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EPIDEMIC MALARIA IN THE HIGHLANDS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005
As part of a larger study into the epidemiology of malaria in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, outbreak investigations were carried out at the end of the 2002 rainy season in 11 villages situated between 1,400 and 1,700 meters above sea level that had reported epidemics.
Mueller, Ivo, Namuigi, Pioto, Kundi, Julius, Ivivi, Rex, Tandrapah, Tony, Bjorge, Steven, Reeder, John C.   +6 more
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Asthma in the Highlands of New Guinea

International Archives of Allergy and Applied Immunology, 2009
Serum IgE levels in adults from the Highland area of Papua-New Guinea were considerably elevated above those found for Caucasian residents in Australia and most Western countries. The median IgE value for the asthmatic group in New Guinea was significantly (p <0.01 ) elevated above that of control subjects.
K.J. Turner, B.A. Baldo, H.R. Anderson
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The Geology of the western highlands of New Guinea

Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 1954
Abstract The oldest rocks in the Western Highlands of New Guinea are granite and metamorphic rocks, and these are unconformably overlain by an incomplete marine succession of Permian, Upper Jurassic, Cretaceous, Eocene, Oligocene and Miocene sediments with a maximum thickness of 34,000 ft.
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Rhinoscleroma in the Western highlands of New Guinea

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1966
Abstract An endemic focus of rhinoscleroma in the Western Highlands of New Guinea is reported; 17 cases are presented. The disease has not previously been recorded in New Guinea although it has been well documented in Indonesia (Celebes). A clinical description is outlined which may have slight differences from other rhinoscleromatous areas.
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Female fecundity in highland Papua New Guinea

Social Biology, 1990
Demographers often assume that interpopulation variation in birth spacing is attributable primarily to behavioral differences (e.g., in breastfeeding, coital frequency, or contraceptive practice), and that the contribution of physiological factors is negligible.
P L, Johnson, J W, Wood, M, Weinstein
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Notes on Ecologic Malnutrition in the New Guinea Highlands

Clinical Pediatrics, 1964
Because of geographic isolation the people of the New Guinea have prescientific views; spirits account for everything and must be appeased. The basic diet in the New Guinea Highlands is vegetarian mostly sweet potato which supplies 70-96% of the adults calories and 35-77% of his protein. No animal milk or fish are available.
D B, JELLIFFE, I, MADDOCKS
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Lactation and birth spacing in highland New Guinea

Journal of Biosocial Science, 1985
SummaryThe effects of infant suckling patterns on the post-partum resumption of ovulation and on birth-spacing are investigated among the Gainj of highland New Guinea. Based on hormonal evidence, the median duration of lactational anovulation is 20·4 months, accounting for about 75% of the median interval between live birth and next successful ...
J W, Wood, D, Lai, P L, Johnson, K L, Campbell, I A, Maslar   +4 more
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Conflict in the New Guinea Highlands

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1982
Forty years after the people were "pacified" by the Australian territorial administration, Simbu (formerly known as Chimbu) Province was placed under a state of emergency. The independent government of Papua New Guinea imposed this to control tribal fighting.
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HLA studies of highland and coastal New Guineans

Human Immunology, 1985
The HLA profile of three New Guinean populations, two Highland (Asaro, Watut), and one Coastal is presented. The Highland populations are characterized by a low average number of alleles segregating at the HLA loci and also by a low mean value of heterozygosity at these loci.
G, Crane, K, Bhatia, M, Honeyman, T, Doran, N, Messel, G, Hakos, D, Tarlinton, D B, Amos, H, Bashir   +8 more
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Epidemiology of malaria in the Papua New Guinean highlands

Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2012
AbstractObjectives  To conduct an in‐depth investigation of the epidemiology of malaria in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) highlands and provide a basis for evidence‐based planning and monitoring of intensified malaria control activities.Methods  Between December 2000 and July 2005, 153 household‐based, rapid malaria population surveys were conducted in 112
Betuela, Inoni, Maraga, Seri, Hetzel, Manuel W., Tandrapah, Tony, Sie, Albert, Yala, Simon, Kundi, Julius, Siba, Peter, Reeder, John C., Mueller, Ivo   +9 more
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