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Bailey 1572 Books 1579 Book Reviews 1597 Therapeutic Section and index 1600 Personal File 1624 Classified AdvertisIng 1626 Advertisers' Index 1634 CMA JOURNAL/DECEMBER 22, 1979/VOL. 121 1559 ing the role of neuraminidase in the 5. DowNn JC, LAyER WG: Isolation of the 2nd international Congress control of influenza. We think that of a type A influenza virus from an for Virology, MELNICK JL (ed), Australian pelagic bird. Virology 51: Karger, Basel, 1972, p 121 a vaccine containing only pure 259, 1973 23. COUCH RB, KASEL JA, GERIN JL, neuraminidase may prove to be 6. SCHULMAN JL: Immunology of in- et al: Induction of partial immunity ideal. On the basis of Kilbourne fluenza, in influenza Viruses and to influenza by a neuraminidase- and colleagues' hypothesis, natural influenza, KILBOURNE ED (ed), specific vaccine. J infect Dis 129: infection after immunization with Acad Pr, New York, 1975, p 373 411, 1974 neuraminidase would 7. BURNET FM: Principles of Animal 24. KILBOURNE ED: Comparative effi- result in a Virology, Acad Pr, New York, 1955, cacy of neuraminidase-specific and durable bispecific immunity to sub- p 380 conventional influenza virus vaccines sequent reinfection with antigen- 8. PANIKER CKJ: Serological relation- in induction of antibody to neura- ically similar influenza A viruses. ships between the neuraminidases of minidase in humans. I infect Dis The vaccine would be changed only influenza viruses. J Gen Virol 2: 134: 384, 1976 when the neuraminidase in the 385, 1968 25. OGRA PL, CHOW T, BEUTNER KR, 9. COLEMAN MT, DOWDLE WR, et al: Clinical and immunologic virus altered, and since 1934 only PEREIRA HG, et al: The Hong evaluation of neuraminidase-specific two types of neuraminidase have Kong/68 influenza A, variant. Lan- influenza A virus vaccine in humans. been detected. (N1 changed to N2 cet 2: 1384, 1968 I infect Dis 135: 499, 1977 in 1957.) In the future the immu- 10. SCHULMAN JL, KILBOURNE ED: In- 26. KENDAL AP, NOBLE GR, DOWDLE nogenic spectra of dependent variation in nature of WR: Neuraminidase content of in- neuraminidases hemagglutinin and neuraminidase fluenza vaccines and neuraminidase from the various strains may help antigens of influenza virus: distinc- antibody responses after vaccination in choosing a combination of neura- tiveness of hemagglutinin antigen of of immunologically primed and un- minidase antigens likely to provide Hong Kong-68 virus. Proc Natl primed populations. I infect Dis 136 a potent mixture to fight the un- Acad Sci USA 63: 326, 1969 (suppi): S415, 1977 predictable influenza epidemic. The 11. SCHULMAN JL: Effects of immunity 27. HENNESSY AV, MINusE E, DAvEN- on transmission of influenza: ex- PORT FM: Antineuraminidase anti- vaccine would be free of contamina- perimental studies. Prog Med Virol body response of man to influenza tion by the viral seed strain or the 12: 128, 1970 virus neuraminidase N2: results ob- substrate used for its cultivation. 12. FRANCIS T JR, DAVENPORT FM, tained with an improved hemagglu- It could be prepared in advance HENNESSY AV: Serological recapi- tination inhibition technique and an and would be available when tulation of human infection with enzyme inhibition test. I immunol needed. It would be acceptable different strains of influenza virus. 109: 213, Aug 1972 to Trans Assoc Am Physicians 66: 231, 28. MosTow SR, SCHILD GC, DOWDLE the public because there would 1953 WR, et al: Application of the single likely be no significant secondary 13. KENDAL AP, MINUSE E, MAASSAB radial diffusion test for assay of reactions. Children and pregnant HF, et al: Influenza neuraminidase antibody to influenza type A viruses. women could be vaccinated safely. antibody patterns of man. Am J I Clin Microbiol 2: 531, 1975 The proposed pure neuramini- Epidemiol 98: 96, 1973 29. DESSELBERGER U: Preparation-con- 14. STUART-HARRIS C: The influenza ditioned changes of the antigenicity dase vaccine may cost more but, problem. Med Lab Technol 32: 161, of influenza virus neuraminidases. when one looks at the benefits it 1975 Arch Virol 53: 335, 1977 offers, it becomes very appealing 15. Influenza virus. Morb Mortal Wkly 30. ARORA DJS, SCHUBERT JH, VINCENT and worth trying. Rep 26: 193, 1977 L: The presence of two neuramini- 16. ARORA DJS, PAvILANIS V, Bou- dases in an influenza virus. Can J I am grateful to Dr. G. Lussier for DREAULT A, et al: Antigenic proper- Microbiol (in press) his interest, to Drs. V. Pavilanis, A. ties of influenza virus proteins. Pre- Boudreault and J. Lecomte for read- sented at 3rd International Sympo- ing and discussing the manuscript, sium on Aerobiology, University of and to Miss Dominique D'Ascola for Sussex, Brighton, England, Sept 16- typing the paper. 