1998 Annual Report
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Peer-reviewed Publications
Swanston WH, Ali C, Mahabir BS, Prabhakar P, Basraj S, George J: Antibiotic
susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Trinidad and Tobago. West Indian Med J 1997
Dec; 46(4): 107-10
Indar L, Baccus-Taylor G, Commissiong E, Prabhakar P, Reid H. Salmonellosis in
Trinidad: evidence for transovarian transmission of salmonella in farm eggs. West Indian
Med J 1998 Jun; 47 (2) :50-3
Prabhakar P , Dillon JR and the Caribbean Gonococci Antimicrobial Surveillance
Programme (GASP) Network. High Burden of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
in the Caribbean,1994-96: implication for the National STD Prevention and Control
Programme. West Indian Med J 1998; 47 (suppl,2):45.
Prabhakar P and Clarke D. Re-emergence of Tuberculosis in the Caribbean: How ready are
the Caribbean Laboratories in 1997? West Indian Med J 1998; 47 (suppl 2): 16
Rawlins, S.C., Baboolal, S., Legall, G., Browne, T. P., Wickramasuriya T. and Hanley,
J. A longitudinal study of the presence of gastro-intestinal infections in children of St.
Kitts over the 15-year period, 1982-1997. West Indian Med. J. 1998. 47 (Suppl. 2): 17.
Rawlins, S.C. Spatial distribution of resistance to insecticides in the Caribbean
populations o the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti and its significance. West Indian
Med. J. 1998. 47 (Suppl. 2): 34.
Gonzalez, A. A., Chadee, D.D. and Rawlins, S.C. Single doses of Ivermectin to
control manson- ellosis in Trinidad: a four-year follow-up study. Trans. R. Soc.
Trop. Med. & Hyg. 1998. 92: 570-1.
Rawlins, S.C. Spatial distribution of insecticide resistance in Caribbean
populations of Aedes aegytpi and its signif -icance. PAHO J. of Public
Health 1998. 4: (4): 243-51.
Rawlins, S.C., Martinez, R., Wiltshire, S., and Legall, G. A comparison of
surveillance systems for the dengue vector Aedes aegypti in Port of Spain,
Trinidad. 1998. Am. J. Mosq. Control 1998. 14(2): 131-136.
Vaughan, H. E., A.George, V. Morris-Glasgow and J. Campione-Piccardo
Molecular Diagnosis of Dengue byRecverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction: A New
Tool for Rapid Diagnosis of Dengue Infection in the Caribbean.
Non peer-reviewed Publications and Presentations
Abbott-Permell, Ingrid and Mr. John Fabien .Caribbean Health risk from asbestos
Regional workshop- CARIRI, Port of Spain, November, 1998
Camara, B., Nichols, S., McClean, R., Henry, R., Russell-Brown, P.,
Wagner, H-U, Taylor, N., de Groulard, M., Legall, G.: Creación de Modelos Y
Proyecciones de la Epidemia del VIH/SIDA su Impacto Económico en el Caribe. La
Experiencia de Trinidad y Jamaica. Situación Epidemiológica y Económica del SIDA en
America Latina y el Caribe. 1998, 169-244.
Camara, B. HIV Care and Treatment in the Caribbean: the Pre and Post Vancouver
initiatives in the CAREC member Countries. CARICOM, European Union and UNAIDS Regional
Consultation on HIV/AIDS- Trinidad and Tobago. June 1998
Camara, B. Building up North-South and South–South Partnerships for the
Prevention and Control of the AIDS Epidemic: the CAREC model. Fifth Canadian
Conference on International Health. Partnerships for Health: Work in Progress. Palais des
Congres. Ottawa/Hull, Canada. November 1998.
Camara, B., de Groulard, M. HIV/AIDS Situation in the English Speaking Caribbean
and Suriname: 1982-1996. Staging the Epidemic. Inter-CISIH Meeting, Martinique, France.
October 1998.
Camara, B., Hospedales C.J. Theodore K, et al. Advocacy for AIDS: a Strategy for
the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in CAREC Member Countries. Phase 1 Report. December
1998.
Camara, B. H-U. Wagner, C.J. Hospedales, Loic Flachet, M. de Groulard.
Evaluation of STD/HIV/AIDS surveillance systems in five Caribbean countries. Caribbean
Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), Trinidad & Tobago. 12th Int-Conf-AIDS. 1998
Jun 28-Jul 3.
de Groulard, M., Camara, B. Le SIDA, l’infection à VIH et les MST dans les
pays de la Caraïbe anglophone et le Surinam : bilan et perspectives. - 25ème
Congrès international des médecins de langue française de l’hémisphère
Américain, Port au Prince, Haïti, avril 1998.
de Groulard, M., Wagner, U., Camara, B. & al. Analysis of the situation on
HIV/AIDS in the English-speaking Caribbean and Suriname.- 12th World AIDS Conference,
Geneva, June 1998.
de Groulard, M., Camara, B., Hospedales, C. J. Stratégies de réduction de la
transmission materno-foetale du VIH dans les pays de la Caraïbe anglophone et au Surinam.-
9èmes journées inter-CISIH Antilles-Guyanne, Trois-Ilets, Martinique, octobre 1998.
