MALARIA EXPEDITION TO NIGERIA 
E. Egwanga Children* 
225 
Age 
No. Examined 
Result 
O-I 
3 
I positive 
Few aestivo-autumnal rings; age 6 months; had a. tem- 
perature of a 1 0 3' F. at time of taking blood ; 
negative cases, ages 2 months and 5 months 
1-2 
+ 
3 positive 
(1) Numerous aestivo-autumnal rings 
(2) Few 
(3) Many quartan forms — all stages 
2-3 
8 
7 positive 
(1) Few aestivo-autumnal rings 
(2) Numerous aestivo-autumnal rings 
(3) Very numerous aestivo-autumnal rings 
(4) Several aestivo-autumnal rings — one crescent 
(5) Numerous aestivo-autumnal rings 
(6) Several aestivo-autumnal rings 
(7) A few crescents 
3-+ 
3 
2 positive 
(1) Few aestivo-autumnal rings 
(2) „ „ „ several crescents 
+-5 
2 
1 positive 
(1) Few aestivo-autumnal rings 
5-6 
2 
1 positive 
(1) Few ring forms, one large quartan parasite 
6-7 
2 
7-8 
0 
8-9 
I positive 
(1) Very few ring forms 
9 + 
0 
* Since going to press Dr. Hanley, of Opobo, has forwarded more blood smears of native children at Egwanga, which 
have also been examined. 
(1) Age 
about 6 
year 
— Several ring forms 
w » 
» 8 
Negative 
(3) „ 
» 5 
Negative 
(4) „ 
» 5 
Negative 
(5) „ 
>, 4 
Many large ring forms 
(6) 
„ 4 
Few ring forms 
(7) „ 
,, 9 
Two ring forms seen 
(8) „ 
Numerous quartan parasites — many 
(9) „ 
» 5 
Negative 
(1°) n 
S 
Many aestivo-autumnal rings 
(>0 „ 
„ 10 
Negative 
(«) „ 
>, 6 
Numerous aestivo-autumnal rings 
(13) „ 
» 6 
Occasional ring form 
(14) „ 
n ' 15 
Negative 
(■5) „ 
» 6 
mon 
ths — Few ring forms, three crescents 
