The geographical distribution of Acanthocheilonema streptocerca in the Belgian Congo

Abstract

1. The literature on Acanthocheilonema streptocerca is briefly reviewed. 2. The geographical distribution of this filaria in the Belgian Congo is given according to available data and recent personal investigation. 3. A. streptocerca is widely found in the western, central, and north-eastern Congo, with percentages varying from 2 to 100. The infection does not occur in the south-east and extreme east. The incidence is very high, amounting to 100 per cent. of adults, south and east of Coquilhatville. 4. Similar regions of high incidence are probably to be found outside the Belgian Congo in central and western Africa.