Tropical Medicine & International Health

Volume 12
pp. iii-xi(9)

Editorial: Dracunculiasis eradication by 2009: will endemic countries meet the target?
pp. 1403-1408(6)
Authors: Tayeh, Ahmed; Cairncross, Sandy

Systematic review: Impact of meningococcal vaccination on pharyngeal carriage of meningococci
pp. 1409-1421(13)
Authors: Dellicour, Stephanie; Greenwood, Brian

Sleeping hearts: the role of the heart in sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis)
pp. 1422-1432(11)
Authors: Blum, Johannes A.; Burri, Christian; Hatz, Christoph; Kazumba, Leon; Mangoni, Patrick; Zellweger, Michael J.

Macrofilaricidal effect of 4 weeks of treatment with doxycycline on Wuchereria bancrofti
pp. 1433-1441(9)
Authors: Debrah, Alexander Yaw; Mand, Sabine; Marfo-Debrekyei, Yeboah; Batsa, Linda; Pfarr, Kenneth; Buttner, Marcelle; Adjei, Ohene; Buttner, Dietrich; Hoerauf, Achim

Hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan schoolchildren: exacerbation by concurrent chronic exposure to malaria and Schistosoma mansoni infection
pp. 1442-1449(8)
Authors: Wilson, Shona; Vennervald, Birgitte J.; Kadzo, Hilda; Ireri, Edmund; Amaganga, Clifford; Booth, Mark; Kariuki, H. Curtis; Mwatha, Joseph K.; Kimani, Gachuhi; Ouma, John H.; Muchiri, Eric; Dunne, David W.

Utility of measuring serum levels of anti-PGL-I antibody, neopterin and C-reactive protein in monitoring leprosy patients during multi-drug treatment and reactions
pp. 1450-1458(9)
Authors: Silva, E. A.; Iyer, A.; Ura, S; Lauris, J. R.; Naafs, B.; Das, P. K.; Vilani-Moreno, F.

Same-day smears in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
pp. 1459-1463(5)
Authors: Hirao, S.; Yassin, M. A.; Khamofu, H. G.; Lawson, L.; Cambanis, A.; Ramsay, A.; Cuevas, L. E.

How affordable are tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in rural China? An analysis from community and tuberculosis patient perspectives
pp. 1464-1471(8)
Authors: Liu, Xiaoyun; Thomson, Rachael; Gong, Youlong; Zhao, Fengzeng; Squire, S. Bertel; Tolhurst, Rachel; Zhao, Xinping; Yan, Fei; Tang, Shenglan

Short communication: CD4 counts of HIV-infected pregnant women and their infected children - implications for PMTCT and treatment programmes
pp. 1472-1474(3)
Authors: Lebon, Ankie; Bland, Ruth M; Rollins, Nigel C; Coutsoudis, Anna; Coovadia, Hoosen; Newell, Marie-Louise

Determinants of HIV counselling and testing participation in a Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission programme in rural Burkina Faso
pp. 1475-1483(9)
Authors: Sarker, M.; Sanou, A.; Snow, R.; Ganame, J.; Gondos, A.

Missed opportunities to address reproductive health care needs among HIV-infected women in antiretroviral therapy programmes
pp. 1484-1489(6)
Authors: Myer, Landon; Rebe, Kevin; Morroni, Chelsea

Midwifery provision and uptake of maternity care in Indonesia
pp. 1490-1497(8)
Authors: Achadi, Endang; Scott, Susana; Pambudi, Eko S.; Makowiecka, Krystyna; Marshall, Tom; Adisasmita, Asri; Deviany, Poppy E; Ronsmans, Carine

Risk factors and consequences of congenital Chagas disease in Yacuiba, south Bolivia
pp. 1498-1505(8)
Authors: Salas, N. A.; Cot, M.; Schneider, D.; Mendoza, B.; Santalla, J. A.; Postigo, J.; Chippaux, J. P.; Brutus, L.

Infant mortality among twins and triplets in rural Bangladesh in 1975-2002
pp. 1506-1514(9)
Authors: Alam, Nurul; Van Ginneken, Jeroen K.; Bosch, Alinda M.

Malaria and anaemia among pregnant women at first antenatal clinic visit in Kisumu, western Kenya
pp. 1515-1523(9)
Authors: Ouma, Peter; van Eijk, Anna M.; Hamel, Mary J.; Parise, Monica; Ayisi, John G.; Otieno, Kephas; Kager, Piet A.; Slutsker, Laurence

Viewpoint: Evaluating the impact of malaria control efforts on mortality in sub-Saharan Africa
pp. 1524-1539(16)
Authors: Rowe, Alexander K.; Steketee, Richard W.; Arnold, Fred; Wardlaw, Tessa; Basu, Suprotik; Bakyaita, Nathan; Lama, Marcel; Winston, Carla A.; Lynch, Matthew; Cibulskis, Richard E.; Shibuya, Kenji; Ratcliffe, Amy A.; Nahlen, Bernard L.

Short communication: The cost-effectiveness of cutaneous leishmaniasis patient management during an epidemic in Chaparral, Colombia in 2004
pp. 1540-1544(5)
Authors: Vega, Juan Carlos; Sanchez, Boris Fernando; Montero, Luz Mery; Montaña, Rafael; del Pilar Mahecha, Mercedes; Dueñes, Bladimir; Baron, Ángela Rocío; Reithinger, Richard

The relative contribution of case management and inadequate care-seeking behaviour to childhood deaths from diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections in Hidalgo, Mexico
pp. 1545-1552(8)
Authors: Bojalil, Rossana; Kirkwood, Betty R; Bobak, Martin; Guiscafre, Hector

Incidence of primary dengue virus infections in Southern Vietnamese children and reactivity against other flaviviruses
pp. 1553-1557(5)
Authors: Thai, Khoa T. D.; Nga, Tran Thi Thanh; Van Nam, Nguyen; Phuong, Hoang Lan; Giao, Phan Trong; Hung, Le Quoc; Binh, Tran Quang; van Doornum, Gerard J. J.; de Vries, Peter J.