Research Topics
| Ifor L OwenSummaryAffiliation: Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research Country: Papua New Guinea Publications
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Trichinella papuae in saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) of Papua New GuineaEdoardo Pozio
Emerg Infect Dis 10:1507-9. 2004
Parasitic zoonoses in Papua New GuineaI 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...
Current status of Taenia solium and cysticercosis in Papua New GuineaIfor 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...
Survival of Trichinella papuae muscle larvae in a pig carcass maintained under simulated natural conditions in Papua New GuineaIfor 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...
Trichinella infection in a hunting population of Papua New Guinea suggests an ancient relationship between Trichinella and human beingsIfor 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....
Inappropriate feeding practice favors the transmission of Trichinella papuae from wild pigs to saltwater crocodiles in Papua New GuineaEdoardo Pozio
Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy
Vet Parasitol 127:245-51. 2005....
Parasites and biosecurity--the example of AustraliaR 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....
Prevalence of antibodies against A and B influenza viruses in South-Western Papua New GuineaSimona 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...
