A school waterborne outbreak involving both Shigella sonnei and Entamoeba histolytica

In an outbreak of gastroenteritis affecting 730 students, Shigella sonnei and Entamoeba histolytica were isolated from the stool specimens of patients. Environmental investigations revealed the source of infection to be contamination of underground well water by sewage from a toilet. The outbreak ended with the closure of the well water supply. To avoid such problems, institutions and other groups that maintain their own wells, including schools and summer camps, need to be vigilant about maintenance and check for potential contamination.

Three wishes of gifted and nongifted adolescents

Three wishes of 69 gifted and 66 nongifted adolescents within the United States were solicited in a group situation. The findings indicated that personal wishes were of the most concern for both gifted and nongifted adolescents, and that male adolescents in both groups tended to value material possessions more often than did female adolescents. A significant between-groups difference revealed that gifted adolescents expressed more altruistic and fewer goal wishes than their nongifted peers. These kinds of data are one more means of describing, for teachers and counselors, a general picture of students' psychological and social orientations.