PROPHYLAXIS OF DYSENTERY IN THE USSR

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• Publication Date: July 17, 1952
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INFORMATION FROM
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COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Scientific - Medicine, infectious diseases
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PUBLISHED Moscow
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PUBLISHED 5 Jun 1952
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PROPPYLAXIS OF DiHENTRRY IN THE USSR
Prof V. Troitskiy
Corr Mem, Aced Med Sci USSR
Application of the new USSR antibiotics, synthomycin and levomycetin, has
sharply reduced the number of deaths from dysentery among young children. Clin-
ical and bacteriological methods 'of diagnosis have also improved. Some problems
still remain to be solved, however, as far as practical public health aspects of
dysentery are concerned.
It is known that considerable changes in the etiology of this disease have
taken place during the past 15 years. While the total number of cases has drop-
ped, certain species of the causative factor vere replaced by others. Further-
more, there is no stability among the strains of Flexner bacilli either. While
strains of certain types predominated formerly, others are prevalent now. The
reasons for the changes mentioned may be the fact that the most effective pro-
phylactic measures were applied against the clinically severe forms of dysentery
produced chiefly by Grigor'yev-Shiga bacilli; changes in the nature of the im-
munity of the population; and transformation of some species of bacteria into
others. One may assume that all of these factors were effective to some extent.
A correct solution of the problem involved here is important from the standpoint
of efficient application of prophylactic vaccines: work done by USSR investiga-
tors has established that immunity against dysentery is not only specific as far
as species of bacilli are concerned, but also with regard to types of a single
species. One cannot expect that immunity to Sonne bacilli will be produced by a
vaccine which close not contain this particular component. Likewise, serological
types of Flexner bacilli bring about the highest degree of immunity against bac-
teria of homologous types while they are much less effective in establishing im-
munity against bacteria of heterologous types.
In order to formulate prophylactic vaccines borrectly, one must have a com-
plete knowledge of the species and types of bacteria occurring in various areas
of the country. It is therefore an important task of bacteriological laboratories
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attached to sniit:nry epiur?,miolo~ieal siations to cuilect, constantly and system-
aticai?y, data on this subjeit. In addition to information on typical strains,
data on -,typical forms must also be obtained. o;therwie.e no assurance exists
that a lr:rp,e number of c-.,,e6 of the disease may not be produced by a hitherto
unknown ipecies or type of dysentery bacilli.
As to any kind of infection, early diagnosis is important. One must there-
fore further perfect diagnostic methods. This applies not only to bacteriolog-
ical and erologic:al n:s.thods, but to rector oranoscopy, X-ray investigations of
the inres'. ne, and 'ctro ytology s.. Ve.ll..
it :9ev-:ei:t. rsa;:u:?es tdtc prophvla:ac of dysentery, problems of patho-
gsne= r of the carrying of bacilli remain most important.
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