203
18. Can other biting Flies ( Stomoxys) convey the Trypanosoma found in the Jinja Cattle, Entebbe and Abyssinia Mules to Healthy Animals ?
Exactly similar experiments to the above were carried out, the only difference being that instead of Glossina palpalis another common biting fly met with in Uganda ( Stomoxys ) was used, these experiments are given in full :—
Experiment 223. Monkey (Cercopithecus sp.).
Feeding biting flies (Stomoxys) on a healthy monkey which had been fed 8 hours before on a monkey infected with the trypanosomes of the “ Jinja cattle disease.”
Number of flies |
Number of flies
fed on :— !
fed on :—
Tryp.
1 IryP-
-L/clbti.
Infected
Healthy
Infected
Healthy
Monkey.
jMonkey.
iMonkey.
Monkey.
1903.
!
1903.
Oct.
11...
7
8.
Nov. 15...
12
16
12...
24
18
Absent.
16...
16
13
13 ..
12
22 '
55
17...
10
18
14...
8
10 !
18...
12
26
15...
14
16
19...
18
12
Absent.
16...
16
24
20...
16
14
17...
14
16
21...
14
12 , ...
18...
20
18
22...
10
12 : ...
19...
14
17
Absent.
23...
14
22 |
20...
18
15
24...
11
io :
21...
18
18
25...
14
12 i ...
22...
14
12
Absent.
26...
14
o
Absent.
23...
19
14
27...
10
12
24...
0
0
• . •
28...
14
30
25...
0
0
29...
18
20
26...
7
6
30...
10
11
27...
8
6
Dec.
1...
12
14
28...
7
10
2...
14
9
29...
8
9
Absent.
3...
14
15
Absent.
30...
12
10
4...
16
18
31...
14
10
5...
11
16
Nov.
1...
12
14
6...
12
18
2...
12
16
7...
14
25
3...
10
12
8...
15
16
• . .
4...
8
14
9...
12
6 ! ...
5...
12
17
Absent.
10...
14
12
Absent.
6...
14
18
11...
12
14 1
7...
10
0
12...
10
12 ! ...
8...
14
16
13...
7
12
9...
12
12
14...
12
10 j ...
10...
10
14
15...
7
22 1
11...
18
14
16...
16
14
12...
14
10
Absent.
17...
12
16
Absent.
13...
8
14
18...
10
16
5)
14...
6
12
...
5)
19...
12
10 ; ...