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BULLETIN
Editor: Dr. N. Medappa
Research Information Bulletin
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VoL 10 No. 6
June, 1980
India
ARBOVIRUSES IN INDIA - PART
III
INGWAVUMA
BATAI
This virus belongs to Simbu group and was
first isolated in Africa from a weaver and
from Cutex univittatus (McIntosh et al.,1965).
In India the topotype virus first named Balagodu was isolated from Ardeota grayii.
The
virus can be transmitted by the bite of Cutex
fatigans. N-antibodies have been demonstrated
in sera from humans and paddy birds.
Monkey
and cattle sera have been tested and were
found to be negative (Pavri et at., 1969) .
This virus belongs to Bunyamwera group.
In India this virus was first isolated in 1957
from Anophetes barbirostris and was labelled
as Chittoor virus.
Later it was shown to be
identical with Batai virus isolated from Cutex
getidus in Malaysia (Theiler and Downs, 1973).
The virus was isolated from Manjri, near Pune,
one strain each from Cutex bitaeniorhynehus
and Anophetes subpictus, and three strains
from Anophetes tessettatus (Singh and Pavri,
1966).
Studies at the NIV, Pune, indicated
that HI antibodies were present in about -30
per cent of goat and 8 per cent of sheep sera
from various parts of India.
Thirty six per
cent of horse sera from Maharashtra State
also demonstrated similar antibodies against
this virus.
Antibodies to this virus in a
high proportion of sera of cattle, camels and
donkeys have also been demonstrated in several
instances (Pavri and Sheikh, 1966; Pavri and
Singh, 1969; NIV unpublished data).
Several
hundred human sera were tested but only occa
sional sera showed antibodies to Batai virus.
SATHUPERI
This virus belongs to Simbu group and was
isolated from a pool of Cutex vishnui near
Vellore in south India.
There have been only
two isolates so far from the same species of
mosquito (Dandawate et at., 1969a).
Human
sera have been tested for antibodies parti
cularly from cases of pyrexias of unknown
origin.
Sera studied have been found to be
serologically negative (Banerjee and Desai,
1973). Sathuperi virus has been isolated from
sentinel cattle in Nigeria
(Univ. Ibadan
Report, 1968) and one strain from
Cutieoid.es
(Univ. Ibadan Report, 1970).
KAIKALUR
This virus was isolated from a pool of
Cutex tritaeniorhynehus from Andhra Pradesh in
1972.
It belongs to the Simbu group and is
related to but not
identical with other
viruses of this group isolated
in India
(Rodrigues et at., 1977).
Division
of Publication
&
Experimental
viraemia
with
Batai
(Chittoor) virus with production of antibodies
has been shown in sheep and goats, horse and
cow calf.
The virus could also be propagated
in series by intrathoracic inoculation with
C. fatigans, Ae. aegypti, Ae. atbopictus and
Anophetes stephensi (NIV unpublished data).
The infection could be transmitted to infant
mice through the bite of infected Anophetes
stephensi and Aedes aegypti (Pavri and Singh,
1969) .
Information,
ICMR,
New Delhi-110
029
UMBRE
SANDFLY-BORNE VIRUSES
This virus belongs to the Turlock group.
Umbre virus was isolated from Culex bitaeniorhynohus in 1955 from Kolaba district of Maha
rashtra.
Several strains of this virus have
also been isolated from Culex vishnui from
Vellore during the period 1955 to 1957 (Dandawate et al., 1969a) .
In 1963 one strain was
isolated from the blood of grey partridge
(NIV unpublished data).
Antibodies to Umbre
virus were demonstrated in six human sera from
south India (Banerjee and Desai, 1973).
SANDFLY FEVER VIRUS
PALYAM, KASBA AND VELLORE
Palyam, Kasba and Vellore viruses belong
to the Palyam group.
Only one strain each of
these viruses (G15534 was later named as
Kasba) has been isolated from Culex vishnutcollected at Sathuperi near Vellore (Dandawate
et al., 1969a; Myers et al., 1971).
Limited
studies indicated that no antibodies could be
detected in human sera against Palyam or Kasba
virus (Dandawate and Pavri, 1974). Antibodies
to Vellore virus were detected in cattle sera
and in one out of 16 human sera tested (Myers
et al., 1971).
ICHAMPADI
This virus was isolated in 1956 from a
pool of Culex vishnui collected near Vellore,
south India.
