210 rKEC.'IS OF REPOKTrf CONCEFtNlNG TSET^5E-FLY AND 



7 in 1908, amongst cattle conveyed from Fort Johnston to Liwonde by barge 

 tit night and thence to Blantyre via Zomba ; 1 other in 1908, the animal 

 being reported to have been bitten to the south of Mpemba Hill. 



(b) Other causes. No epidemics during period with exception of eye 

 disease : no record of deaths from this. From Stomoxi/ft, other biting flies 

 or tick disease, no record of any deaths having occurred ; 139 deaths through 

 accident or natural causes, of which 50 are stated to have died from hard 

 work and scarcity of food, being trek oxen ; 30 deaths from eating poisonous 

 herbs ; 8 due to attacks by wild beasts, some few from snake bite, others 

 from pneumonia or old age. 



o. 



Mlanje. 



(a) Tri/panosomiasis. No deaths or cases. 



(b) Other causes. Healthy district. No epidemics. Mortality through 

 old age and accident. 



6. Zomba. 



(a) Trifpanosomians. Fifty-six head at Zomba, some of which were proved 

 to be due to tsetse, others suspected. 



(b) Other causes. 134 through natural causes; 56 were transport cattle 

 which died in 1909, of which 2^ were full grown in 1900 and 10 bought 

 since then were oM. No tick disease ; immunity due to bush fires ; no deaths 

 from Stomoxys or epidemics. 



7. Upper Shire. 



(a) Trypanosomiasis. Heavy mortality amongst Native cattle, estimated 

 at 150 in 1906/7, 100 in 1908/9, and 23 in 1909/10. European cattle, 23 in 

 1904, 9 in 1905/6, 69 in 1906/7, 16 in 1907/8, 19 in 1908/9. These 

 epidemics occurred north of the River. Two separate investigations were 

 made by Government Medical Officers, who pronounced the disease to be 

 trypanosomiasis. Herds were removed to the plateaux and now immune 

 from attaclNS. Some Native owners were also induced to remove their 

 cattle. 



Deaths from same cause also reported at Malosa in 1907, nnd 24 at Dzunje 

 in 1905/6, which are not included in above as the owner reported to the 

 -Zomba Resident. 



(b) Other causes. Considerable sickness and unusual mortality observed 

 in 1905/6 and 1906/7, said to be due to bowel complaint, but suspected to be 

 trypanosomiasis, as similar outbreaks in succeeding years were so diagnosed. 

 Other diseases unknown. 



8. South Nyasa. 



(a) Trypa7iosomiasis. 

 West side. — In 1905 a few deaths occurred amongst Native cattle in the 



