Vol. 11 No. 1 (2020): January – March

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.1

Published: 21-01-2020

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Lessons from the Field

Quality microbiological diagnostics and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, an essential component of antimicrobial resistance surveillance and control efforts in Pacific island nations

John Kenneth Ferguson, Jacklyn Joseph, Samson Kangapu, Hilda Zoleveke, Nicola Townell, Trevor Duke, Laurens Manning, Evelyn Lavu
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Original Research

Time-series modelling of dengue incidence in the Mekong Delta region of Viet Nam using remote sensing data

Nga Thi Thanh Pham, Cong Tien Nguyen, Maria Ruth B. Pineda-Cortel
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Characteristics of individuals with tuberculosis in an urban, poor population in Osaka City, Japan — a case-control study

Akira Shimouchi, Yuko Tsuda, Jun Komukai, Kenji Matsumoto, Hideki Yoshida, Akihiro Ohkado
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Prevalence of syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia in women in Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Samoa, 1995–2017: Spectrum-STI model estimates

Takeshi Nishijima, Devina Nand, Nefertti David, Mathias Bauri, Robert Carney, Khin Cho Win Htin, Ye Yu Shwe, Anup Gurung, Guy Mahiane, Naoko Ishikawa, Melanie M Taylor, Eline Korenromp
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Surveillance Report

Comparing age and sex trends of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, hepatitis and syphilis infections in Samoa in 2012 and 2017

Robert Matthew Carney, Michaela Howells, Aaone Tanumafili, Athena Matalavea, Judith Gafa, Dr Take Naseri Leausa Toleafoa
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Diarrhoeal disease surveillance in Papua New Guinea: findings and challenges

Mohammad Yazid Abdad, Kevin W Soli, Bang Pham, Grace Bande, Tobias Maure, Marinjo Jonduo, Debbie Kisa, Glennis Rai, Suparat Phuanukoonnon, Peter M Siba, Paul F Horwood, Andrew Greenhill
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