It is not related to any known
arbovirus and awaits further studies (NIV un
published data).
This virus belongs to the sandfly fever
group, members of which have been isolated
from various parts of the world. Although the
presence of a filterable agent in the blood
and the role of Phlebotomus papatasi in
papatasi fever had been demonstrated in the
early part of the century, the two antigenic
types of virus, Sicilian and Naples,
were
actually identified by Sabin in 1951.
Consi
derable attention was paid to this virus in
the Indian subcontinent.
But large sandfly
fever outbreaks from India have not been
recorded during the last twenty five years.
However, in West Pakistan, four strains were
isolated from humans and 39 strains from sand
flies. Among these isolates were agents found
to be indistinguishable from the Neapolitan
and Sicilian strains of Phlebotomus fever
virus (Barnett and Suyemoto, 1961; George,
1970) . In India both the types have been iso
lated from sandflies and febrile patients from
Aurangabad
(Bhatt et al., 1971) .
Fifteen
strains (11 from sandflies and 4 from humans)
of Naples and 11 Sicillian type (2 from humans
and 9 from sandflies)
have already been
identified.
Continuous monitoring of sand
flies has been done over the last several
years and many strains of this virus have been
isolated.
Antibodies in human sera have been
found from Maharashtra and Gujarat. Sera from
sheep, goats, cattle, and dogs have been found
to be negative against Sicillian type virus
(Goverdhan, M.K. - personal communication).
MINNAL
One strain of Minnal virus was ..isolated
from a pool of Culex vishnui from a place near
Vellore (Dandawate et al., 1969a).
Limited
studies indicated the presence of N. antibodies
in a small proportion of human sera (Danda
wate, C.N. - personal communication).
VENKATAPURAM
Only one strain of this virus
isolated so far from Culex vishnui.
logical tests have been done.
has been
No sero
ARKONAM
This virus was isolated from a pool of
Anopheles subpictus from south India (Danda
wate et al., 1969a). Two additional isolations
were made subsequently (NIV unpublished data).
N-antibodies were demonstrated in a small pro
portion of human sera collected in North Arcot
district of Tamil Nadu.
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CHANDIPURA
Chandipura virus belongs to the vesicular
stomatitis group of arboviruses.
Two strains
of the virus were isolated from blood of two
cases of fever during an epidemic of dengue
in Nagpur when both chikungunya and dengue
were also found to be active (Bhatt and
Rodrigues, 1967).
Later this virus was also
isolated
from a pool of
sandflies from
Aurangabad in Maharashtra
State
(Dhanda
et al., 1970) . Chandipura virus can be trans
mitted through the bite of A. aegypti to in
fant mice
(Ramachandra Rao et al., 1967) .
Nearly 900 human sera from various parts of
India have been tested for N-antibodies. Forty
per cent of the sera were positive.
N-antibodies have also been demonstrated in sera
from monkeys, horses, goats, donkeys, cattle
and sheep (Bhatt and Rodrigues, 1967).
Iso
lation of Chandipura virus from
Atalaaix
spieulens (wild hedgehog) had been reported
from Nigeria (Univ. Ibadan Report, 1970).
CULICOIDES-BORNE VIRUS
African horse-sickness (AHS) as a disease
has been known in South Africa for centuries
where strains of AHS virus have been isolated
repeatedly from wild-caught CuLicoides.
The
disease was noted in Iran, West Pakistan and
Afghanistan in 1959 and in 1960 AHS made its
appearance in India.
An outbreak occurred in
Jaipur, Rajasthan, among horses of a cavalry
unit (Shah and Pavri, 1963; Shah, 1964) .
The
Indian strains are now known as type 8 of AHS
virus.
No virus could be isolated from Culicoides captured in the vicinity but measures
to prevent the horses being bitten by Culieoides were effective.
The outbreak spread
rapidly to different parts of India and over
20,000 animals died.
Since then outbreaks of
AHS have not been reported from India.
VECTOR NOT KNOWN
Certain viruses whose vectors remain unknown, have been reported from birds and
TABLE VIII
VIRUSES WITH VECTORS NOT KNOWN
Virus
Number of
strains
isolated
Source
Reference
Thimiri
8
Ardeola grayii (paddy bird)
Sembalam
5
Rycticorax nycticoTax (Night heron)
Ardea oinerea (Grey heron)
M
Kammavanpettai*
1
Stumus pagedarum (Brahminy myna)
1!
