“…Typical descriptions have been given by Brown et al (1945) in this country and by Feibush (1945) in New York. Discussing this disease, Reimann (1944) writes, 'It is unknown at present whether or not the disease is related to the severe epidemic diarrhoeal disease of unknown cause which affects new-born infants in nurseries.' A good account of the clinical features is given by Reimann, Hodges, and Price (1945) and of the bacteriology by Reimann, Price, and Hodges (1945); they conclude, 'These results .…”