1976 USAMRIID Planning Session with the Ad Hoc Study Group for Special Infectious Disease Problems, 18-19 November 1976

Contents: The current status of USAMRIID and its research activities; Relation of virion surface charges to virulence of arboviruses; Virus replication in peripheral human leukocytes; Systemic metabolic alterations associated with phagocytosis: an integrated system of nonspecific host defense responses; Prostaglandins and the host's metabolic response to infectious disease; Radiometric methods for rapid diagnosis of viral infection; Sequential immunization of 'at-risk' personnel with split and whole virus A/swine influenza vaccines; Immuno- and chemoprophylaxis of A/New Jersey/76 (swine) influenza in squirrel monkeys; Immuno- and chemoprophylaxis of A/New Jersey/76 (swine) influenza in mice; The use of a photodensitometric technique to evaluate the efficacy of antiviral compounds against swine influenza(influenza A/New Jersey) infection in mice; Electron microscopic studies of influenza virus John D. White, PhD; and Discussion of Review of research divisional activities by the division chiefs.