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Journal articleOttesen EA, Weil GJ, Lammie PJ, et al., 2004,
Towards a strategic plan for research to support the global program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis - Summary of immediate needs and opportunities for research on lymphatic filariasis identified by the Filariasis community of scientists in association with an "LF research forum", convened in Philadelphia, December 9-10, 2003
, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, Vol: 71, Pages: 1-46, ISSN: 0002-9637- Cite
- Citations: 17
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Journal articleBrooker S, Whawell S, Kabatereine NB, et al., 2004,
Evaluating the epidemiological impact of national control programmes for helminths
, TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY, Vol: 20, Pages: 537-545, ISSN: 1471-4922- Cite
- Citations: 56
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Journal articleTurner KME, Garnett GP, Ghani AC, et al., 2004,
Investigating ethnic inequalities in the incidence of sexually transmitted infections: mathematical modelling study
, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, Vol: 80, Pages: 379-385, ISSN: 1368-4973- Cite
- Citations: 28
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Journal articleDonnelly CA, Fisher MC, Fraser C, et al., 2004,
Epidemiological and genetic analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome
, Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol: 4, Pages: 672-683, ISSN: 1473-3099The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemics in 2002–2003 showed how quickly a novel infectious disease can spread both within communities and internationally. We have reviewed the epidemiological and genetic analyses that have been published both during and since these epidemics, and show how quickly data were collected and analyses undertaken. Key factors that determine the speed and scale of transmission of an infectious disease were estimated using statistical and mathematical modelling approaches, and phylogenetic analyses provided insights into the origin and evolution of the SARS-associated coronavirus. The SARS literature continues to grow, and it is hoped that international collaboration in the analysis of epidemiological and contact-network databases will provide further insights into the spread of this newly emergent infectious disease.
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Journal articleMcVernon J, Trotter CL, Slack MPE, et al., 2004,
Trends in <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> type b infections in adults in England and Wales: surveillance study
, BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol: 329, Pages: 655-658, ISSN: 0959-535X- Cite
- Citations: 52
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Journal articleMurray K, Bull CM, 2004,
Aggressiveness during monogamous pairing in the sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa: A test of the mate guarding hypothesis
, Acta Ethologica, Vol: 7, Pages: 19-27, ISSN: 0873-9749The Australian sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, maintains monogamous associations for an average of 6 weeks before mating each spring. One hypothesis to explain this prolonged partnership is that males are guarding their female partners from rival males. This hypothesis has three predictions, that males are more aggressive than females to conspecific males, that male aggression will increase as the time of mating gets closer, and that males will be more aggressive towards conspecific males when they are with their partner than when they are alone. We tested those predictions with indirect evidence of aggression, using counts of scale damage on randomly encountered lizards, and with direct observations of their responses to approaches by conspecific and heterospecific models. As predicted by the mate guarding hypothesis, males showed more evidence of aggression towards conspecifics than did females. However, in contrast to the hypothesis, males did not become more aggressive as the time of mating came closer, and males in pairs were less aggressive than males on their own. Mate guarding cannot be the only process that has led to the prolonged monogamous associations in this species. Parental care is also unknown in these lizards, and we suggest that monogamy may be maintained through some form of female coercion, allowing females to gain additional fitness from the enhanced vigilance that results from male proximity. © Springer-Verlag and ISPA 2004.
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Journal articleLeung GM, Chung P-H, Tsang T, et al., 2004,
SARS-CoV antibody prevalence in all Hong Kong patient contacts
, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol: 10, Pages: 1653-1656, ISSN: 1080-6040A total of 1,068 asymptomatic close contacts of patients with severe acute respiratory (SARS) from the 2003 epidemic in Hong Kong were serologically tested, and 2 (0.19%) were positive for SARS coronavirus immunoglobulin G antibody. SARS rarely manifests as a subclinical infection, and at present, wild animal species are the only important natural reservoirs of the virus.
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Journal articleLudewig B, Krebs P, Junt T, et al., 2004,
Determining control parameters for dendritic cell-cytotoxic T lymphocyte interaction
, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, Vol: 34, Pages: 2407-2418, ISSN: 0014-2980- Cite
- Citations: 42
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Journal articleHagenaars TJ, Donnelly CA, Ferguson NM, 2004,
Spatial heterogeneity and the persistence of infectious diseases
, JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY, Vol: 229, Pages: 349-359, ISSN: 0022-5193- Cite
- Citations: 136
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Journal articleGrassly NC, Morgan M, Walker N, et al., 2004,
Uncertainty in estimates of HIV/AIDS: the estimation and application of plausibility bounds - art. no. i31
, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, Vol: 80, ISSN: 1368-4973- Cite
- Citations: 55
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