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Editorial
Malaria: an eradicable threat?
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

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Review Articles
Hantavirus infection: a review and global update
Zhenqiang Bi, Pierre B.H. Formenty, Cathy Roth

3-23

Animal reservoirs for visceral leishmaniasis in densely populated urban areas
Soraia A. Diniz, Fabiana L. Silva, Alcina V. Carvalho Neta, Regina Bueno, Rita M.S.N.C. Guerra, Ana L. Abreu-Silva, Renato L. Santos

24-33

Original Articles
The expression of the surface antigens of lymphocytes and the levels of cytokines in mice infected with Aspergillus fumigatus
Isil Fýdan, Ayse Kalkanci, Sezen Bolat, Emine Yesýlyurt, Berna Erdal, Sultan Yolbakan, Semra Kustýmur, Turgut Imýr

34-39

Drug susceptibility testing using molecular techniques can enhance diagnosis in a community with a high tuberculosis incidence
Rabia Johnson, Annemie M Jordaan, Rob Warren, Marleine Bosman, Douglas Young, Judit N Nagy, John R Wain, Paul D van Helden, Thomas C Victor

40-45

Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and conventional methods in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Riza Adaleti, Yasar Nakipoglu, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Cihan Tasdemir, Fatma Kaya

46-50

Selling Syringes to injecting drug users: A study of five pharmacies in Hanoi, Vietnam
Christopher A. Pankonin, Peter Higgs, Gary Reid, Campbell Aitken

51-58

Short Communications
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in children with diarrhea in the West Bank, Palestine
Sameer Abu-Alrub, Mohammad Farraj, Gabi Abusada, Tamer Essawi

59-62

An alternative approach to detect Trypanosoma in Glossina (Diptera: Glossinidae) without dissection
Filipa Ferreira, Jorge Cano, Andreia Furtado, Nicolas Ndong-Mabale, Pedro Ndong-Asumu, Agustin Benito, João Pinto, Maria Odete Afonso, Jorge Seixas, Jorge Atouguia, Sónia Centeno-Lima

63-67

Cost implication of irrational prescribing of chloroquine in Lagos State General Hospitals
Bolajoko A. Aina, Fola Tayo, Ogori Taylor

68-72

Prevalence of infectious diseases among Mongolian blood donors
Boldtsetseg Tserenpuntsag, Lamjav Ouynbileg, Kenrad Nelson, Louise-Anne McNutt

73-75

Case Report
Cervical osteomyelitis caused by Burkholderia cepacia after rhinoplasty
Lenny Weinstein, Christin A. Knowlton, Miriam A. Smith

76-77