§ 21. Mr. Thomas Reidasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in view of the wide prevalence of trypanosomiasis in West Africa, what reports he has received of the treatment of this disease by the use of antrycide.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Cook)My right hon. Friend's Tsetse Fly and Trypanosomiasis Committee has recently been considering reports from many parts of Africa, including West Africa, concerning experiments in the use of antrycide in cases of animal trypanosomiasis. These reports tend to confirm the curative merits of the drug, but, owing to the danger of toxicity and drug resistance, my right hon. Friend's expert advisers are agreed that 121 further experimental work is required into its prophylactic qualities. This work will be pursued.
§ Mr. Oliver StanleyMay I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on cutting his way so successfully through that verbal jungle?