Vol. 2 No. 01: February 2008

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Published: 2008-02-01

Editorials

Malaria: an eradicable threat?

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

001-002
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Reviews

Hantavirus Infection: a review and global update

Zhenqiang Bi, Pierre B.H. Formenty, Cathy E. Roth

003-023
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Animal reservoirs for visceral leishmaniasis in densely populated urban areas

Soraia A. Diniz, Fabiana L. Silva, Alcina C. Carvalho Neta, Regina Bueno, Rita M.S.N.C. Guerra, Ana L. Abreu-Silva, Renato L. Santos

024-033
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Original Articles

Expression of the surface antigens of lymphocytes and the levels of cytokines in mice infected with Aspergillus fumigatus

Isil Fidan, Ayse Kalkanci, Sezen Bolat, Emine Yesilyurt, Berna Erdal, Sultan Yolbakan, Semra Kustimur, Turgut Imir

034-039
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Drug susceptibility testing using molecular techniques can enhance tuberculosis diagnosis

Rabia Johnson, Annemie M. Jordaan, Rob Warren, Marleine Bosman, Douglas Young, Judit N. Nagy, John R. Wain, Paul D. Van Helden, Thomas C. Victor

040-045
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Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and conventional methods in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Riza Adaleti, Yasar Nakipoglu, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Cihan Tasdemir, Fatma Kaya

046-050
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Selling syringes to injecting drug users: a study of five pharmacies in Hanoi, Vietnam

Christopher A. Pankonin, Peter Higgs, Gary Reid, Campbell Aitken

051-058
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Short Communications

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in children with diarrhoea in the West Bank, Palestine

Sameer M. Abu-Alrub, Gabi M. Abusada, Mohammad A. Farraj, Tamer A. Essawi

059-062
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An alternative approach to detect Trypanosoma in Glossina (Diptera, Glossinidae) without dissection

Filipa Ferreira, Jorge Cano, Andreia Furtado, Nicolas Ndong-Mabale, Pedro Ndong-Asumu, Agustin Benito, João Pinto, Maria Odete Afonso, Jorge Seixas, Jorge Atouguia, Sónia Centeno-Lima

063-067
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Cost implication of irrational prescribing of chloroquine in Lagos State general hospitals

Bolajoko A. Aina, Fola Tayo, Ogori Taylor

068-072
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Prevalence of infectious diseases among Mongolian blood donors

Boldtsetseg Tserenpuntsag, Lamjav Ouynbileg, Kenrad Nelson, Louise-Anne McNutt

073-075
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Case Reports

Cervical osteomyelitis caused by Burkholderia cepacia after rhinoplasty

Lenny Weinstein, Christin A. Knowlton, Miriam A. Smith

076-077
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