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Thirty-six rectal swabbings from normal Egyptian infants, tested singly or in pools representing material from 3 to 4 infants yielded 1 poliomyelitis virus, 9 Coxsackie (C) viruses, and 1 unidentified filterable agent. The unidentified agent was characterized by its cytopathogenicity for cultures of monkey testicular tissue and by its failure to produce disease in monkeys, mice, and hamsters.
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