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α+-Thalassemia Protects Children against Disease Caused by other Infections as Well as Malaria by Allen, S J, O'Donnell, A, Alexander, N D, Alpers, M P, Peto, T E, Clegg, J B, Weatherall, D J

“…In the South West Pacific region, the striking geographical correlation between the frequency of α+-thalassemia and the endemicity of Plasmodium falciparum…”
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Distance to water source and altitude in relation to active trachoma in Rombo district, Tanzania by Baggaley, R. F., Solomon, A. W., Kuper, H., Polack, S., Massae, P. A., Kelly, J., Safari, S., Alexander, N. D. E., Courtright, P., Foster, A., Mabey, D. C.

“…Summary Objectives  To investigate the relationship between distance to water source, altitude and active trachoma in children in Rombo district, Tanzania…”
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A randomised controlled trial of azithromycin following surgery for trachomatous trichiasis in the Gambia by Burton, M J, Kinteh, F, Jallow, O, Sillah, A, Bah, M, Faye, M, Aryee, E A N, Ikumapayi, U N, Alexander, N D E, Adegbola, R A, Faal, H, Mabey, D C W, Foster, A, Johnson, G J, Bailey, R L

“…Background/aim: Trachomatous trichiasis frequently returns following surgery. Several factors may promote recurrence: preoperative disease severity, surgeon…”
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Long term outcome of trichiasis surgery in the Gambia by Burton, M J, Bowman, R J C, Faal, H, Aryee, E A N, Ikumapayi, U N, Alexander, N D E, Adegbola, R A, West, S K, Mabey, D C W, Foster, A, Johnson, G J, Bailey, R L

“…Background: Trichiasis surgery is believed to reduce the risk of losing vision from trachoma. There are limited data on the long term outcome of surgery and…”
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Risk of trachomatous scarring and trichiasis in Gambians varies with SNP haplotypes at the interferon-gamma and interleukin-10 loci by Natividad, A, Wilson, J, Koch, O, Holland, M J, Rockett, K, Faal, N, Jallow, O, Joof, H M, Burton, M J, Alexander, N D E, Kwiatkowski, D P, Mabey, D C W, Bailey, R L

“…Experimental evidence implicates interferon gamma (IFNgamma) in protection from and resolution of chlamydial infection. Conversely, interleukin 10 (IL10) is…”
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The household distribution of trachoma in a Tanzanian village: an application of GIS to the study of trachoma by Polack, S.R., Solomon, A.W., Alexander, N.D.E., Massae, P.A., Safari, S., Shao, J.F., Foster, A., Mabey, D.C.

“…The distribution of active trachoma in Kahe Mpya, Tanzania, an endemic village of approximately 1000 people, was mapped spatially and analysed for associated…”
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Treatment with ivermectin reduces the high prevalence of scabies in a village in Papua New Guinea by Bockarie, M.J., Alexander, N.D.E., Kazura, J.W., Bockarie, F., Griffin, L., Alpers, M.P.

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Flies and Helicobacter pylori infection by Allen, S J, Thomas, J E, Alexander, N D E, Bailey, R, Emerson, P M

“…Houseflies have been proposed to be a reservoir and vector for Helicobacter pylori. We assessed the effect of insecticide spraying in villages in The Gambia on…”
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An index of community ocular Chlamydia trachomatis load for control of trachoma by Alexander, N.D.E., Solomon, A.W., Holland, M.J., Bailey, R.L., West, S.K., Shao, J.F., Mabey, D.C.W., Foster, A.

“…Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) technology has recently been applied to the measurement of ocular loads of Chlamydia trachomatis. We present an index called the…”
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Causes of preterm delivery and intrauterine growth retardation in a malaria endemic region of Papua New Guinea by Allen, S J, Raiko, A, O’Donnell, A, Alexander, N D E, Clegg, J B

“…AIM To identify causes of preterm delivery and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) in a malaria endemic region of Papua New Guinea. METHODS Independent…”
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The effect of pregnancy on Wuchereria bancrofti microfilarial load in humans by Alexander, N D, Grenfell, B T

“…As part of a drug trial against bancroftian filariasis in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea we measured the pre-treatment microfilarial densities of…”
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Are we nearly there yet? Coverage and compliance of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination by Alexander, Neal D. E.

“…Lymphatic filariasis has been targeted for elimination by 2020, and a threshold of 65% coverage of mass drug administration (MDA) has been adopted by the…”
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Lymphatic filariasis in the Karonga district of northern Malawi: a prevalence survey by Ngwira, B. M. M., Jabu, C. H., Kanyongoloka, H., Mponda, M., Crampin, A. C., Branson, K., Alexander, N. D. E., Fine, P. E. M.

“…In Malawi, two main foci of lymphatic filariasis (LF) are known to exist: one in the south, in the Shire valley, and the other in the north, along the Songwe…”
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Design and analysis issues in cluster-randomized trials of interventions against infectious diseases by Hayes, R J, Alexander, N DE, Bennett, S, Cousens, S N

“…This paper discusses the application of the cluster-randomized trial (CRT) design to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions against infectious diseases…”
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Structured Accounting of the Variance of Demographic Change by Brown, David, Neal D. E. Alexander, Marrs, Robert W., Albon, Steve

“…1. A method is presented of producing a multi-way analysis or account of the variance of the relative change in density from one year to the next of a wild…”
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Urine output on an intensive care unit: case-control study by Solomon, Anthony W, Kirwan, Christopher J, Alexander, Neal D E, Nimako, Kofi, Jurukov, Angela, Forth, Rebecca J, Rahman, Tony M

“…Objective To compare urine output between junior doctors in an intensive care unit and the patients for whom they are responsible.Design Case-control…”
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Prevention of cerebral malaria in children in Papua New Guinea by southeast Asian ovalocytosis band 3 by Allen, S J, O'Donnell, A, Alexander, N D, Mgone, C S, Peto, T E, Clegg, J B, Alpers, M P, Weatherall, D J

“…Southeast Asian ovalocytosis (SAO) occurs at high frequency in malarious regions of the western Pacific and may afford a survival advantage against malaria. It…”
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Meta-analysis of surgery in advanced ovarian carcinoma: is maximum cytoreductive surgery an independent determinant of prognosis? by Hunter, R W, Alexander, N D, Soutter, W P

“…If maximum cytoreductive surgery benefits the survival of women with advanced ovarian cancer, the median survival time of groups of such women will improve as…”
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Severe malaria in children in Papua New Guinea by Allen, S.J., O'Donnell, A., Alexander, N.D.E., Clegg, J.B.

“…The clinical features of severe falciparum malaria and risk factors for mortality were studied in 489 children admitted with malaria to Madang Hospital, Papua…”
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Hyposplenism: Comparison of different methods for determining splenic function by Lammers, A.J. Jolanda, de Porto, Alexander P.N.A., Bennink, Roelof J., van Leeuwen, Ester M.M., Biemond, Bart J., Goslings, J. Carel, van Marle, Jan, ten Berge, Ineke J.M., Speelman, Peter, Hoekstra, Joost B.L.

“…Asplenic patients are at risk for pneumococcal sepsis. Patients with hyposplenic function, such as associated with sickle cell disease (SCD), are also at risk…”
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