Lancet (London, England) 1994 May 21; 343(8908); 1296. doi: . Epub 1994 06 16
Publications
Permethrin-impregnated bed nets for the prevention of malaria in schoolchildren on the Thai-Burmese border.
Abstract
A double-blind controlled trial was undertaken from August 1990 to February 1991 among Karen children on the Thai-Burmese border to evaluate the effects on malaria incidence and prevalence of permethrin-treated bed nets.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ; 88(2); 155-9. doi: . Epub 1994 08 15
[Vaccinal efficacy: measures and methodological constraints].
Abstract
The safety and immunogenicity of vaccines are demonstrated before they are made available to doctors and the public. However, the protective activity against the disease for which a vaccine was designed can only be accurately measured in field trials.
Sante (Montrouge, France) ; 4(3); 221-5. doi: . Epub 1994 11 18
[Epidemiological and control aspects of meningococcal meningitis epidemics in Africa].
Abstract
Meningococcal meningitis epidemics are a major health problem in sub-saharan Africa where they account for thousands of deaths and cause morbidity in hundreds of thousands of people. Meningitis is caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
Sante (Montrouge, France) ; 4(3); 231-6. doi: . Epub 1994 11 18
Measles epidemic in the urban community of Niamey: transmission patterns, vaccine efficacy and immunization strategies, Niger, 1990 to 1991.
Abstract
From October 1, 1990, until April 28, 1991, 13,578 cases of measles were reported in the urban community of Niamey, Niger.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1994 Jan ; 13(1); 38-45. doi: . Epub 1994 06 01
An outbreak of pellagra related to changes in dietary niacin among Mozambican refugees in Malawi.
Abstract
Between February and October 1990, 18,276 cases of pellagra dermatitis (due to niacin deficiency) were reported among 285,942 Mozambican refugees in Malawi.
International journal of epidemiology 1993 Jun ; 22(3); 504-11. doi: . Epub 1993 09 30
Africa
Africa South Of The Sahara
Biology
Case Control Studies
Deficiency Diseases
Delivery Of Health Care
Demographic Factors
Developing Countries
Diet
Diseases
Eastern Africa
English Speaking Africa
Epidemics
Epidemiologic Methods
Food Supplementation
Geographic Factors
Health
Health Services
Malawi
Migrants
Migration
Mozambique
Niacin
Nutrition
Nutrition Disorders
Nutrition Programs
Physiology
Population
Population Characteristics
Population Dynamics
Portuguese Speaking Africa
Primary Health Care
Refugee Camps
Refugees
Research Methodology
Research Report
Residence Characteristics
Sex Distribution
Sex Factors
Spatial Distribution
Studies
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamins
Viral hepatitis in Bucharest.
Abstract
A seroprevalence survey of viral hepatitis was conducted in Bucharest, Romania, between April and July 1990 on a systematic sample of 1355 persons drawn from the general population and groups at higher risk of infection.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1993 ; 71(6); 781-6. doi: . Epub 1994 03 23
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Demographic Factors
Developed Countries
Diseases
Eastern Europe
Europe
Examinations And Diagnoses
Hematologic Tests
Hepatitis
Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses
Laboratory Procedures
Population
Population Characteristics
Research Report
Romania
Urban Population
Viral Diseases
Youth