Volume: 65 - Number: 2 - year 1994



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EDITORIAL

Some points on the elimination of leprosy
H. Sansarricq
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19940007

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Evaluation of chemiluminescence, procoagulant activity and antigen presentation by monocytes from lepromatous leprosy patients with or without reactional episodes
D. O. Santos, P. N. Suffys, A. L. Moreira, K. Bonifacio, J. L. Salgado, D. Esquenazi, A. L. Bertho and E. N. Sarno
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19940008

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Titration of numbers of human-derived Mycobacterium leprae required to progressively oxidize 14 C-palmitic acid and release 14 CO2
E. J. Shannon, D. Frommel, M. Guebre-Xabier and H. S. Haile-Mariam
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19940009

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Evaluation of sensibility in leprosy - comparison of various clinical methods
W. H. Van Brakel, J. Shute, J. A. Dixon and H. Arzet
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19940010

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A survey to determine the prevalence of leprosy in a community in East Trinidad
M. Suite, N. B. Edinborough, M. Lewis and J. Tollefson
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19940011

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The influence of operational factors in the profile of monolesional leprosy cases in South India
P. Krishnamurthy, P. S. Rao, M. Subramanian and Inderparkash
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19940012

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A longitudinal study of alveolar bone loss around maxillary central incisors in patients with leprosy in Malaysia
Krishnan Subramaniam, Seang Hoo Nah and Sandy C. Marks
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19940013

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Hereditary camptodactyly: a condition mimicking clawhand due to leprosy
Sandipan N. Dhar and Bhushan Kumar

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A case of tuberculoid leprosy with either widespread nerve involvement or a second neurological disease - a case report
F. J. Moet and Steen M. Andersen

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Comment: Leprosy control and the implementation of multiple drug therapy and the prevention of disabilities
P. A. M. Schreuder

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Comment: The serodiagnosis of leprosy
Angel B. Gonzalez and Elba Gonzalez-Abreu

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Reply: The serodiagnosis of leprosy
P. G. Smith

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Comment: Disappointing experiences with blister-calendar packs
Jacqueline Eldred

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Comment: Distinguishing post-kala-aza r dermal leishmaniasis from leprosy: experience in the Sudan
V. V. Gurunatha Babu

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BOOK REVIEWS

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TEACHING MATERIALS AND SERVICES
WHO 'Core Library' • TALC, U.K.: Libraries for district hospitals and health workers • Disability Information Service, AHRT AG, U.K. • World Orthopaedic Concern (WOC) • Where there is no doctor, a village health care handbook, 1992 • The Prescriber; guidelines on the rational use of drugs • Leprosy-basic information and management, Ciba-Geigy (now in Urdu) • Multidrug therapy: questions and answers, WHO (now in Bengali) • Master of Public Health (MPH) Course, Leeds, U.K. • Video on Multidrug Therapy (MDT) for Leprosy, WHO • Health Action: Newsletter from AHRTAG, U.K.

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NEWS AND NOTES
Essential Drugs Monitor, WHO • Resource list of international newsletters, 1992/3 • The Newsletter of the WHO Global Programme on Aids, 1992, No. 2 • IDRC Reports, Canada • St Francis Leprosy Guild, London •India: Report of the 4th Independent Evaluation of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme • Sir Rickard Christophers award to Drs Jopling and Ridley • Welcome leprosy news from Japan • International Leprosy Meeting for Missionaries and Auxiliary Staff, 10-22 October 1994; Paramedicals 7-12 November 1994 • CBM/LEPRA Ophthalmic Course, Karigiri, India 1994 • Reviews of publications on leprosy in Spanish

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