Reports of the Commission Appointed by the Admiralty, the War Office, and the Civil Government of Malta, for the Investigation of Mediterranean Book

Title: Reports of the Commission Appointed by the Admiralty, the War Office, and the Civil Government of Malta, for the Investigation of Mediterranean Fever Subtitle: Under the Supervision of an Advisory Committee of the Royal Society General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1906 Original Publisher: Harrison Subjects: Medical / General Medical / Infectious Diseases Medical / Epidemiology Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: VII. -- MOSQUITOES AS A MEANS OF DISSEMINATION OF MEDITERRANEAN FEVER. By Major W. H. HoRROCKS, R. A. M. C., and Captain J. C. Kennedy, R. A. M. C. (Received December 16, 1905.) (plate 2.) Epidemiological inquiries having shown that while the consumption of infected milk may, and probably does, account for much of the Mediterranean Fever amongst the Maltese, yet many cases occur among the military and naval populations in Malta which cannot be attributed to this cause. Accordingly, a study of mosquitoes as possible carriers of the Mutococcuk melittnsi was commenced. The work done may be arranged in three parts : -- Part I. -- A study of the species of mosquitoes found in Malta, and their distribution in the island. Part II. -- Examination of the species to determine whether any of them act as carriers of the Microcvccus melitensis. Part HI. -- Experiments to determine whether any of the species are capable of conveying infection from cases of Mediterranean Fever occurring in man to healthy monkeys, or from infected to healthy monkeys. Part I. -- Study Of The Species Of Mosquitoes Found In Malta. Mosquitoes were caught in the Military Hospital, Valletta; Military Hospital, Cottonera; Military Hospital, Citta Vecchia; Military Hospital, Imtarfa; Fort ...Read More