Venereal disease in New Zealand.

Social and epidemiological determinants of gonorrhoea in an East African country.

“…Further data not given in Table III regarding profession, tribe, and habitat were studied, but a regular married life remained the only parameter clearly influencing the incidence of gonorrhoea. Other authors have pointed to low grade education (Willcox, 1962;Fiumara, Appel, Hill, and Mescon, 1959;Ekstrom, 1970), itinerant occupations (Lees, 1951;Wilson Rae, 1951;Shepard and Page, 1955;British Cooperative Clinical Group, 1956;Haro and Patiala, 1957;Ekstr6m, 1970), low income, unemployment, and slum housing (Siddhu and others, 1969;Platts, 1969;Brown, 1970;Ekstrom, 1970). Gonorrhoea has also been found to be common among university students (Arya and Bennett, 1967;Juhlin, 1968) and especially among immigrants (Laird, 1963;Willcox, 1963c).…”

“…are older, and 49 per cent. are children); with some exceptions (Lomholt and Berg, 1966;Juhlin, 1968;Platts, 1969), and notwithstanding the recent shift towards younger ages, all samples from western countries are still on the average considerably older.…”

The parasites of man in New Zealand: A review

“…Other protozoans named may be of frequent occurrence, but because,they are generally unimportant-medically. Nematodes: "Ascarides" "worms" "intestinal worms" "iro" (= lEnterobius vermicularis) "ngoiro" (= lAscaris lumbricoides) Ascaris lumbricoides Richardson et al 1943aRichardson et al 1943aRichardson et al 1943a, b Carmalt Jones 1941Richardson et al 1943a, b;Wilson 1949;Wilson 1950Richardson et al 1943a, b Leng & Cornere 1974Richardson et al 1943a, b Richardson et al 1943aGreenslade & Morrison 1944Platts 1969;Charters & Bremner 1974Manning & Reid 1956Reid 1956Reid , 1962McCreanor 1962;Weston & Bush 1962;Kara 1964;Pullon 1965;Nuttall 1967Logan 1946Bakewell 1898Brown & Pullon 1927;Dept. of Health 1964Cook 1941 Colenso (in MacMillan 1946) Tregear 1904Thomson 1859Best 1924Best 1924McNamara 1943McCarthy 1965;Leng & Cornere 1974Richardson et al 1943aRichardson & Clark 1949;DeHamel 1965;Leng & Cornere 1974Richardson et al 1943a…”