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| Calum N L MacphersonSummaryAffiliation: St George's University Country: West Indies Publications
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Performance characteristics and quality control of community based ultrasound surveys for cystic and alveolar echinococcosisCalum N L Macpherson
Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation, St George s University, P O Box 7, St Georges, Grenada, West Indies
Acta Trop 85:203-9. 2003..Community based surveys must adhere to the highest ethical standards and the outcome of surveys should result in appropriate treatment and follow-up strategies for all infected individuals and suspected cases found during the surveys...
Cystic echinococcosis in the Berber of the Mid Atlas mountains, Morocco: new insights into the natural history of the disease in humansC N L Macpherson
Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation, St George s University, P O Box 7, Grenada
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 98:481-90. 2004....
Human behaviour and the epidemiology of parasitic zoonosesCalum N L Macpherson
St George s University, P O Box 7, Grenada, West Indies
Int J Parasitol 35:1319-31. 2005..Such advancements, in partnership with supportive behavioural change, has the potential for a sustainable global reduction in the burden of ill health due to parasitic zoonoses. Whether this will materialise is a challenge for us all...
Beta-haemolytic streptococci in school children 5-15 years of age with an emphasis on rheumatic fever, in the tri-island state of GrenadaT P Noel
Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation WINDREF, St George s, Grenada, West Indies
West Indian Med J 54:22-7. 2005..Public health measures should address prevention and control of beta3-haemolytic streptococcal infection in order to prevent the possible sequelae of this disease...
Existence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Grenada, West IndiesA Chikweto
Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St George s University, Box 7, St George s, Grenada, West Indies
Vet Parasitol 162:160-2. 2009..This report of A. cantonensis in Grenada provides evidence of the further global expansion of this important zoonotic parasite and the public health implications of this discovery is discussed...
Application of ultrasound in diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, public health and control of Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularisC N L Macpherson
Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation at St George's University, Grenada, West Indies
Parasitology 127:S21-35. 2003....
Cancer incidence and mortality in Grenada 1990-2000Y Asulin
School of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation, St George s University, PO Box 7, St George s, Grenada, West Indies
West Indian Med J 53:368-73. 2004..These rates are compared with those from other areas in the Caribbean and the United States of America and encourage efforts to establish a cancer registry in Grenada...
Combined ultrasound and serologic screening for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis in central ChinaGitte Bartholomot
WHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention and Treatment of Echinococcosis, University of Franche-Comt, , France
Am J Trop Med Hyg 66:23-9. 2002..A typical lesion of progressive AE was found in 84 subjects (3.4%). Serologies were positive in 77 (96%) of 80 of patients who had lesions typical of progressive AE. Ultrasound is useful for screening for AE in endemic regions...