Hospedales, James Lessons learned from recent disease outbreaks in the Caribbean Hotel
Industry, Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference (CHIC) Roundtable discussion, Bahamas, June
1998,
Hospedales, James Report from Caribbean Healthy Hotel Projects to Small Hotels
Committee/Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA)Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference (CHIC),
Bahamas, June 1998,
Hospedales, James. Report from Caribbean
Healthy Hotels Project to Environmental Committee/ Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA)
Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference (CHIC), Bahamas, June 1998
Hospedales J, Gayle J, Irons B, Henry F. Health Status of the Caribbean Community.
Presented to the First Meeting of the CARICOM Ministerial Council on Human and Social
Development, April 1998, Kingston, Jamaica.
Hospedales J. Health, Tourism and Development in the Caribbean. Invited lecture at the
Scientific Meeting of the Commonwealth Caribbean Medical Research Council, April 1998,
Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
Hospedales J, Roberts-White Y. Lessons Learned from Recent Outbreaks in the Caribbean
Tourism Industry. Roundtable discussion. Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference, June 1998,
Nassau, Bahamas.
Hospedales J, Holder Y. Opportunities for Collaboration between CAREC and the
Association of T&T Insurance Companies. Invited presentation to the Life Chapter of
ATTIC, October 1998, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Hospedales J, Lewis M. CAREC Surveillance Priorities. Invited presentation to the XIV
Meeting of Caribbean Immunisation Managers, Grenada, December, 1998.
Hospedales, James Rationale for proposed Caribbean Tourism and Health Project
(Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)/ Multi-lateral Investment Fund (MIF), Washington,
May 1998,
Aziz, M., Singh. R., Rawlins, S.C., Ramlal, B., and Morris, L. Final report of
the evaluation studies on the Hibiscus Pink Mealy Bug (HPMB) infestation in Trinidad,
January 1995 - December 1997. 1998.
Aziz, M., Singh. R., Rawlins, S.C., Ramlal, B., and Morris, L. Executive summary
introduction and methods Vol. 1. Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Marine
Resources, MALMR, 1998. 81. p.
Aziz, M., Singh. R., Rawlins, S.C., Ramlal, B., and Morris, L. Further
management of the HPMB in Trinidad & Tobago. MALMR 1998. 6 77p.
Aziz, M., Singh. R., Rawlins, S.C., Ramlal, B., and Morris, L. Enhancing plant
protection in Trinidad & Tobago. MALMR. 1998. 7. 48p.
Rawlins. S.C. A Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Trinidad &
Tobago farmers on the Hibiscus Pink Mealy Bug (HPMB). MALMR, 1998. 4. 117 p.
Rawlins, S.C., Baboolal, S., Parsad, K., Tiwari, T. Hardy, L., Tjon A Loi,
M., & Oostburg, B.F. Sero-surveillance for antibodies to Trypansoma cruzi in blood
bank samples and specimens from high risk groups in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad &
Tobago. Suppl. to Amer. J. Trop. Med. & Hyg. 1998. 59 (3) 226.
Reid. Avril. The Caribbean AIDS Telecommunication and Information Network (CATIN):the
country’s responsibility in technical cooperation. Presented at the Meeting of the
Latin America and the Caribbean Health Information Network PAHO/BIREME, Costa Rica, 1998.
Roberts-White, Yvonne. Health and Hygiene in the Tourism Industry
Technical Advisory Committee/Caribbean Action for Sustainable Tourism (CAST), Barbados,
August 1998.
Roberts-White, Yvonne. Improving profit, reducing liability through attention to health
and safety Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference (CHIC) Roundtable discussion, Bahamas, June
1998.
Russell-Brown, P., C. Francis, H.U. Wagner, C. O'Neil. Applying a
train-the-trainer approach to preparing HIV/AIDS/STD front line counsellors: Opportunities
and challenges. Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC)/GTZ Associates, Trinidad &
Tobago. 12th Int-Conf-AIDS. 1998 Jun 28-Jul 3.
Wagner, H-U., R. Dyalsingh M. Edwards E. Godi W. Kitson-Piggott
J. Lewis T. Tiwari. Performance of a rapid RPR method for syphilis screening of
antenatal and STD clinic attenders in Guyana. USA. 12th Int-Conf-AIDS. 1998 Jun
28-Jul 3.
Wagner, H-U., A. Peralta, M. Edwards, E. Godi, W. Kitson-Piggott, J. Lewis,
T. Tiwari. Genital N. gonorrhea and C. trachomatis infections and behavioural patterns
among STD patients and asymptomatic family planning clients in Guyana. 12th
Int-Conf-AIDS. 1998 Jun 28-Jul 3.
Reports
 | Gay Research Initiative on AIDS Prevention in the Caribbean: a technical report.
Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) PAHO/WHO, 1998 |
| Promoting Safer Sexual Behaviours: Development Workshop. A Skill Development Workshop.
Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC)/ CIDA, DFID, GTZ, FTC.1998 |
| Regional Meeting on Blood Banking. Final Report. Caribbean Epidemiology Centre
(CAREC) in collaboration with Ministries of Health -CAREC Member Countries, PAHO, CIDA,
FTC, GTZ, ODA, AAB. 1998 |
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