The Encephalitis Epidemic in St. Louis

Article1 July 1934THE ENCEPHALITIS EPIDEMIC IN ST. LOUISDAVID P. BARR, M.D., F.A.C.P.DAVID P. BARR, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-1-37 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the summer and autumn of 1933, 1097 cases of epidemic encephalitis were reported in St. Louis and in St. Louis County.1 Study of the disease has revealed that it differs in many important respects from the encephalitis lethargica of von Economo and that it is not definitely identifiable with the Japanese Encephalitis B. Although it has previously attracted little attention, it may not be entirely new in this country. In 1932 cases of a similar condition were seen in the small city of Paris, Illinois, where in a population of 9000, 27 cases were reported.2, 3Due to a...References1. The Encephalitis Epidemic in St. Louis City and County, 1933. Statistical Report of St. Louis City Health Department. Google Scholar2. HOUSTON HS: Illinois Health Quart., 1932, vi, 174. Google Scholar3. LEAKE JP: Epidemiology of encephalitis, with special reference to 1933 epidemic, Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1933, xxiii, 1140-1143. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BREDECK JF: Story of epidemic of encephalitis in St. Louis, Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1933, xxiii, 1135-1140. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. LEAKE JP: Encephalitis in St. Louis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, ci, 928-929. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. MUCKENFUSS RS: Clinical observations and laboratory investigations on the 1933 epidemic of encephalitis in St. Louis, Bull. N. Y. Acad. Med. (In press.) Google Scholar7. HEMPELMANN TC: Discussion (on encephalitis in St. Louis), Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1933, xxiii, 1149. Google Scholar8. MCCORDOCK HA: Discussion (on encephalitis in St. Louis), Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1933, xxxiii, 1150. Google Scholar9. MUCKENFUSSARMSTRONGMCCORDOCK RSCHA: Encephalitis: studies on experimental transmission, Pub. Health Rep., 1933, xlviii, 1341-1343. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. WEBSTERFITE LTGL: Virus encountered in study of material from cases of encephalitis in St. Louis and Kansas City epidemics of 1933, Science, 1933, lxxviii, 463-465. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. WEBSTERFITE LTGL: Contribution to the etiology of encephalitis by protection tests, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1933, xxxi, 344. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. NEAL JB: Types of epidemic encephalitis; comparison of cases seen in St. Louis in 1933 with those seen in New York City, Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1933, xxiii, 1144-1148. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. WEBSTERFITE LTGL: St. Louis encephalitis, Science, 1934, lxxix, 254. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: St. Louis, Missouri*Read at the Chicago meeting of the American College of Physicians, April 17, 1934.From the Department of Medicine, Washington University, and the Barnes Hospital St. Louis, Missouri. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLes encéphalites verno-estivales 1 July 1934Volume 8, Issue 1Page: 37-45KeywordsEncephalitisHospital medicineJapanese encephalitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...