Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30
Fly DISEASE
IS STUDIED
Medical Congress Goes Into
Study of Tropical
sOrchocercosis'

MEXICO CITY, Jan. So-What
IS regarded here Is q Of the most
important achievements OF the
Seventh Latin American Medical
Congress. just adjourned In Mex
leo city, Is a study that was made
Of the tropical disease "onchocer-
COSTS" which is prevalent in Africa
and many hundreds Of cases OF
which have lately been discovered
in southern Mexico.
A better knowledge Of the disease
and its source was effected by a
committee during the congress, a
member Of which was DR.. Frederick
L. Hoffman, Of Boston, and now
a campaign against the malady In
Mexico Is being planned.
Carried by Fly
The germ Is carried by a fly SIM
liar to the tsetSe fly. TumorS IN
The head and symptoms OF the
disease, and in advanced stages the
victims become blind.
DR.. Bolivar j.. Lloyd. OF the De-
partmelt OF Health at Washing
ton. attended the congress repre-
seutIng Surgeon General Hugh >.
Cumming. United States honorary
delegate.
During the course OF the con-
gress international health subjects
were discussed by DR.. Lloyd. and a
group of Texas health authorities,
including DR.. A. Anderson. head OF
the Texas state department of pub
lie health; DR.. /. Ehler. head OF
the Texas state sanitation en-
%gineering department: DR.. Ernest
@. Eggert, also OF the Texas state
health department: DR.. Homer CAL
yer. executive secretary Of the
American Health association. and
Miss +. Ho-quist. Of the Texas
state health sanitation department.
Mexican health officials met with
this group.
Topics discussed by this body in
cluded that Of international CO.
operation in combating malaria
along the Rio Grande. the problem
Of preventing the spread OF dis
eases from Il country into the
other.
Greetings Carried
DR.. Lloyd brought to the deleg-
ates of the Latin American con-
gress the greetings OF Surgeon Gen.
eral Cumming. and invited them
10 visit the Pan-American SANTA
ton Bureau in Washington.
The message read by Lloyd, was,
in part: Surgeon General Cum
ming has charged me. with the
pleasant duty OF expressing TO you,
Mr.. President Of the Republic. and
70 your government, his profound
appreciation Of the honors he has
received from your government on
previous occasions. and 70 con-
graduate you on the splendid pro-
gress your country Is making In
protecting the health and In pro-
noting the welfare Of your noble
people.
TO ycu. Mr.. President OF the
Seventh Latin American Medical
Congress. and 70 you. ladies and
gentlemen OF the congress. he sends
his most cordial greetings and the
good viii Of the medical profession
OF YOUR sister republic.
Finally. in his capacity as dlrec-
tor OF the Pan-Ame-ican Sanitary
Bureau. an honor which the people
of tho American republics have
three times conferred upon him at
MontevideO. Uruguay: at Havana,
Cuba: and az Lima. Peru. he tells
you that when you visit Washing
ton. Is I hope you all may do. you
are To kindly remember that you
will find n the Pan-American
Sanitarv Bureau. which Is your
nS.tution. created and supported
BIZ cil the American republics. q
most cordial welcome and an ear
ne~t rF.0rt = help you IN every way
that II can"