Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-20 | Page 7 | Sleeping Sickness Continues Decline

SLEEPING SICKNESS CONTINUES DECLINE ST. ST LOUIS Sept 20 A P A continued con- con d decline in the number of deaths and new cases case reported strengthened the belief belle of scientists scientists' today that the sleeping sickness epidemic epidemic epidemic epi epi- epi- epi demic Is definitely on the wane in Greater St St. Louis During the past 24 hours only three deaths and 22 new new cases S were re re- re ported This brought the death toll tall to since the outbreak of the epi epi- epidemic epidemic demic in mid Virtually certain that they have established and carried on encephalitis litis in monkeys research scientists today were seeking to determine howth how th the mysterious disease Is 13 spread The genera general theory among medical experts was that encephalitis is transmitted by means of nose and throat secre secre- If monkeys develop sleeping sickness after the secretions have been administered them scientists consider they will have establishes l the means means of transmission of vita Importance before serums scrums or other othu means mean of ot immunization may be de de- de- de I