Imported Arbovirus Infections in Canada 1974-89

Imported infections. Unexplained fever.

People returning from abroad frequently consult their general practitioners because of a febrile illness developing after arriving home. The cause of the fever may be immediately obvious when it is due to common conditions such as streptococcal tonsillitis or infectious mononucleosis. Sometimes, however, the doctor may be unable to make an immediate diagnosis and must consider the possibility t...

Imported fungal infections.

Data on mycoses known to be imported into the United Kingdom are sparse. Estimates on the prevalence of fungal infections have to be based on indirect and incomplete figures, obtained from isolation figures and reports of individual cases to co-ordinating centres such as the Mycological Reference Laboratory and the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre of the Public Health Laboratory Service...

"Legislative Change and Strike Activity in Canada, 1926-1974"

Public Debt Accumulation and Interest Rates in Canada 1974-1998

After a steady decline following World War II, the ratio of Canadian public sector debt to GDP reached a minimum of 6% in 1974. Between 1975 and 1995, this ratio increased until it reached a maximum of 81% in 1995. What were the causes of the accumulation of government debt in Canada between 1975 and 1995? How large were the respective contributions of high interest rates, low growth rates, the...

Imported infections in east Birmingham children.

This 15-month prospective study of admissions to a children's ward found imported infections in 58 children (1.3% of admissions), aged between two months and 15 years. Most had visited the Indian subcontinent 14 (1-341) days earlier. Few had taken preventative measures. The commonest infection was malaria (n = 23).