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In July 1948, the Communicable Disease Center established investigative programs in five States to study the possible relationship between flies and the transmission of poliomyelitis. The projects are located at Phoenix, Ariz.; Topeka, Kans.; Muskegon, Mich.; Charleston, W. Va.; and Troy, N. Y. During the 5-year tenure of these programs, detailed e
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For the past few years interest has been focused on the mites of domestic and wild birds (particularly species of Dermanyssus and Liponyssus) as potential vectors of both the St. Louis and Western equine encephalitis types of viruses. In order to test such mites for virus infection, it is necessary to obtain adequate samples of living material eith
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