Dear Virus Enthusiasts,
 
Tomorrow, we'll discuss a truly historic paper from 1898 (not a typo, thats 111 yrs ago), the first ever report of an "unfilterable" virus from animal hosts!
 
The paper was originally in German and its translated title reads as: "Report of the Commission for Research on the Foot-and-Mouth Disease" by Freidrich Loeffler and Paul Frosch.
 
A PDF of the English version, which Bill scanned for us yesterday, is attached (see below for alternative free online version). Please join us tomorrow to discuss this work.
 
Sincerely, 
 
Ajay
 
Citation:
Loeffler, F. and P. Frosch. 1898. Berichte der Kommission zur Erforschung der Maul-und Klauenseuche bei dem Institut fur Infektionskrankheiten. Part I, 23: 371-391.In Milestones in Microbiology: 1556 to 1940, translated and edited by Thomas D. Brock, ASM Press. 1998, p149. ISBN: 978-1-55581-142-6.
 
FREE Online version available at: http://www.asm.org/ASM/files/CCLIBRARYFILES/FILENAME/0000000250/1898p149.pdf