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HiNDLE, E. The inheritance of spirochetal infecton in Argas persicus. Proc. 

 Cambridge Phil. Soc. 16 (1912), No. 6, pp. 457-459. A tick once infected transmits 

 the infection to its offspring of the first and second generation. 



NuTTALL, G. H. F. Spirochaetosis. Parasit. 5, No. 4, January, 1913. One of 

 the Herter lectures. Deals particularly with those diseases that are transmitted 

 by ticks, lice, bedbugs. Also gives important notes on the life history of the body 

 louse. 



Ross, Park. Human spirochsetosis. Transv. Med. Jour. Vol. 7, No. 7, Feb- 

 ruary, 1912. Review of work done on the disease. Some of the natives fear the 

 tick Ornithodorus and will not sleep in infested huts. 



DoBELL, Clifford. On the systematic position of the Spirochsetes. Proc. Roy. 

 Soc. ser. B, Vol. 85, No. B 578, June 14, 1912, pp. 186-191. Classification must be 

 based on morphological evidence. Believes that they are more closely related, to 

 the Bacteria than to Protozoa or Cyanophycece. 



Bedbugs and Various Diseases 



Fanthem, H. B. Some insect flagellates and the problem of the transmission 

 of Leishmania. Brit. Med. Jour. November 2, 1912. pp. 1196-1197. 



GiRAULT, A. A. Preliminary studies on the biology of the bedbug, Cimex ledu- 

 larius. II Facts obtained concerning the duration of its different stages. Jour. 

 Eco. Biol. 7, No. 4, December, 1912. Under favorable conditions the bug breeds 

 continuously throughout the year, but there may be at least three or four genera- 

 tions. Gives duration of life of different stages under various conditions. 



Manning, J. V. A contributon to the study of the possible agency of the bed- 

 bug, Cimex lectularius, in transmission of acute poliomyelitis from man to man. 

 Med. Times, vol. 60, April, 1912. Shows that the bedbug fullfils the necessary 

 requirements as a carrier of this disease. 



Manning, J. V. Bedbugs and bubonic plague. Med. Rec. Vol. 82, No. 4, July 

 27, 1912, pp. 148-150. Refers to Vubitski's experiments and gives notes on habits 

 and control. 



Olsen, C. E. On the endurance of swarms of Cimex lectularius L (Hemip). 

 Bui. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. Vol. 8, December, 1912, pp. 24-25. Specimens kept alive 

 in bottles two or three months. 



PatTon, W. S. Kala-Azar problem. Brit. Med. Jour. 2, No. 2705, November 2, 

 1912. 



Patton, W. S. Preliminary report on an investigation into the etiology of oriental 

 sore in Cambay. Sci. Mem. by Offi. of Med. & San. Dept. of Govt. India, n. s., 

 No. 50, 1912. Believes that the bedbug is the transmitter of this disease. 



Patton, W. S. The development of the parasite of Indian Kala-Azar {Herpe- 

 tomonas donovani Laveran & Mesnil) in Cimex rotundatus Sign, and in Cimex lectu- 

 larius Linn, with some observations on the behavior of the parasite in Conorrlnnus 

 rubrofasciatus de Geer. Sci. Mem. by Offi. of Med. San. Dept. Govt. India, 1912, 

 (n. s.), No. 53, p. 38. 



Riggs, R. E. Bedbug as carrier of typhoid. Mil. Surg. XXXI, No. 3, Sep- 

 tember, 1912. 



RucKER, W. C. The bedbug. Pub. Health Rpts. Vol. 27, No. 46, November 

 15, 1912, pp. 1854-1856. Notes on habits and control. 



Wenyon, C. M. Experiments on the behavior of Leishmania and allied flagel- 

 lates in bugs and fleas, with some remarks on previous work. Jour. Lon. Sch. Trop. 

 Med. Vol. 2, pt. 1, December, 1912, pp. 13-26. • 



Etiology of Kala-azar. Nature 89, June 13, 1912. pp. 386-388. Notes on a 



