Tropical eosinophilia at Vellore South India.

The film explains via detailed intertitles how tropical eosinophilia with microfilariae was recognised in children and adults in Vellore, South India. The film has establishing views of the temples of Vellore which assists with understanding the close relationship of animals and people in India seen in ancient engravings and then mid-shots of animals in the road at the time the film was shot. Domesticated animals (cattle, chicken, monkeys) are vectors for the disease; the mosquitoes are baited and collected. Anopheles Peditaeniatus transmits setaria of cattle.There are general views of the rice fields. The End and aknowledgements to the Wellcome Trust, the Christian Medical College Hospital and the Virus Research Unit at Vellore (in Tamil Nadu).