Ifor L Owen

Summary

Affiliation: Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
Country: Papua New Guinea

Publications

  1. ncbi Trichinella papuae in saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) of Papua New Guinea
    Edoardo Pozio
    Emerg Infect Dis 10:1507-9. 2004
  2. ncbi Parasitic zoonoses in Papua New Guinea
    I L Owen
    National Veterinary Laboratory, National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
    J Helminthol 79:1-14. 2005
  3. ncbi Current status of Taenia solium and cysticercosis in Papua New Guinea
    Ifor L Owen
    C o National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority, Papua New Guinea
    Parasitol Int 55:S149-53. 2006
  4. ncbi Survival of Trichinella papuae muscle larvae in a pig carcass maintained under simulated natural conditions in Papua New Guinea
    Ifor L Owen
    National Veterinary Laboratory, National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
    J Helminthol 81:429-32. 2007
  5. ncbi Trichinella infection in a hunting population of Papua New Guinea suggests an ancient relationship between Trichinella and human beings
    Ifor L Owen
    National Veterinary Laboratory, National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 99:618-24. 2005
  6. ncbi Inappropriate feeding practice favors the transmission of Trichinella papuae from wild pigs to saltwater crocodiles in Papua New Guinea
    Edoardo Pozio
    Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy
    Vet Parasitol 127:245-51. 2005
  7. ncbi Parasites and biosecurity--the example of Australia
    R C Andrew Thompson
    World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections, Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, WA, Australia
    Trends Parasitol 19:410-6. 2003
  8. ncbi Prevalence of antibodies against A and B influenza viruses in South-Western Papua New Guinea
    Simona Puzelli
    Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanit, Rome, Italy
    J Med Virol 78:820-4. 2006

Collaborators

  • E Pozio
  • Simon A Reid
  • Simona Puzelli
  • R C Andrew Thompson
  • Chiara Affinito
  • Isabella Donatelli
  • Marzia Facchini
  • Laura Calzoletti
  • Giovanni Rezza
  • Robert T Danaya
  • Stefano Boros
  • Ilagi Puana
  • Timothy M E Davis
  • David Banks

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Trichinella papuae in saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) of Papua New Guinea
    Edoardo Pozio
    Emerg Infect Dis 10:1507-9. 2004
  2. ncbi Parasitic zoonoses in Papua New Guinea
    I L Owen
    National Veterinary Laboratory, National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
    J Helminthol 79:1-14. 2005
    ..Improvement in water supplies, human hygiene and sanitation would reduce the prevalence of many of these parasites, and thorough cooking of meat would lessen the risk of infection by some others...
  3. ncbi Current status of Taenia solium and cysticercosis in Papua New Guinea
    Ifor L Owen
    C o National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority, Papua New Guinea
    Parasitol Int 55:S149-53. 2006
    ..A serological survey conducted in PNG in 1999 at the southern end of the border revealed no positive cases of cysticercosis. There are no reports of pigs or dogs affected with cysticercosis in PNG...
  4. ncbi Survival of Trichinella papuae muscle larvae in a pig carcass maintained under simulated natural conditions in Papua New Guinea
    Ifor L Owen
    National Veterinary Laboratory, National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
    J Helminthol 81:429-32. 2007
    ..This result suggests that the larvae of T. papuae can survive in a tropical environment for a time, favouring their transmission to a new host in spite of the lack of a collagen capsule...
  5. ncbi Trichinella infection in a hunting population of Papua New Guinea suggests an ancient relationship between Trichinella and human beings
    Ifor L Owen
    National Veterinary Laboratory, National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 99:618-24. 2005
    ....
  6. ncbi Inappropriate feeding practice favors the transmission of Trichinella papuae from wild pigs to saltwater crocodiles in Papua New Guinea
    Edoardo Pozio
    Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy
    Vet Parasitol 127:245-51. 2005
    ....
  7. ncbi Parasites and biosecurity--the example of Australia
    R C Andrew Thompson
    World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections, Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, WA, Australia
    Trends Parasitol 19:410-6. 2003
    ....
  8. ncbi Prevalence of antibodies against A and B influenza viruses in South-Western Papua New Guinea
    Simona Puzelli
    Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanit, Rome, Italy
    J Med Virol 78:820-4. 2006
    ..The data obtained confirm the co-circulation of these antigenic variants, reported having circulated in the Southern Hemisphere. Variations in seroprevalence of influenza A and B virus infection were found within the study area...