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1 Experimental transmission of a Kuru-like syndrome to chimpanzees. Nature 1966 4.29
2 Transmission and passage of experimenal "kuru" to chimpanzees. Science 1967 2.64
3 Natural variation within the principal adhesion domain of the Plasmodium vivax duffy binding protein. Infect Immun 1994 1.67
4 Malaria: how useful are clinical criteria for improving the diagnosis in a highly endemic area? Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1995 1.61
5 Pathogenesis of reovirus type 1 hydrocephalus in mice. Significance of aqueductal changes. Arch Neurol 1977 1.49
6 Relationships between Plasmodium falciparum infection and morbidity in a highly endemic area. Parasitology 1994 1.46
7 Plasmodium falciparum strains from Papua New Guinea: culture characteristics and drug sensitivity. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1980 1.46
8 Experimental "kuru" in chimpanzees. A pathological report. Lancet 1966 1.40
9 Nitric oxide synthase 2(Lambaréné) (G-954C), increased nitric oxide production, and protection against malaria. J Infect Dis 2001 1.40
10 The late biting habit of parous Anopheles mosquitoes and pre-bedtime exposure of humans to infective female mosquitoes. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1996 1.25
11 Plasmodium vivax: favored gene frequencies of the merozoite surface protein-1 and the multiplicity of infection in a malaria endemic region. Exp Parasitol 1996 1.19
12 Human cerebral malaria: lack of significant association between erythrocyte rosetting and disease severity. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1995 1.19
13 Plasmodium falciparum: extensive polymorphism in merozoite surface antigen 2 alleles in an area with endemic malaria in Papua New Guinea. Exp Parasitol 1994 1.15
14 Association of the ICAM-1Kilifi mutation with protection against severe malaria in Lambaréné, Gabon. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999 1.14
15 Failure of chloroquine prophylaxis for falciparum malaria in pregnant women in Madang, Papua New Guinea. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1990 1.10
16 Transmission dynamics of Wuchereria bancrofti in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1996 1.08
17 Plasmodium falciparum: malaria morbidity is associated with specific merozoite surface antigen 2 genotypes. Exp Parasitol 1995 1.06
18 Changing patterns of kuru: epidemiological changes in the period of increasing contact of the Fore people with western civilization. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1965 1.06
19 Parasitologic and clinical features of bancroftian filariasis in a community in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1984 1.05
20 Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of acute malaria in children of Papua New Guinea. II. Plasmodium vivax. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1982 1.02
21 Kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: clinical and aetiological aspects. Proc Aust Assoc Neurol 1971 0.99
22 Humoral and cell-mediated immunity to the Plasmodium falciparum ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen in an adult population exposed to highly endemic malaria. Infect Immun 1995 0.95
23 Comparison of single-dose diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin for treatment of bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1993 0.90
24 Transmission experiments with kuru in chimpanzees and the isolation of latent viruses from the explanted tissues of affected animals. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1969 0.90
25 Maternal immunization. Clin Infect Dis 1999 0.89
26 The use of the polymerase chain reaction for more sensitive detection of Plasmodium falciparum. P N G Med J 1995 0.88
27 Blood lead levels in Papua New Guinea children living in remote area. Sci Total Environ 1980 0.87
28 Glucose tolerance in a highland population in Papua New Guinea. Diabetes Res 1984 0.86
29 Evidence of HLA class II association with antibody response against the malaria vaccine SPF66 in a naturally exposed population. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1995 0.85
30 Altitude, language, and class I HLA allele frequencies in Papua New Guinea. Am J Phys Anthropol 1994 0.83
31 Ineffectiveness of amodiaquine against Plasmodium falciparum malaria in symptomatic young children living in an endemic malarious area of Papua New Guinea. J Trop Pediatr 1991 0.82
32 Genetic studies in relation of kuru. I. Cultural, historical, and demographic background. Am J Hum Genet 1972 0.82
33 Urbanization, youth and sexuality: insights for an AIDS campaign for youth in Papua New Guinea. P N G Med J 1996 0.79
34 Blood pressure in Papua New Guinea: a survey of two highland villages in the Asaro Valley. J Epidemiol Community Health 1985 0.79
35 Genetic studies in relation to kuru. 3. Distribution of the inherited serum group-specific protein (Ge) phenotypes in New Guineans: an association of kuru and the Gc Ab phenotype. Am J Hum Genet 1972 0.79
36 Neuropathological comparisons of experimental kuru in chimpanzees with human kuru. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 1969 0.78
37 Assessment of the humoral and cell-mediated immunity against the Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidates circumsporozoite protein and SPf66 in adults living in highly endemic malarious areas of Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1994 0.78
38 Asthma and chronic airflow limitation in the highlands of Papua New Guinea: low prevalence of asthma in the Asaro Valley. Eur Respir J 1989 0.78
39 Genetic studies in relation to kuru. V. Distribution of human gamma globulin allotypes in New Guinea populations. Am J Hum Genet 1972 0.75
40 Isolation of Fusobacterium nucleatum and electron microscopic observations of spirochetes from tropical skin ulcers in Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1989 0.75
41 Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of acute malaria in children in Papua New Guinea. I. Plasmodium falciparum. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1982 0.75
42 Slow-acting virus implicated in kuru. JAMA 1967 0.75
43 Kuru in New Guinea: its changing pattern and etiologic elucidation. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1970 0.75
44 Delivery of health care in Papua New Guinea. P N G Med J 1979 0.75
45 Serotypic variation of culture-adapted isolates of P. falciparum. Parasite Immunol 1984 0.75
46 Tropical immunology. P N G Med J 1978 0.75
47 Community-based and self-reported case detection. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1999 0.75
48 Future glucose intolerance possibly manifest in youth. Lancet 1989 0.75
49 A microassay for detecting merozoite inhibition suitable for routine laboratory use. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1983 0.75
50 Iron and infection in infancy--report on field studies in Papua New Guinea: II. Protocol and description of study cohort. Ann Trop Paediatr 1984 0.75
51 Drug resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparium in Papua New Guinea. Lancet 1981 0.75
52 Effect of dietary protein levels on urea utilization in Papua New Guinea highlanders. Jpn J Physiol 1986 0.75
53 The Medical Research Advisory Committee and health-related research in Papua New Guinea. P N G Med J 1984 0.75
54 Plasma glucose and insulin responses in young Papua New Guineans (aged 10-19 years). Diabetes Res Clin Pract 1990 0.75
55 Glucose tolerance in Papua New Guinea: comparison of Austronesian and non-Austronesian communities of Karkar Island. Diabet Med 1991 0.75