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Contents

Number 1, February 1988

Bacteriological contamination of water in rural areas: an intervention study from Malawi R. U. M. Lindskog and P. A. Lindskog

In-vivo sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine in Zaria, Nigeria T. A. S. Midala, L. Lege-Oguntoye, B. Werblinska and G. C. Bhatt

Efficacy of low doses of praziquantel for Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium P. Taylor, H. M. Murare and K. Manomano

Diabetes mellitus in Benghazi O. A. Kadtki, S. E. Gerryo and M. M. Khan

Evaluation of home-made salt—sugar oral rehydration solution in a rural Nigerian population L. O. Nwoye, P. E. Uwagboe and G. U. Madubuko

Factors influencing vaccination compliance in peri-urban Gambian children P. Hanlon, P. Byass, M. Yamuah, R. Hayes, S. Bennett and B. H. M’ Boge

Estimating vaccination coverage: routine information or sample survey? M. W. Borgdorff and G. 7. A. Walker

Number 2, April 1988

Review

Methods for replacement of malaria vector populations C. F. Curtis and P. M. Graves

Maternal administration of chloroquine: an unexplored aspect of malaria control A. Menon, D. Foof, K. M. Rowan and B. M. Greenwood

Health education strategies for tropical disease control in school children H. E. Ekeh and F. D. Adeniyi

Evaluating the management of diarrhoea in health centres in Mozambique Munistry of Health and Eduardo Mondlane, University Faculty of Medicine, Mozambique

The faecal coliform fingertip count: a potential method for evaluating the effectiveness of low cost water supply and sanitation initiatives 4. V. Pinfold, N. . Horan and D. D. Mara

Polydrug abuse among Ethiopian university students with particular reference to khat (Catha edulis)

Zein Ahmed Zein

The effect of a hot dry climate on the haemorrheology of healthy males and patients with acute myocardial infarction

J. Kolar, S. K. Bhatnagar, A. Hudak, ¥. Smid and A. Al- Yusuf

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The treatment and outcome of intracranial infections of otogenic origin R. G. Habib, N. I. Girgis, A. H. Abu El Ella, Z. Farid and 7. Woody

87 Clinical aspects of pyogenic liver abscess: the University Hospital of the West Indies experience A. S. Bansal and P. Prabhakar

95 Book reviews

Number 3, June 1988

99 Editorial. Health requirements of engineering works D. Bradley

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM OF HEALTH REQUIREMENTS OF ENGINEERING WORKS HELD BY THE INSTITUTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERS IN MARCH 1987 101 Engineering, mosquitoes and filariasis: a case report S. Cairncross, A. R. Rajavel, P. Vanamail, S. Subramaniam, K. P. Paily, K. D. Ramaiah, D. Amalraj, T. Mariappan and R. Srinivasan

107 Schistosomiasis control in irrigation schemes in Zimbabwe P. Bolton

115 Design and management of development projects to avoid health hazards G. L. Ackers and D. H. Smith

131 Field study of different oxamniquine dose for Schistosoma mansoni in Gezira, Sudan I. M. Abdel Rahim, A. A. M. Haridi and A. A. Abdel-Hameed

139 Determinants of growth in the first 6 months of life among the urban poor in Sudan F. Y. Zumrawi and H. Dimond

147 Hepatobiliary disorders presenting as fever of unknown origin in Cairo, Egypt: the role of diagnostic ultrasonography

H. M. Salama, M. F. Abdel-Wahab and Z. Farid

151 Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Thailand: the influence on the clinical presentation of malaria in male adult patients

W. Lederer, K. Jongsakul, S. Pungpak, S. Looareesuwan, W. Sathawarawong and D. Bunnag 157 Haematological parameters associated with priapism in Nigerian patients with homozygous

sickle cell disease

M. O. Adedeji, V. C. Onuora and F. A. M. Ukoli

161 Onchocerciasis in Ecuador: recent observations in the province of Esmeraldas R. H. Guderian, B. ¥. Beck, D. F. Stone, K. Isabel and C. D. Mackenzie

169 Acute symptoms in coffee workers C. G. Uragoda

Number 4, August 1988

173 Nosocomial and community-acquired infections in malnourished children C. D. C. Christie, G. T. Hetkens and D. E. McFarlane

