A high prevalence of diabetes in a rural village in Papua New Guinea

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahomed Patel ◽  
Konrad Jamrozik ◽  
Oenone Allen ◽  
F.I.R. Martin ◽  
Jean Eng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Rural Village ◽  
High Prevalence

scholarly journals High prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea and the need for STI testing among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Papua New Guinea

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Avi J. Hakim ◽  
Chelsea Iwamoto ◽  
Steven G. Badman ◽  
Barne Willie ◽  
Simon Pekon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Sti Testing ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Reducing the burden of sexually transmissible infections in Papua New Guinea requires strengthening of clinical services and engaging men

Sexual Health ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 401
Author(s):  
Jane S. Hocking ◽  
Cathy Vaughan ◽  
Andrew Lau ◽  
Dorothy A. Machalek ◽  
Simon Graham
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Antenatal Visit ◽  
Clinical Services ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmissible Infections ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
Engaging Men

In this edition of Sexual Health, Vallely et al. report the results of a cross-sectional prevalence survey of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) among women attending their first antenatal visit in three provinces of Papua New Guinea (PNG). This Editorial examines potential reasons for these high prevalence estimates and discusses strategies for addressing high STIs rates in PNG.

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.

The epidemiology of leprosy in a high prevalence village in Papua New Guinea

1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bagshawe ◽  
S. de Burgh ◽  
S.C. Fung ◽  
J. Chuah ◽  
G. Berry
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
High Prevalence

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.

High prevalence of the haplotype HLA-A11, B27 in arthritis patients from the highlands of Papua New Guinea

1988 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Bhatia ◽  
J. Richens ◽  
M. L. Prasad ◽  
G. Koki
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
High Prevalence

Treatment with ivermectin reduces the high prevalence of scabies in a village in Papua New Guinea

Acta Tropica ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Bockarie ◽  
N.D.E. Alexander ◽  
J.W. Kazura ◽  
F. Bockarie ◽  
L. Griffin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
High Prevalence

scholarly journals Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Middle Fly District of Western Province, Papua New Guinea: microbead-based spoligotyping using DNA from Ziehl-Neelsen-stained microscopy preparations

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanina Guernier-Cambert ◽  
Tanya Diefenbach-Elstob ◽  
Bernice J. Klotoe ◽  
Graham Burgess ◽  
Daniel Pelowa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Infectious Agent ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Rifampicin Resistance ◽  
Genotypic Resistance ◽  
Western Province ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
High Prevalence

Abstract Tuberculosis remains the world’s leading cause of death from an infectious agent, and is a serious health problem in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with an estimated 36,000 new cases each year. This study describes the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among tuberculosis patients in the Balimo/Bamu region in the Middle Fly District of Western Province in PNG, and investigates rifampicin resistance-associated mutations. Archived Ziehl-Neelsen-stained sputum smears were used to conduct microbead-based spoligotyping and assess genotypic resistance. Among the 162 samples included, 80 (49.4%) generated spoligotyping patterns (n = 23), belonging predominantly to the L2 Lineage (44%) and the L4 Lineage (30%). This is consistent with what has been found in other PNG regions geographically distant from Middle Fly District of Western Province, but is different from neighbouring South-East Asian countries. Rifampicin resistance was identified in 7.8% of the successfully sequenced samples, with all resistant samples belonging to the L2/Beijing Lineage. A high prevalence of mixed L2/L4 profiles was suggestive of polyclonal infection in the region, although this would need to be confirmed. The method described here could be a game-changer in resource-limited countries where large numbers of archived smear slides could be used for retrospective (and prospective) studies of M. tuberculosis genetic epidemiology.

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