Kannamangalam
1
Corvus splendens (House crow)
M
Thottapalyam
1
Sancus murinus (shrew)
Carey et al.,1971b
Sagar
1
Acridotheres fusous maharattensis
(Jungle myna)
NIV unpublished data
Carey et al., 1971a
* No antibodies in human sera tested
rodents from collections near Vellore in con
nection with studies on JE virus (Table VIII) .
The probable presence of activity of some
other arboviruses is indicated in serological
surveys.
N-antibodies against Zika and Ntaya
were detected in about 17 and 9 per cent of
human sera from what are now known as Maha
rashtra and Gujarat States (Smithburn et al.3
1954).
Some sera from Maharashtra, Gujarat
and Tamil Nadu also showed antibodies to
Uganda virus (Smithbum et al., 1954) .
Anti
bodies in sera of man and animals specially
sheep and goats, to CHF-Congo virus have been
demonstrated (Shanmugham et al., 1976).
Arbovirus research in India, from the
humble beginnings in 1930’s has come a long
way to provide the basis for public health
authorities to control human disease caused
by these viruses.
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Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
ABSTRACTS
Some Research Projects completed recently
Cardiomegaly in chronic anemia - an experi
mental study
Post weanling rats when maintained on a
diet consisting of whole milk and sugar
rapidly became anaemic.
This iron deficiency
anaemia led to cardiomegaly which was not due
to hypertrophy but to compensatory enlarge
ment. The cardiomegaly was reversible when
the animals were adequately treated by normal
laboratory diet supplemented with iron and
copper.
The heart of the anaemic animal when sub
jected to an acute volume overload by intra
venous fluid infusion showed fairly specific
type of damage to the myocardial fibres at the
ultrastructure level in the form of separation
of intercalated discs, supercontracted and
superstretched myofibres, ruptured myofila
ments and distended and ruptured capillaries.
The pulmonary arteries of anaemic rats showed
evidence of pulmonary hypertension.
B.N. Dutta
Department of Pathology
Postgraduate Institute
of Medical Education
and Research
Chandigarh.
Clinical assessment of the value of oteoresin of Commiphora mukut (guggut) in obesity
and hyperlipidemia
The hypolipidemic, weight reducing and
anticoagulant actions of the oleo-resin of
Commiphora mukut (guggut) have been studied.
Out of a total of 93 patients, only 47 conti
83
nued regular visits and follow up.
Patients
were given placebo for one month followed by
2 g of guggul, three times a day without any
dietetic restrictions, for three months
arid
evaluated at monthly intervals. Follow up was
continued for a further three months.
A significant
fall was
observed
in
cholesterol level
every month
during the
therapy and for three months after cessation
of guggut3 while serum triglyceride and free
fatty acid levels showed a significant fall
only after two months of guggul therapy; this
was maintained during follow up. There was no
significant
change in serum phospholipid
level.
Serum beta lipoprotein levels showed a
significant fall only after three months of
therapy and during follow up.
The prothrombin time and clotting time
were
significantly prolonged
after three
months of therapy and remained prolonged even
after three months of cessation of guggul
therapy. There were no significant changes in
bleeding time, platelet count, weight and skin
fold thickness during or after completion of
guggul therapy.
A.P. Jain
Department of Medicine
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
of Medical Sciences
Sevagram.
Effect of methaqualone
hydrochloride
gonads of adult albino rats.
function ot male and temale sex organs showed
that in both male and female rats methaqualone
produced marked damage of sex organs
and
significant inhibition of gonadal function.
From these experiments it appears that
the inhibitory effect of methaqualone is pri
marily mediated via the
hypothalamus and
pituitary as revealed by low levels of hypo
thalamic MAO activity and raised levels of
total pituitary gonadotropin.
However, the
nature of histological change in the gonads,
particularly the testis, is strongly sugges
tive of a direct toxic effect of methaqualone.
Mere deprivation of pituitary gonadotropin for
a period of 15 days is not likely to produce
extensive destruction of testicular architec
ture as such changes are not demonstrated in
testis of hypophysectomized rats.
Although
the doses Diz. 30 mg/kg and
60 mg/kg, used in this study are much higher
that the recommended therapeutic dose,
the
toxic potential of methaqualone assumes signi
ficance in view of the higher doses reported
to be taken by abusers of methaqualone.
