ISSN 0031-1480 VOL. 48, NO 1-2, MARCH-JUNE 2005 Medical Society of Papua New Guinea Executive 2005 President: Mathias Sapuri Vice-President: Nicholas Mann Secretary: Sylvester Lahe Treasurer: Harry Aigeeleng Executive Member: Uma Ambihaipahar Published quarterly by the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Medical Journal ISSN 0031-1480 March-June 2005, Volume 48, Number 1-2 EDITORS: PETER M. SIBA, JOHN REEDER, NAKAPI TEFUARANI Editorial Committee I. Kevau A. Saweri G. Mola Editorial Assistant: Cynthea Leahy Emeritus Editor: Michael Alpers Email:
[email protected] Web page: http://www.pngimr.org.pg Registered at GPO, Port Moresby for transmission by Post as a Qualified Publication. Printed by PNG Printing for the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea. Authors preparing manuscripts for publication in the Journal should consult ‘Information for Authors’ inside back cover. Papua New Guinea Medical Journal Volume 48, Number 1-2, March-June 2005 CONTENTS 50TH YEAR CELEBRATION FOREWORD 50th year celebration P.M. Siba 1 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The first 50 years of the Papua New Guinea Medical Journal: a celebration of its Golden Jubilee M.P. Alpers 2 CLASSIC PAPERS Some epidemiological features of pig-bel T.G.C. Murrell 27 The pathogenesis of pig-bel in Papua New Guinea G. Lawrence 39 Stronglyloides species infestation in young infants of Papua New Guinea: association with generalized oedema J.D. Vince, R.W. Ashford, M.J. Gratten and J. Bana-Koiri 50 Strongyloides infection in a mid-mountain Papua New Guinea community: results of an epidemiological survey R.W. Ashford, J.D.