An Institutional Outbreak of Epidemic Jaundice

Infectious Diseases

“…Some French observers 152 reported an unusual infection incited by the bite of a rat. 154 Other reports of the disease have appeared from many parts of the world.155 Weil's disease probably occurs more frequently than is believed in the United States, and efforts should be made to diagnose the condition correctly. A bacillus identified as Stfeptobacillus moniliformis was recovered from the blood.…”