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Studies on the relation of ticks to spotted fever have been directed 

 mostly toward learning more about the distribution and biology of the 

 so-called "Spotted fever tick." Maver's work, however, seems to 

 show that at least four other species are capable of transmitting the 

 disease. 



The appearance of part II of the "Monograph of the Ixodoidea" 

 by Nuttall and co-workers was welcomed by all interested in this 

 work. It is an exceedingly helpful and important work. 



Wenyon's report on his stuches on the Oriental Sore in Bagdad adds 

 much to our knowledge of this disease and shows how some of the 

 insects may play an important part in transmitting it. 



We all read with pleasure the announcement of the bestowal of 

 knighthood upon Major Ronald Ross. His important contributions 

 to medicine, particularly his studies on malaria have placed him in 

 the foremost ranks of the benefactors of mankind. 



In June came the sad news of the death of Sir Robert Boyce. Boyce 

 was one of the principal founders and organizers of the Liverpool 

 School of Tropical Medicine and perhaps the foremost leader in the 

 practical study and the fight against tropical diseases. He made a 

 particular study of Yellow fever and pubhshed several papers and 

 reports on his investigations. His "Mosquito or Man," 1909, and 

 "Yellow Fever and Its Prevention," 1911, are his two most important 

 books. He began the publication of the Yellow Fever Bulletin and 

 was at work on the manuscript of the second number when he was 

 suddenly taken ill. His death, which occurred two days later, was 

 due to cerebral hemorrhage. 



Surgeon-General Walter Wyman, who has done so much to build 

 up the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, 

 died in Washington November 21, 1911. He had been in the service 

 since 1876 and under his direction much has been accomphshed for 

 the betterment of the sailors' conditions and several notable and suc- 

 cessful fights have been made against epidemics. With two of these, 

 the fight against yellow fever in New Orleans and against plague in 

 San Francisco, Dr. Rupert Blue was closely associated and it was a 

 distinct pleasure to all interested in this work to learn that Doctor 

 Blue was appointed to fill the important post left open by the death of 

 Doctor Wyman. 



The following list makes no claim to completeness but records such 

 books and articles as I have noted in my reading. It contains but 

 few of the Continental papers. It may be regarded as a second supple- 

 ment to the bibliography given in my "Insects and Disease." The 

 first supplemental list appeared in Vol. 4, No. 4 (1911) of this Journal. 