18, 1969 BOOKS I This work was supported in part 17. BRANDON FB, Cox F, QUINN E, et al: Influenza immunization. Clin- under national health research and ical studies with ether-split subunit This list is an acknowledgement of development project 6605-1 359-41 of studies. Bull WHO 41: 629, 1969 books received. It does not preclude the Department of National Health 18. FENTERS JD, YAMASHIROYA HM, review at a later date. and Welfare. PETZOLD RF, et al: Enhanced im- References munogenicity in mice of a purified, tween-ether-treated influenza vac- ACUTE CARE. Based on the Proceed- 1. PEREIRA HG: Influenza: antigenic cine. Appl Microbiol 20: 544, 1970 ings of the Sixth International Sympo- spectrum. Prog Med Virol 11: 46, 19. WARBURTON MF: Desoxycholate- sium on Critical Care Medicine. Edited 1969 split influenza vaccines. Bull WHO by B.M. Tavares and R. Frey. 234 pp. 2. WEBSTER RG, PEREIRA HG: A com- 41: 639, 1969 Illust. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., mon surface antigen in influenza 20. RUBEN FL, JACKSON GG: A new New York, 1979. $42.90, paperbound. viruses from human and avian subunit influenza vaccine: accepta- ISBN 0-387-09210-2 sources. J Gen Virol 3: 201, 1968 bility compared with standard vac- ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM IN 3. WEBSTER RO: Estimation of the cines and effect of dose on anti- INFLAMMATION AND THROMBOSIS. molecular weights of the polypeptide genicity. J infect Dis 125: 656, 1972 Proceedings of the "First European chains from the isolated hemagglu- 21. WRIGHT PF, DOLIN A, LA MON- Workshop on Inflammation" held in TAGNE JR: Summary of clinical trials Basel in March 1979. Edited by K. tinin and neuraminidase subunits of Brune and M. Baggiolini. 301 pp. lIlust. influenza viruses. 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SPIRA DT, GOLENSER J, ZUCKERMAN in protozoal infections,. especially A, et al: Multiple modes of action 10,26 head, division of infectious diseases, babesiosis, occurring after sple- Centre hospitalier universitaire of cyclophosphamide on plasmodial nectomy. de infections in rats. Trans R Soc Trop Sherbrooke, for reviewing the manu- Med Hyg 66: 921, 1972 Certain hematologic and patho- script. logical aspects of this case also de- 20. TALIAFERRO WH, TALIAFERRO LG, References SIMMONS EL: Increased parasitemia serve attention. The routine proce- in chicken malaria (Plasmodium gal- dures established to determine cell 1. DoixN A, DAMAS AF, ANDRIAMIAN- linaceum and Plasmodium lophurae) counts and differential counts and DRA A: Immunod.presseur et palu- fol!owing x-irradiation. J Infect Dis disme. A propos de deux cas de 77: 158, 1945 to examine blood smears do not leuc.mie trait.s au choraminopbene rule out the possibility of an oc- 21. 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  • Bethune Foundation Fonds

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    The Osler Library of the History of Medicine McGill University, Montreal, Canada Osler Library Archive Collections P132 BETHUNE FOUNDATION FONDS COMPLETE INVENTORY LIST This is a guide to one of the collections held by the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Visit the Osler Library Archive Collections homepage for more information Bethune Foundation Fonds – P132 – Complete Inventory List P132: BETHUNE FONDATION FONDS TITLE: The Bethune Foundation Fonds DATES: 1967? - 1995 EXTENT: 60 cm of textual records. – 104 photographs. – 23 photographic negatives. – 2 audio cassettes. – 6 video cassettes. Biographical Sketch: The Bethune Foundation, first known as the Bethune Memorial Committee, was established at a meeting of Dr. Norman Bethune’s former friends, colleagues and admirers held at McGill University. The objectives were to perpetuate and expand his memory among Canadians by drawing attention to his humanitarian contributions in Canada, Spain and China. The first Chairman was Hazen Sise who was with Dr. Bethune in Spain where he organized the first successful mobile blood transfusion service during the Spanish Civil War. The Honorary Chairman was Dr. Wilder Penfield, Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute. Custodial History: Old accession number 869, plus other material donated by Andree Levesque. Scope and Content: The collection consists of documents such as meeting minutes, correspondence, speeches and financial records, photographs, and audio and video recordings generated by the official activities of the Bethune Foundation. Also included are items relating to Dr. Norman Bethune and to China, or Chinese medicine, such as newspaper clippings, printed material from China, photographs, and biographical sketches of Dr. Bethune.