181 Unusual complications of Salmonella enteriditis group D infection A. H. S. Omer, K. Twum-Danso, C. S. Grant, H. Al-Magid and Tahiya Bin Hemed

183 Rift Valley fever in Egypt 1986. Surveillance of sheep flocks grazing in the northeast Nile Delta

B.A. M. Botros, T. G. Ksiazek, F. C. Morrill, A. W. Salib, RR. McN. Scott and A. Barakat

189 Characterization of Campylobacter strains isolated in Bangladesh from different sources S.Q. Akhtar

192 Susceptibility of Schistosoma mansoni prevalent in Saudi Arabia to oxaminiquine in experimentally infected mice A. M. Amin and E. G. Mikhail

196 Aluminium phosphide poisoning S.N. Khosla, N. Nand and P. Khosla

199 The management of diarrhoea in young children in a rural community in Zambia N.H. Ng’andu and B. M. Nkowane

202 Efficacy of a single dose of secnidazole in the treatment of acute and chronic amoebiasis A. A. Latonio

205 Response of Kampuchean strains of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarials: in-vivo

assessment of quinine and quinine plus tetracycline; multiple drug resistance in vitro M. Giboda and M. B. Denis

212 Blood transfusions and HIV infections (HIV,, HIV,/LAV,) in Ivory Coast S. A. Ouattara, M. Gody, M. Rioche, A. Sangare, M. Meite, V. Akran, Y. Aron, I. Sanogo, D. Ouattara, K. Saraka, R. Cabannes and G. De The

216 Comparison of haemagglutination test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and indirect immunofluorescence antibody test for determination of rubella immune status A. Hossain, S. Ramia and T. M. F. Bakir

222 Observations on the interpretation of amoebic serology in endemic areas N. Shetty, P. Das, S. C. Pal and T. Prabhu

Number 5, October 1988

229 The utilization of baccili as larvicidal agents against anopheline and culicine

mosquitoes in Turkey. I. Larvicidal activity of Bacillus thrungiensis serotype H-14 A. Matur and K. Ceber

231 The use of the WHO cluster survey method for evaluating the impact of the expanded programme on immunization on target disease incidence F. T. Cutts

240 Bithionol (Bitin) treatment in established fascioliasis in Egyptians H. F. Farag, A. Salem, S. A. Al-Hifni and M. Kandil

245 Schistosomiasis of the prostate and the seminal vesicles: observations in Zambia P. S. Patil and B. Elem

Melioidosis, the great mimicker: a report of 10 cases from Malaysia K. C. Yee, M. K. Lee, C. T. Chua and S. D. Puthucheary

Worms, wells and water in Western Madagascar S. E. Howarth, #. M. Wilson, E. Ranaivoson, S. E. Crook, A. M. Denning and M. S. Hutching

Serial studies on the evolution of drug resistance in malaria in an area of East Africa: findings from 1979 up to 1986 C. C. Draper, M. Hills, V. A. E. B. Kilimali and G. Brubaker

Book reviews

Number 6, December 1988

Teaching ORT to women: individually or in groups? A. M.R. Chowdhury, F. Karim and #. Ahmed

Comparative study of various serological criteria in malaria survey A. Ittiravivongs, C. Vasuvat and S. Kongrod

Evaluation of the laboratory diagnosis of vaginal trichomoniasis in Khartoum El-Fadil E. Omer, H. A. El-Naeem, M. H. Ali, R. D. Catterall and H. H. Erwa

Clinical, microbiological and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of diarrhoea in Korem, Ethiopia F.C. Desenclos, A. Zergabachew, B. Desmoulins, L. Chouteau, G. Desve and M. Admassu

Ruptured cerebral hydatid cyst: a case report K. Abdulla, A. K. Tapoo and H. S. A. Agha

Epidemiology of streptococcal pyoderma in an orphanage community of a tropical country K. N. Brakmadathan and G. Koshi

Salmonella responsible for infantile gastroenteritis in Mosul, Iraq W. F. Al-Rajab, B. A. Abdulla and A. Y. Shareef

Primary tumours of the small intestine in Jamaica M. G. Lee, M. McFarlane, 7. M. Branday and N. Williams

Epidemiology of head lice infestation in school children at Peshawar, Pakistan M. Suieman end T. Fatima

Author index to volume 91

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