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D Reid

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PubMed1975

The epidemiology of enteroviruses.

International and local Scottish data illustrate the epidemiology of enteroviruses in recent years. Polioviruses still predominate as causes of serious paralytic disease, except where controlled by vaccination and require continuing surveillance. Aseptic meningitis is the commonest reported illness due to enterovirus infection, but notable clinical manifestations of certain types (particularly coxsackie group A) involve the skin and mucous membranes and the respiratory tract. Gastrointestinal disturbance has been reported in some echovirus infections, and cardiac disease is particularly associated with group B coxsackie virus infections. Although most enterovirus infections are silent or trivial in severity, the trend towards periodic epidemicity of different enteroviruses involving older age-groups may entail the emergence of new disease problems of which heart disease may be one example.

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PubMed1975

Ileocecal tuberculosis.

Three cases of ileocecal tuberculosis are presented with a review of pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy. Emphasis is placed upon preoperative suspicion and the indications for resectional surgery in combination with antituberculous drugs in the management of the patients.

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PubMed1974

Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in the West of Scotland, 1967-72.

Outbreaks of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis have occurred among workers in shipyards and other industrial concerns in the West of Scotland in 1956, 1967 and 1971-72. In the most recent episode 220 persons were known to be affected and those mainly involved were shipyard personnel working on the open decks of ships under construction; only a few non-industrial workers were affected. As in previous outbreaks adenovirus type 8 was shown to be the causal organism. It is likely that spread of the virus was probably facilitated in some of the patients by such procedures as first aid measures to remove foreign bodies from the eye. A survey of the family contacts of those affected in 1971-72 revealed that only 2% were secondarily infected. This was probably due to propaganda measures to discourage the use of communal face towels, etc.Despite close virological surveillance over a period of 6 years of patients attending opthalmic clinics in the West of Scotland, there is as yet no clue to the whereabouts of adenovirus type 8 during interepidemic periods. It is suggested that travellers might be responsible for the introduction of the infection into an area.

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PubMed1973

Letter: Measles.

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PubMed1973

Hong Kong influenza in the Royal Air Force 1968-70.

A prospective serological and clinical study of the epidemics due to the A2/Hong Kong/68 influenza virus was made during the winters 1968-9 and 1969-70 in volunteer subjects in the Royal Air Force. In October 1968 nearly all subjects had haemagglutination inhibiting (HI) antibody to the A2/Singapore/57 virus and more than half had antibody to strains more recently prevalent in Britain. The proportion with HI antibody to A2/Hong Kong/68 increased from 31% in October 1968 (most at low titres) to 44% after the first epidemic and 72% after the second (most at high titres). Serological infection rates were much lower in those who had detectable antibody at the beginning of each winter than in those who did not. Respiratory illnesses coupled with serological evidence of influenza infection during the winter were rare in persons with an initial titre of HI antibody of 1/40 or more. Infection in the first winter conferred complete protection against infection, with or without illness, in the second. In both epidemics about half those with serological evidence of infection had no reported illness.

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PubMed1971

Some factors influencing mortality from influenza.

During the winter of 1969-70 the influenza virus variant A2/Hong Kong/68 caused an outbreak of influenza in Glasgow that was associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. An analysis was made of 135 death certificates in which influenza was mentioned as a principal or contributory cause of death. Over half the deaths occurred in patients aged 65 years or over. Pre-existing disease, especially cardiovascular conditions, played an important role in influenza mortality. None the less, among the poorer classes influenza per se was the principal cause of more than half the total number of deaths. The peak number of deaths occurred during the coldest weather of the season. This study again demonstrated that mortality from all respiratory diseases is a good indication of influenzal activity in a community.

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