Fur
ther studies are however necessary using the
therapeutic dose over a prolonged period, to
determine the chronic toxicity of the drug.
S.L. Sarkar
Department of Pharmacology
MGM Medical College
Jamshedpur.
on
Results of the study on the effects of
methaqualone hydrochloride on structure and
O)
ICMR
Dr. T.A. Lambo, Deputy Director-General,
WHO, Geneva, visited the Council and delivered
a lecture on ’Biomedical and Health Services
Research from the Standpoint of WHO’, on
June 16, 1980.
Dr. V. Ramalingaswami participated in a
workshop seminar on ’Diarrhoeal Diseases and
Oral Rehydration Therapy’ organised at the
Indian Medical
Association building,
New
Delhi, on June 22, 1980.
Dr. V. Ramalingaswami,
ICMR, participated in the
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joint WHO/UNICEF
NEWS
meeting on ‘Strategies for Health for All by
2000 AD’, held between June 24-30, 1980, at
the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office, New
Delhi.
Dr. Badri N. Saxena,
Deputy DirectorGeneral, ICMR, participated in the Steering
Committee meeting of the WHO Task Force on
Service Research in Family Planning held bet
ween June 2-5, 1980, at Geneva.
Dr. Usha K. Luthra,
Deputy DirectorGeneral, ICMR, participated in the 7th Inter
national Congress of Cytology held between May
18-22, 1980, at Munich,
West Germany, and
presented a paper on •Epidemiology of Cervical
Precancerous and Cancerous Lesions'. She also
participated in the 3rd International
Con
ference on 'Automation of Diagnostic Cytology
and Cell Image Analysis
held on May 23-24,
1980.
Task Force on Male Fertility June 16-17, 1980
Regulating Methods (at ICMR)
Task Force on Tick Borne
Diseases in India (at NIV,
Pune)
June 26-27, 1980
Expert Group/Task Force Meetings:
Task Force on Product
Development - Non-RadioIsotopic Chemical Assay
Methods.
June 23-24, 1980
The following Expert Groups/Task Forces
of the Council met during the month:
Task Force on Enterovirus
(Picorna Virus) Infection
other than Poliovirus
(at ICMR)
June 5-6, 1980
Expert Group on the Tuberculosis Prevention Trial
(at ICMR)
June 10-11, 1980,
***
Dr.S.G. Srikantia relinquished the office
of the Director, National Institute of Nutri
tion, Hyderabad, on May 31, 1980.
He pro
poses to take up voluntary community health
service in Mysore city, in collaboration with
the Ramakrishna Mission.
ICMR AIDED SYMPOSIA/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
Date
Symposium/Seminar/Work shop/
Conference
Institution/Department
Symposia on Viral Encephalitis and
Recent Advances in Blood Transfusion
and a Slide Seminar on Non-tumorous
Lesions of CNS.
January 3-5, 1980
Postgraduate Institute of
Medical
Education and
Research,
Chandigarh
(Association of Patho
logists
and Microbio
logists) .
Winter School
on Crystallographic
Computing Techniques.
January 4-14, 1980
Indian Institute of Sci
ence, Bangalore.
Workshop on Utilization of Health
Services Facilities at 3 Primary
Health Centres attached to Medical
Colleges for Training Undergraduate
Medical Students.
January 9-11, 1980
All India Institute of
Hygiene and
Publ ic
Health, Calcutta.
XXXIII Annual Conference of
Indian Radiological Association.
the
January 11-14, 1980
Gauhati Medical College,
Gauhati.
XIX Annual Conference of the Indian
Association for the Advancement of
Medical Education.
January 17-19, 1980
Medical College,
drum.
International Symposium on Hundred
Years of Malaria Research.
January 17-19, 1980
Institute of Postgraduate
Medical Education and Re
search, Calcutta.
Trivan
85
S ympo s i um/ S emina r/ Wo rk shop/
Conference
Date
Institution/Department
Seminar on Industrial Accidents with
Special Reference to Hand Injuries.
January 19-20, 1980
All India Institute
of
Hygiene § Public Health,
Calcutta (Indian Associa
tion
of
Occupational
Health).
XXXV Joint Annual Conference of the
Association of Physicians of India.
January 20-23, 1980
Medical College,
drum.
January 21, 1980
Indian Council of Medical
Research,
New
Delhi
(Indian Society for Mala
ria and other Communi
cable Diseases).
