Antigenic cross-reactivity between Necator americanus and Ascaris lumbricoides in a community in Papua New Guinea infected predominantly with hookworm

1991 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.I. Pritchard ◽  
R.J. Quinnell ◽  
P.G. McKean ◽  
L. Walsh ◽  
K.V. Leggett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Necator Americanus

scholarly journals Reinfection with hookworm after chemotherapy in Papua New Guinea

Parasitology ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 106 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Quinnell ◽  
A. F. G. Slater ◽  
P. Tighe ◽  
E. A. Walsh ◽  
A. E. Keymer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Arithmetic Mean ◽  
Host Age ◽  
Hookworm Infection ◽  
Necator Americanus ◽  
Rural Village ◽  
Pre Treatment

SUMMARYReinfection with hookworm (Necator americanus) following chemotherapy was studied over 2 years in a rural village in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The prevalence of hookworm infection had returned to pre-treatment levels after 2 years, and the geometric mean hookworm burden had returned to 58 % of the pre-treatment value. The rate of acquisition of adult worms was independent of host age, and was estimated as a geometric mean of 2·9–3·3 worms/host/year (arithmetic mean 7·9–8·9 worms/host/year). There was significant predisposition to hookworm infection; the strength of this predisposition did not vary significantly between age or sex classes.

scholarly journals Epidemiology and immunology of Necator americanus infection in a community in Papua New Guinea: humoral responses to excretory-secretory and cuticular collagen antigens

Parasitology ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. I. Pritchard ◽  
R. J. Quinnell ◽  
A. F. G. Slater ◽  
P. G. McKean ◽  
D. D. S. Dale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Helminth Infection ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Hookworm Infection ◽  
Intensity Of Infection ◽  
Necator Americanus ◽  
Rural Village ◽  
Ancylostoma Duodenale ◽  
Humoral Responses

SUMMARYBaseline data from an immuno-epidemiological study of hookworm infection in a rural village in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea are reported. Necator americanus was found to be the commonest helminth infection, with a prevalence of near 100% and intensity of 40 worms per host in adults. Enterobius vermicularis, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura were also present, at prevalences of 53, 10 and 3% respectively; Ancylostoma duodenale was absent. The frequency distribution of N. americanus was highly over-dispersed, and was well described by a negative binomial distribution with aggregation parameter, k, of 0·370. Intensity of infection was significantly related to host age, but did not differ between the sexes. Haemoglobin levels and haematocrit values were indicative of anaemia in the community, but were unrelated to hookworm infection. Levels of antibodies (IgG, IgA and 1gM combined) against adult Necator cuticular collagen and excretory-secretory (ES) products were determined.

Public Health in Papua New Guinea

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Denoon ◽  
Kathleen Dugan ◽  
Leslie Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Searching for a Fit Between Child, Culture, and School

1984 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 786-788
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Greenfield
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Child Culture

Going Native? Test Development and Adaptation for Papua New Guinea

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban Tristan ◽  
Mei-Chuan Kung ◽  
Peter Caccamo
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Test Development ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Going Native
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