Schistosomiasis amongst Rhodesian troops.

Scrub Typhus in North Burma

in an Indian General Hospital at Meiktila from to November1946., Peak of admission rate was,noticed in August and November. A rise in the incidence of scrub typhus had been noticed a. fortnight after a heavy shower of-rainVast stretches of uncultivated land filled;with scrubs and wild grass is a feature of Meiktila and places round about. The incidence amongst the Burmese, Indians and Japanese ...

Some Notes of an Epidemic of Dengue Form Fever Amongst Indian Troops, Calcutta

as that which has been raging throughout Calcutta, especially in tho northern parts of the Ci13T, first made its appearance among the Indian troops towards the end of June. The first case was admitted on .June 27th, 1912. The disease then spread with wonderful rapidity through the 40th Pathans at Alipore (vide chart " A " attached) and, to a lesser extent, through the men of the detachment, 36t...

Einführung in die Mathematische Epidemiologie

Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a severe tropical disease. It is endemic in most regions where it occurs, that is in parts of Asia, Africa and South America. Estimates of how many people are infected vary from 200 to 400 million (1997). It was described by the ancient Egyptians 3,000 years ago (they mentioned blood in the urine as a symptom) and Napoleon’s troops suffered terribly from this dise...

Psychiatric Practice Amongst Indian Troops *A paper read at the conference of 12th Army Psychiatrists at Rangoon on 11th November, 1945.

Autosomal dominant mutation causing the dorsal ridge predisposes for dermoid sinus in Rhodesian ridgeback dogs.

OBJECTIVES To define the mode of inheritance of the dorsal ridge and investigate if the ridge predisposes to the congenital abnormality dermoid sinus in the Rhodesian ridgeback. METHODS Segregation analysis was performed, including 87 litters (n=803) produced in Sweden between 1981 and 2002. Data were corrected to avoid bias in the segregation ratio. Chi-squared analysis was performed includi...