegar on Giardia intestinalis cysts
S Mahmoud Sadjjadi, J Rostami, M Azadbakht
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The exsheathment of Necator americanus infective larvae
S Pasuralertsakul, W Ngrenngarmlert
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Randomized comparative trial of two high-dose albendazole regimens for uncomplicated human strongyloidiasis
S Singthong, PM Intapan, T Wongsaroj, W Maleewong
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Anisakids in marine fish from the coast of Chon Buri Province , Thailand
C Nuchjangreed, Z Hamzah, P Suntornthiticharoen, P Sorosjinda-Nuntawarasilp
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The observation of microfilarial rate and density in cats inoculated with increasing numbers of Brugia pahangi infective larvae
W Junhom, S Chungpivat, N Viseshakul
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Enzyme markers to identify and characterize Opisthorchis viverrini in Thailand and Lao PDR
W Saijuntha, P Sithithaworn, S Wongkham, T Laha, V Pipitgool, TN Petney, NB Chilton, RH Andrews
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Application of multiplex PCR for species discrimination using individual etacercariae of Paragonimus occurring in Thailand
H Sugiyama, Y Morishima, A Rangsiruji, S Binchai , P Ketudat, M Kawanaka
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Possible discovery of Chinese lung fluke, Paragonimus skrjabini in Manipur, India
ST Singh, DL Singh, H Sugiyama
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A new record of Paragonimus other than P. westermani in southern Thailand
A Rangsiruji, H Sugiyama, Y Morishima, Y Kameoka, T Donsakul, S Binchai , P Ketudat
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DNA quantities and qualities from various stages of some trematodes using optical and hat-rapd methods
C Wongsawad, P Wongsawad, J-Y Chai, T Paratasilpin, S Anuntalabhochai
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Chronological observations of intestinal histopathology in rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) infected with Centrocestus caninus
S Saenphet, C Wongsawad, K Saenphet, A Rojanapaibul, P Vanittanakom, J-Y Chai
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Neurocysticercosis: clinical manifestation, neuroimaging, serology and molecular confirmation of histopathologic specimens
A Ito, OM Takayanagui, Y Sako, MO Sato, NS Odashima, H Yamasaki, K Nakaya, M Nakao
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Towards the international collaboration for detection, surveillance and control of taeniasis/cysticercosis and echinococcosis in Asia and the Pacific
A Ito, T Wandra, MO Sato, W Mamuti, N Xiao, Y Sako, M Nakao, H Yamasaki, K Nakaya, M Okamoto, PS Craig
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A case of auricular myiasis in Malaysia
M Rohela, I Jamaiah, L Amir, V Nissapatorn
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Pediculus capitis infestation according to sex and social factors in Hamedan, Iran  
M Nazari, MR Fakoorziba, F Shobeiri
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A new record of Clinostomum philippinensis (Valasquez, 1959) in Trichogaster microlepis (Günther, 1861) from Bung Borapet, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
T Yooyen, C Wongsawad, K Kumchoo, M Chaiyapo
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Malacological survey in Phang-nga Province, southern Thailand, pre- and post-Indian Ocean Tsunami
P Sri-aroon, C Lohachit, M Harada, P Chusongsang, Y Chusongsang
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Vector competence of Aedes aegypti (L.) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) for Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy)
S Tiawsirisup, S Nithiuthai
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Entomological studies of Phlebotomus papatasi and P. sergenti (Diptera: Psychodidae) as vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Shiraz , Iran
FM Reza, N Mansour
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Insecticide susceptibility of mosquitoes invading tsunami-affected areas of Thailand
N Komalamisra, Y Trongtokit, K Palakul, S Prummongkol, Y Samung, C Apiwathnasorn, T Phanpoowong, A Asavanich, S Leemingsawat
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Bioactivity of citrus seed for mosquito-borne diseases larval control
S Sumroiphon, C Yuwaree, C Arunlertaree, N Komalamisra, Y Rongsriyam
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Differential tolerance of two morphological variants of Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae), a Japanese encephalitis vector, to pyrethroid insecticides in Mysore, India
FM Reza, VA Vijayan
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Inhibitory potential of Quercus lusitanica extract on dengue virus type 2 replication
SY Muliawan, SK Lam, S Devi, O Hashim, R Yusof
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Use of IgM-capture elisa for confirmation of Japanese encephalitis infections in the Philippines
FF Natividad, MLG Daroy, MT Alonzo, RR Matias, LAC Suarez, S Inoue
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Influenza vaccination among the elderly in Bangkok
V Plasai, S Lertmaharit, O Viputsiri, S Pongpanich, U Panichpathompong, V Tarnmaneewongse, F Baron-Papillon, S Cheunkitmongkol
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Study on serum transcobalamin II in patients with murine typhus
C Cheeramakara, K Songmeang, W Nakosiri , N Suthisai , A Nontprasert, S Areekul
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Salmonella Lamphun: first isolation of a new Salmonella serovar in Thailand
M Kusum, A Bangtrakulnonth, C Pulsrikarn, FM Aarestrup
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Tuberculosis: a resurgent disease in immunosuppressed patients
V Nissapatorn, I Kuppusamy, FP Josephine, I Jamaiah, M Rohela, A Khairul Anuar
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Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in an aboriginal village, Taiwan
Y-M Chang, B-Y Tsai, Y-C Wu, S-Y Yang, C-H Chen
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Mutation in the rpoB gene of the rifampicin resistant M. avium complex strains from Thailand
O Kongpetchsatit, W Phatihattakorn, Y Mahakunkijcharoen, B Eampokalarp, J Boonyasopun, P Ramasoota
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A prospective study of genital infections in Hamedan, Iran
F Shobeiri, M Nazari
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Vitamin B12 status of Thai women with neoplasia of the cervix uteri
K Kwanbunjan, P Saengkar, C Cheeramakara, S Tangjitgamol, K Chitcharoenrung
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Preliminary study of the effect of vitamin E supplementation on the antioxidant status of hemoglobin-E carriers
A Palasuwan, S Soogarun, V Wiwanitkit, P Pradniwat, T Lertlum, R Luechapudiporn
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Hairy-cell leukemia: a rare blood disorder in Asia
FP Josephine, V Nissapatorn
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Mutagenicity study of weeds and common plants used in traditional medicine and for animal feed
A Thepouyporn, K Kwanbunjan, S Pooudong, S Changbumrung
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Safety evaluation of aqueous extracts from Aegle marmelos and Stevia rebaudiana on reproduction of female rats
K Saenphet, S Aritajat, S Saenphet, J Manosroi, A Manosroi
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Toxicological evaluation of Cladophora glomerata Kützing and Microspora floccose Thuret in albino rats
P Fahprathanchai, K Saenphet, Y Peerapornpisal, S Aritajat
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Effect of Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex. Baker on sexual activity of male rats and its toxicity
P Sudwan, K Saenphet, S Saenphet, S Suwansirikul
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Preliminary post-tsunami water quality survey in Phang-Nga Province, southern Thailand
P Tharnpoophasiam, U Suthisarnsuntorn, S Worakhunpiset, P Charoenjai, W Tunyong, S Phrom-in, S Chattanadee
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