Guide to the management of rubella problems.

Despite the availability of rubella vaccine the incidence of the congenital rubella syndrome has been increasing in certain regions of Canada. Perhaps this is not surprising in view of the known irregular cyclic activity of rubella virus in a community and the fact that the percentage of seropositive women of childbearing age has not changed appreciable since the vaccine was introduced. Clearly vaccine is not being administered to sufficient numbers of women at risk. Until a much higher percentage of women of childbearing age possess rubella antibody, the costly problem of congenital rubella syndrome is likely to be with us. Common rubella problems relate to four categories: the exposed pregnant woman, laboratory diagnosis, the infant with suspected congenital rubella and the vaccine. One of the most common questions about the vaccine is the following: Can recently vaccinated individuals disseminate vaccine and infect seronegative contact? The answer is No.     

Intrinsically disordered Meningioma-1 stabilizes the BAF complex to cause AML

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Food and feeding habits of the Common lizard (Lacerta vivipara) in the west of England

Common lizards caught at two different localities in April-May, July and September, were dissected and their stomach contents identified. Spiders were the principal food, andHomoptera were important in the summer months. With the exception of some distastefulforms like ants and woodlice, the proportions of invertebrates on the ground and in stomachsshowed a fairly close correspondence. Food eaten by juveniles in September was similar tothat of the adults, but the mean size of items in each category was smaller. A wide range of invertebrates was taken, and it was concluded that selection of food was on the basis of its size, taste and speed of movement.     

Micromammals from the type site of Broken Hill Man (Homo rhodesiensis) near Kabwe,Zambia: a historical note

Abstract

The presence of large numbers of micromammalian remains near the Homo rhodesiensis (now H. heidelbergensis or H. sapiens) type cranium from the Broken Hill Mine near Kabwe was noted when it was discovered. Most of the remains seem to have been lost but a small sample was preserved in the palaeontology collections at the Natural History Museum, London. Over the years, this sample received preliminary inspections that resulted in various published and unpublished reports or identifications, copies of which were kept with the material. The unpublished reports are reproduced to place them on record and to complement the more complete annotated systematic list for the site now given. The present paper collates previous identifications, adds some previously unrecorded taxa and updates the taxonomy to conform to current thinking. The partial nature of the sample prevents a detailed interpretation of environmental conditions at the time of accumulation and there remains no direct dating of the site. However, the micromammals suggest that the environment at the time of deposition was much as it would have been before mining and other human activities altered the vegetation, which may imply interglacial conditions.