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- Publications
- Influence
Research and Development
- M. Alpers
- Medicine
- Papua and New Guinea medical journal
- 1997
If organic farming is to expand in the arable east of England, where the knowledge, infrastructure and capital for livestock are not available, viable stockless systems will be needed. The policy… Expand
A recombinant blood-stage malaria vaccine reduces Plasmodium falciparum density and exerts selective pressure on parasite populations in a phase 1-2b trial in Papua New Guinea.
- B. Genton, I. Betuela, +12 authors M. Alpers
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of infectious diseases
- 15 March 2002
The malaria vaccine Combination B comprises recombinant Plasmodium falciparum ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen and 2 merozoite surface proteins (MSP1 and MSP2) formulated in oil-based… Expand
Emergence of FY*A(null) in a Plasmodium vivax-endemic region of Papua New Guinea.
- P. Zimmerman, I. Woolley, +8 authors J. Kazura
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 23 November 1999
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), numerous blood group polymorphisms and hemoglobinopathies characterize the human population. Human genetic polymorphisms of this nature are common in malarious regions, and… Expand
Increased susceptibility to Kuru of carriers of the PRNP 129 methionine/methionine genotype.
- H. S. Lee, P. Brown, +4 authors L. Goldfarb
- Medicine, Biology
- The Journal of infectious diseases
- 15 January 2001
Kuru reached epidemic proportions by the mid-twentieth century among the Fore people of New Guinea and disappeared after the abolition of cannibalistic rituals. To determine susceptibility to kuru… Expand
alpha+-Thalassemia protects children against disease caused by other infections as well as malaria.
- S. Allen, A. O'donnell, +4 authors D. Weatherall
- Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 23 December 1997
In the South West Pacific region, the striking geographical correlation between the frequency of alpha+-thalassemia and the endemicity of Plasmodium falciparum suggests that this hemoglobinopathy… Expand
Genetic diversity and dynamics of plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax populations in multiply infected children with asymptomatic malaria infections in Papua New Guinea.
- M. Bruce, M. Galinski, +5 authors K. Day
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology
- 1 September 2000
We describe the dynamics of co-infections of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax in 28 asymptomatic children by genotyping these species using the polymorphic loci Msp2 and Msp3alpha, respectively.… Expand
The influence of zinc supplementation on morbidity due to Plasmodium falciparum: a randomized trial in preschool children in Papua New Guinea.
- A. Shankar, B. Genton, +9 authors M. Alpers
- Biology, Medicine
- The American journal of tropical medicine and…
- 1 June 2000
Zinc is crucial for normal immune function and can reduce morbidity from multiple infectious diseases. To determine the influence of zinc on malaria morbidity we conducted a randomized… Expand
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Spongiform Encephalopathy): Transmission to the Chimpanzee
- C. Gibbs, D. Gajdusek, +4 authors W. Matthews
- Medicine
- Science
- 26 July 1968
Biopsy material taken from the brain of a patient with CreutzfeldtJakob disease with status spongiosus induced a similar fatal encephalopathy in a chimpanzee 13 months after inoculation.
Cross-species interactions between malaria parasites in humans.
- M. Bruce, C. Donnelly, +4 authors K. Day
- Biology, Medicine
- Science
- 4 February 2000
The dynamics of multiple Plasmodium infections in asymptomatic children living under intense malaria transmission pressure provide evidence for a density-dependent regulation that transcends species… Expand
The epidemiology of malaria in the Wosera area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, in preparation for vaccine trials. I. Malariometric indices and immunity.
- B. Genton, F. Al-Yaman, +6 authors M. Alpers
- Geography, Medicine
- Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
- 1 August 1995
The epidemiological features of malaria were studied through seven community-based surveys in a population of 4000 in the Wosera area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Prevalence of… Expand