NEARING SOLUTION.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20275, 18 August 1937, Page 9

NEARING SOLUTION.

INFLUENZA PROBLEM. I RESULTS OF RESEARCH. (Times Air Mail Service.) LUND ON, July 24. The problem of influenza is nearing solution says the medical correspondent of the Daily Mail. 11 is four years since Sir Patrick Laidlaw and his colleagues at llio National Institute of Medical Research. Hampstead, isolated a virus from Ihe throats of human infiuenza patients. This virus lias been compared with those found in many oilier parts or Hie world, and is definitely established as Dr. Burnett, of Melbourne, is growing a si rain of virus weakened by cnl- ] lure in hens’ egus. which il is thought, I may he used in Ihe form of nose-drops, j instead of injeelions, when an out- I break is llirealene.L English workers are eonerntraling I on another lype of vaccine in which j tho virus is killed by formalin. Serums , it.tended for Irealnu'nl. md prevenlion. have also been developed. They ward cdV IMo fa I .1 lung c.mipliealions of influenza. When Ihe malady is finally vanquished i will be due |.i Ihe efforts of j I umlreds of docl-M-s. medical students I MI.I soldiers, who have given Idoo.l •