First Report of Freesia sneak virus Infecting Lachenalia Cultivars in South Africa

First report of Fascioloides magna (Bassi, 1875) in South Africa.

Fascioloides magna from a Brahman heifer recently imported from the USA is recorded for the first time in South Africa. The pathological findings are briefly described. The possibility of this parasite becoming established in this country is also discussed.

first report of carnation vein mottle virus(cvmv)) infecting carnation in iran*

carnation (dianthus caryophyllus) can be infected by several viruses that some are specific to carnation flowers. vegetative propagation of carnation, can easily disperse viruses by infectied cuttings. during the year 2007, viral-like symptoms were observed on carnation in mahallat greenhouses. 142 suspected samples from glass houses, with symptoms of reddish- purple flecks and spots on leaves,...

First Report of Ranavirus Infecting Lungless Salamanders

First Report of Marginal Scorch Infecting Indigowoad Root in China

During 2015, marginal scorch symptoms were detected in the production base of indigowoad rootin Hubei, China. On the basis of morphological features and 18S rDNA sequences, the pathogen was identified as Cladosporium sp. Koch’s postulates were fulfilled by pathogenicity tests on potted indigowoad root seedlings. To our knowledge, this report is the first of marginal scorch on indigowoad root ca...

The first anaesthetic in South Africa.

IT is generally accepted that the era of medical anaesthesia opened for the world in the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, in October 1846 when W. J. G. Morton (i8i6-68), a Boston dentist, successfully anaesthetized a patient upon whom J. C. Warren (I778-I856) performed a painless operation. One of the spectators was the eminent American surgeon H. J. Bigelow (I8I8-9o). Whilst Morton's cl...