ENTEROVIRUSES IN ALASKA 



pathogenesis, persistence, and disappearance of infectious agents. 

 The people of these villages are pleasant, cooperative and highly 

 reliable when their individuality and dignity are respected. They 

 prize the opportunity to participate intelligently. 



In like manner, the individuality of the microbial agent must be 

 respected. The natural history of enteroviruses is not equivalent to 

 that of Br. abortus. Each virus group, each bacterial species, as 

 well as each environment must be approached in a manner free of 

 preconception in order to derive the utmost in objective information. 

 There is no doubt that dedicated, persistent application of progres- 

 sive approaches and methodology to theproblems of arctic diseases 

 will uncover a large fund of information which would not only contri- 

 bute in application to the health of arctic residents, but which would 

 also yield a greater fundamental understanding of the natural history 

 of diseases. 



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