| biomedical survey in irian jaya (west irian), indonesia. | a biomedical survey was conducted in several areas of irian jaya, indonesia in july 1972 in association with an investigation of reports of a cholera outbreak. stool specimens, blood smears and sera were collected and examined for evidence of parasitic as well as other infectious diseases. a total of 114 stools were examined and the most commonly found intestinal parasites were trichuris trichiura (94%), ascaris lumbricoides (74%), hookworm (58%), entamoeba coli (15%), endolimax nana (8%), entam ... | 1977 | 208184 |
| the first reported outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever in irian jaya, indonesia. | during the months of september 1993 through february 1994, an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever occurred in the city of jayapura, the provincial capital of irian jaya, indonesia. seventy-two patients (age range = 1-41 years) with suspected dengue hemorrhagic fever (dhf) were enrolled into the outbreak investigation conducted during october-november 1993. the pediatric patient population consisted of 36 individuals ages 1-12 years of age with a similar male to female ratio. from clinical histories ob ... | 1997 | 9242317 |
| transmission of epidemic dengue hemorrhagic fever in easternmost indonesia. | in april 2001, a second suspected outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the easternmost region of indonesia was investigated in merauke, a town located in the southeastern corner of papua, by the indonesian ministry of health and the u.s. naval medical research unit no. 2. principal case criteria of hemorrhagic disease provided for a study enrollment of 15 clinically acute and 37 convalescing subjects. additionally, 32 comparable age/sex controls were selected from neighboring households. labo ... | 2003 | 12812338 |