Volume: 58 - Number: 2 - year 1987





EDITORIAL

Voluntary agencies and leprosy control India
C. K. Rao, B. N. Mittal, N. S. Dharamshaktu, S. B. R. Chaudhury and Sharad Kumar
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870010

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Studies of reactivity of some Sri Lankan population groups to antigens of Mycobacterium leprae. I. Reactivity to lepromin A
M. R. M. Pinto, N. B. Eriyagama and V. Pemajayantha
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870011

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Immunological effects of lepromin testing in Sri Lankan population groups. I. Effect of repeated lepromin testing
M. R. M. Pinto, N Beriyagama, V. Pemajayantha and G. Fish

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Leprosy and tuberculosis in the Blue Nile Valley of Western Ethiopia
S. G. Gundersen
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870012

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A multicentre evaluation of a questionnaire to assess ability in the diagnosis of leprosy
W. C. S. Smith
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870013

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Seroreactivity against the Mycobacterium leprae phenolic glycolipid I in Mycobacteria infected or stimulated groups of individuals
Elba Gonzalez-Abreu and Angel Gonzalez
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870014

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Viral challenge in leprosy: viraemia, interferon, and specific antibody production
R. H. Gelber, H. C. Gooi, J. S. Porterfield, S. K. Lam and R. J. W. Rees
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870015

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Problems encountered in treating one leprosy patient in a developing country: a case report
Mary S. Joseph and Wisut Sukeepaisan Charoen
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870016

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SPECIAL ARTICLE

Field detection of early neuritis in leprosy
E. P. Fritschi
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870017

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The 'Mozlep' System: a renewed proposal for a combined clinico-epidemiological follow-up of the leprosy patient
S. Pomiato
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870018

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Clinical, bacteriological and histopathological assessment of multibacillary leprosy cases after 1 and 2 years multidrug therapy. Preliminary communication
A. N. B. Mcnair, C. R. Revankar and R. Ganapati

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OBITUARY
David Molesworth

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Some problems arising from uncertain electricity supply

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LEPROSY CONTROL AND FIELD WORK
Leprosy control in Burma; Annual Report, 1985 • A microscope in every village; the portable, plastic McArthur model • Essential Drugs Monitor, WHO • Guidelines on Treatment; National Leprosy Eradication Programme, India, 1985 • AHRT AG: Low cost packaging of drugs for developing countries

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TEACHING MATERIALS AND SERVICES
Orientation in Leprosy for Doctors; New Delhi, India • Leprosy of the Eye by Van Joffrion and Margaret Brand • Primary Eye Care; TALC teaching aids, London • OXFAM-LEPRA: Packs of Teaching-Learning Materials for Leprosy; 1982-86 • KLEP: Karigiri Leprosy Education Programme, South India • Medical Education Newsletter Number 35, Dundee, Scotland, UK • Self-instructional packages; SIP • Community-based rehabilitation in developing countries: a diploma in London • Health Education in leprosy; a flip-book; HKNS, India • ILEP Catalogue on Training, 1987

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NEWS AND NOTES
International Meeting on Voluntary Organisations in Leprosy, Bombay, 1986 • Governments and voluntary agencies in leprosy control programmes • The Wellcome Tropical Institute, London • Leprosy Control Seminar for Tutors in Zambia, September 1986 • Hansen Institute for Research and Information, Wiirzburg • The NH Swellengrebel Laboratory of Tropical Hygiene, The Netherlands • WHO Health Literature Services Programme Newsletter, November 1986 • Meetings, Congresses, September 1988 • Robert Cochrane Fund for Leprosy

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