Mietens syndrome is a autosomal recessive disorder first described by Mietens and Weber. The condition is named after a German physician named Carl Mietens.Only 9 cases have been reported. Symptoms and signs
Intellectual disability
Flat feet
Crossed eyes
Severe postnatal growth retardation
Nystagmus
Narrow nose
Short forearm bones
Absent proximal radial epiphyses
Autosomal recessive inheritance
Dislocated radial head
Sclerocornea has been reported in this condition. History
In 1966, Carl Mietens and Helge Weber reported  cases of four children, 3 sisters and 1 brother. Who suffered from a cluster of congenital anomalies and mental retardantion.In 2006, two documented has been reported. == References ==
Brucella and all other remaining biological weapons in the U.S. arsenal were destroyed in 1971–72 when the American offensive biological warfare  program was discontinued by order of President Richard Nixon.The experimental American bacteriological warfare program focused on three agents of the Brucella group:
Porcine brucellosis (agent US)
Bovine brucellosis (agent AA)
Caprine brucellosis (agent AM)Agent US was in advanced development by the end of World War II. When the United States Air Force (USAF) wanted a biological warfare capability, the Chemical Corps offered Agent US in the M114 bomblet, based on the four-pound bursting bomblet developed for spreading anthrax during World War II. Though the capability was developed, operational testing indicated the weapon was less than desirable, and the USAF designed it as an interim capability until it could eventually be replaced by a more effective biological weapon.The main drawback of using the M114 with Agent US was that it acted mainly as an incapacitating agent, whereas the USAF administration wanted weapons that were deadly. The stability of M114 in storage was too low to allow for storing it at forward air bases, and the logistical requirements to neutralize a target were far higher than was originally planned. Ultimately, this would have required too much logistical support to be practical in the field.Agents US and AA had a median infective dose of 500 organisms/person, and for Agent AM it was 300 organisms/person. The incubation time was believed to be about 2 weeks, with a duration of infection of several months.