Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30
FLY DISEASE
Is STUDIED
Medical C~onsress Goes Into
Stud Of Tropical
aOrchocercosis'
arzx1co CITY, Jan. 30-what

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 3o-What
A regarded here as one OF the most
1aportant achievements Of the
Seventh Latin American Medical
Congress, just adjourned In Mex
ico 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.
Al 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 malay 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-
partment Of Health az Washing
ton. attended the congress repre-
renting Surgeon General Hugh s..
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
Tic health; DR.. l.. Ehler, head of
the Texas state sanitation en-
~gineering department: DR., Ernest
q. Eggert, also OF the Texas state
health department; DR.. Homer CAL
Yer. executive secretary OF the
American Health association. and
Miss =. Horquist, OF the Texas
state health sanitation department.
Mexican health officials met with
this group.
Topics discussed BY this body IN
Guided that OF international CO.
operation in combating malaria
along the Rio Grande. the problem
Of preventing the spread OF dis
eases from n country into the
other.
Greetings Carried
DIR. 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 Ia Washington.
The message read by Lloyd. was,
III part; Surgeon General Cum
ming has charged me, with the
pleasant duty Of expressing TO you,
Mr.. President OF the Republic. and
10 your government, his profound
appreciation OF the honOrs he has
received from your government on
previous occasions. and to con-
graduate you on the splendid pro-
gregs your country IS making IN
protecting the health and in pro-
noting the welfare q your noble
people.
TO YOU. Mr.. President Of the
Seventh Latin American Medical
Congress. and 70 you, ladies and
Gentlemen OF the congress. he sends
his most cordial greetings ana the
good VIII OF the medical profession
o. your sister republic.
Finally. in his capacity as direc-
Tor or the Pan-American Sanitary
Bureau, an honor which the people
Oh the American republics have
three times conferred upon him az
Mcrtevideo. Uruguay; at Havana,
Cuba; and at Lima, Peru. he tells
you that when YOU visit Washing
ton. as I hope YOU ali may do. you
are to kindly remember that you
will find in the Pan-American
Sanitary Bureau, which Is your
institution. created and supported
BY an the American republics. a
most cordial welcome and an ear
ne Effort 70 help YOU 10 every way
That 80 can