HC Deb 27 November 1946 vol 430 c309W
87. Lady Noel-Buxton

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are taken in East Africa to prevent disease passing from game to stock in African farming areas.

Mr. Creech Jones

Immunisation has been the most effective method of safeguarding stock against all diseases for which vaccines are available. This has been carried out for many years for rinderpest and a number of other diseases. Dipping of domestic stock is also employed for tick borne diseases. The segregation of game by means of patrolled fences has been adopted in some instances, but it is costly and less effective than measures applied to stock itself.

Unfortunately in the case of trypanosomiasis no prophylactic serum is known at present and measures have to be taken against tsetse fly. I would refer the hon. Member to my written reply of 31st July to the hon. Member for Banbury (Mr. Dodds-Parker) in this connection.