January 28-30, 1980
S.S.
Medical
College,
Rewa (Indian Association
of Preventive and Social
Medicine).
International
maniasis.
Symposium
on Leish-
Symposium on Lathyrism.
Trivan
Workshop on Modern Trends of AerobioIdgy with Special Reference to Plant
Pathology and Medicine.
January 29-31, 1980
Bose Institute, Calcutta.
Indo-French School on Recent Advances
in Computer.Techniques in Meteoro
logy, Bio-mechanics and Applied Sys
tems.
February 4-13, 1980
Centre for Atmospheric
Sciences,Indian Institute
of Technology, New Delhi.
All India Symposium on Management of
Indian Science for Development
and
Self Reliance.
February 6-9, 1980
All India Institute of
Medical
Sciences,
New
Delhi (Society of Young
Scientists).
First Indian Conference on Ecology
and Environmental Science
February 18-20, 1980
University
Jaipur.
Symposium on Vaccines for Human Weifare : India’s Strategy for 1980’s.
February 20-21, 1980
Department of Virology,
Christian Medical College
and Hospital. Vellore.
Sixth Workshop on Hospital Infections
with Special Reference to Gram Nega
tive Bacilli.
February 20-27, 1980
Department of Microbio
logy, All India Institute
of Medical Sciences, New
Delhi.
Third Annual Conference of the Indian
Academy of Forensic Medicine.
February 22-24, 1980
Department of Forensic
Medicine,All India Insti
tute of Medical Sciences ,
New Delhi.
Symposium on Nutrition and Fertility
of Women.
February 23-24, 1980
National
Institute of
Nutrition, Hyderabad (Nu
trition Society of India).
86
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of Rajasthan,
_
0
Sympo s ium/ Seminar/ Wo rk shop/
Conference
Date
Institution/Department
VII Annual Conference of the Indian
Association for Radiation Protection.
February 25-27, 1980
M.S. University, Baroda.
National and
Drug Abuse.
Workshop on
March 10-15, 1980
Department of Psychiatry,
All India Institute of
Medical
Sciences,
New
Delhi.
Third Conference on Medical Physics.
March 19-21, 1980
Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre and Tata Memorial
Hospital,Bombay (Associa
tion of Medical
Physi
cists of India).
First Conference on Role of Ayurveda
and Traditional Medicine in Primary
Health Care.
March 20-23, 1980
Institute of Medical Sci
ences, Banaras Hindu Uni
versity, Varanasi.
First All India Workshop on Micro
biological Investigations of Food
Poisoning - New Trends.
March 22-24, 1980
Department of Microbio
logy, All India Institute
of Medical Sciences, New
Delhi.
Symposia on Recent Advances in Research on Malaria, Babesiosis, Theileriosis and Anaplasmosis and The Use
of Nuclear Techniques in Parasito
logy.
April 24-26, 1980
Haryana Agricultural Uni
versity, Hissar (Indian
Society
for Parasito
logy) .
Symposium on Medicine and Technology
and a Workshop on Biomedical Instru
mentation.
July 11-13, 1980
Institute of Basic Medi
cal
Sciences,
Madras
(Indian Association of
Biomedical Scientists).
Symposium on Growth of Ultrasonic
Industry in India.
July 20, 1980
National Physical Labo
ratory, New Delhi (Ultra
sonic Society of India).
Symposium on Ethno-Pharmacology.
September 30 October 2, 1980
Regional Research Labo
ratory, Jammu Tawi (Indian
Pharmacological Society).
Symposium on Hazards
Industry.
Chemical
October 19-20, 1980
National
Institute of
Occupational
Health,
Ahmedabad.
in
October 22-29, 1980
Department of Microbio
logy, Lady Hardinge Medi
cal College, New Delhi.
Regional
in
Workshop on Microbial Procedures
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
87
Sympo s ium/ Seminar/Workshop/
Conference
Date
Institution/Department
Workshop on Microbial Pathogenecity.
November 17-20, 1980
Department of Microbio
logy, Institute of Medi
cal
Sciences,
Banaras
Hindu University, Vara
nasi .
International symposium on Lectins as
Tools in Biology and Medicine.
January 7-9, 1981
Institute of Experimental
Medicine, Calcutta.
First All India Symposium and Workshop on Anaerobic Infections in Man.
March 1981
Department of Microbio
logy, All India Institute
of Medical Sciences, New
Delhi.
