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hese shew that the diagnosis of kala-azar by culture of the peri- i 
pheral blood is in skilled eens ee if at all, less reliable than micro- 
scopical examination of spleen jc 
The value of culture of the peripheral blood in Kala-azar 
as a pena Prpeenys re.—By 'T. SunTHaPaTHy IYER 
and K. V. Krr 
The results appear to show that the culture method, used purely for 
purposes of diagnosis and not eee as a corroborative test, gives infor- 
mation span lue in:about 25% of case 
The more advan ged the case is a the time of culture the greater the 
chance of succe 
Repeated Saltire: where possible, is of value 
The nibes should be inoculated for a long ‘uti extending to about 
40 days before a negative result can be recorded. 
The peau of Kala-azar.—By Masor F, P. Mackte, 
Major Mackie drew gh 8 to the prominent part ee had 
been played by workers in Madras in gue investigation of kala-azar. I 
dealing with the parasite he PRE the possibility of a sans in its 
was pre d. ch a supposition 
ure when it could not 
access to and escaped from the human being. 
nied of infection by me 2ans of the intestinal canal and also 
h 
versy which = Laan a a vats ound the SS te nee 
means of an insect. ing first with the © 
work which had been done by Patton, Mrs. Adie 
this insect and pointed out that while the bodies observed b ld be 
were most Jccuarapes ee work had yet to be done before it sg ; ale 
finally accepted a tage of leishman donovan body. He He 
cussed the position of thin sand fly as poe earrier of the dca - 
the disease by me of antimony tartara 
leishmania like bodies found by Major 
demonstrated, 
i, —By P .N. Das. 
siology of Micro Filaria 
ngue 
oe oti oe pea Filariasis < ce 
lo: 
, function, of the ton 
Certain aspect: the anatomy # 
— in penne ort of she ssichakite ey ae 
© Ss. 
Effects of the injections of —, of it ifiaren re alin, 
movements of M.F. under the cover glass blood 
artar, Emetic, Nov poet nobi flon, Iodine ete. laria 
3. Effects of the injections under cover glass pan sn aio : 
ai Phi the developed stages of Filaria in preparations 
filari- 
ah Mosquito dissection in Puri Jail and Sadar Hospital. One flar 
