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POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION OF POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS BY CARRIERS

POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION OF POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS BY CARRIERS IN A PREVIOUS communication1 it was suggested that foods may play a role in the dissemination of the virus of poliomyelitis. Experimental evidence that flies may contaminate food was suggested by Ward, Melnick and Horstmann.2 Recent observations by Melnick and Penner3 have shown that a human strain of the virus of poliomyelitis may be recovered from excreta of fed flies for as long as three weeks. In this work it was thought that means other than flies may possibly play a role in contaminating fresh foods with virus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Collections of stools were begun from 5 peddlers who delivered fresh fruits and vegetables from house to house in and around Salt Lake City. After the first two samples of stool were collected, 2 of these peddlers moved from the area. Three of the peddlers continued to work in the area chosen for the experimental work. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION OF POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS BY CARRIERS

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1948 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1948.02030030201006
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Abstract

IN A PREVIOUS communication1 it was suggested that foods may play a role in the dissemination of the virus of poliomyelitis. Experimental evidence that flies may contaminate food was suggested by Ward, Melnick and Horstmann.2 Recent observations by Melnick and Penner3 have shown that a human strain of the virus of poliomyelitis may be recovered from excreta of fed flies for as long as three weeks. In this work it was thought that means other than flies may possibly play a role in contaminating fresh foods with virus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Collections of stools were begun from 5 peddlers who delivered fresh fruits and vegetables from house to house in and around Salt Lake City. After the first two samples of stool were collected, 2 of these peddlers moved from the area. Three of the peddlers continued to work in the area chosen for the experimental work.

Journal

American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Aug 1, 1948

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