COUNCIL'S TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR 1980
Leprosy:
At the Central Jalma Institute
rosy, Agra:
(1)
Radioimmunoassay of Protein and Steroid
Hormones: (January 10 to April 10,1980).
(2)
Training course in Contraceptive Research
and Reproductive Endocrinology: (March,
1980).
for Lep
Training course in Leprosy for medical
officers: (February 15 to March 28, 1980,
and August 31 to October 14, 1980).
At the National Institute of
Hyderabad:
Nutrition,
Virology:
(3)
At the National
Pune:
Institute
of Virology,
Diploma course in Medical Virology of
Poona University: (July 1980).
Annual certificate course in Endocrino
logical Techniques and their Application:
(August to September, 1980) .
Nutrition:
At the National Institute
Hyderabad:
Reproductive Biology:
At the Institute for Research
duction, Bombay:
of Nutrition,
in Repro
(1)
M.Sc.. (Applied Nutrition) course:
1980 to February, 1981).
(1)
Training course in Reproductive Biology:
(January 10 to April 10, 1980).
(2)
Annual certificate course in Nutrition:
(December, 1980 to February, 1981) .
(2)
Laboratory Techniques in Medical Gene
tics: (February 1-28, 1980) .
Haematology:
(3)
Training course in
Basic Immunology
(January 10 to February 25, 1980).
At the
Bombay:
(1)
Endocrinology:
At the Institute for
duction, Bombay:
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Research in Repro
Blood
Group
Reference
(June,
Centre,
A certificate course in Blood Banking
Technology and Basic Haematology
for
medical officers: (February 1 to March
15, 1980).
(2)
Training course in Blood Banking Methodo
logy for Technicians: (May 12-26, 1980).
Tissue Culture:
At the Cancer Research Institute, Bombay:
Occupational Health:
At the National Institute of Occupational
Heal th, Ahmedabad:
Training course on use of tissue culture
for
investigations in human cancer:
(November 12 to December 2, 1980).
(1)
NIOH/WHO Training Course on Air Pollution
in Relation to Health: (February/March,
1980) .
(2) Refresher course in Occupational Health
for E.S.I. medical officers: (September,
1980) .
COURSES FOR TALENT SEARCH SCHEME FELLOIS
Basic Course in Statistics:
At the Institute for Research in Medical
Statistics, Madras: (January 2-12, 1980).
Clinical Pharmacology:
At the Department of Pharmacology, Seth
G.S. Medical College, Bombay: (November,
1980) .
Biostatistics:
At the Institute for Research in Medical
Statistics, New Delhi:
(1)
Certificate course in Statistical Tech
niques in Medical Research: (January 1 to
March 31, 1980).
(2)
Certificate course in Planning and Evalu
ation of Health Programmes: (April 1 to
30, 1980).
Haematological Techniques:
At the Department of Pathology, Christian
Medical College, Vellore: (January 8-19,
1980).
Gastroenterology:
At the Christian Medical College,Vellore:
(June 16-24, 1980).
Use of Radioisotopes in Medicine:
(3)
Diploma course in Biostatistics: (Septem
ber, 1980) .
(4)
Certificate course in Orientation to Bio
statistics: (September 1 to November 30,
1980).
At the National Institute of Nutrition,
Hyderabad: (July, 1980).
Cell-Biology and Cyto-Geretics:
At the Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore: (October, 1980).
Immunological Techniques:
laboratory Animal Technology:
At the National Institute
Hyderabad:
of Nutrition,
Laboratory Animal Technicians Training
Course: Senior level: (January to March,
1980), Junior level: (September to Octo
ber, 1980).
At the
rosy, Agra:
Central Jal ma Institute
(November 12-22, 1980).
for Lep
Clinical Endocrinology:
At the Institute for Research in Repro
duction, Bombay: (December, 1980).
