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Priestley (H.). Theileria tachyglossi (n. sp.). A Blood Parasite of 

 Tachyglossus aculeatus. — Ann. Trop. Med. Parasit., Liverpool, ix, 

 no. 2, June 30th 1915, pp. 233-238, 1 plate. 



No blood parasites of Monotremes have hitherto been described, 

 but the author has discovered in Australia in the blood of an Echidna, 

 Tachyglossus aculeatus, numerous bodies in the red corpuscles resemb- 

 ling Theileria parva in form and life-history, which he describes as 

 T. tachgylossi, sp. n. The animal was apparently healthy, but was 

 infested by ticks, Aponomma decorosum, L. Koch. 



Breinl (A). On the Occurrence and Prevalence of Diseases in British 

 New Guinea. — Ann. Trop. Med. & Parasit, Liverpool, ix, no. 2, 

 30th June 1915, pp. 285-334, 6 plates, 1 map. 



This paper embodies the scientific results of two journeys 

 to the coastal belt of British New Guinea, which were under- 

 taken for the purpose of mapping out the incidence and geographical 

 distribution of tropical diseases among the natives. The tiist journey 

 took place during the months of July and August, 1912, and included 

 the coastal belt east of Port Moresby and north of Samarai, as far as 

 the Mambare River. During the second journey, lasting from the 

 end of .June to the beginning of October 1913, the coastal regions west 

 of Port Moresby as far as Daru were visited. To the Purari River 

 the journey was accomphshed on foot, and continued from there in 

 native canoes. The coast of New Guinea east of Port Moresby is 

 fairly densely populated, the natives living in numerous villages 

 ranging in size from three or four houses to large settlements with 

 approximately 3,000 inhabitants, although very large villages are 

 rare. The general character of the villages and their surroundings are 

 described, and it is remarked that inter-village trade and the employ- 

 ment of natives not hitherto accustomed to travel far from their homes 

 afford faciUties for the spread of disease. Malaria in early childhood 

 is common, even infants in arms suffering from the disease. The 

 distribution of malaria is shown on a map of S.E. New Guinea and 

 the relative numbers of children with normal and enlarged spleens 

 and the prevalence of mahgnant tertian, simple tertian and quartan 

 fever are indicated. White settlers are said rarely to escape malarial 

 fever during their stay in the country. Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) 

 anntdipes and A. punctulatus are common in the ratio of about 10 of the 

 former to 1 of the latter, and the relation of the former to the prevalence 

 of the disease would seem to point to it as the common carrier ; 

 A. bancrofti was also found, but is not a carrier. Only one specimen of 

 Stegomyia pseudoscutellaris was captured in Samarai on the S.E. Coast 

 and it was found nowhere else. The following list of Papuan mosquitos, 

 chiefly collected by Dr. Gibhn and the author on the Lakekamu gold- 

 field, is given -.—Anopheles (Myzorhynchus) barbirostris, var. bancrofti, 

 Giles, A. (Nyssorhynchus) annulipes, Walk., A. punctulata, Theo., 

 Armigeres obturbans, Walk., Neosquamomyia breinli, Taylor, Stegomyia 

 fasciata, F., S. scutellaris, Walk., S. pseudoscutellaris, Theo., S. ornata, 

 Taylor, S. atra, Taylor, Ochlerotatus (Scutomyia) notoscripta, Skuse, 

 Lepidotomyia lineatus, Taylor, Leucomyia australiensis var. papuensis, 

 Taylor, L. albitarsis, Taylor, Ochlerotatus (Cidicelsa) vigilax, Skuse, 



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