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<DIV>Some of you will know that a well known leishmaniac, Prof. Dick Ashford,
has been seriuosly ill. He is well known to the older leishmaniacs for cracking
<BR>the descriptive epidemiology of CL in Ethiopia and for the part he played in
the early days of the WHO Special Programme on the Leishmaniases. He was an
active member of the Scientific Committee and, later, was the Chairman of the
Steering Committee for several years. Just before Christmas, Dick collapsed
<BR>with a brain abscess. He was in intensive care for a time after an operation
to drain the abcses. The first antibiotic treatment did not cure him and he
<BR>relapsed with loss of power in his arm and left leg. Another operation and
a change of treatment has cured the infection and he is now slowly getting
back the use of his arm and leg with intensive physiotherapy. On 7
February, Dick will be moved into rehabilitation - a good sign. The prognosis is
looking brighter with each day that passes. If any leishmaniac who knows Dick
has a moment to spare, why not send Dick a 'Get Well' message to <A
href="mailto:kayashford@hotmail.com">kayashford@hotmail.com</A>? It
would do wonders for his morale.<BR>.<BR>Bob
Killick-Kendrick<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>