irst number, Vol. VI, Sept., 1906, contains
articles on "Experiments upon the Transmission of Plague by Fleas."
"Note on the Species of Fleas Found on Rats, _Mus rattus_ and _Mus
decumanus_ in Different Parts of the World." "The Physiological
Anatomy of the Mouth-parts and Alimentary Canal of the Indian Rat
Flea, _Pulex cheopis_," and other papers on the relation of rats to
plague. The second number, Vol. VII, July, 1907, contains articles
on "On the Significance of the Locality of the Primary Bubo in
Animals Infected with Plague in Nature," "Further Observations on
the Transmission of Plague by Fleas with Special Reference to the
Fate of Plague Bacillus in the Body of the Rat Flea,"
"Experimental Production of Plague Epidemics Among Animals,"
"Experiments in Plague Houses in Bombay," "On the External Anatomy
of the Indian Rat Flea and Its Differentiation from Some Other
Common Fleas," "A Note on Man as a Host of the Indian Rat Flea,"
and others on the relation of rats to plague. The third number,
Vol. VII, Dec., 1907, contains articles on "Digest of Recent
Observations on the Epidemiology of Plague" (Bibliography),
"Epidemiological Observations in Bombay City," "Epidemiological
Observations in the Villages of Wadhala, Parel, Worli in the
Neighborhood of Bombay Village," "General Considerations Regarding
the Spread of Infection, Infectivity of Houses, etc., in Bombay
City and Island," "Epidemiological Observations in the villages of
Dhand and Kasel (Punjab)." The fourth number, Vol. VIII, May, 1908,
contains articles on "The Part Played by Insects in the
Epidemiology of Plague" (see also ref. under D.T. Verjbitski),
"Observations on the Bionomics of Fleas with Special Reference to
_P. cheopis_," "The Mechanism by Means of Which the Flea Cleans
Itself of Plague Bacilli," "On the Seasonal Prevalence of Plague in
India."

See also under Fleas.

FLEAS

BAKER, C.F. Fleas and Disease. _Science_, N.S., Vol. 22, No. 559,
Sept. 15, 1905, p. 340. Discusses the possibility of fleas
transmitting leprosy.

DOANE, R.W. Notes on Fleas, Collected on Rat and Human Hosts in San
Francisco and Elsewhere. _Can. Ento._, 40, 1908, pp. 303-304. Shows
that _Ceratophyllus fasciatus_ and _Pulex irritans_ are common on
both man and rats.

FOX, CARROLL.