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A case of amoebic meningitis, presumably primary, was encountered in the Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, South India, in November 1983. The patient, a 40-year-old man, had cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea before the meningitis developed. Acanthamoeba culbertsoni was repeatedly demonstrated in and cultured from the cerebrospinal fluid. The patient responded dramatically to a combination therapy of penicillin and chloramphenicol.

Verticillium lecanii and Aphanocladium album infected in 5 days 90-95 % of the teliospores of Puccinia horiana, the major pathogen of Chrysanthemum. This suggests the possibility to expand the use of V. lecami, a commercial biocontrol agent against aphids, in order to control P. horiana, V. lecanii and A. album parasitized other microcyclic rusts but with a lesser frequency: P. dianthi (82 and 88 %), P. malvacearum {71 and 60 %) and P. glomerata (57 and 61 %). Cladosporium sphaerospermum. and C. uredinicola were less effective than V. lecanii and A. album against all rust species tested. Zusammenfassung Hyperparasitismus von Puccinia horiana und anderen mikrozyklischen RostpilzenVerticillium lecanii und Aphanocladium album infizierten in 5 Tagen 90-95 % der Teleutosporen von Puccinia horiana, dem wichtigsten Krankheitserreger von Chrysanthemen. Es erscheint deshalb moglich, V. lecanii, das gegen Blattlause eingesetzt wird, gegen P. horiana anzuwenden. V. lecanii und A. album befielen auch andere mikrozyklische Rostpilze, jedoch in geringerem Ausmafi: Puccinia dianthi (82 und 88%), P. malvacearum {71 und 60%) und P. glomerata (57 und 61%). Cladosporium sphaerospermum und C uredinicola waren gegen alle gepriiften Rostpilze weniger wirksam als V. lecanii und A. album.

Exposure of Colisa fasciatus, a freshwater teleost, to 2500 mg/l manganese sulphate for 90 h caused decreased spermatogenic activity and hemorrhage in the testes.

Goat rearing is an important source of livelihood particularly for landless labourers and marginal farmers across the country. Evidence has shown that majority of goat farmers belonged to landless and marginal categories. Majority of goat farmers' annual income was between ` 10,001 to 20,000 and only 5% of farmers had an annual income of more than ` 50,000. Study also reveals that about 68% goats kept by farmers were from non-descript breed followed by Black Bengal (27%). Beside this nearly 14% of goat farmers were getting veterinary aid from government veterinary hospital while 86% of goat farmers were dependent on either private veterinarian or home remedies. Moreover, about 42% farmers were having hut type of houses for goat rearing. In the light of the results obtained it can be concluded that the production potential of goats could be enhanced with the introduction of superior technologies as well as improved practices which would help the farmers to contribute meaningfully to meet the needs of the family members and also improve the socioeconomic status of goat farmers.

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