Volume: 70 - Number: 3 - year 1999



Summary   





Call for Papers
Diana N. J. Lockwood
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990024

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Editor's Choice
Diana N. J. Lockwood
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990025

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EDITORIAL

South Indian leprosy vaccine trial. Important lessons for mycobacterial immunology
P. E. M. Fine
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990026

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SCIENTIFIC COMMENTARY

The US-Japan Joint Leprosy Research Program Meeting, San Francisco, June 28-30, 1999
P. J. Brennan
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990027

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REVIEW ARTICLE

Learning materials: their use and evaluation
J. Nash
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990028

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for determination of anti-PGKL-l specific circulating immune complex in leprosy spectrum
J. Tomimori-Yamashita
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990029

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Immunohistochemical detection of PGL-l, LAM, 30 kD and 65 kD antigens in leprosy infected paraffin preserved skin and nerve sections
I. C. Van Den Bos, S. Khanolkar-Young, P. K. Das and D. N. J. Lockwood
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990030

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Presence of M. leprae in tissues in slit skin smear negative multibacillary (MB) patients after WHO-MBR
A. Sharma, V. K. Sharma, A. Rajwanshi, A. Das, I. Kaur and B. Kumar
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990031

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Protective effect of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) against leprosy: a population-based case-control study in Nagpur, India
S. P. Zodpey, B. S. Bansod, S. N. S Hirkhande, B. R. Maldhure and S. W. Kulkarni
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990032

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What would make your life better? A needs analysis of leprosy settlements in the middle-belt region of Nigeria
O. Ogbeiwi and J. Nash
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990033

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Reliability of Semmes Weinstein monofilament and ballpoint sensory testing and voluntary muscle testing in Bangladesh
A. M. Anderson and R. P. Croft
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990034

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A scale to assess activities of daily living in persons affected by leprosy
W. H. Van Brakel, A. M. Anderson, F. C. Worpel, R. Saiju, H. B. Bk, S. Sherpa, S. K. Sunwar, J. Gurung, M. De Boer and E. Scholten
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990035

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The stapedial reflex as a topographical marker of proximal involvement of the facial nerve in leprosy. A pilot study
L. Lemieux, T. A. Cherian and B. Richard
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990036

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Facial nerve pathology in leprosy: searching for the proximal extent of the lesion in facial nerve biopsies
B. M. Richard and J. M. Jacobs
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990037

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CASE REPORT

Lepromatous lymphadenopathy and concomitant tuberculous axillary lymphadenitis with sinus, A case report
A. Selvasekar, G. J. Ebenezer and M. Partheebarajan
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990038

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FURTHER EDUCATION

Surgery of less common conditions in leprosy
S. Sane
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990039

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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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Are there ghost leprosy patients in"Nigeria? An audit of the point prevalence of leprosy at 30 September 1996 in seven States
O. Ogbeiwi

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Extra depth shoes made on special last
S. P. Ruchal, C. R. Butlin, N. Khadka and K. Muar

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Use of prednisolone blister packs in the field
A. Amenu and P. Saunderson

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MuItidrug therapy: reply to letters
B. Ji

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Erratum

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TEACHING MATERIALS AND SERVICES
The Robert Cochrane Fund for Leprosy . Training courses at ALERT in 2000 • TALMilep: Teaching and Learning Materials on Leprosy . Keele University, UK: International Health Management Teaching Programme • How to set up a village library . WHO: 'blue trunk' libraries (bibliotMques bleues) . CD-ROMs on topics in international health . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: short study programmes, 1 998-99 • IAL Symposium on Therapy of Leprosy - dermatologist's view . IAL Workshop on Further Strategies for Leprosy Elimination in Maharashtra • International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP)

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NEWS AND NOTES
Variations in the NRAMP 1 gene and susceptibility to tuberculosis in West Africans . Report ofWHOfTDR Scientific Working Group on the Utilization of Genomic Information for Tropical Disease Drug and Vaccine Discovery, Geneva, 1 8-20 February 1 998 • Genetic basis for susceptibility to mycobacteria . Well come Trust (UK) and drug giants fund gene marker database . N-Acetyl transferase (NAT) activity in M. tuberculosis and isoniazid resistance • Combinations to combat resistance . Molecular targets for filariases drug discovery • SPIN online . WHO: the new structure . Periodicals and serials produced by the World Health Organisation • Eliminating world poverty: new strategy from the Department for International Development, UK . Rapid Health Assessment Protocols for Emergencies • Two LECs in Bangladesh and Nepal . Research Awards in Tropical Medicine for Young Investigators, 1 999-2000: the Wellcome Trust, UK • Publications from Healthlink Worldwide (formerly AHRTAG) • Health Promotion in Developing Countries: University of London . The St Francis Leprosy Guild, UK • Dr S. K. Noordeen meets with Pune dermatologists . Immunotherapy with Mycobacterium vaccae

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