R.M. Clark to C. Hubert Bond, 30th Aug. 1923.- Correspondence Details
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Sent From (Definite): Ronald Murray ClarkSent To (Definite): Sir Charles Hubert BondDate: 3 Aug 1923
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Sent fromRonald Murray Clark
3 Aug 1923
Description:‘Dear Dr. Bond,
I shall be very pleased to welcome Colonel James and give him all information I can. Thanks for information re notification of Malaria which I had overlooked, I think I will be able to satisfy Colonel James.
We recognised the possibility of spread of malaria but omitted to consider the possible risk if discharged patients go out to a district where anopheles exist. Mosquitoes are common here and we hunted them up on the wing and at their breeding grounds and satisfied ourselves that no anopheles were present but only culex. Professor Stephens advised me that in his opinion the danger of spread was nil and this was before we knew that inoculated Benign Tertian Malaria does not relapse.
This has been our experience as well as W. Juaregg’s and is probably due to the absence of teh stage in the life cycle of the parasite in the mosquito where only sexual reproduction takes place.
The marked feature about inoculated malaria is the promptness with which it responds to Quinine and the absence of Relapse. What would happen if the plasmodia again passed through the mosquito it is difficult to say. The question is a very interesting one and Professor T. Pantano of the University of Rome is at present working on it.
I am sorry I will not be able to get in touch with Colonel James on Monday night.
I am,
Sincerely yours,
R.M. Clark.’
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Sent toSir Charles Hubert Bond
3 Aug 1923
Description:‘Dear Dr. Bond,
I shall be very pleased to welcome Colonel James and give him all information I can. Thanks for information re notification of Malaria which I had overlooked, I think I will be able to satisfy Colonel James.
We recognised the possibility of spread of malaria but omitted to consider the possible risk if discharged patients go out to a district where anopheles exist. Mosquitoes are common here and we hunted them up on the wing and at their breeding grounds and satisfied ourselves that no anopheles were present but only culex. Professor Stephens advised me that in his opinion the danger of spread was nil and this was before we knew that inoculated Benign Tertian Malaria does not relapse.
This has been our experience as well as W. Juaregg’s and is probably due to the absence of teh stage in the life cycle of the parasite in the mosquito where only sexual reproduction takes place.
The marked feature about inoculated malaria is the promptness with which it responds to Quinine and the absence of Relapse. What would happen if the plasmodia again passed through the mosquito it is difficult to say. The question is a very interesting one and Professor T. Pantano of the University of Rome is at present working on it.
I am sorry I will not be able to get in touch with Colonel James on Monday night.
I am,
Sincerely yours,
R.M. Clark.’
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