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SOME ICMH PUBLICATIONS
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Memorandum on Treatment of Leprosy with Sulphones (1952)
A Supplement to the Results of Diet Surveys in India (1953)
Review on Haematology with a Note on Criteria for Averages and Normals (1953)
0.37
1.00
Treatment and Hygienic Disposal of Lac Wastes (1954)
0.62
Memorandum of Poliomyelitis (1955)
A review of work on Infant Mortality (1957)
Tuberculosis in India: A Sample Survey, 1955-58 (1959)
Menus for Low Cost Balanced Diets and School Lunch Programmes
Suitable for South India (1959), Third Edition 1977, Reprinted 1978
Menus for Low Cost Balanced Diets and School Lunch Programmes
Suitable for North India (1959), Second-Edition 1977
Physiological Norms in Indians: Pulmonary Capacities in Health (1961)
0.50
1.00
Treatment and Disposal of Sugar Factory Effluents (1961)
1.00
Manual of Standards of Quality for Drinking Water Supplies (1962),
Second Edition 1975
1.00
Nutrition for Mother and Child (1962), Third Edition 1978
3.50
Utilization of Liquid Wastes from Molasses Distillery for Recovery of
Potassium Salts (1964)
0.50
Some Common Indian Recipes and their Nutritive Value (1964),
Fourth Edition 1977, Reprinted 1980
Nardostachys Jatamansi - A Chemical, Pharmacological and Clinical
Appraisal (1965)
Technical Hand Book on Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices (1966)
Indian Children on a Psychiatrist’s Playground (1967)
Report of Nutrition work done in States (1967)
Seminar on Atherosclerosis and Ischaemic Heart Diseases (1967)
90
1.00
2.00
1.50
1.50
3.00
6.50
4.50
Gratis
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Gratis
Research in Medical Education (1970)
Research in Health Practices (1970)
4.00
4.00
Acute Encephalopathy Syndrome in Children (1970)
4.00
Exfoliative Cytology (1971)
4.00
Developments in Industrial Psychology in India (1971)
4.00
Dietary Allowances for Indians (1971), Reprinted 1980
Diet Atlas of India (1971)
Nutritive Value of Indian Foods (1971), Reprinted 1980
5.50
8.00
8.00
Nutrition Atlas of India (1971)
10.50
Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of
Cytologists (1972)
Review of Work Done in Rural Water Supply in India (1972)
4.00
4.00
All India Conference on Research in Reproduction and Fertility (1973)
Price
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4.00
A Study of Morbidity Patterns and Standard of Medical Care in the
Rural Centres of West Bengal (1973)
4.00
Seminar on Infectious Hepatitis and Study Group on Australia Antigen (1973)
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A Manual of Nutrition for Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (1973), Second Edition
1974, Reprinted 1977
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Atlas of Histopathology of Liver: Hepatitis and Cirrhosis (1974)
Studies on Pre-School Children (1974), Reprinted 1977
Studies on Weaning and Supplementary Foods (1974), Reprinted 1977
10.00
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Medicinal Plants of India - Vol. 1 (1976)
Alternative Approaches to Health Care (1977)
30.00
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Research in Malaria - An Outline (1977)
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Health Hazards of Mycotoxins in India (1978)
Your Child’s Future is in Your Hands (1978)
5.00
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Lathyrism - A Preventable Paralysis
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INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
Applications are invited for the following
research in the field of biomedical sciences:
fellowships
for
1,
Research Associatesh^ps:
A doctorate degree in Medicine or
Sciences, viz. M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent qualifications with
research experience; value Rs.1000/- to Rs.1400/- p.m.
2.
Senior Research Fellowships:
M.B.B.S.
after completing
internship or M.Sc. with at least 3 years research ex
perience; value Rs.700/- to Rs.800/- p.m.
3.
Junior Research Fellowships:
M.Sc ./M.A./B .D .S./M.V .Sc./
M.S.M./M.Pharma or B. Pharma with 3 years research experience
or equivalent qualifications; value Rs .400/-: to Rs .500/- p.m.
4.
Short Term Visiting Fellowships: A scientist holding a
whole-time post in a Medical College, Research Institute,
University etc. and actually engaged in research in the field
of biomedical science; T.A. & D.A.
5.
Fellowships for training of employed Technicians: B.Sc. with
laboratory experience of one/two years or Matriculation or
Higher Secondary in Science Group with at least five years
laboratory experience; value Rs.250/- p.m. and T.A.
Full details and application forms obtainable from the DirectorGeneral, Indian Council of Medical Research, Post Box No.4508, Ansari
Nagar, New Delhi-110029.
Application will be received throughout the
year.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Chapman
Dr. V. Ramalingaswami
Director-General
Chief, Publications
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Members
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Dr. N.D. Datta Banik
Dr. N.P. Gupta
Dr. Usha K. Luthra
Dr. Badri N. Saxena
Editor
Dr. N. Medappa
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