Report on sleeping sickness in northern Rhodesia to February 1912 / by A. May.

  • May, A.
Date:
1912
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Credit: Report on sleeping sickness in northern Rhodesia to February 1912 / by A. May. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ht‘a(iin:ui of a small villa^o of the Ivatata group who hail crossed the laiaimla into Congo Teri’itory when these villages were first moved away from the river in I'.IOS returned and jusked permission to reside again in this area. Dr. Storrs found wises of Trypanosomiasis among these natives. (Since this was written Pali)alis have been found (March, 11H2) at (Miinamas south of Madona. The stretch of Hiver to Kai)we])wes on the south is now being re-examined by Di‘. Storrs). were discharged ami the BROKEN HILL SEGREGATION CAMP. DR. D. S. MACKNIGHT. From November, UHU—.lanuary, L'.)12 no new ciises of Trypanosomiasis were found at Broken Hill. This may be largely attributed to the efficiency of the Luangwa closed area regulations. In July, 1911, the two remaining patients camp closed. Dr. ^lacKnight reports tus follows :— While the camj) was open only one ciuse of from S. Bhodesia. This native (Alindaltdva) had accord and ha<l not been examined, medically Rhodesia. This case has never shewn any .sign of disease here, nor has of whom I found again, have had no spontaneous S.S. was returned to us gone south of his own liefore he left Northej-n of lie had any treatment. Two other ca.ses in both Tryjianosomes once only, have never shown Tryjis. treatment, yet have remained perfectly well. Kithei occur or the Tryanosomes seen were not chances of Sleeping Sickness developing remote. cures those of Sleeping Sickness. The in these cii.s(‘s later seems verv Attached is ti list giving the further history' of the six patients who were in camp on November JOth, 1910. Name. Date of .idmission. Showed Tryps. bust. Results. E.xamined. Feb. 1912. Ndebwera. Sept., 1909. Feb., 1910. Discharged Jan., 1911. Perfectly well. Alefen, Sept., 1909. .Ian., 1911. Died Jan., 1911. Rnpia, Sept., 1909. July., 1911. Died July, 1911. Jamlio, Oct., 1909. Dec., 1910. Died Dec., 1910. Kalunga, Nov., 1909. Oct., 1910. Discharged July, 1911. Perfectly wndl. Mpetaluka, Sept., 1910. None. Discharged July, 1911. Perfectly well.