Report on sleeping sickness in northern Rhodesia to December, 1913 / by A. May.

  • May, A.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Report on sleeping sickness in northern Rhodesia to December, 1913 / by A. May. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Kilwa Island. A careful palpation of the population of this island did not lead to the discovery of any case of the disease. Fly is numerous on the Belgian shore in close proximity to the island. The absence of the disease is a strong argument in favour of this fly being uninfected. These people are uoav recruited for local labour. Moved Villages. Conditions are reported as satisfactory.